Election Day April 14, 2017 Election Results Announcement April 24, 2017 A written nomination made by at least 25 members can be submitted to the Secretary up to 30 days prior to the election. The deadline for written nominations is March 15, 2017. Board of Governors Four people will be elected to serve the terms of 2017-2020. Jeff Estes, AIM, CRISC, CRMA, ChFC, CIPM Jeff Estes is an audit manager in the Information Systems section of Internal Audit at State Farm. Jeff joined State Farm in 1998 as a mainframe computer programmer. He accepted a position as a Security Analyst in Enterprise Information Security and Directory Services in 2000, was promoted to Component Manager in 2005, and moved to Internal Audit in 2008. Jeff recently completed back-to-back development assignments with Enterprise Compliance and Ethics and Information Security, and is pleased to bring those experiences back to Internal Audit. Jeff received a Bachelor of Music degree from Illinois State University. He has been a member of the Central Illinois Chapter of IIA since 2009 and currently holds the following designations: Associate in Management (Insurance Institute of America) Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (ISACA) in Risk Management Assurance (The Institute of Internal Auditors) Chartered Financial Consultant (The American College) Certified Information Privacy Manager (International Association of Privacy Professionals) Shawn Harrison, CIA Shawn Harrison is the Internal Audit/Risk Manager for Citizens Equity Frist Credit Union (CEFCU) since February 2013. Shawn joined CEFCU in 1994 working in the Lending and Investment Services departments until he was promoted to management in 2004. Shawn has managed the Call Center, Cash Management department, and the Compliance department before he joined the Internal Audit. Shawn received his bachelor's degree in Finance in 2001 and has been a member of the IIA since 2013. He earned his Certified Internal Auditor designation in 2015. Steve Spent, CPA, CIA B.S. Accounting Millikin University, May 1988.
Steve has over 25 years of experience in the auditing and accounting professions. Steve has been a member of ADM s Internal Audit department for the previous 12 years and is currently a Sr. Audit Manager. Prior experience includes 3 years of public accounting with Deloitte & Touche, 7 years of corporate and cost accounting with Zexel, Inc., and 8 years in internal audit and other roles with Illinois Power/Dynegy/Ameren prior to joining ADM in 2005. Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) 5/98 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) 11/88 As a member of the CIC IIA, Steve has previously served the chapter as Treasurer for 3 years and BOG member for multiple terms. Sean LaBounty, CPA B.S. Business Management Eastern Illinois University, May 2005 B.S. Accounting Illinois State University, May 2007 Sean LaBounty is an Internal Audit Director at PwC with more than 9 years of experience serving both large, multinational companies and privately held companies. Sean has lead internal audit and consulting projects around SOX design and implementation, external quality assessments, and has been a part of co-sourcing and full outsourcing projects with SEC Registrants in the Retail & Consumer, Professional Services, and Industrial Products industries. Sean has also been a member of PwC s Internal Audit Center of Excellence, which is charged with providing central guidance to PwC s Internal Audit practice. Prior to joining PwC s Internal Audit Practice, Sean spent seven years leading external audits for large SEC Registrants within PwC s external audit practice. Certified Public Accountant October 2007 Jack Reynolds, jr Bachelors of Science, Computer Science University of Illinois Springfield, May 1995 Masters of Science, Computer Science University of Illinois at Springfield, May 2007 Jack has over 20 years of experience as an information technology professional. He has been in his current role as an Information Technology Auditor at Horace Mann Insurance for the past eight months. Jack has most recently served as a Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Auditor at Horace Mann focusing on information technology. Jack has worked on numerous information technology projects throughout his career both as an employee and a consultant. Jack has performed engagements at a number of companies throughout the
Midwest including large companies in Bloomington, Illinois, Peoria, Illinois, Decatur, Illinois and elsewhere. His expertise is in large-scale database systems, document management and workflow, server and network engineering and information system security. Jack has experience with both Wintel and Lintel configuration and management. Jack is an adjunct professor for the University of Illinois, Springfield and has taught computer science classes at the university for nearly five years. Jack is seeking his CISA certification during the first half of 2017. Jack has volunteered for Springfield s Habitat for Humanity.
