ACUA FACULTY PROGRAM
The Program: One of ACUA’s greatest assets is the number of talented speakers among its membership. ACUA’s faculty list is a terrific resource if your association or university is looking for talented speakers on topics such as risk, internal controls, auditing, compliance and fraud.
Faculty Selection Process: The ACUA Faculty have been selected by ACUA’s Professional Education Committee (PEC) from among current ACUA members. The faculty list is reviewed and updated annually.
Invite ACUA Faculty to Speak at Your Event: Please complete the attached form and email it to the ACUA Faculty member that you wish to invite to speak at your event. Faculty members are responsible for negotiating travel, honoraria, etc. with those requesting their services. ACUA does not receive any funds from the use of the ACUA Faculty but does ask that organizations list presenters as ACUA Faculty in program materials.
Give Us Your Feedback. Please let us know how our ACUA Faculty member performed at your event by submitting evaluation feedback from their presentation to: the ACUA PEC Chair, Subject line: ACUA Faculty Feedback.
Interested in joining the ACUA Faculty? Submit a letter or email with your interest and qualifications to ACUA’s PEC Chair. Prospective ACUA Faculty members should be current ACUA members, have received excellent evaluations from presenting at a recent ACUA event and receive a recommendation by at least one member of the PEC or Board of Directors who has observed your presentation.
ACUA Faculty
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Allen Brown, CPA, CFE Director of Internal Audit Email: afbrown@lctcs.edu Phone: (225) 922-2571 |
Allen is a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Monroe and is a CPA and CFE and currently serves as Director of Internal Audit for the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. This System has 49 campuses throughout the state.
Prior to joining the LCTCS Allen was Practice Leader for Forensic and Investigative Services for the international firm of Deloitte. While with Deloitte, he directed projects in the continental United States, Hawaii, Mexico, Bermuda, Morocco and the United Kingdom. Allen also worked with one of the major US law firms in three major lawsuits involving the tobacco industry.
Prior to going to Deloitte, Allen was with the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's Office for 18 years and was the Assistant Legislative Auditor and Director of Investigative Audit. While there he participated in over 200 investigative audits. Results of these audits included felony convictions of four sheriffs'; three of which went to prison. As a result of an investigative audit of the Department of Elections, the statewide elected Commissioner of Elections was also convicted of felony charges and sentenced to prison and over 25 others were also indicted and convicted including vendors from New Jersey, Florida and Alabama.
Mr. Brown’s areas of expertise:
- Fraud Audits/Investigations
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Charles G. Chaffin, CPA, CIA Email: cchaffin@utsystem.edu |
Charles Chaffin is the Chief Audit Executive for The University of Texas System, and has over 37 years of auditing experience. Mr. Chaffin has been an innovator and leader in higher education auditing since joining the U. T. System in 1991.
With an annual operating budget of almost $12 billion, the U. T. System is the second largest university system in the country. In his position at the U. T. System, Mr. Chaffin has responsibility for overseeing the internal audit departments of nine academic institutions, six health institutions, University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO), and System Administration. The individual audit departments range in size from three auditors to a staff of 18 at the largest institution. With a total staff of 127 auditors, Mr. Chaffin is responsible for developing and overseeing the execution of an annual internal audit plan consisting of over 150,000 audit hours.
He was the individual primarily responsible for the U. T. System Internal Control Action Plans of 1994 and 1996, which established internal audit committees at each institution, mandated internal control and fraud training for the 2,000 individual department heads, and required proper segregation of duties and reconciliation of accounts in a decentralized environment. The implementation of these action plans allowed the U. T. System to adopt the "spirit" of Sarbanes-Oxley voluntarily in 2003.
Mr. Chaffin is a frequent speaker at national conferences on the topics of internal auditing and institutional compliance. He and his U. T. System colleagues organized six national conferences on corporate compliance in higher education and one national conference on Sarbanes-Oxley in higher education.
In recognition of his sustained outstanding contributions to the practice of internal auditing in higher education, ACUA honored Mr. Chaffin Professional with the 2005 Outstanding Contributions Award.
