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INTERNAL AUDIT & INSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE

Internal Audit & Institutional Compliance Staff Biographies

Administration:


D. Richard "Rick" Moyer, Associate Vice President

Mr. Moyer is the Associate Vice President of Internal Audit and Institutional Compliance for Stanford University and the Stanford University Medical Center.  Prior to joining Stanford in 2006, Rick served as the Executive Director of Audit Services and the Institute Compliance Officer at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

Mr. Moyer has over thirty years of financial and auditing experience. Prior to joining Caltech in 2001, he held varying and increasingly responsible positions with major defense contractors, including General Dynamics, Martin Marietta, and Lockheed Martin. Mr. Moyer has held positions as: Corporate Audit Director; Director of Compliance, Productivity and Process Improvement; Director of Corporate Taxes; and Director - Treasurer’s Office.  Rick has a proven track record in team building as well as establishing effective internal audit and compliance functions.

Mr. Moyer holds a bachelors degree in business administration/accounting from San Diego State University and is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).  He has completed executive financial management seminars at Washington University in St. Louis, Northwestern University, and the University of Pennsylvania.  He is active in the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).  He served the IIA as Chairman of the International Committee for Academic Relations, a Trustee of the Research Foundation, President of the San Diego Chapter, and a member of the Board of Governors of the San Gabriel Valley Chapter.  He currently serves on the IIA’s International Committee for Professional Conferences.  He has been a conference and seminar speaker and presenter, including the IIA International Conference, IIA General Audit Management Conference, IIA All Star Conference, IIA Emerging Trends Conference, ACUA Annual Conference, and the San Diego State University Leadership Conference.

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Ada Chen, Audit Manager

Ms. Chen joined the Internal Audit and Institutional Compliance Department in February 2008 as a senior auditor, primarily focused on the University.  Her responsibilities include planning, conducting and managing university financial, operational, compliance and follow-up audits in support of the Senior Associate Director - Audit.

Ada is a Certified Public Accountant, Canadian Certified General Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.  She has a combined 12 years experience in audit, finance and accounting in industry, public practice, external and internal audit and Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance.  Prior to joining Stanford University, Ada held positions as senior auditor in a one of the largest, global, engineering, construction and design firms where her duties included performing and managing financial, compliance, operational, as well as special investigation assignments.  She was also a senior associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Canada.

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Ranjita Chakravarty, Senior IT Audit Manager

Ranjita joined the Internal Audit Department of Stanford University, in April 1998.  As IT audit manager, her responsibilities include planning, conducting and managing system audits and providing consulting services to various Information Systems departments at Stanford University.  Prior to joining Stanford, Ranjita was a Manager at Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., in their Computer Assurance Services practice, where she conducted, managed and coordinated IT Audits of a variety of firms in the retail, high-tech, manufacturing and banking industries.  Prior to Coopers & Lybrand she was with the Corporate Internal Audit departments of two major banks in Massachusetts - the Bank of Boston and State Street Bank.

Ranjita received her MBA from Arizona State University, her MA in International Relations from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India and B.A. in Political Science from Delhi University in India.  Ranjita is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).   She is a current member and Past President of ISACA – Silicon Valley chapter.  Ranjita has presented IT audit topics at various professional organizations such as ACUA and HEUG and has contributed articles to the ISACA journal. She participated in the development of the Risk Dictionary available on the ACUA website.  In her spare time Ranjita is active in the Bay area theater and film community.

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Doris Fung, Senior Associate Director - University & SMC Audits

Doris Fung is the Senior Associate Director of Internal Audit responsible for the University and Stanford Management Company (SMC).  Prior to joining Stanford in April 2007, Doris was an Audit Manager at Kaiser Permanente.  Doris has over seventeen years of combined experiences in Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, project management, business process re-engineering, IT audit, and public accounting.  She was an Audit manager at KPMG, and a Senior Consultant at Deloitte.

Doris received her MBA from Indiana University at Bloomington.  She is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).  She won the “Best Female Athlete” award in college and represented Hong Kong in swimming events at the World University Games.