President Tammy Thomas B A Economics with concentration in Finance - University of Illinois at Springfield 1997 Masters of Business Administration Millikin University 2012 11 years of experience as an internal auditor with ADM 23 years of experience in various banking roles Audit Manager for ADM Audit projects covering financial, operational and Sarbanes Oxley work at various Global ADM locations including elevators, warehouses, processing plants, sales administration offices, banking, insurance, corporate departments and accounting. Certified Public Accountant (CPA) 2001 Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) 2007 in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) 2012 Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) 2013 Current CICIIA Vice President Past Membership Committee Chair CICIIA member for 11 years
1 st Vice President Amanda Manon, CPA, CIA B.S. and M.S. in Accounting Bradley University, May 2007 Amanda has over 9 years of experience as an internal auditor. She has been in her current role as an Internal Audit Manager at Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) for four months and prior to that was an Audit Supervisor for four years. Amanda has worked on various audits throughout her career related to financial and operational business risks as well as SOX compliance at ADM locations throughout North America including elevators, processing plants, warehouses, sales offices and corporate departments. Amanda also serves as the HR coordinator for the department which includes overseeing the hiring and training of new employees. s Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) May 2007 Certified Public Accountant (CPA) February 2011 Amanda has been a member of the CICIIA for over 9 years and has served on the hospitality committee several years and as the Registration Chair for the past three years. Patrick Jones, CIA, CISA B.A. Accounting Blackburn College, May 2003 Patrick has over 10 years of experience as an internal auditor and an additional 3 years of system implementation experience. He has been in his current role as Internal Audit Manager at Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) for the past three years. Patrick has most recently served as the College Recruiting Coordinator and ERP Implementation coordinator for the ADM Internal Audit department. Patrick has worked on audit projects throughout his career relating to financial, operational, Sarbanes Oxley work at various Global ADM locations including elevators, warehouses, processing plants, sales offices and corporate departments, and most recently on IT Audits including IT General control reviews. Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) October 2009 Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) March 2014 Patrick has been a member of the CICIIA for over 12 years and is currently serving on the Academic Relations committee. Patrick is also an active member of the ISACA chapter in Central IL.
Treasurer Jonathan Lee CIA, CFE Professional Background / Experience: Jonathan has over 12 years of experience in the Internal Audit Department at ADM. During this time Jonathan has worked on audit projects relating to financial, operational, and Sarbanes Oxley work at various ADM locations around the globe including grain elevators, warehouses, processing plants, sales offices, and corporate departments. In addition, Jonathan has worked on numerous consulting and acquisitions projects at the request of ADM Management. Currently, Jonathan manages the ADM Construction Audit Group that is responsible for performing financial and payroll audits of third-party contractors that perform work at various ADM facilities throughout North America. Jonathan served as the Treasurer for the Central Illinois Chapter of the IIA in the previous chapter year (2016 17). : BS in Accounting and Marketing from Illinois State University, May 2004 MBA from the University of Illinois at Springfield, May 2011 Professional Memberships, s and Volunteer: Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Central Illinois Chapter of the IIA The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
Secretary Claire McCormick, CIA Claire has over 6 years of experience in the Internal Audit Department at ADM. During this time, Claire has worked on audit projects relating to financial, operational, and Sarbanes Oxley work at various ADM locations, domestically and globally. Claire has had experience working with small elevators, large processing plants, storage warehouses (both owned by ADM and owned by a third party), merchandising offices, and corporate functions. Claire has led and participated in consulting and acquisition projects at the request of ADM and IA management. Claire currently serves as the Secretary of the Central Illinois Chapter of the IIA. : Millikin University, May 2009