Mr. Chaffin’s areas of expertise:
- Control Self-Assessment
- Internal Controls in Higher Education
- Higher Education Compliance Programs
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Dick Dawson, CPA, CIA Email: dick.dawson@utsa.edu |
Dick is a Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Public Accountant. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. After graduating from college, he worked in public accounting and then in the oil and gas industry. His experience in higher education began in 1981 at The University of Texas System. He became an Audit Manager at UT System in 1988 and then became the Director of Internal Auditing at the University of Texas at San Antonio in 1993. Currently, he is the Executive Director, Audit, Compliance & Risk Services supervising the Office of Auditing & Consulting Services and the Office of Compliance & Risk Services. In total, he has approximately 25 years of experience in higher education.
In addition, he has served on the Board of the Association of College & University Auditors and is currently serving as the Past President for that organization. He also served on the board for the Texas Association of College and University Auditors (TACUA).
Mr. Dawson’s areas of expertise:
- ACUA Risk Dictionary
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Tom Dwyer, CIA, CFE Email: gtdwyer@syr.edu |
Tom Dwyer is the Assistant Director of Audit & Management Advisory Services at Syracuse University. Tom joined Syracuse University in 1994, having previously worked as an auditor for KeyCorp, a super regional banking institution. His current responsibilities at Syracuse University include performance and oversight of operational, compliance, financial, and fraud related audits in the areas of University administration, academics, athletics, and auxiliary operations. Tom also serves as editor of “Audit Insights,” a periodic newsletter issued by Audit & Management Advisory Services.
Tom received his Bachelors degree in Business Administration from Oswego State University of New York. He has obtained professional audit certifications including the CIA (Certified Internal Auditor), CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner), and CBA (Chartered Bank Auditor). Tom is a member of the CNY Chapter of the IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors), the ACFE (National Association of Certified Fraud Examiners), and ACUA (national Association of College and University Auditors).
Tom currently serves as an ACUA Board Member at Large, from June 2006 to present. He has presented educational sessions at multiple ACUA events, including:
- “NCAA Compliance Auditing”; 6 occasions at ACUA annual and mid-year conferences from 2002-09, ranging in length from 2 hours to 2.5 days.
- “NCAA Compliance Auditing”; ACUA webinar, May 2010
- "Fraud in an Athletic Environment"; ACUA annual conference 2007
- “Auditing Your Institution’s Athletic Related Activities”; ACUA annual conferences 2008, 2009
Tom also co-presented "Developing an Audit Newsletter" at the CNY Audit Group Conference 2005
Mr. Dwyer’s areas of expertise:
- NCAA Compliance Auditing
- Auditing Athletic Related Activities
- Fraud in Athletics
- Fraud (selected topic issues)
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Kate Head, CPA, CISA, CFE Email: khead@usf.edu |
Kate Head is the Associate Director of Audit and Compliance, for the University of South Florida in Tampa, Fl. Kate assists the University as a non-voting member of the People Soft Directors and serves as a consultant for teams involved in new system implementation, continuous assurance, and ongoing business process reengineering. Prior to being employed by USF she worked for Texas A&M University and Ernst and Young in audit and litigation support. In total, Kate has twenty-two years of experience in audits and investigations. Kate holds a bachelors of science in Accounting with a minor in Finance.
Kate promotes the internal audit profession through her involvement with her local IIA chapter and has served the Chapter for over ten year as President, Treasurer, Governor and Academic Relations Chairperson. She is currently serving as co-leader of the Tampa Bay ACL users group sponsored by the IIA Chapter. Kate has served as Fraud Track Coordinator for the Association of College and University Auditors and as a volunteer speaker. Kate, and her team, supports the USF School of Accountancy’s efforts to integrate data analytics into the core course curriculum by developing and maintained four case studies, providing technical support and guest lecturing.
