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President’s Message 1

The Lansing Courier

T h e I n s t i t u t e o f I n t e r n a l A u d i t o r s

M a y 2 0 1 6 * V o l u m e 1 7 I s s u e 5

Editor: Melanie Myjak The Lansing Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors www.theiia.org/chapters/Lansing

A Message From Our President

Lansing Chapter Members,

As we approach our last Chapter meeting of the 2015-2016 Chapter year, I can’t help but smile and be grateful for all of the wonderful people who donated their time to promoting our profession this year! We have been fortunate enough to have an array of talented and knowledgeable speakers present to the membership, which I know will continue to build the value added of our internal audit shops in the district.

I am also proud to announce that our Chapter achieved Platinum status once again and were recognized at the 2016 IIA Leadership Academy last month. It truly has been a commendable program year. I know these things do not happen without a great deal of effort on the part of all our volunteers, and I want them to know how much I appreciate their hard work. Please take a look at just a few of our accomplishments that pushed us closer to the achieved goal of Platinum Status:

MSU IIA Student Chapter formation and established student Board and membership

More than 131 members and non-members attended a IIA Lansing Chapter event

Presented on topics such as, Ethics, Fraud, Skills for Auditor Success, and getting to know your neighboring Chief Audit Executives

Awarded a Student Scholarship that was partnered with a Junior Board Member position

Continued to build our IIA Lansing Chapter board and committee leadership teams to ensure the Lansing Chapter is getting the information, training, and resources they need to be successful

Maintained our social media, website, newsletter, and Event Management Tool platforms to further educate and notify our membership

The items noted above are just scratching the surface of the amazing opportunities our Chapter leaders and membership took ownership in and accomplished. As I said, I am thankful for all of those involved and am very excited for what our 2016-2017 Chapter year will bring.

I hope everyone has an amazing summer – I am looking forward to the next chapter year!

Emily

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Chapter News 2

Election Results &

Featured Leaders

3

IA Awareness Month 4

2016 Leadership

Academy

5

Where are the IAs? 6

Calendar of Events 7

Training/Education 8

CAP Report 9

About Us 10

Treasurer Report 11

Member Directory 11

Career Opportunities 12

Chapter President Emily Crampton

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Chapter News

Upcoming Professional Development Opportunities

New Members

Chapter leadership and general membership welcome its new members. You’re en-

couraged to take full advantage of all the benefits of membership. Chapter meetings

that cover relevant topics, various training and professional opportunities to broad-

en your skills and possibly the most valuable, networking with other audit profes-

sionals. Sharing experiences and trading tips of the trade that help you become a better auditor. We hope

to meet each and every one of you at the planned events during the chapter year.

Your first meeting is FREE of charge as a welcome gift.

The newest members to join our chapter are:

Krystina Miller, Accident Fund Insurance Company

Christopher Kingsley, Accident Fund Insurance Company

Amanda Kuzman, General Motors

Optimizing Performance within the State of Michigan

Wednesday, May 11, 2016 7:30 am—10:00 am

Location: MSUFCU Farm Lane Branch, 4825 E. Mt. Hope Rd., East Lansing, MI 48823

Jeff Bankowski, Director of the Offi ce of Per-formance and Transformation (OPT), State of Michi-gan

Fran Wresinski, Director of Organizational Performance and Measurement, State of Michigan

Jaclyn Badder, Lean Process Improvement (LPI) Methodology Manager, State of Michigan

Sandy Streb, Audit Manager, State of Michigan

Learning objectives: Lean – Optimizing Performance within the State of Michigan Instructional delivery method: Live Group Field of Study: Audit CPE credit(s): 2.0 hour(s) Advanced preparation: None required Program level: Basic Click here to register https://www.etouches.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=172221&eb=282725.

