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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

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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 the summer months draw to a close, the chapter year is gearing up to start. Your

chapter leaders are already preparing to have an outstanding year! We had a record

turnout of seven Lansing Chapter members at last month’s District Conference, and

on August 13, the chapter will have its first 2015-2016 chapter year board meeting.

The District Conference, to me, has always set the tone for an exciting new year, and

I know it had the same effect on the other members who attended. This conference

brings together all of the chapter leaders from our district to meet in person and

discuss program ideas, chapter and headquarter news/ publications, recruitment,

student objectives, and most importantly, networking opportunities. I feel that our

surrounding chapters are ready to help coordinate, engage their membership, and be

a resource to our chapter this year, more than ever before. It is very gratifying to see a

common body working towards the same goals and helping each other through some

of the same challenges.

The Program Committee has been working to set-up a schedule of events for

publication in the fall. The first event is our September 30 Breakfast Meeting. It will

feature Bill Edwards, Director of Financial Investigation at Rehmann. His

presentation will cover discussions on internal fraud in the workplace and real life

case studies. This meeting will be held at MSU Federal Credit Union’s Farm Lane

Branch located in 4825 E Mt. Hope, East Lansing. Please see the events page to follow

for more details on time and pricing.

There are other new and fresh ideas that will soon come to fruition involving the

chapter scholarship. This opportunity can only be successful if we get the word out to

our surrounding student bodies. If any of you have contacts in the local colleges,

student groups, or any academic environment that would be willing to advertise for

us, please email their contact information to iialansingchapter@gmail.com. The

detailed scholarship description and application will be available once approved by

the board in August.

Try a little offline time, and have a great rest of the summer!

Emily

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Chapter News & Events 2

Dealing with Stress 3

CAP Points 4

Training/Education 5

Conferences 5

About Us 6

Treasurer Report 7

Membership 7

Resources

Career Center

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Chapter President Emily Crampton

Chapter News & Events

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Fraud Cases and Best Practices

Miriam Davenport

Miriam joined Michigan State University’s

Internal Audit Department in 2010 as a

Senior Auditor. Prior to working at MSU,

she was a Financial Auditor in Ernst &

Young’s Detroit office. While employed at

EY, Miriam worked in Assurance Services with clients primarily in utilities,

manufacturing, and healthcare. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from

Alma College and a Master of Science in Accountancy degree from the Uni-

versity of Notre Dame. Miriam is a licensed CPA in the State of Michigan and

has been a member of the Institute of Internal Auditor’s Lansing Chapter

since 2010.

Featured Leader

The Lansing Chapter is offering Fraud Investigation Case Studies and Best Prac-tices for Internal Auditors. The September breakfast meeting is scheduled for Sep-tember 30 at the MSU Federal Credit Union Farm Lane branch located at 4825 E. Mt. Hope Road East Lansing, MI 48823. The Lansing Chapter will welcome Bill Edwards, Principal Director of Financial Investigations with Rehmann Corporate Investigative Services division located in the Troy Michigan office.

Edwards served as a Special Agent with the Detroit Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), retir-ing in 2005. He has more than 37 years of experience supervising and working on complex white collar crime investigations, including financial institution and healthcare fraud, as well as investigating environmental crimes for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He also supervised the Applicant Program while with the Detroit FBI which included background investigations on Special Agent applicants, support personnel and Presidential appointments.

Prior to joining Rehmann, Edwards was the Investigations Manager at Comerica Bank in Auburn Hills, Michigan, for over 4 years. He managed both internal and external investi-gations for the bank’s Michigan, Texas, California, Arizona and Florida locations. Edwards has managed numerous financial fraud investigations for RCIS, focusing on local govern-ment entities and the health care industry.

Edwards holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana

The cost is $20.00 for members, $30.00 for non-members and $10.00 for students; 2 CPEs are granted.

Register here.

Bill Edwards of Rehmann

Feeling Stressed? Try Some Summertime Work-Life Balance Techniques

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You’re a pro at managing the finance and accounting department, but how well do you manage your stress level? All that extra work covering for vacationing colleagues, not to mention having the kids home for the summer, can add up to tension and anxiety. To make it worse, your Facebook and Instagram feeds are filled with images of other people enjoying picture-perfect holidays.

While you can’t completely eliminate work pressures from your life, you can learn to achieve a healthy work-life balance this summer. As another busy quarterly deadline approaches, step back, take a deep breath and focus on these four stress-management tips:

1. Come to work rested. The best stress-management strategy is completely free and requires you to do absolutely nothing: sleep! Make it a priority to get seven to eight hours of shut-eye every night. If that means skipping “Game of Thrones” and getting to bed by 10 p.m., then so be it. (You can always DVR the episode.) When you get enough sleep, you’ll wake up rejuvenated, clearheaded and ready to take on another busy day at the office.

2. Schedule me-time throughout the day. Participating in frequent back-to-back meetings may seem like a business necessity, but information overload can sap your energy and drag you down. Make sure you take time out of your daily schedule to do something just for yourself. Eat a real lunch, away from your desk. Take a brisk walk around the block. Get out of your chair and stretch your legs every hour. Grab a healthy snack. Give yourself time to hit the refresh button before you jump back into work.