Kate has written for the Institute of Internal Auditing as well as participated in the IIA volunteer speaker’s program, and is currently a speaker/trainer on the following topics:
- Fraud Prevention and Detection
- Performing Investigations in an higher education environment (including Research and Direct Support Organizations)
- Data Mining and Continuous Assurance
- Financial and Operational audits of PeopleSoft
- Auditors Role in Financial System Implementation and System Reengineering
- Transitioning Operational Auditors to IT Auditors
- Implementing and Managing Teammate (all modules except risk)
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Michael (Mike) W. Hill, CPA, CFE, CCEP Email: mhill@mcg.edu |
Mike has over 18 years of higher education senior level leadership experience, two plus years of senior level audit (state audit) experience, and five years of investigative audit experience. Mike is currently the vice president for Internal Audit, Compliance and Risk Management at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia. Prior to his arrival at MCG in 1999, he was the director of Internal Audit at Tennessee State University in Nashville for seven plus years. Mike holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Business Administration degree from the University of Alabama.
Mike is also a graduate of: Peabody Professional Institute for Higher Education Management, Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development; and College Business Management Institute, University of Kentucky—SACUBO. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Georgia and Tennessee (ret.); Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE); Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP).
Mike presented at the 2009 ACUA Annual Conference and has presented at the SCCE Effective Compliance Systems in Higher Education Conference the past two years.
Mr. Hill’s areas of expertise:
- Internal Controls/Departmental Control Self-Assessments
- Compliance and/or Risk Management as campus initiatives with little or limited budgets.
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Phil Hurd, CISA, CISSP Email: Phillip.hurd@gmail.com |
Phillip W. Hurd is a well known southeast regional speaker on internal control structures, ethics, leadership, fraud, and motivation. Phil presents his message in a folksy, comedic, and inspiring manner. A recognized expert in fraud detection, Phil tells the stories of how he and his team uncovered several multimillion dollar fraud schemes, analyzed the controls, and assisted in the prosecution. He and his team have assisted the State of Georgia numerous times in removing the “bad apples” from the University System. He also discusses how the same control analysis and identification techniques can be applied to your organization.
Phil’s dynamic presentation style has earned him recognition numerous times, such as when he received the 2007 Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA) Annual Award for Excellence. In 2004 Phil’s team was also awarded recognition by the State of Georgia as having a best practice for audit and fraud detection, and their internal control guide was listed as one of the 25 top best practices in the state.
Phil is the Chief Audit Executive, Ethics Officer and Director of Internal Auditing at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he has worked in various roles for eleven years. As the Director, he has led the efforts to strengthen procurement card internal controls, and has assisted in uncovering millions of dollars of fraud in the state. Phil is often described as a renaissance executive, strategic leader, and results-driven entrepreneurial professional with a track record of success in examining operational efficiency within a $1 billion plus budget. With in-depth skills in many different areas, he supports a portfolio of talent that underscores operational effectiveness.
Prior to joining the Georgia Institute of Technology, Phil served in the U.S. Army for ten years, taking him to Germany, Korea, Hawaii, and various other world locations. He was a Communications Facility Chief for a strategic outpost on the Korean demilitarized zone (DMZ). This life shaping challenge helped him to understand the need for confidentially, integrity, and availability of information assets and their role in organizational operations.
Phil has a well documented and established portfolio of expertise in the areas of project management, configuration management and leadership, which has supported his quest to enhance the audit program at the Institute. Phil holds professional certifications as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA.) He holds a Masters Degree in Information Systems Management from Western International University.
Fraud Presentations:
How to Steal: Using a Procurement (Credit) Card
This is a seminar presentation that can be designed to last up to 2 ½ days in length, and examines the role of credit cards in our society and their use as “purchasing controls” in corporate, government and higher education, common fraud schemes used with purchasing cards, how to manage, purchase and spend cards, and the appropriate internal control structure to implement to avoid common misappropriation schemes.
How to Steal: Your Travel Itinerary
This is a seminar presentation that can be designed to last up to 2 ½ days in length, and examines the common misappropriation schemes business travelers use to increase reimbursements, and how to take vacations at the employer’s expense. In addition, real documentation from fraud schemes is presented for analysis.