6th Annual WMISACA & Lansing-IIA Seminar

Thursday, May 26, 2016 7:45 AM - 5:00 PM

Location: Lansing Community College - West Campus 5708 Cornerstone Dr., Lansing, MI 48917

Dan Lohrmann, Chief Strategist and CSO, Se-curity Mentor: Why data breaches are skyrocket-ing and what you can do about it

Sajay Rai, President and CEO, Securely Yours LLC: -Top 10 Security topics for 2016 – A must for all IT auditors and Auditing Big Data

Bill Papanikolas, Internal Audit Coordinator, Sparrow Health System: Conducting an Email Phishing Campaign

Dawn Kevern, Information Security and Au-dit Specialist, Sparrow Health System: External Penetration Assessments

Additional Speakers/Topics – To be Announced CPE: 8 hours COST: $50 Member-Early Bird Registration by May 6 -$100 general registration for all requests after May 6

Includes continental breakfast, buffet lunch, & snack

Register here

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Chapter Election Results

Ryan O’Rourke, Membership Services Committee

Chair

Ryan has served various roles in the Chapter since

joining the membership in 2008. He has served as

Vice President, President, Immediate Past President,

and Past President. He has served as the Chair of

the Nomination Committee. He currently maintains

and reports CAP points and is the Chair of Member-

ship Services. He has been at Michigan State Univer-

sity for 8 years and is the Audit Manager. He started

his career at Maner Costerisan in Lansing where he

performed financial and compliance audits of vari-

ous organization types including for-profit, not-for

profits, governmental, and benefit plans. He holds a

bachelors degree in Accounting from Ferris State

University, is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA),

and has 14 years of experience in auditing. He lives

in Fowler with his wife Vicki and 4 children.

Melanie Myjak, Board Member and Communica-

tions Committee Chair

Melanie has been in financial services for more than

20 years in a variety of positions, including Lending,

Marketing, Compliance, Risk Management, and Au-

dit. She has served as the Secretary, Communica-

tions Chair, newsletter editor and chapter website

administrator in the Chapter since joining the mem-

bership in 2008. She has been with PARDA Federal

Credit union since 2012 and is responsible for Enter-

prise Risk and Internal Audit. Prior to that, she was

the Internal Auditor for University Bank located in

Ann Arbor. She holds a bachelors degree in English

from the University of Michigan and certifications

from the Credit Union National Association.

The Lansing Leadership is proud to announce its newest leaders! Elections were held at the March 17 Breakfast Meeting. Three Leadership roles includ-ing two board member vacancies and the newly cre-ated position of Second Vice President were voted upon. Welcome to the Chapter Leadership! Your service to the chapter is appreciated and the cur-rent leadership and general membership look for-ward to working with you.

Andrew Tracy | Auditor, Group-wide Internal Audit at Jackson National Life Insurance—Second Vice President

One of Tracy’s goals as the Vice President is to

grow our chapter by strengthening its current rela-

tionships and helping to build new ones. He is in-

terested in helping the Lansing chapter support in-

ternal auditors and other business professionals in

our area.

Carly Tran (Slater)| Lead Auditor, Group-wide Internal Audit at Jack-son National Life Insurance—Board Member

Slater was part of the management team in Jackson

Operations where she assisted with product imple-

mentations and managed New Business processing

functions. The IIA has played a key role in her tran-

sition into internal auditing and she is honored to

support other internal auditors in the profession.

Kathryn J. Krause, CFE, CIA, CISA, CRMA | In-formation Systems Control Analyst at Board of Wa-ter and Light –Board Member

Krause has been a Certified Internal Auditor for 27

years, in a diversity of industries, and has previously

assisted the chapter for 5 years as the Audit Com-

mittee Chair. She looks forward to strengthening

current relationships and building new ones.

Featured Leaders

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May is the prime time to highlight just what it is we Internal Auditors do for our organizations. Every year, the Institute of Internal Auditors cele-brates May as Internal Audit Awareness Month. What special activities do you have planned for your organization?

As an internal audit professional, you play an important role in raising awareness and elevating the profession. Whether you are an active IIA member or new to internal auditing, there’s something you can do to raise awareness.

For example, you can customize your email signature and social media

accounts with the International Internal Audit Awareness Month digital

icon (depicted at right). You can hold a lunch-and-learn in your work-

place to dispel myths about internal auditing and explain the value that

a well-resourced, independent internal audit function can provide. You

can also distribute sweet treats or tokens to coworkers with an educational flier about the profession.