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Nancy Heafey, Director - Institutional Compliance

Nancy Heafey  is the Director of Institutional Compliance for Stanford University.  Prior to joining Stanford, Nancy was the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Con-way Inc.

Nancy has over 8 years experience in developing, implementing and overseeing global compliance programs.   Her experience includes compliance risk assessments, program development, investigations, and compliance training and education.  In addition, Nancy has over 20 years’ experience in labor, employment and benefits law and litigation.

Nancy received her bachelor’s degree from Stanford University in 1986, and her juris doctorate degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1989.  After law school, Nancy practiced labor and employment law in San Francisco, CA.   She joined Con-way in 1998 as corporate counsel for labor, employment and litigation matters, and assumed responsibility for the company’s corporate compliance program in 2004.  She is a member of the Ethics and Compliance Officers’ Association, the Bay Area Ethics and Compliance Association, the American Bar Association, and the Association of Corporate Counsel..

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Sandra Hemling, Audit Manager - SLAC

Sandra Hemling has 20 years’ experience in Fortune 500 consulting, internal audit, system implementations, business process improvement, financial management and controllership.  She has former Big 6 Public Accounting experience and has held previous positions as a Controller and CFO.

Sandra received her MBA, International Management from Golden Gate University, San Francisco and her BS Business Administration (Accounting and Management Information Systems) from California State University, Sacramento. Her certifications include: Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Internal Control Auditor (CICA), Certified Sarbanes Oxley Expert (CSOE), Fundamentals of Defense Acquisition (DAU) and and active United States Secret Clearance.

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Charles Jefferis, Audit Manager - School of Medicine

Chuck is the School of Medicine Audit Manager.  Prior to joining the Stanford team in July 2010, he spent twenty five years at the University of Vermont as its Chief Audit Director, Chief Compliance Officer, and HIPAA Privacy Officer.  In addition to these responsibilities, Chuck drove the University’s efforts in (1) institutional risk assessment and management and (2) an ethical “values based” management program.  Prior to his years at Vermont, he was an auditor at the University of Minnesota.

With a great love of music and music education, Chuck has provided years of joyful service to his local school system’s music performance program.  During that time, he established a not-for-profit music program, Mountain Music Project Inc, which provides low cost instrument lessons in the elementary schools. “Without music, life would be a mistake” - Nietzsche

Chuck served numerous years on the Association of College and University Auditors Board of Directors including as its international President in 1999.  He served on the NACUBO Higher Education Awards Council.   He received his B.S. in Business from Kansas University and his MBA from the University of Vermont.  He is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Healthcare Compliance Association, Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, and Fraud Examiner’s Association.  Currently he is a Certified Internal Auditor, a Certified Fraud Examiner, and a Certified Sarbanes Oxley Expert candidate.

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Marsha Murphy, Director - Medical Center

Ms. Murphy is the Senior Associate Director of Internal Audit for the Stanford University Medical Center, comprised of Stanford Hospital and Clinics, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, and the Stanford University School of Medicine.  Prior to joining Stanford in 2007, Marsha served as Director of Internal Audit Services at the University of California, Irvine.

Marsha has over thirty years of auditing experience. Prior to joining UC Irvine, she was the Manager of Health Sciences Audits at Columbia University in the City of New York. Prior to that position, she was the Internal Audit Director for Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Before entering the higher education audit field, she was the Director of Internal Audit for Northern Plain Natural Gas in Omaha, Nebraska, a subsidiary of Enron Corporation. Prior to that, Marsha was in public accounting and specialized in financial audits of hospitals and other non-profit organizations. 

Marsha holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Baruch College of the City University of New York, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech and theater from the State University of New York at Oneonta. Marsha is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a Certified Professional Coder (CPC).  Marsha completed the 2001 Executive Leadership and Management Institute at Stanford University, and completed the three-year College Business Management Institute sponsored by the University of Kentucky and the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers (SACUBO). She was on the board of the Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA) for eight years, and served as the organization’s president in 2001.  She is also a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA), and the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).