Information Age Fraud Schemes
The widespread use of the Internet to propagate electronic commerce and transactions of all types has led to new schemes, adaptation of old schemes, and the invention of new ways of theft, misappropriation, and strategic misinformation. In addition, corporate espionage no longer consist of just dumpster diving, but rather a full all-out assault on the information systems above corporate, government, and higher education. This lecture speaks to the most common information age schemes, targets a particular state or region, and how a control structure must be in place to thwart the schemes
Understanding Fraud and the Causes of Economic Crime
Since 2003 economic crime has nearly tripled globally. To understand the reasoning behind this, financial examiners must first understand fraud, what it is, the legal depiction of it, and how it happens to those we trust. This riveting presentation is suitable for all organizations, businesses, and anyone who conducts electronic commerce.
Insurance Fraud and Liability Deceptions
Over $80 billion worth of insurance fraud happens every year. As a result, insurance companies must limit their liability, and creatively employ reliability strategies to ensure solvency. This presentation talks about real-world scenarios that could damage a company irreparably while the company believes that they are fully covered for the events.
Information Systems Presentations:
Planning an Information Systems Audit
Information systems auditing is often a difficult concept to understand. This presentation seeks to break down the pertinent analysis of a control structure surrounding information systems, the domains of information systems security and risk, and how to take a practical semi-technical approach to ensuring reasonable protection against the known vulnerabilities of modern information systems.
The Domains of IT Risk
Information technology presents many challenges to organizations, especially amid medium to large-scale organizations that must employ technology in a systematic manner across multiple geographic regions using modern infrastructure and service providers. This presentation gives a practical, usable, template-based perception of information systems and the domains of risk presented by it. Rather than seeking to explain one particular organization standard, this gives a practical approach as devised by strategic thinkers responsible for the deployment of information technology across the state of Georgia.
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards: The Audit Nightmare
Credit card breaches have become so commonplace in the modern information age that many folks do not realize the incredible damage that a single breach can do to an organization. In terms of liability and infrastructure, control payment card industry data security standards has set a new tone for control structures within organizations responsible for handling their own credit card information. This presentation looks at how an organization will need to comply with the data security standards, what that entails, the audit requirements, and a walk-through of an actual data breach that released over 55,000 credit card numbers.
Subject Speeches:
The Thrust of Trust
As the ethics officer of a multibillion dollar organization, this speech centers on why trust is a good thing. It will also discuss how you are betrayed by someone you trust, how they are breached, how they are manipulated and how to avoid letting that happen is discussed in a systematic and focused manner that is both humorous and thought-provoking.
Can’t is a Contracted Word
In this very heartfelt but hysterically funny speech, Phil chronicles how he rose from being a high school dropout to the chief audit executive of a multibillion dollar organization. He talks about the incredible adversity that folks must overcome to truly achieve anything greater than mediocrity. From humorous adolescent experiences, to the edge of your seat military threat scenarios, to critical multimillion dollar pressure cooker business decisions, Phil chronicles how he triumphed over his own personal adversities in a way that both motivates and creates a catalyst for thought in bringing to life the understanding that we were all bred for success.
Ethics in the Workplace
What are ethics? When we say people need to have appropriate ethics what exactly do we mean? The speech talks about how to develop a business ethical perspective, how that perspective must tie to the very culture of the organization, and why trust is a focal point of the hiring process.
Success and Motivation
Success and motivation are things often talked about, but rarely are a specific plan for achievement laid out. Phil developed this presentation for his own staff, and to present to the members of the higher education community in which he operates It is also presented in the numerous classes of incoming freshmen to help them achieve success. As with all of Phil’s speeches, it is very funny, thought-provoking, and suitable for many different audiences.
A Historical Perspective of the Success of a Positive Mental Attitude
Have you ever heard someone say good luck? Phil believes luck is something for people who do not have the appropriate skills, plans, and attitude. This speech chronicles some of the greatest achievers in the history of the United States. This fun and entertaining speech can be given to an audience of any age group, cultural background, or industry background.
