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President’s Message 1

The Lansing Courier

T h e I n s t i t u t e o f I n t e r n a l A u d i t o r s

D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 5 * V o l u m e 1 6 I s s u e 1 2

Editor: Melanie Myjak The Lansing Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors www.theiia.org/chapters/Lansing

A Message From Our President

Lansing Chapter Members,

The holiday season is here! I hope that everyone has some well-deserved time off

planned to enjoy with family and friends. With all the hustle and constant pushes

to get things completed by year-end, it’s nice to know there’s an end in sight.

This month I wanted to share an interesting article I read about what Americans

are doing wrong when it comes to holiday giving. I found it interesting because the

title upset me for a moment, but as it should, brought me to reading the article in

its entirety. It stated some statistics, and some bold facts, but the basic point was

that Americans are giving, a lot, but not thoroughly researching where that sizeable

giving ends up. In giving, Americans are swept away by the testimonials, nicely put

together websites, the ease of making the donation, and possibly because their

friends or family are giving to that charity. The conclusion was that instead of

making the sizeable donation to a corporate charity, maybe consider helping the

neighboring ones. Those close to home. Consider the non-profit that keeps

sending you a newsletter every month or the family down the street that has been

struggling. It even went on to say that giving of money is not all that is needed, but

the giving of your time is just as needed. It was definitely something I needed to

read, and I felt grateful for the subtle, yet bold reminder, that sometimes steer us in

the right direction. I encourage all of our members to find their right way of giving

this holiday season, and throughout the year.

The next CPE event for the Chapter is on Tuesday, December 8.

Join Joe Koenig in his riveting afternoon session where he will be discussing his

book, Getting to Know the Truth, as well as devoting 2 CPEs worth of ETHICS

training! It’s a fraud and ethics filled afternoon for all those who would like to

attend. The afternoon session will be held at Jackson National Life Company,

located at 1 Corporate Way, Lansing MI. Registration information is located in the

pages to follow!

Hope to see you December 8, and if not enjoy the holidays!

Emily

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Chapter News 2

Calendar of Events 3

Training/Education 4

Editor’s Note 5

New Members 5

CAP Report 6

About Us 7

Treasurer Report 8

Member Directory 8

Career Opportunities 9

Chapter President Emily Crampton

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Lansing Chapter Board Member Rob Johnson currently serves as the Inter-nal Audit Manager for MSU Federal Credit Union. Rob graduated from Northwood Univer-sity in 2008 with a

Bachelors degree in Accounting and Manage-ment before starting his career as a staff ac-countant at Andrews Hooper Pavlik PLC in Okemos, MI. He joined MSU Federal Credit Union in 2012 as a Senior Compliance Audi-tor. In addition to serving on the Board of Gov-ernors for the Lansing Chapter IIA, Rob also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Michi-gan 4-H Foundation and serves as the Treasurer on the Michigan Association for Children’s Mental Health Board of Directors. Rob resides in St. Johns, MI, with his wife Kristen, newborn daughter Madelyn, and silver lab Gabby. He enjoys spending his free time with family and friends, and in the great outdoors hunting and fishing.

Featured Leader

Chapter News

December Meeting

Earn 3 CPEs!

December 8, 2015

Presentation: 1:00PM – 4:30PM Snacks/Networking: 2:30PM – 3:00PM Location: Jackson National Life Insurance Company Head-quarters – 1 Corporate Way, Lansing, MI 48951 CPE: 2 Ethics, 1 General

Members: $40.00 Non-members: $50.00

Summary:

Joe Koenig, owner of KMI Investigations, LLC in Grand Rapids MI will be discussing his book Getting the Truth.

All attendees will receive a copy of Joe’s book “Getting the Truth” and there will be a book signing following the presentation.

REGISTER

Speaker Bio:

After 26 years of service, Joe retired as an Inspector from the Michigan State Police. During his law enforcement career he was lead investigator on the James R. Hoffa case, and was directly involved in many varied and sensitive investigations. He is a past President of the Michigan FBI National Academy Associates and former Vice President of the Western Michigan Chapter of the Association of Certi-fied Fraud Examiners. He has over 45 years of experience in both the public and private sectors. He owns and oper-ates his own private investigative firm, KMI Investigations, LLC (www.Kmiinvestigations.com). Joe is a CFE and holds a BS in Accounting from Wayne State University, and a Masters in Public Administration from Eastern Michigan University where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.

Congratulations to the

2015-2016 Chapter Year

Scholarship winner!

Abigail Andrews was

awarded the Lansing

Chapter Scholarship

and will be serving as a

Junior Board Member

for the remainder of the chapter year.