Plan fun activities that include various games and puzzles such as triv-

ia and scavenger hunts. Host various Internal Audit versions of favor-

ite game shows such as: Who Wants to be an Internal Auditor, Audit

Jeopardy, Internal Auditor Quiz Bowl, $10,000 Audit Pyramid, Internal

Audit Deal or No Deal, Internal Audit Feud, and the like. Be creative!

Try things that raise the awareness of what value Internal Audit offers

while making it fun to get involved!

Don’t let the opportunity pass to advocate the importance of internal

auditing to your coworkers and other stakeholders. For additional ide-

as, sample programs, tips, and templates, download the free Building

Awareness Toolkit from The IIA’s website.

May is Internal Audit Awareness Month!

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2016 Leadership Academy In April 2016, Lansing chapter leaders, Sarah Saunders, Emily Crampton, and An-drew Tracy (left to right) learned how to SOAR INTO THE STRATOSPHERE with skill building, networking, and an interactive knowledge exchange at the unique event created to meet the professional development needs of IIA chapter leaders. They mastered the skills necessary to lead a successful chapter. The Leadership Academy featured general sessions, roundtable discussions, and nu-merous networking opportunities.

Presentation detailing the IIA’s Global Bodies and total member-ships in each country.

Richard Chambers, IIA President speaking at the Academy

Loyalty listing for donating to the Research Foundation for 5 years! Chapter President Emily Crampton and Board Member Sarah Saunders

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The Question Should Be, "Where Are the Internal Auditors?" Richard Chambers May 02, 2016 Appeared in the IIA’s Ia Internal Auditor May Blog

There is an old joke that "an expert is someone from out of town with a slideshow." Too often, when manage-ment needs expertise or advice, that is precisely who they call.

In my last blog, I wrote about my dread in hearing the question, "Where were the internal auditors?" As I said then, when the whereabouts of internal audit is pondered by media and others, there has typically been a high-profile corporate failure that has impacted a company's share value and investor confidence.

I have received a number of interesting comments about the blog, including one from a senior audit leader during my recent visit to Germany for an International Integrated Reporting Council meeting. She made the case that when the need arises, management has a duty to ask, "Where are the internal auditors?"

When a new risk arises, or management runs into a particularly vexing issue or challenge that requires objec-tive analysis or assurance, they frequently turn to outside experts. The reasons could be lack of confidence in internal audit's abilities, ignorance of its capabilities, or an attempt to avoid internal scrutiny.

Whatever the reason, it is incumbent on internal audit to make management aware that we are capable, ob-jective, and have our sleeves rolled up, ready for work. But that requires internal audit to prove it is up to the task. Rapidly emerging risks and challenges are a given in the current business climate, and management and the board must be confident internal audit is skillful, nimble, and resourceful enough to provide insight and assurance in new areas.

We must be our own best advocate not through self-promotion, but through action. We must be willing to raise our visibility within the organization by seeking out engagements that offer the opportunity to feature our skills, diversity, and strengths. Self-promotion without substance will fail. Management should be con-vinced through our performance that internal audit can be a highly effective resource providing independent and objective assurance or advisory services.

A function that is content to work within its safe zone will invariably become two dimensional to manage-ment. This makes it too easy for management to dismiss internal audit as an option when new challenges arise. Internal auditors must invest in continuing education and training and have the boldness to push the boundaries. This is well worth the effort. When internal audit displays its value to the organization, manage-ment is more likely to seek us out to help them address their most difficult challenges.

If management considers bringing in outside experts, there are practical questions to consider beyond inter-nal audit's highest-and-best use, such as the cost, competence, credibility, and objectivity of the outside ex-perts.

A good resource to examine these issues is The IIA's Practice Advisory 1210.A1-1: Obtaining External Service Providers to Support or Complement the Internal Audit Activity. While the practice advisory is designed to help guide CAEs seeking advice and assistance to fill in knowledge, skills, or other competencies needed to perform an engagement, there are important parallels that apply when management turns to outside experts. A review of the lengthy and carefully considered precautions for retaining outside experts outlined in the practice advisory not only should give management pause but also build its appreciation for the work inter-nal audit does.

As always, I welcome your comments.