How to Hire
How many times have you heard someone say the success of our organization is because we are good people? How exactly do you hire good people? In this speech Phil talks about how he has managed to hire some the highest achievers in the audit industry, how he finds them, how he interviews them and how he influenced the hiring practices of the Georgia Institute of Technology. This very entertaining speech lays out a plan for ensuring that the folks coming into an organization are the ones that you actually want. This speech was derived from hundreds of client interviews, a focused study of success, motivation, and the belief of great achievement.
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Sandy Jansen, CIA, CCSA Email: sandy.jansen@ttu.edu |
Sandy Jansen is the Assistant Chief Audit Executive for Texas Tech University System. Sandy has been a member of Texas Tech University System’s internal auditing team for 16 years. She performs audits at all of the Texas Tech University System institutions, which include two general academic institutions, two Schools of Medicine, academic medical centers in four separate cities across West Texas, and System Administration. In addition to performing and supervising audits conducted throughout the System, she is responsible for overseeing and reporting on the quality assurance program for the Office of Audit Services.
Sandy is a volunteer seminar instructor for the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and has served as a volunteer facilitator for Texas Tech University’s training and professional development department. She served on the Board of the Texas Association of College and University Auditors (TACUA), the Board of the West Texas Chapter of the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), and currently serves as ACUA’s Midyear Conference Director. Sandy was the 2009 recipient of ACUA’s Excellence in Service Award.
Ms. Jansen’s areas of expertise:
- Risk Assessment
- Fraud Risk Assessment
- Audit Planning
- Audit Management
- Project Management (In-charge auditor)
- Auditor Competencies and Developing Auditors
- Internal Auditing Standards
- Quality Assurance and Improvement Program
- Team Building
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Ransom McClung, CPA, CFE, Cr.FA, CFF Email: rmcclung@admin.fsu.edu |
Ransom McClung has an extensive background investigating and auditing university operations. Ransom recently retired as the Director of Investigations and Training at Florida State University (FSU) in the Office of Audit Services. Prior to coming to FSU, Ransom was the Associate Inspector General in the Office of the Chief Inspector General for the State University System of Florida. Ransom worked for the State of Florida Auditor’s General Office and started his accounting career in public accounting.
Ransom is also an adjunct instructor in Florida State University’s Accounting Department where he teaches undergraduate classes on financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, fraud examination, internal auditing and forensic accounting.
Ransom is certified as a CPA, a Cr. FA, CFE, and CFF. He has a Master of Science Degree in Criminology from Florida State University.
As a subject matter expert, he helped create with McGraw-Hill Higher Education Learning Solutions an on-line Forensic Accounting course.
He has presented fraud-related topics to various organizations, including the Association of College and University Auditors, The Florida Institute of Public Accountants, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and local chapters of The Institute of Internal Auditors, Southeastern Association of College and University Business Officers, and the Association of Government Accountants.
He has written several articles which were published in the White Collar Crime Fighter, and the College & University Auditor magazines. He published a book review in the ACFE’s Fraud Magazine. He has also been highlighted in an article in Florida State University’s STATE Magazine called “We’re on to you: Workplace scam artists beware.”
Mr. McClung’s areas of expertise:
- Fraud
- Forensic Accounting
- Professional ethical behavior
- Interviewing
- Proactive Fraud Auditing
- Divorce Fraud
- Tax Fraud
- Internal Auditing
- Probing Bank Statements
- Reacting to Fraud- what to do if you suspect a fraud has occurred or is occurring in your office
- Types of Fraud Schemes in a Non-Profit Organization
- Managing a Fraud Investigation
- Fundamentals of Internal Auditing in Higher Education
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Mark Paganelli, CPA, CIA Email: mpaganel@utk.edu |
Mark Paganelli has a BA in accounting from the University of North Alabama and an MBA in finance from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He is a Certified Public Accountant, and a Certified Internal Auditor. He has worked for the University’s of Tennessee’s Department of Audit and Consulting Services for the last 18 years and is currently the Executive Director. Prior to that, he supervised the investigative section for the Division of State Audit.