3. Embrace the outdoors. One of the best things about summer is that the days are longer. Take advantage of those hours. When you get home from work, there’s plenty of daylight left to enjoy a bike ride, walk the dog, go for a run or hit a few balls at the driving range. Many towns have free summertime events such as out-door concerts, plays and movies. After you spend quality time outside, you’ll feel like you’ve had a mini vaca-tion.

4. Sign off and unplug. Don’t check work emails at night — your boss and colleagues can wait until morning. The same goes for weekends. If you can’t get away for a long vacation, go on a three-or four-day weekend break and completely unplug. Prioritize work-life balance by keeping your two worlds somewhat separate. Yes, you are super busy, and there always seems to be one more thing to do. But having work regu-larly encroach on your personal life is ultimately counterproductive.

Stress is unavoidable, and sometimes it can be the motivation that helps us do what needs to get done. But too much of it — and too little work-life balance — is unsustainable. So while the days are long and the weather is pleasant, disengage a little and give yourself permission to relax. It’ll make a world of difference in your productivity and job satisfaction.

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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. CAP points recorded for

June 2015 is 45. We don’t start to accumulate significant points until our program year begins in September.

Although retaining our status is of great importance, what is more important is that we offer the member-

ship 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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Education, Training and Certification

Conferences & Seminars

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

Conference Date Location

2015 Governance, Risk & Control Conference August 17—19, 2015 Phoenix, Arizona USA

Financial Services Exchange September 14—15, 2015 Grand Hyatt, Washington D.C.

ITAC 2015 Conference and Expo September 29—Oct 1, 2015 Champions Gate, Florida USA

2015 All Starr Conference October 19—21, 2015 Westin Diplomat, Hollywood FL

Super Strategies Conference November 3—4, 2015 Las Vegas, Nevada USA

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FREE Webinars!

As part of your IIA Membership you have the opportunity to receive free CPE credits delivered to you through a

webinar presentation. In the comfort of your own office you can register and view webinar presentations brought

to you by the IIA.

Members Only webinars are available at https://na.theiia.org/training/eLearning/Pages/Members -Only-

Webinars.aspx. Archived webinars are available for on-demand playback. (CPEs are not granted for archived webi-

nars)

WEBINAR SERIES OFFERING

GoldSRD and Raven Global Training joined forces to create a comprehensive and price-effective webinar series. All webinars are NASBA-certified! Details available here or visit our chapter website.

UPCOMING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

August 6—Financial Services Webinar: Risks and Regulations in Today’s Financial Services: Internal Auditor’s Challenge August 11—Guidance Webinar: The New IPPF: What to Expect August 18—Members Only Webinar: Emerging Technology Audit Hot Topics September 3—Financial Services Webinar: Hot Top-ics in Operational Risk Management October 1—Financial Services Webinar: Auditing the Business Continuity Plan October 20—Members Only Webinar: Financial Statement Fraud November 17—Members Only Webinar: Measuring IA Value and Performance (CBOK Report)

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 de-

velopment and networking opportunities. The Institute of Internal Auditors is

the internal audit profession's global voice, recognized authority, acknowl-

edged 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 Bill Papanikolas at bill.papanikolas@sparrow.org

Board of Governors

Name Term Expires

Sarah Saunders June 2016

Shawn Wolbert June 2016

Robert Johnson June 2017

Angela Montgomery June 2017

Melanie Myjak June 2018

Judy Timmermann June 2018

Josh Kirchmeier June 2018

If you would like to attend a board

meeting, please let a board member

know in advance.

Chapter Officers

Emily Crampton President

Kyle Hebert

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

Jana Dean, CPA, CIA 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

07/31/2015:

Savings: $ 5.00

Checking: $ 6746.54

Money Market: $ 4,695.47

Total: $ 11,447.01

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

ink

s

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

Internal Auditor, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan—Lansing, MI

SUMMARY

The internal auditor is a partner with the CEO, Officer Team and Board of Directors ensuring that the

organization operates in accordance with the Plan Document, pertinent laws, best practices, and high

standards of ethics and integrity. The Internal Auditor will lead the MERS effort to develop and execute

an internal audit program for the organization. This includes developing annual plans and long-term

strategic plans for the auditing process in consultation with the CEO, Officer Team and other MERS

leaders. The primary function of the internal auditor is to evaluate processes that are in place to identify

any deficiencies in internal controls and to assist MERS staff in strengthening those controls. In addi-

tion, the Internal Auditor will conduct audits for program economy, efficiency, and effectiveness (and

best practices) while interpreting and applying legal decisions and departmental policies and regulatory

rulings. The internal auditor consults with business units at their request. This position reports to the

CEO and Board of Directors and submits annual audit plans, quarterly audit reports, project reviews, or

review memorandums to the organization’s Board of Directors.

Click here for complete posting and application instructions.

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

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