The opinions expressed by Internal Auditor’s bloggers may differ from policies and official statements of The Institute of Internal Auditors and its committees and from

opinions endorsed by the bloggers' employers or the editors of Internal Auditor. The magazine is pleased to provide you an opportunity to share your thoughts about

these blog posts. Some comments may be reprinted elsewhere, online or offline.

About the author

Richard F. Chambers, CIA, QIAL, CGAP, CCSA, CRMA, is president and CEO of The IIA. In Chambers on

the Profession, he shares his personal reflections and insights based on his 40 years of experience in the in-

ternal audit profession.

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Chapter Calendar of Events

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

2 3 4 5

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9 10 11

Lean – Optimizing

Performance within

the State of Michigan

12 13

16 17 18 19 20

23 24 25 26

6th Annual WMISACA & Lansing-IIA Seminar

27

30 31

Central Regional Conference

Education, Training and Certification

2016 Conferences & Seminars

Information is available at: https://na.theiia.org/training/conferences/Pages/Conferences.aspx

* IIA and ISACA Collaboration

Drive Your Career Forward with IIA

Global Certifications & Qualifications

Conference Date Location

Central Regional Conference May 1—4, 2016 Nashville, TN USA

International Conference IIA 75th Anniversary July 17—20, 2016 New York, NY USA

Governance, Risk & Control Conference* August 22—24, 2016 Fort Lauderdale, FL USA

All Star Conference October 17—19, 2016 The Mirage, Las Vegas, NV USA

General Audit Management Conference March 20—22, 2017 Gaylord Palms, Orlando, FL USA

Gaming & Hospitality Conference April 19—20, 2017 The Mirage, Las Vegas, NV USA

IIA Lansing Courier • Lansing Chapter, Central Region, District 2 • May 2016 Page 8

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Chapter Achievement Program (CAP)

CAP Progress Report

Do any of your internal audit activities earn Chapter Achievement

Program (CAP) points for your Lansing Chapter of the IIA? What is

CAP, why is it important and what can you do to help?

The Chapter Achievement Program (CAP) is designed by the Institute

of Internal Auditors to guide chapters for developing quality programs

and completing administrative duties to ensure it is meeting its

obligations to its membership. Points are awarded for each activity

based upon the activity in accordance with IIA guidelines. The goal is

to provide valuable professional activities and development

opportunities to the membership and earn CAP points while doing it!

Certain activities that are conducted by membership may qualify. If

any of your activities qualify or you would like to know whether they

qualify, please contact Ryan O’Rourke at orourk36@msu.edu.

There are four performance levels that can be achieved.

BRONZE - 685 CAP Points

SILVER - 1,060 CAP Points

GOLD - 1,560 CAP Points

PLATINUM - This is a special level created to recognize

chapters that attain GOLD status for 10 of 11 consecutive years.

QUALIFYING ACTIVITIES

Articles submitted or published in

Internal Auditor magazine

Speaking engagements at chapter

or other IIA meetings

Participation in establishment of a

student chapter of the IIA

Sponsorship of student attendance

at chapter meetings

Participation in a Junior Achieve-

ment (JA) program or activity

Holding Internal Audit Awareness

Month activities (May)

Serving on an International Com-

mittee of the IIA

Writing exam questions for IIA

certifications: CIA, CCSA, CFSA,

CGAP

Other miscellaneous Service to

the Profession activities.

The Lansing Chapter hopes to continue to hold the designation of PLATINUM. Chapter Achievement

Points (CAP) reported in April was 1863. The goal for CAP points to maintain the current designation is a

minimum of 1560 each calendar year. The Chapter exceeded once again! Retaining our status is of great im-

portance, however, it is more important that we offer the membership valuable services and we as members

do our obligatory role within our organizations and communities by reaching out, educating and proving

our value. Be sure to notify Ryan O’Rourke at orourk36@msu.edu if you have any CAP points to report.

Points are reported to the IIA on the 10th of each month covering three areas:

Service to Members (primarily involves attendance at monthly meetings, conferences and seminars);

Service to the Program (involves areas including Advocacy for the IIA and involvement with Academic

areas such as student groups); and

Chapter Administration (involves administrative reporting requirements from the IIA).

