Trent Russell is the Founder of Greenskies Analytics. Prior to founding Greenskies Analytics, he joined Ernst & Youngs’ IT Risk Assurance practice where he served multiple industries. He later joined the Financial Service Office at EY and facilitated the development of data analytics procedures. Trent later led the audit analytics function for a Higher Ed and Healthcare provider. At Greenskies Trent develops audit analytics strategies, helps Internal Audit teams launch their data analytics initiatives, makes the analytics initiatives actually work, and moves Internal Audit teams up the analytics maturity model. In addition to serving his clients, Trent also hosts The Audit Podcast and facilitates quarterly audit analytics roundtables.
Justin Noble is the Chief Audit Executive at Virginia Tech, joining the office in 2019. Reporting to the Compliance, Audit, and Risk Committee of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, Justin leads the university’s internal audit function in completing its annual audit plan; conducting fraud, waste and abuse reviews; and other advisory services that provides insight and advice to university leadership.
Justin completed his Master of Architecture and Master of Business Administration from Texas Tech University and is a Certified Internal Auditor. He began his career with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, worked for Southwest Airlines, and returned to his alma mater, the Texas Tech University System.
Justin is active in the profession, currently serving as ACUA’s liaison to the National Council of University Business Officers and on the Athletics subcommittee. He was previously ACUA’s president, board member-at-large, chaired the NCAA Taskforce, and led the Distance Learning committee.
Justin completed his Master of Architecture and Master of Business Administration from Texas Tech University and is a Certified Internal Auditor. He began his career with The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, worked for Southwest Airlines, and returned to his alma mater, the Texas Tech University System.
Justin is active in the profession, currently serving as ACUA’s liaison to the National Council of University Business Officers and on the Athletics subcommittee. He was previously ACUA’s president, board member-at-large, chaired the NCAA Taskforce, and led the Distance Learning committee.
Nathan Pickard, CIA. Nathan is Head of Product atThirdLine, a no-code audit analytics software to empower risk assessment, audit fieldwork, and fraud detection. He ensures the ThirdLine product is exactly what auditors and management need to be successful. He has been an IT auditor and internal audit data analyst for 16+ years. Before co-founding ThirdLine, Nathan began his career as an auditor for the City of Tulsa where he worked on everything from the police armory to broken-neck giraffes. He then started the data analytics internal audit function at Williams Energy, a publicly traded oil and gas company, where he found vendor overbillings in the tens of millions.
Benjamin J. Sutphin, CIA, CPA, CISA, CGAP, CIGA. Ben has more than 30 years of experience auditing for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Mr. Sutphin has worked as an auditor for the Auditor of Public Accounts, the Virginia State Police, the Division of State Internal Audit, the Virginia Department of Transportation, and, presently, is an Audit Manager for the Office of the State Inspector General. He is a past President of the Southwest Virginia Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditor, a former representative on the IIA North American Customer Relations Committee covering all of Virginia, Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland. Ben currently serves as a member of the IIA’s Facilitator Program by leading IIA courses in person and online.
Frank Jones, CIA - Frank currently serves as a Management Analyst with the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) in Atlanta, GA. Frank previously served as an Audit Manager in the Returns Processing and Account Service program and as an Audit Director in the Compliance and Enforcement Operations Program. Frank is an auditing instructor for TIGTA and has served as a Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) adjunct instructor since 2009. In addition to presenting to the IIA, Frank also is regularly invited to present during the Association of Local Government Auditors and the Association of Government Auditors conferences. Frank has received a CIGIE award for innovative customer service reviews and an IG Award for TIGTA receiving NASBA accreditation “group live” and “Internet-based” training. In 2016 Frank also received the inaugural Adjunct Instructor Training Award of Excellence from CIGIE
- Justin Stowe has worked as a performance auditor in state government for 15 years. He started his career as a legislative auditor in Kansas. During his time in Kansas he helped establish the division’s current IT security function, transitioned to web-based audit reports, and supported the creation of the division’s long-standing podcast series. He served as the Deputy Director for 8 years in Kansas before being appointed as the Director in 2018. After serving four years as Director, he moved to Washington and currently manages a 30-person performance audit team within the Washington State Auditor’s Office. He’s a huge fan of simple writing, effective management practices, and continuous improvement. He’s certified as a Government Auditing Professional and a Project Management Professional.