He is currently the President for the Association of College and University Auditors and past president for the East Tennessee Chapter of the Institute for Internal Auditors. Mark has made several presentations to organizations such as NACUBO, SACUBO, IIA, and the Association of Government Accountants on topics such as fraud, internal controls, and risk assessements. He was also a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.
Mr. Paganelli’s areas of expertise include:
- Internal Controls – Proactive steps to prevent and detect fraud
- Fraud Risk Assessments
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J. Michael Peppers, CPA, CIA Email: mpeppers@mdanderson.org |
J. Michael Peppers is the Associate Vice President & Chief Audit Officer for The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Mr. Peppers’ previous experience includes serving as the chief audit executive at other healthcare and higher education institutions and working in public accounting.
Mr. Peppers is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, and a Fellow Designate of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He has Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Accountancy from the University of South Florida. He is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) North American Board and previously served on the IIA Internal Audit Standards Board. He is a Past President of the national Association of College and University Auditors, the 2,500-member Houston IIA Chapter, and the Florida West Coast IIA Chapter. Mr. Peppers was the Program Chair for the 2006 IIA International Conference in Houston.
Mr. Peppers has written and co-authored auditing articles and is an active public speaker on internal audit related topics. He is a Distinguished Faculty Member in the IIA's Volunteer Faculty program.
Mr. Peppers’ areas of expertise:
- Quality Assessments (instructs IIA accreditation course)
- Internal Auditing Standards
- Best Practices in Internal Auditing
- Improving the Performance of an Internal Audit Activity
- Management/Supervisory Skills
- Presentation Skills for Auditors and Other Professionals
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Kevin Robinson, CIA, CFE, CCEP Email: robinmk@auburn.edu |
Kevin Robinson, CIA, CFE, CCEP, is the Executive Director of Internal Auditing at Auburn University and a Past President of the Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA). Kevin has been with Auburn University for over 21 years and has served as the internal audit director since 2001. He is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP) and trained facilitator for Kouzes and Posner’s “The Leadership Challenge.” He holds BS and Master’s degrees in Accounting and has taught various accounting courses at both AU’s College of Business and at the community college level.
Kevin is a frequent speaker on the topic of occupational fraud, fraud prevention, internal controls, leadership, and risk assessment/management. He has also published articles in ACUA’s “College and University Auditor” and has been quoted in “The Business Officer” magazine, newspapers and various other articles.
Mr. Robinson’s areas of expertise:
- Occupational Fraud
- Risk Management
- Internal Controls
- Internal Auditing
- Compliance
- Leadership and Influence
Thomas Salzman, CISA IT Audit Manager Illinois State University Email: thsalzma@ilstu.edu |
Tom Salzman is the IT Audit Manager for Illinois State University, where he manages all computer audits conducted by the University. His responsibilities include working with educational and administrative departments throughout the University to streamline procedures and improve operational processes and controls using a variety of CAATs. His work requires him to be skilled in telecommunications controls, application management, computer intrusion and security management, and application design and development.
Previously, Mr. Salzman was Director of Professional Services for the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) where he was responsible for establishing and supporting its worldwide network of educational programs, conferences, and special events. He also served as editor and co-author of the ISACA CISA Review Manual. Prior to joining ISACA, Mr. Salzman was with Coopers & Lybrand, heading their Technical Training and Information Security practices.
Tom is past President of the Institute of Internal Auditors NW Chicago Chapter, and past Treasurer of the IIA Central Illinois Chapter.
A much in-demand speaker, Mr. Salzman teaches a variety of computer and audit topics worldwide. He has presented numerous IT audit courses throughout the world, including the USA, Canada, Argentina, England, Hungary, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Singapore, Japan, Guam, Puerto Rico, Cyprus, Trinidad and Tobago, and Guyana.