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About Our Local IIA Chapter

Chapter Governance & Leadership

The Lansing Chapter of The IIA was founded in 1979 to provide a varied program of education and networking for its members. The chapter is dedicated to the professional development of its members. The topics offered throughout the year are varied and are focused on helping develop professionalism and strengthen audit knowledge, experience and credentials. We welcome suggested topics or areas of focus that members are look-ing to learn about or improve upon. Let us know; we want to continue offering value to the membership.

Get Involved, In Touch & Stay Connected. Members stay in touch and participate in discussion boards.

LinkedIn is a business-

oriented social network-

ing site, used mainly for

professional networking.

To visit and join The IIA

Lansing Chapter’s

LinkedIn site: Click here

Please visit The IIA Lan-

sing Chapter’s Facebook

here.

Follow us on Twitter too!

GET INVOLVED! VOLUNTEER FOR YOUR CHAPTER!

We are always looking for volunteers to help! Contact any member of the Board for

details.

Join an organization that provides great leadership, training, professional

development and networking opportunities. The Institute of Internal Audi-

tors is the internal audit profession's global voice, recognized authority,

acknowledged leader, chief advocate, and principal educator.

If you or others you may know are interested in joining or want to know

more about the Lansing Chapter, please visit www.theiia.org/chapters/

Lansing or contact Emily Crampton at emily.crampton@ jackson.com.

Board of Governors

Name Term Expires

Sarah Saunders June 2016

VACANCY June 2016

Abigail Andrews June 2016

Junior Board Member

Robert Johnson June 2017

Angela Montgomery June 2017

Melanie Myjak June 2018

Judy Timmermann June 2018

Josh Kirchmeier June 2018

Chapter Officers

Emily Crampton President

Kyle Hebert

Vice President

Andrew Tracy Second Vice President

Bill Papanikolas; CISA,CFSA Immediate Past President

Jana Dean; CPA, CIA Past President

Sandy Streb; CPA, CISA, CISM Secretary

Miriam Davenport Treasurer

Committee Chairs

Phil Perkins Audit

Melanie Myjak Communication

Miriam Davenport

Finance and Administration

Ryan O’Rourke, CPA Membership Services

VACANCY Nomination

Sarah Saunders CIA, CFSA Emily Crampton

Professional Development

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Treasurer Report & Membership Directory

On deposit at the Lake Trust Credit Union as of

04/30/2016:

Savings: $ 5.00

Checking: $ 3,499.49

Money Market: $ 13,198.88

Total: $ 16,703.37

The Membership Directory is available under the Members Only tab at

www.theiia.org/chapters/Lansing (You must be signed in to view the

Members Only tab). Please take a minute to review the membership

information listed.

If any changes/corrections are needed please be sure to update your

contact information directly with IIA Customer Service.

Our local chapter official membership records are maintained based on

information that is provided by headquarters in monthly updates.

Changes may be submitted directly to headquarters at https://www.theiia.org/iia/profile/index.cfm.

Research Resources

IIA Links: Some links require logins and are only accessible by IIA members:

IIA L

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Certification News Link to Learning Opportunities

Audit Executive Center IIA Today

Tone at the Top (free to the public) IIA ITAudit

Internal Auditor IIA Newsletter FSA Times

IIA Research Foundation

The Gaming Auditorium quarterly publication for members of The IIA's Gaming Audit Group to

support knowledge development for gaming audit professionals.

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Career Center

If you are looking to launch your internal audit career

or are seeking qualified employees, you’ve come to

the right place! The IIA’s Audit Career Center is a

proven resource for resume posting and focused can-

didate searches. The IIA’s Career Center receives

10,000 unique visitors monthly.

To contact the IIA’s Audit Career Center, call 1-888-

575-9675 or email custserv@jobtarget.com

Opportunities available now are provided here. If you or your organization is in search of ideal candidates

to fill positions, place your job posting within this newsletter. Career postings are free to membership.

Non members will be charged a monthly fee of $50.00 per posting. Please contact Melanie Myjak at mela-

nie.myjak@parda.com for further information and how to get your notification in this publication.

Career Opportunities

No current postings.

Visit the Careers tab on the Lansing Chapter IIA website to get more details and information on how to apply.

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