KC CHAPTER NEWSLETTER
November 2015
From the President...
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Happy Autumn!
What’s Inside:
President’s Letter 1
December Meeting
Information
2
Save the Date!
Upcoming Events 3-4
Chapter News &
Announcements
5-6
Job Opportunities 7
Featured Articles
8
Internal Audit
Crossword Puzzle 9
Chapter Leaders
10
This is a great time of year with the weather cooling off, the trees changing colors and our KC
Royals are in the play-off!
Our IIA chapter has held several good programs so far this year and there are more to come.
Ryan Anstaett and his team have done a great job pulling together quality programs and good
venues. I am excited to try St. Andrews Golf Club for our December meeting.
We are always looking for volunteers, so if you are interested, or just want to learn more,
please contact any of the officers listed on the webpage. It is a great way to network and to
give back to the profession.
We are proud of our members and the various contributions they make to the community. If
you speak (non-paid) on an internal audit topic, have an article published or volunteer with
Junior Achievement, please let Angela York, or myself know. We receive Chapter Achievement
Points (CAP) for those types of activities and we’d also like to give you KUDOS.
I look forward to seeing you at an upcoming IIA meeting. If you have any questions or concerns
about our chapter, please let me know.
Sincerely,
Barb Schaffert
2015-2016 KC IIA President
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December 2015 Meeting Information
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Save the Date!!
2015 – 2016 Schedule of Programs
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Save the Date!!
2015 – 2016 Schedule of Programs (continued)
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Chapter News & Announcements
Welcome to our newest members!!
Andrew Gadea
Kindred Healthcare
Oswaldo Cisneros
GEHA
Rebecca
Hofmeister
Harry Heflin
Kindred Healthcare
Trent Austin
Farmers Insurance Group
Audit Services, Johnson County,
Kansas
Dickinson Financial Corporation
Catherine Pace
Combined Arms Center (CAC),
Resource Management (G8)
Federal Reserve Bank Kansas
City
H&R Block
Joshua
Thompson
Joe Galono
Jill Derrell
Grant Thornton LLP
Tara Owen
James Homan
Catalent Pharma Solutions
Jessica Koster
Ryan Lakeman
Grant Thornton LLP
Brandon Blaylock
Jordan Sova
Protiviti Inc.
Susan Gibson
Brett Koehn
Hallmark Cards Inc.
Ashley Frankel
American Century
Investments
Commerce Bank
Satyam Singh
Hallmark Cards Inc.
Travis Haffner
Commerce Bank
Trevor Bailey
H&R Block
Megan Lemon
Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Ben McCoy
Novation Companies
Amanda Cox
Dairy Farmers of America Inc.
Andy Sepe
UMB Financial Corporation
McCay Tuttle
Imperial PFS
Michelle
Householder
John Halliday
AMC Theatres
RubinBrown LLP
Johnson County
Sunti
Wathanacharoen
Josh Huelskamp
Chris Southard
North American Savings Bank
Franziska Pircher
Paul Tsai
WireCo WorldGroup
Christine Dunlap
Nellie Lawson
AMC Theatres
Angela Tyler
Bryce Burrows
AMC Theatres
Katrina Huber
Kevin Mann
Kansas City Power & Light Co.
Jonathan Frey
Sheri Richey
Mosaic Life Care
Christopher Brandt
Angela
Carpenter
Grant Adams
Federal Reserve Bank Kansas City
Lindsey VanLeeuwen
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Kansas City
Federal Reserve Bank Kansas
City
Federal Reserve Bank Kansas
City
Federal Reserve Bank Kansas
City
Federal Reserve Bank Kansas
City
Federal Reserve Bank Kansas
City
NPC International
Melissa Brown
Water District No 1 of Johnson
County
Hallmark Cards Inc.
Ekechukwu
Nwakolam
Shelly Jones
Michael Triano
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc.
Jessica Ehly
Jackson County Detention
Center
CommunityAmerica Credit
Union
Epiq Systems
Salvador Avitia
The Fullinwider Firm, LLC
Catherine Neeley
The University of Kansas
Jennifer Haddad
Ash Grove Cement Company
Derek Drysdale
H&R Block
Monica Rowe
MidCountry Financial Corp
Alexander Howell
UMB N.A.
Stephanie
Nation
John Craft
Compass Minerals
Brian Binkley
UnitedHealth Group
Compass Minerals
Terry Mundy
PAS Technologies
Krista Conroy
Farmers Insurance Group
Blake Leonard
Seaboard Corporation
Lisa Martin
GEHA
Jason Smith
Penn National Gaming Inc.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Kansas City
Protiviti Inc.
