Thomas Bacigalupi
Thomas Bacigalupi is a Detective with the George Mason University Police Department in
Fairfax, Virginia. He is currently assigned to the agency’s Criminal Investigations Bureau. He
has 18 years total experience as a law enforcement officer and public safety officer in higher
education.
Detective Bacigalupi is one of the coordinators and founder of the College and University Police
Investigators Conference. He holds numerous certifications in computer forensics, and is a
member of the Regional Computer Forensics Group, High Technology Crime Investigation
Association, National White Collar Crime Center, Internet Crimes Against Children task force,
and The FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, Washington Field Office.
Detective Bacigalupi is also the recipient of the IACLEA 2009 award for merit.
Detective Bacigalupi is a certified instructor and has taught classes at The Northern Virginia
Criminal Justice Training Academy and attends numerous summits and workshops pertaining to
campus law enforcement both as a presenter and an attendee each year. He can be reached
through email at tbacigal@gmu.edu
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BETH A. BERK, CPA
Independent Recruiter
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Beth A. Berk is an actively licensed CPA with over 20 years of hands-on experience including public
accounting (E&Y), consulting (KPMG and DelCor Technology Solutions), accounting (American Cancer
Society), internal audit (Moneyline Telerate), business development and fundraising (local professional
service firms and community foundation in Virginia), and recruiting within the metropolitan DC business
community (Acsys, formerly Don Richards). As a networker who truly enjoys helping others and sharing
her career experiences to guide fellow professionals, she has dedicated herself to recruiting as an
Independent Recruiter. Ms. Berk has been trained as a CPA Ambassador for the state of Maryland on
behalf of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and as an ethics instructor on behalf of
the Virginia Society of CPA’s and is a member of the Virginia Society of CPA’s Editorial Task Force.
Although her primary focus is on working with companies and professionals to fill accounting and
financial related positions, her broad wealth of experience and knowledge allows her to work on many
types of positions including administrative, operational, marketing and IT. Ms Berk believes that her forte
is in matching the right candidate to the right job based upon the technical skills required, and the needs
and values of the parties involved. She also thinks out of the box, when necessary, and could be the one to
assist with those “hard to find” professionals. Ms. Berk welcomes the opportunity to meet prospective
clients and career seekers.
CURRICULUM VITAE
EXPERIENCE
Beth A. Berk began her career in public accounting in 1982 and has experience in accounting, financial
and operational consulting, risk management, business development, recruiting and marketing for public
accounting firms, nonprofit organizations, and professional and financial services companies. Her
accomplishments include generating $1.7M+ in gross revenue in first year for recruiting firm’s new line
of business and producing $200K+ in gross revenue for other lines of business and developing,
marketing, and implementing a gift annuity program including first direct mail campaign resulting in
closing $300K in planned gifts in less than 4 months of launching program. Ms. Berk has had articles
published, authored and presented a report to a Department of Defense agency which resulted in a
military regulation, established and implemented policies and procedures, researched technical issues,
cultivated client relationships, streamlined departments and procedures, prepared and administered
budgets up to $22M, and created and edited marketing and Web site materials. Ms. Berk has served in
various capacities at nationally known organizations including Ernst & Young, Moneyline Telerate,
American Cancer Society and KPMG. She has been actively involved within the metropolitan
Washington DC business community since her arrival in 1999.
PARTIAL LISTING OF CLIENTS & EMPLOYERS
CPA & Professional Services Firms: Acsys, Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, P.C., Bauer & Scott CPA’s, Business
Engineering, Inc., Clifton Gunderson, Councilor Buchanan & Mitchell, Berlin Ramos and Company, DelCor
Technology Solutions, Inc., DeLeon & Stang, Ernst & Young, Grossberg Company LLP, GURU, KPMG, Lehman
Smith McLeish, Metro Metro & Associates, OAO Mohn & Allen, P.C., Ribis Jones & Maresca, RSM McGladrey,
Santos, Postal & Company, P.C., SKMB, P.A., Snyder Cohn, PC, Steven David Stone, P.C., The Albright Group
LLC, UHY Advisors, Valuation Services, Inc., Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Company, WTAS
Publicly Traded & Privately Held: Blaydes Industries, Digene, EntreMed, Inc., Hanger Orthopedic Group,
Inc., Infrastructure Management Group, Marriott, Moneyline Telerate, NorthStar Express Freight, Pioneer Roofing
Systems, Social & Scientific Systems, Spacesaver Systems, Inc., TrafficLand, Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Nonprofit: Aerospace Medical Association, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, American
Camping Association, American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, American Health Lawyers
Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Anchor Mental Health Association, CASA of Maryland,
Chelsea School, District of Columbia Primary Care Association, Goodwill Industries, Hadassah, National
Apartment Association, National Geographic Society, Telecommunications Industry Association, The Reginald S.
Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children, Westminster at Lake Ridge, Woodruff Arts Center
Government & State Funded: Department of Defense, Department of Education, National Institutes of Health,
University of Maryland University College, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CERTIFICATION, EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
License: Certified Public Accountant – Maryland and Virginia
Degree: Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York - Bachelor of Science - Accounting, Magna Cum Laude
Memberships: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Woman’s Society of Certified
Public Accountants, Maryland Association of CPA's, Virginia Society of CPA’s, Finance & Administration
Roundtable and Washington Network Group
BETH A. BERK, CPA
Independent Recruiter
Connecting You To
Your Next Hire TM
Contingency & Retained Staffing Solutions
matching skills, experience & values with needs
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
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Background: Consultative oriented recruiting professional trained in public accounting with current CPA
license, and active business developer and networker in metropolitan DC business and nonprofit community.
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Experience: Financial, operational, management and technology consulting, recruiting, business development,
sales, marketing, internal controls and auditing for CPA and professional service firms, government agencies,
and associations and nonprofits.
