Chapter Event
2025 February Luncheon: Maximizing Internal Audit Quality, Performance and Value
Feb 27, 2025
Zoom
Welcome to the IIA Seattle Chapter!
The Seattle Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) serves the Washington Puget Sound Area. The Chapter has over 800 members across the Pacific Northwest.
Chapter Officers
Cynthia Behnen Gillison
Chapter President
Miss Caroline Pietrowski (CIA)
Chapter Secretary
Kristina Wilson
Chapter Membership Chair
Yuxuan Mu
Chapter Membership Chair, Chapter Certification Chair
Nitin Nigam
Chapter Certification Chair
Nira Kohli
Chapter Certification Chair
Nick Meyer
Chapter Program Chair
Veronica Bains
Chapter Program Chair
Mr. Austin Bailey (CIA)
Chapter Academic Relations Chair
Chapter News and Events
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March Event: Critical Thinking & Professional Skepticism for Auditors
The Seattle IIA is excited to have you join us on March 11th (8:00 AM to 12:00 PM) and March 12th (8:00AM to 12:00 PM) for a presentation by Raven Catlin!
The obvious answer isn’t always the right answer. As managers, leaders, auditors, and risk managers, we must find ways to encourage the critical, skeptical mind to view evidence, reach conclusions, and communicate results. Often, we scratch the surface which is often just the tip of the iceberg. Sometimes, it is the little hints that we miss that could be the key to identifying problems and making process improvements.
- Do you want to improve learn to look past the obvious answers?
- Are you prone to realizing you had some bias after you reflect on reviews?
- Do you want your brain to work more efficiently to solving problems?
- Can you see opportunities to improve your thinking but don’t know how to do it?
- Do you want to be more creative and innovative?
- Do you want to recognize more opportunities, avoid mistakes and make decisions faster?
If you answer yes to any of these questions, this course is for you.
Speakers
Raven Catlin of Raven Global Training is a globally recognized speaker and instructor in risk management and internal audit. She is a pioneer in Agile Auditing and published her first book, Agile Auditing: Fundamentals and Applications in 2021. She possesses over 20 years of diverse internal audit experience and risk management, and 20 years of instructing and facilitating a variety of courses. With this diverse experience, she helps professionals add tools to their toolbelts to achieve success.
Price: Member $100; Non-Member $140;
Location: Online
February IIA Seattle Luncheon: Maximizing Internal Audit Quality, Performance and Value
The Seattle IIA is excited to have you join us on February 27, 2025, for a presentation by Warren Hersh!
In 2024, the IIA introduced an updated International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF), including the newly established Global Internal Audit Standards. These revised Standards require internal audit functions to demonstrate not just conformance but also measurable performance, underscoring the importance of enhancing their contribution to their organizations.
This session will equip you with practical strategies and techniques to strengthen your department's effectiveness, improve audit quality, and exceed stakeholder expectations. Drawing from his extensive experience in developing and consulting with internal audit departments, conducting external quality assessments and the experience of the top profile assessors that have performed hundreds of EQAs on behalf of the IIA, you will be provided with actionable insights to elevate your internal audit function's value and impact.
Speakers
Warren Hersh is the Director of Quality Services for the IIA. He was previously Comptroller for the Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX), Auditor General and interim CFO for New Jersey Transit, and Internal Audit Director at Jefferson Wells (now Experis) and BDO Seidman. With 40+ years of experience in internal auditing, quality assessment, risk management, fraud prevention/detection, project management, business process analysis/improvement, corporate governance, and IT, he has conducted external quality assessment reviews in many industries and has also helped to establish and improve internal audit functions. Warren served on the IIA’s International Internal Audit Standards Board for 11 years and the International Public Sector Committee for three years. Warren previously served as the President of IIA–Philadelphia and is currently on the Chapter Audit Committee. He presents frequently at industry conferences and is a CIA, CPA, CISA and CFE.
Price: Member $30; Non-Member $40;
Location: Online
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Welcome to the IIA Seattle Chapter
The mission of The Institute of Internal Auditors is to provide dynamic leadership for the global profession of internal auditing. Activities in support of this mission will include, but will not be limited to:
- Advocating and promoting the value internal audit professionals add to their organizations.
- Providing comprehensive professional educational and development opportunities, standards and other professional practice guidance, and certification programs.
- Researching, disseminating, and promoting knowledge concerning internal auditing and its appropriate role in control, risk management, and governance to practitioners and stakeholders.
- Educating practitioners and other relevant audiences on best practices in internal auditing.
- Bringing together internal auditors from all countries to share information and experiences.
For any questions or comments about this site, please contact us at Chapter34@iiachaptercommunications.org.
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2023
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2022
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Building Awareness Champions
We are pleased to be a 2023 Building Awareness Champion!
During Internal Audit Awareness Month in May, we shared our passion for internal auditing, promoting the profession through a variety of events and campaigns designed to inform and engage, raise awareness, and help stakeholders understand the value of internal audit in their organizations.
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Dear IIA Seattle Chapter Members,
Happy Holidays!! I hope everyone is having an enjoyable holiday season. In November we had a successful luncheon on the topic of Internal Audit's role in AI Risk Management, thank you to everyone who attended the event. On December 5th we partnered with AuditBoard to deliver a training on culture and ethics, we appreciate the opportunities to deliver these training to our members. In the new calendar year, we have a lot of fun events planned, luncheons, the 2024 GAAM conference and our annual fraud conference. We appreciate our members and volunteers for everything you do support our internal audit community in the Seattle area, without your support and commitment to the profession we would not have achieved the success our Chapter has experienced. I learned this week that our Seattle Chapter will be celebrating it's 75 year in 2024 and am very excited for share in the celebration with our members, volunteer, chapter officers and board members. More to come in how we will be recognized by National in the coming months.
Please register for our January event, we're excited to be hosting the Holiday Social with Michelle Wagner, and look forward to seeing you there.
We have several volunteer positions we are looking to fill, if you are passionate about academic relations, programming, member engagement, communications or want to volunteer your financial skills to support our treasurer we'd love to hear from you at Chapter34@iiachapters.org.
I wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season, have a wonderful month!!!
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The Institute of Internal Auditors Seattle Chapter is pleased to offer up to five scholarships to students attending an accredited college or university in the state Washington for the 2024-2025 school year.
The application deadline is Friday December 27, 2024.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Be an undergraduate entering their junior year or higher in fall 2024, fifth year, masters, or PhD candidate. Community college transfers are also encouraged to apply. Students must attend a college or university that is accredited in Washington State.
- Be actively pursuing a career in Internal Audit
- Have an active IIA Membership (IIA Membership is free for students)
Scholarship Guidelines:
Amount and Duration of Scholarships:
- Scholarship award is up to $2,500 to be applied towards tuition or other expenses from the college or university.
- Scholarship monies are paid directly to the accredited college or university listed on application and cannot be paid directly to the student.
- Scholarships are non-renewable.
- Responsibility for ensuring that the monies can be used for the semester/quarter/year granted lies solely with the student.
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The Chapter Achievement Program (CAP) is an achievement/recognition program for chapters that uses points to recognize chapter activities that align with the North American Strategic Plan. The Seattle IIA Chapter currently maintains Ruby Status, or 20 years of Gold achievement.
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The IIA’s International Conference is the premier training and networking event for internal audit professionals worldwide. The IIA is preparing a world-class program focused on delivering topical and forward-thinking presentations to our in-person and virtual audience.
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