David Cole has an extensive and diverse leadership and management experience covering ITsecurity, cyber assessments, regulatory assessments, IT audits, and IT operations support. Mr.Cole is currently the owner of SysAudits.com.
Mr. Cole held numerous Director of IS Audit positions at the U.S. House of Representatives Office of Inspector General, the Department of Education, Office of Inspector General and the Smithsonian Office of Inspector General.
During his carrier he has performed regulatory assessments (ITAR, FISMA, and HIPPA) of company and government IT operations, contract compliance, outsourced data centers, and IAAS, PAAS, and SAAS cloud operations. Mr. Cole also drafted national cybersecurity policy for the National Industrial Security Program
(NISP) under the Director of National Intelligence.
Mr. Cole held numerous Director of IS Audit positions at the U.S. House of Representatives Office of Inspector General, the Department of Education, Office of Inspector General and the Smithsonian Office of Inspector General.
During his carrier he has performed regulatory assessments (ITAR, FISMA, and HIPPA) of company and government IT operations, contract compliance, outsourced data centers, and IAAS, PAAS, and SAAS cloud operations. Mr. Cole also drafted national cybersecurity policy for the National Industrial Security Program
(NISP) under the Director of National Intelligence.
Raven Catlin, CIA, CPA, CFSA, CRMA is a globally recognized speaker and instructor in risk management and internal audit. She possesses over 19 years of diverse internal audit experience, and 15 years of instructing and facilitating a variety of courses. With this diverse experience she “helps professionals add dimensions to help them grow for a successful future.” She developed and redesigned the auditing infrastructure for internal audit functions, including developing internal audit policies and procedures, implementing audit software, designing reporting and time management templates, designing audit committee packages, and implementing databases to report and track progress of audit concerns. Raven embraces the definition of internal auditing as a value-added service and operations owners have welcomed the “fresh approach” to internal auditing.
Bill Campion, CPA, CFE is a Manager in FORVIS’ Internal Audit Consulting practice. He has 10+ years of experience serving multiple industries. Bill manages several Internal Audit and SOX projects annually with Fortune 1000 clients, and also leads process improvement projects with middle market organizations. Prior to joining FORVIS, Bill worked at a Big Four firm and in the Internal Audit function of a Fortune 500 international company.
Chris Kalafatis Chris Kalafatis, CPA, CIA, CFE is a Managing Director at FORVIS, where he leads the firm’s Internal Audit practice for the Mid-Atlantic Region. FORVIS is the 8th largest CPA firm in the U.S. and was formed in June 2022 with the merger of BKD and DHG. Chris oversees Internal Audit outsourcing and co-sourcing engagements and process improvement projects with the Fortune 1000, middle market, and public sector organizations. Chris has supervised or performed over 200 fraud investigations and has partnered with the FBI and State Police. He is trained in the Reid Technique of Interviewing and Interrogation, commonly used by many law enforcement agencies. Prior to joining FORVIS, Chris was as an Internal Audit Director at a Fortune 500 company.
Benjamin Jemmott is a seasoned and versatile technology professional who brings a wealth of experience and expertise to any organization. He has a diverse background encompassing roles such as System Engineer, IT Specialist, Network Security Engineer, Programmer, Help Desk Support Tech, Network Administrator, and Cybersecurity Consultant. Benjamin has honed his skills across various facets of the technology landscape. One of Benjamin's standout qualities is his ability to bridge the gap between IT and Network Security departments, fostering collaboration and implementing solutions that strike the delicate balance between infrastructure and security needs.
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