Accomplishments: Developing business opportunities and client relationships, coaching and training business
owners and professionals, recruiting, establishing and implementing policies and procedures including
industries with no prior knowledge, technical and market research, streamlining departments and procedures,
cost savings, and creating, editing and presenting marketing materials, proposals, and client deliverables.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, SALES, MARKETING & RECRUITING
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Developed and closed new business by cold calling, prospecting, networking, and targeted marketing
campaigns.
Recruited accounting, financial and operational professionals for clients and employers for full-time and
consulting opportunities.
Coordinated speaking engagements and presented to audiences up to 100, trained all levels of staff,
management and volunteers on technical and operational issues, and coached professionals on business
development, marketing strategy and closing skills.
Created, wrote, and edited business development and marketing initiatives including internet contents and
design, direct mail, email and fax campaigns, proposals, presentations, seminars, brochures, newsletters,
advertisements, public relations announcements, and client correspondence.
Served as professional development officer for community foundation to identify donors, cultivated
relationships, solicited and closed gifts, and coordinated professional advisory council.
Raised funds as a community volunteer for international and local nonprofits through grass roots campaigns and
target donor solicitations, and participated in planning committees.
FINANCIAL, OPERATIONAL & PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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Analyzed, documented and streamlined accounting, financial and operational procedures and established and
implemented new policies and procedures.
Consulted on business process improvement and risk management issues including internal controls, functional
and system analyses, working with programmers, software and web developer, and reviewed and negotiated
commercial insurance property and casualty policy terms and rates.
Created policy and procedure manuals, organizational charts and flowcharts of transactional, departmental and
company wide operations, and prepared requests for proposals on behalf of clients to distribute to software
vendors.
Administered annual budgets up to $22M and revised budgets to reflect departmental profitability and
reclassification of income and expenditures for financial reporting.
Managed projects and supervised staff and volunteers.
Performed audits, formulated financial analyses, and prepared tax returns, regulatory filings and applications.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Developed, marketed and implemented gift annuity program including first direct mail campaign and closed
$300K in planned gifts in less than 4 months of launching program.
 Prepared and presented final report on valuation methodology for U.S. Army’s museum clearinghouse as a
Consultant with a “Big 4” firm resulting in formal Army regulation and consideration for applicability to other
Department of Defense agencies.
 Consulted on engagements for Department of Education related to government regulations for university and
college scholarships and reviewed fiscal operations of utility services for major university to determine
department cost allocation to Federal grant recipients.
 Identified cost saving opportunities, revised budgets to reflect departmental profitability, and reclassified
expenditures for presentation on financial statements and tax returns.
 Analyzed and documented fiscal operations for 5 divisions of major USA City’s arts center and recommended
performance improvement and change management solutions.
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Developed pro forma financial statements and footnotes for new accounting standards for national nonprofit,
and organized and chaired task force team of senior management from national nonprofits and “Big 4” CPA
firms.
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Cheryl Hyder, CFE, MT, CPA, CVA, CFF
President, Washington Metropolitan Chapter of Associate of Certified Fraud Examiners
Cheryl Hyder has provided litigation support services, including performing financial
investigations and other forensic accounting assignments, for most of professional career. In
addition to being a CPA, Hyder earned advanced professional designations as a Certified Fraud
Examiner, Certified Valuation Analyst and is Certified in Financial Forensics. Her corporate
accounting experience, combined with her experience as a public accountant and forensic
accountant, provide her with unique perspective to financial investigations. She believes that
there are no “cookie-cutter” solutions to the ongoing challenges created by fraudsters and wouldbe fraudsters, and providing anti-fraud education is but one of the tools a preventive program
should include. She speaks regularly on fraud prevention, fraud detection and related topics to
diverse audiences, including Federal agencies, professional organizations and collegiate groups.
Hyder has been active in the Metro-DC chapter since 2004, serving first as Program Chair and
then as a Director, prior to her being elected as Vice President of the Chapter in 2009. She cofounded the community outreach and speakers’ bureau programs, which have enhanced our
visibility in the local business, government and collegiate communities, and at the same time
these efforts have increased anti-fraud awareness among these groups. She currently serves as a
Chapter Liaison to the ACFE, is on the ACFE’s Editorial Advisory Board, and holds leadership
positions in other professional and community-based organizations.
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Mike Laskofski
Mike Laskofski is the Associate Vice President of Research Operations at George Mason
University. In this role, Mike leads an office of 35 FTE responsible for all aspects of research
administration including pre-award proposal submissions, financial reporting, cash management,
cost analysis and contract negotiation. Mike has over 15 years experience in research
administration and financial management. He has worked in the Office of Sponsored Programs at
Harvard University where he held various financial management leadership roles working with
Academic Units including the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Medical School. He also
worked as a Public Sector Financial Management Consultant for IBM Business Consulting
Services with a particular focus on the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and
Human Services. Mike has been with George Mason University since June 2005.
Mike is a Certified Research Administrator and is active in various professional groups such as
the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) and the Society of
Research Administrators (SRA). He serves as George Mason University’s contact for the
Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) and the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR).
In 2009, Mike was awarded the George Mason University, David W. Rossell Quill Award,
which recognizes individuals who display leadership while advancing the stature of the
department and the University.
Mike received his B.B.A in Finance from William and Mary and M.B.A. from Boston
University. He lives in Burke, Virginia with his wife Clare and four children, Kiera, Jamie,
Andrew and Sara.
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Josh Schiefer
Josh Schiefer is an IT Security Analyst for George Mason. Josh’s primary role is to conduct risk
assessments and to help develop IT security policy and procedures.
His previous work history includes stops at Virginia Tech and Penn State University, which
shaped his views on IT Security.
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