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Chapter News & Announcements (continued)
Congratulations on IIA Chapter Anniversaries!
Marlin W.
Wallenburg
Randal R. Spale
Mark Brinkley
Cathy J. Baggenstoss
Kansas City Power & Light
Company
Ewing Marion Kauffman
Foundation
AB Volvo
James M. Bedsole
30 years
Karen Whaley
10 years
25 years
Brian Wasko
25 years
Andy P. Tan
20 years
Kara N. Speciale
National Bank Holdings Corp.
10 years
20 years
Angela R. Kuhlman
American Century Investments
10 years
Seaboard Corporation
10 years
10 years
Vonda Schnelle
Central Bancompany
15 years
Misty D. Button
Pittsburg State University
10 years
Darrell J. Simpson
Kansas City Life Insurance
Company
Kansas City Southern
Railway
H&R Block
15 years
Rick P. Speciale
North American Savings Bank
10 years
15 years
Elizabeth Thomas
NIC, Inc.
10 years
15 years
Holly K. Giammanco
CHAN Healthcare
10 years
15 years
QTS Realty Trust Inc.
10 years
Nick Nocita
Mark S. Spaulding
Laura J. Robb
Jennifer M. Payne
UMB Financial Corporation
15 years
Stephen Edgar
McBride
Oliver R B Schmidt
Claudia J. Halley
FSL Insurance Co
15 years
Lisa Sweeney
HUD Office of Inspector General
5 years
15 years
Justin McDaid
Johnson County Community
College
5 years
Julie R. Govaker
10 years
Lucas McNabney
Verizon Wireless
10 years
Celeste Cason
Assurant
5 years
Mickie L Blank
10 years
Genese Hill
Ferrellgas Inc
5 years
John A. Curran
Kansas City Southern
Railway
The University of Kansas
10 years
Sheila Dziura
Waddell & Reed Financial Inc
5 years
Kyle A. Konopasek
CBIZ MHM, LLC
10 years
Kimberly Stull
Assurant
5 years
Kimberly Beckley
Americo Life Servies
10 years
Lynn Tankesley
Commerce Bank
5 years
Troy T. Dinges
UMB Bank NA
10 years
Melissa Ryan
Epiq Systems, Inc.
5 years
Ann Toy
Kansas City Power & Light
Co.
DOD IG
10 years
Jamie Paul
Deloitte & Touche LLP (US)
5 years
10 years
Amy Moritz
10 years
Douglas McDonald
Smithfield Foods
5 years
10 years
Austin Abelbeck
UMB Financial Corporation
5 years
Lisa Juergensen
Dickinson Financial
Corporation
Honeywell Federal
Manufacturing &
Technology
Penn National Gaming Inc
10 years
Audra Barnes
American Academy of Family
Physicians
5 years
Veronica Daniel
H&R Block
10 years
Jon Boranyan
Americo Life Services
5 years
Keith Ohland
UMB Financial Corporation
10 years
David Zumstein
Assurant
5 years
Philip Graham
HNTB
10 years
Terry Phipps
Grant Thornton LLP
5 years
Linda Woodard
10 years
Danielle Hunter
10 years
Lili Chen
Children's Mercy Hospitals and
Clinics
State Street Bank
5 years
Pamela England
Kansas City Power & Light
Co.
Springleaf Financial Services
Cynthia R. Buttress
KCoe Isom, LLP
10 years
Andrea Klotz
Lincare Inc.
5 years
Andria Berg
Jack Cooper Transport
10 years
Urvi Biyala
EY
5 years
Phillip Thackrah
HNTB
10 years
Brian K. Verman
CoreFirst Bank & Trust
5 years
Beverly Smythe
Dedra L. Thomas
Monica K. Vegge
5 years
5 years
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Job Opportunities
Chapter Positions
HNTB – ERM Risk Analyst in Kansas City, MO
QTS – Internal Auditor in Overland Park, KS
HNTB – Senior Internal Auditor in Kansas City, MO
NIC – Internal Auditor in Olathe, KS
OMNI – Director of Internal Audit in Overland Park, KS
Sunflower Bank – Senior Internal Auditor in Overland Park, KS
Sunflower Bank – Internal Audit Manager in Overland Park, KS
Compass Minerals – Internal Auditor in Overland Park, KS
Please visit IIA - KC Careers for more information regarding the above open positions.