Abigail is an Accounting student at Michigan

State University. She is a member of both Beta

Alpha Psi as well as the Accounting Student As-

sociation. One of her goals as a junior member

Scholarship Winner

of the board, is to advocate for the IIA amongst her peers at

MSU. The Board of Governors congratulates Abigail on her

award and looks forward to working with her. Her perspec-

tive will help the board reach out to local students that

may not otherwise know about the Institute of Internal

Auditors and the benefits membership has to offer. Wel-

come aboard Abigail!

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Chapter Calendar of Events

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1

4 5 6 7 8

11 12 13 14 15

18

Martin Luther King

Day

19 20 21 22

25 26 27 28 29

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri

1 2 3 4 Hanukkah Begins

Dec 6

7 GOLD SRD Webinar 8 Board Meeting

Chapter Meeting

9 10 11

14

Hanukkah Ends

15

The Evolving Role of

the CAE

16 17 18

21 22

Winter Solstice

23 24 25

28 29 30 31

Education, Training and Certification

2015 & 2016 Conferences & Seminars

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General Audit Management Conference March 7—9, 2016 Fort Worth, TX USA

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Central Regional Conference May 1—4, 2016 Nashville, TN USA

International Conference IIA 75th Anniversary July 17—20, 2016 New York, NY USA

Governance, Risk & Control Conference August 22—24, 2016 Fort Lauderdale, FL USA

All Star Conference October 17—19, 2016 The Mirage, Las Vegas, NV USA

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A Note From the Editor

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Year End Frenzy and Beyond

I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted! 2015 was a crazy, busy year and as it winds down, I am busier than ever! Are you all scrambling to get those remaining audits conducted? Final audit reports issued? Are you in the midst of conducting your annual audit risk assessments and planning your next audit schedule? Perhaps you’re under examination by regulatory agencies and external auditors simultaneously? Well, that just about sums up my year end. I hope yours is much less frantic.

In addition to all the work related year end scramble, I have yet to begin my holiday shopping! Now I know why new year resolutions are pledged. Vows to become better organized, spend more or less time on certain activities, improve our time management, etc. Basically everything that we did in the previ-ous year that helped create the accumulation at year end is reassessed and a plan made to avoid it in future years. Perhaps it is just me! But, if this applies to you, you’re in good company.

As insane and hectic as year end activities may be, we must take a deep breath and look back over the course of the year and celebrate our accomplishments. Was our impact positive? Did we help make pro-gressive changes and improvements within our organizations? Were we able to demonstrate our value? If not, what can we do better next year? How can we ensure our reputation is one of adding value? Each year end and the beginning of the next gives us a renewed opportunity to exhibit our significance. Once you’ve evaluated your performance for the past year, look ahead for new and exciting prospects; the road ahead is paved with an abundance of them!

I hope everyone has the opportunity to take a few moments to review 2015, congratulate yourselves on your accomplishments and make plans to make 2016 an even better year!

I wish everyone a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season and New Year!

Regards,

Melanie

Lansing Chapter New Members

The leadership and membership of the Lansing Chapter welcomes its newest

members. We hope to meet each and every one of you at the planned events

during the chapter year.

If you have any questions about the chapter and its offerings, please reach out

to a member of the leadership, board or general membership. We are here to

serve you! Information is also available on our chapter website.

The newest members to join our chapter are:

Ethan Osler; Davenport University

Carri Simon; Municipal Employees' Retirement System of Michigan

Chapter Achievement Program (CAP)

CAP Progress Report

Do any of your internal audit activities earn Chapter Achievement

Program (CAP) points for your Lansing Chapter of the IIA? What is

CAP, why is it important and what can you do to help?

The Chapter Achievement Program (CAP) is designed by the Institute

of Internal Auditors to guide chapters for developing quality programs

and completing administrative duties to ensure it is meeting its

obligations to its membership. Points are awarded for each activity

based upon the activity in accordance with IIA guidelines. The goal is

to provide valuable professional activities and development

opportunities to the membership and earn CAP points while doing it!

Certain activities that are conducted by membership may qualify. If

any of your activities qualify or you would like to know whether they

qualify, please contact Ryan O’Rourke at orourk36@msu.edu.

There are four performance levels that can be achieved.

BRONZE - 685 CAP Points

SILVER - 1,060 CAP Points

GOLD - 1,560 CAP Points

PLATINUM - This is a special level created to recognize

chapters that attain GOLD status for 10 of 11 consecutive years.

QUALIFYING ACTIVITIES

Articles submitted or published in

Internal Auditor magazine

Speaking engagements at chapter

or other IIA meetings

Participation in establishment of a

student chapter of the IIA

Sponsorship of student attendance

at chapter meetings

Participation in a Junior Achieve-

ment (JA) program or activity

Holding Internal Audit Awareness

Month activities (May)

Serving on an International Com-

mittee of the IIA

Writing exam questions for IIA

certifications: CIA, CCSA, CFSA,

CGAP

Other miscellaneous Service to

the Profession activities.