Mr. Salzman has assisted a number of financial institutions, manufacturing concerns, universities, and government agencies with building new IT audit functions from scratch. Mr. Salzman is the recipient of the College and University Auditors Excellence in Service Award.
Mr. Salzman’s areas of expertise:
- Risk Management
- Performing Annual Audit Risk Assessments
- Auditing Automated Business Applications
- Conducting a General Controls Audit on Mainframe, Server Farm and Server
- Facilities
- Auditing Procurement Card Systems
- Developing an Information Technology (IT) Audit Function in 2-3- Years: Everything You Need
- IT Auditing for Financial Auditors
- Auditing Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards
- Auditing Computer and Telecommunications Networks
- Auditing Telephone Systems
- Installing Continuous Auditing Models
- Auditing Application Systems Development Projects
- Auditing Disaster Recovery
- Installing a Business Continuity Plan
- Preparing for the Certified Information Systems Auditor Exam (CISA)
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Jim Sleezer, CISA Email: jim.sleezer@okstate.edu |
Jim is an Audit Supervisor for the Oklahoma State University (OSU)/A&M System, a multi-institution, multi-campus system. He joined the Department of Internal Audit in 1996 after having served in a variety of information technology positions at Penn State and OSU. Although much of his effort is devoted to Information Technology issues, Jim also works with the OSU Center for Health Sciences. He has a B.S. in Human Relations from Missouri Valley College and an MBA from the University of Minnesota where he spent 15 years in student affairs and college union management and 5 years as Assistant Director and Business Manager of the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. He is a member of ACUA’s Professional Education Committee and currently serves as the Distance Education Chair. He has been a frequent presenter at annual conferences as well as co-presenting the IT Track for the 2010 MidYear Conference. Jim is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and has held various offices, including president, of the Central Oklahoma Chapter of ISACA. He currently serves as a Governor of the Tulsa Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors and has been a presenter at IIA Conferences and several IIA and ISACA chapters.
Mr. Sleezer’s areas of expertise:
- Information Technology Auditing
- Integrating Information Technology into Operational and Financial Audits
- Data Analysis/Analytics
- Research and Sponsored Programs
- Risk Assessment
- Audit and Engagement Planning
- Internal Auditing Standards
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Kimberly F. Turner, CPA Email: kim.turner@ttu.edu |
Kim Turner, who is a Certified Public Accountant, is the Chief Audit Executive for the Texas Tech University System. Kim manages a staff of 16 auditors with responsibility for the audit activities of the System, which includes Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and Angelo State University.
Kim serves on the boards of several professional and philanthropic organizations, including serving as a Board Member-at-Large on the state board of the Texas Society of CPAs (TSCPA). She is past President of the Association of College & University Auditors (ACUA), an international association of 600 higher education institutions from the United States, Canada, and abroad. In addition, Kim is a participant in the CPA Ambassador Program jointly sponsored by the AICPA and TSCPA. She currently serves as Chair of the Supervisory Committee for the Texas Tech Federal Credit Union and is past chair of the Audit and Investment Committee for the City of Lubbock. She is a graduate of the Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Lubbock program. She has also served as President of the South Plains Chapter of TSCPA, President of the Lubbock Meals on Wheels Board, President of the Lubbock Alumnae Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta, and Finance Advisor for the Texas Tech Kappa Alpha Theta chapter.
Kim has served on a number of peer review teams to assess the performance of other higher education internal audit functions. She has also served as a speaker for ACUA, TSCPA, Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Texas Association of College & University Auditors, and other groups on topics ranging from fraud to ethics.
After graduating from Texas Tech University with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in accounting, Kim began her career in Ernst & Young’s Dallas office. She has been an internal auditor for 16 years, first with a regional restaurant chain, and then for 12 years at Texas Tech.
Ms. Turner’s areas of expertise:
- Fraud Prevention and Detection
- Fraud Risk Assessment
- Internal Controls
- ACUA Risk Dictionary
- Effective Management of an Internal Audit Function
- Risk Management