Audit Career Center
If you are looking 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 source for résumé posting and focused candidate
searches. The Career Center receives 10,000 unique visitors monthly.
To contact The IIA's Audit Career Center, please call +1-888-575-9675 or e-mail custserv@jobtarget.com.
Job Seekers
Are you seeking a job in internal auditing? IIA members may post their résumés and search for job
opportunities in the Audit Career Center.
Advice and Resources for Job Seekers
Robert Half Management Resources offers career advice and resources for job seekers including résumé
writing, interview preparation, and networking tips.
Employers and Agencies
Are you an employer or agency looking to fill open positions in your audit department? Post job openings
and search résumés matching your criteria in the Audit Career Center. If you have any questions, please
contact JobTarget at custserv@jobtarget.com.
Advice and Resources for Employers and Agencies
Robert Half Management Resources offers a variety of advice and resources for employers and agencies
to help you make informed, strategic decisions about the use of financial project professionals.
IIA Career Opportunities
Check out the latest job openings at The IIA and find out why The Institute is selected year after year as
one of the top 100 companies for working families in Central Florida.
IIA Fellowship Program
Learn more about The IIA's Fellowship Program: Developing Tomorrow's Thought Leaders Today.
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Featured Articles
Article #1: Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC”) Cybersecurity Assessment
Tool
In light of the increasing volume and sophistication of cyber threats, the FFIEC developed the Cybersecurity
Assessment Tool (“Assessment”) to help institutions identify their risks and determine their cybersecurity
preparedness. The Assessment provides a repeatable and measurable process for financial institutions to
measure their cybersecurity preparedness over time. The Assessment is comprised of two parts – Inherent
Risk Profile and Cybersecurity Maturity.
The Inherent Risk Profile identifies the institution’s inherent risk by evaluating technologies and connection
types, delivery channels, online/mobile products and technology services, organizational characteristics, and
external threats.
The Cybersecurity Maturity determines the institution’s maturity level within five domains (cyber risk
management and oversight, threat intelligence and collaboration, cybersecurity controls, external
dependency management, and cyber incident management and resilience).
The combination of the Inherent Risk Profile and Cybersecurity Maturity provides management with insight
into whether the institution’s current cybersecurity state and identify areas where additional actions by
management are required.
For the full publication, please access FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool.
Article #2: Auditing the Public Sector: Managing Expectations, Delivering Results by Arthur Piper
Auditors in the public sector face a unique set of challenges, given that they must satisfy both their internal
stakeholders — chief executives, boards, divisional service heads — and also be accountable to both
politicians and the public. This report aims to assess how well they are coping with that mandate and how
they might improve their practices in the future.
Despite their challenges, many public sector auditors are getting involved in their organization’s strategic
business risks, using The IIA’s International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
(“Standards”) nearly as much as those outside the public sector.
To help practitioners understand and respond to challenges, Arthur Piper’s report provides insights from
thought leadership in the industry and findings from the 2015 CBOK Practitioner Survey, the largest survey of
internal auditors in the world.
Piper’s report discusses how the role of the public sector internal auditor has evolved, including the threats
to internal auditor’s independence and objectivity, new and changing risks, funding constraints and
shortages, and staff retention issues.
For the full publication, please access Auditing the Public Sector: Managing Expectations, Delivering Results.
For additional CBOK resources and publications, please access IIA - CBOK.
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Internal Audit Crossword Puzzle
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2015 – 2016 Chapter Leadership
Officers:
Barb Schaffert – President
Sean Brough – VP Membership
Ryan Anstaett – VP Programs
Tony Kisner – Treasurer
Caleb Blanding – Secretary
Justin Hinkle – VP Services
Anthony Middleton – VP Web Services
Board:
Tony Jackson
Marc Woodward
Scott Way
Christee Highbarger
Stephanie Jones
bschaffert@pbigordon.com
sean.brough@protiviti.com
anstaettr@compassminerals.com
kisnera@bv.com
caleb.blanding@yrcfreight.com
justin.hinkle@us.gt.com
anthony_middleton@americancentury.com
Gordon Braun
Jeanne Cline
John Curran
Jason Koch
Angela York
District Representative:
Stephanie Jones
Ex-Officio Member:
Becky Casey
If you have any questions or would like to submit an article for the newsletter, please
email Justin Hinkle, VP Services, at Justin.Hinkle@US.GT.com.
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