The Lansing Chapter hopes to continue to hold the designation of PLATINUM. CAP points reported in No-

vember 2015 is 1117. The goal for CAP points to maintain the current designation is a minimum of 1560 each

calendar year. Retaining our status is of great importance, however, it is more important that we offer the

membership valuable services and we as members do our obligatory role within our organizations and com-

munities by reaching out, educating and proving our value. Be sure to notify Ryan O’Rourke at

orourk36@msu.edu if you have any CAP points to report.

Points are reported to the IIA on the 10th of each month covering three areas:

Service to Members (primarily involves attendance at monthly meetings, conferences and seminars);

Service to the Program (involves areas including Advocacy for the IIA and involvement with Academic

areas such as student groups); and

Chapter Administration (involves administrative reporting requirements from the IIA).

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About Our Local IIA Chapter

Chapter Governance & Leadership

The Lansing Chapter of The IIA was founded in 1979 to provide a varied program of education and networking for its members. The chapter is dedicated to the professional development of its members. The topics offered throughout the year are varied and are focused on helping develop professionalism and strengthen audit knowledge, experience and credentials. We welcome suggested topics or areas of focus that members are look-ing to learn about or improve upon. Let us know; we want to continue offering value to the membership.

Get Involved, In Touch & Stay Connected. Members stay in touch and participate in discussion boards.

LinkedIn is a business-

oriented social network-

ing site, used mainly for

professional networking.

To visit and join The IIA

Lansing Chapter’s

LinkedIn site: Click here

Please visit The IIA Lan-

sing Chapter’s Facebook

here.

Follow us on Twitter too!

GET INVOLVED! VOLUNTEER FOR YOUR CHAPTER!

We are always looking for volunteers to help! Contact any member of the Board for

details.

Join an organization that provides great leadership, training, professional

development and networking opportunities. The Institute of Internal Audi-

tors is the internal audit profession's global voice, recognized authority,

acknowledged leader, chief advocate, and principal educator.

If you or others you may know are interested in joining or want to know

more about the Lansing Chapter, please visit www.theiia.org/chapters/

Lansing or contact Emily Crampton at emily.crampton@ jackson.com.

Board of Governors

Name Term Expires

Sarah Saunders June 2016

VACANCY June 2016

Abigail Andrews June 2016

Junior Board Member

Robert Johnson June 2017

Angela Montgomery June 2017

Melanie Myjak June 2018

Judy Timmermann June 2018

Josh Kirchmeier June 2018

Chapter Officers

Emily Crampton President

Kyle Hebert

Vice President

Bill Papanikolas; CISA,CFSA Immediate Past President

Jana Dean; CPA, CIA Past President

Sandy Streb; CPA, CISA, CISM Secretary

Miriam Davenport Treasurer

Committee Chairs

Phil Perkins Audit

Melanie Myjak Communication

Miriam Davenport

Finance and Administration

Ryan O’Rourke, CPA Membership Services

VACANCY Nomination

Sarah Saunders CIA, CFSA Emily Crampton

Professional Development

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Treasurer Report & Membership Directory

On deposit at the Lake Trust Credit Union as of

11/30/2015:

Savings: $ 5.00

Checking: $ 21,404.98

Money Market: $ 4696.25

Total: $ 26,106.23

The Membership Directory is available under the Members Only tab at

www.theiia.org/chapters/Lansing (You must be signed in to view the

Members Only tab). Please take a minute to review the membership

information listed.

If any changes/corrections are needed please be sure to update your

contact information directly with IIA Customer Service.

Our local chapter official membership records are maintained based on

information that is provided by headquarters in monthly updates.

Changes may be submitted directly to headquarters at https://www.theiia.org/iia/profile/index.cfm.

Research Resources

IIA Links: Some links require logins and are only accessible by IIA members:

IIA L

ink

s

Certification News Link to Learning Opportunities

Audit Executive Center IIA Today

Tone at the Top (free to the public) IIA ITAudit

Internal Auditor IIA Newsletter FSA Times

IIA Research Foundation

The Gaming Auditorium quarterly publication for members of The IIA's Gaming Audit Group to

support knowledge development for gaming audit professionals.

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Career Center

If you are looking to 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 resource for resume posting and focused can-

didate searches. The IIA’s Career Center receives

10,000 unique visitors monthly.

To contact the IIA’s Audit Career Center, call 1-888-

575-9675 or email custserv@jobtarget.com

Opportunities available now are provided here. If you or your organization is in search of ideal candidates

to fill positions, place your job posting within this newsletter. Career postings are free to membership.

Non members will be charged a monthly fee of $50.00 per posting. Please contact Melanie Myjak at mela-

nie.myjak@parda.com for further information and how to get your notification in this publication.

Career Opportunities

No current postings.

Visit the Careers tab on the Lansing Chapter IIA website to get more details and information on how to apply.

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