Welcome to the IIA Central New York Chapter!

The Central New York Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) serves the Central New York Region which includes Syracuse, Utica, and Ithaca. The Chapter has over 180 members.

Chapter Officers

Mike Vaccaro

Chapter President

Alanna Abreu

Chapter Secretary

Karen Altman

Chapter Membership Chair

Mrs. Suzanne Isgro

Chapter Membership Chair

John Sheaffer (CIA, CRMA)

Chapter Program Chair

Mrs. Lynn Frye (CIA)

Chapter Academic Relations Chair

Welcome to the IIA Central New York Chapter

Founded on May 15, 1957, the Central New York Chapter of the IIA has more than 180 members. The chapter provides training, education and networking opportunities to internal audit professionals via our meetings and events.

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We are proud ro report that on October 12th, 2022 at our 11th Annual Economic Crime and Cybersecurity Seminar, we awarded 2 scholarships at $250 a piece to students at Utica College.

Central New York IIA: Chapter Year in Review

Dear Fellow CNY IIA Chapter Members,

It has been a pleasure to serve as the Chapter vice president for part of the 2023–2024-chapter year and now, president, as the prior president, Betty McQuay had to step down in December due to unforeseen family obligations. We wish Betty and her family the best! Without your involvement in the Chapter and the support and hard work of my fellow volunteers, the Chapter would not be as lively and successful. Thank you for your support!

As we look back at the 2023–2024-chapter year, we see a year of continued change. As we continue to evolve and change, we do know that resiliency is key and that listening to our members is crucial. We also know how important adapting to change is. The Chapter continues to adapt to our evolving environments, monitoring and providing training on emerging risks to meet the needs of our members, and continue to work together to promote the IIA’s mission. Thanks to the dedication of our officers and board members we maintained our program offerings and had a very productive year!

This year, the Chapter hosted six events, giving members the opportunity to gain knowledge, earn CPE’s and network. We held our popular 12^th annual Economic and Cybersecurity Seminar, in October, at Utica University. We had close to 100 attendees with six speakers, presenting on topics such as Large Language Models & Risk Mitigation, The Pulse of Internal Audit, Achieving Effective Internal Control Over Sustainability Reporting, Insider Risk & Cybersecurity, and Wire Transfer Fraud. The event offered six CPE’s and as always, was a great learning and networking opportunity. In December the Chapter offered a 2- CPE hour, in-person, Ethics event. In March the Chapter brought back an in-person event at LeMoyne College which was very well attended, covering various topics of interest. In May, speaker John Hall conducted a program on High Impact Audit Skills (Planning, Assessing Risk, and Effective Communication). Also, in May, the Chapter partnered with the Community Bank Auditor Group with E&Y to conduct a 2-CPE hour event.

Finally, we ended the fiscal year with an in-person “Social” in June. The Social was held, again, at the NBT Bank Stadium in Syracuse. Last year’s event was enjoyed so much, we chose to have it there again.

As the fiscal year closes, I’d like to thank the officers, board members and chapter members for this opportunity to serve and for their continued support throughout the fiscal year. I look forward to the 2024-2025-chapter year, as I know the incoming Chapter Officers and Board of Governors are eager to continue to support the IIA, the CNY Chapter and its members.

We're always looking for new volunteers and fresh perspectives for our training programs. If you have an idea or a topic on something you'd like to see offered or wish to help planning an event, please reach out to us at chapter58@iiachaptercommunications.org.

Thank you for your membership and support!

Sincerely,

Mike Vaccaro, President (2024-25)

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