Xiomara is a Manager, Global Sanctions, at Scotiabank based in Toronto, Canada. She supports the Global Sanctions Office Advisory team. Before joining Scotiabank, Xiomara worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers (Ecuador) and Deloitte (USA), and she was a partner in a law firm in Ecuador where she provided advisory to clients in business operations and complex transactions. Xiomara is a Licensed Attorney in Ecuador, a Fulbright scholar and holds an LL.M. in Comparative Law from the University of Florida with a certificate of specialization in International Taxation. Xiomara has obtained an LL.M. in Canadian Common Law from Osgoode Hall Law School in Canada. She is the Chair of the ACSS Latin America Taskforce.