2004 NSAA Middle Management Conference

Was It Fraud? If So, Who Did It?

• David Cotton, Managing Partner, Cotton & Company, LLP

Auditing Update: Single Audit and Yellow Book

• John Thornton, Deputy Director (GA)
• Gail Vallieres, Project Manager, GAO

Using Risk Assessment in Determining Audit Work

• Staci Henshaw, Audit Director (VA)
• Sandy Hilton, Audit Administrator (OR)
• John Thornton, Deputy Director (GA)

Human Resources Roundtable...hiring, retaining, motivating staff

• Berkeley Wolford, HR and Professional Development Manager (VA)
• Joy Irwin, Research and Training Officer (LA)

GASB Update

• Ken Schermann, Senior Project Manager, GASB

GASB 39

• Ken Schermann, Senior Project Manager, GASB
• Steve Kimata, Controller, University of Virginia

Performance Audit Roundtable...reporting - how to get your message accross

• Sharon Robinson, Performance Audit Manager (LA)
• George Schroeder, Director Legislative Audit Council (SC)

Using Data Mining to Make Audits More Efficient and Effective

• Ernie Barany, Principal Auditor (NJ)
• Dan Daigle, Fraud Audit Manager (LA)
• Jennifer Reeves, Audit Coordinator (FL)

Excerpts from NSAA Excellence in Accountability Award Submissions

• Ameen Dada, Senior Audit Manager (IL)
• Nancy Glynn, Audit Director - Data Analysis (VA)
• Tom Sanders, Legislative Performance Auditor III (TN)
• Natalie Pfleger, Manager (AZ)
• Sharon Robinson, Performance Audit Manager (LA)
• Melissa Schuiling, Audit Manager (MI)

The Integrated Auditor - integrating IT into the audit process

• Karen Helderman, Audit Director - IS Development (VA)
• Mike Farrar, State Program Examiner (NY)

Inspiring and Retaining Staff

• Jane Bozarth, E-Learning Coordinator, NC Office of State Personnel/HRD Group