Christina Prkic
Vice President and Regional Executive, Seattle, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Christina Prkic serves as vice president and regional executive of the Seattle Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. In this role, she fosters trusted relationships with leaders in the business and banking sectors in Washington and Alaska. Through ongoing engagement and dialogue, Christina gathers real-time information on local economic conditions, adding important context to quantitative data and analyses that the Federal Reserve uses to guide its decision making and policies. She is a senior leader who represents the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in the region and leads the development and facilitation of the Bank’s Seattle Branch Board of Directors. She also has a key role in the development of the Bank’s advisory councils.

Christina joined the San Francisco Fed in 2013, starting her career in the Bank’s People + Culture Group. Over the course of her decade-long career at the Federal Reserve, Christina has held roles of increasing responsibility. She joined the Seattle branch leadership team in 2018. Most recently, Christina served as Vice President of Identity and Access Management in the Bank’s Information and Technology Services Group where she spearheaded strategies to advance digital transformation across various IT teams.

Prior to joining the Fed, she practiced law in Miami, Florida for more than ten years in the public sector and in the aerospace industry, with significant experience in direct public engagement.

Christina received a juris doctor from the University of Miami School of Law and a bachelor of arts degree in political science with a concentration in international affairs from the University of Florida.

Christina serves her community as a board member of the Washington Council for Economic and Financial Education and as a member of the Board of Trustees of Swedish Health Services. She is also a member of the International Women’s Forum.


Ethan Via
Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
A CPA in a previous life, Ethan Via (rhymes with FBI) has been a Special Agent for over 22 years and is currently assigned to the Complex Financial Crime squad in Seattle.  During his FBI career, he has investigated numerous complex financial crime and international terrorism cases while working in the Seattle, New York City and FBI Headquarters Counterterrorism Divisions.

Schedule, Thursday, March 19, 2026

11:45                  Doors open for networking
12:15-12:45        Lunch (included in admission)
1:00-2:00            1^st Education Session
2:00-2:30            Break
2:30-3:30            2^nd Education Session
3:30-5:00            Networking Happy Hour (included in admission)