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E. Spencer Price, Manager - Hospitals

Spencer Price is a Manager in Stanford University’s Internal Audit & Institutional Compliance Department, and joined the department in April 2009.  Spencer performs financial, operational, and compliance audits for Stanford Hospital & Clinics as well as Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Prior to joining Stanford, Mr Price was a Senior Auditor at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Illinois.

In addition to his healthcare experience, Spencer has over 8 years of experience as a forensic accountant and consultant with the firm, RGL Forensics.  During his tenure with RGL, he was involved in investigative accounting and litigation support services and has experience in the measurement of financial damages related to legal and insurance claims, including lost profits, and property, liability and fidelity insurance claims.

Spencer holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Menlo College. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and is currently pursuing a certification as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). Mr Price is a member of Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) and the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA).

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Elizabeth (Beth) Walsh, Audit Manager

Elizabeth joined Stanford in 2008 as an Audit Manager with responsibility for the Stanford Management Company.  She also assists with performing University special reviews and investigations.

Elizabeth is an experienced professional with over 25 years in financial services and entrepreneurial endeavors. Prior to joining Stanford in 2008, she was VP Finance for a privately-held technology company in San Francisco and a consultant with Horn Murdock Cole, a national firm providing finance, accounting and information technology services.  Earlier she co-founded and successfully sold a database publishing company that marketed reference directories to libraries and professional offices. She began her career at Arthur Andersen in the Financial Services Group and then spent 10 years at Bank of California with responsibilities ranging from SEC reporting to interest rate risk analysis.

Elizabeth received her MBA from UCLA; she is a Certified Public Accountant in California and is also a Certified Investments and Derivatives auditor.

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Frank Topper, Facilitator

Frank Topper has been a full time facilitator since 1988, designing and facilitating hundreds of planning, process improvement, and self-assessment sessions. He assisted in the development of, and refinements to, Stanford’s approach to Risk and Control Self-Assessment, Enterprise Risk Assessment, and Enterprise Risk Management. Frank graduated from Syracuse University and has worked for Merrill Lynch, Sun Company, and the University of Pennsylvania  in various technology roles.

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Niloufar Alian, Senior Auditor

Niloufar Alian is a Senior Internal Auditor for Stanford University, School of Medicine.  Prior to joining Stanford in July 2010, Niloufar was a Senior Internal Auditor at Riverside County, Auditor-Controller Department.  She has over seven years of experience of operational and financial auditing and accounting in various areas such as contracts and grants, healthcare, constructions, IT and many others.  She also worked as an internal auditor for Air Force Audit Agency for three years prior to working for Riverside County.

Niloufar graduated from University of California, Riverside with her under graduate degree in Business, concentrating in Accounting in July 2004 and received her MBA from Webster University in July 2007.  She is also a fellow member of Institute of Internal Auditor and Institute of Fraud Examiners.  Currently, she is studying to become a Certified Fraud Examiner.

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Chester Chu, Senior IT Auditor

Chester Chu is a Senior IT Auditor in Stanford University’s Internal Audit & Institutional Compliance Department.  He joined the department in September 2010 and focuses on information technology audits for Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Prior to joining Stanford, Chester was an Audit Director at Kaiser Permanente.  Chester has over twenty-five years of healthcare, banking, finance, IT and system implementation experience.

Chester received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with a dual emphasis in Finance and Information Systems from San Francisco State University.  He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). He is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), and the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA).

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Jason Garcia, Compliance Analyst

Bio pending.

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Elena Gheorghe, Auditor

Elena joined Stanford University’s Internal Audit and Institutional Compliance Department as an Associate Auditor in 2010, and was promoted to Auditor in 2011. Her responsibilities include planning and conducting financial, operational, compliance, and follow-up audits throughout the University.

Prior to joining Stanford, Ms. Gheorghe was an Assurance Associate with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, focusing on the Life Science and Venture Capital areas. Her responsibilities included performing audits of financial statements, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance projects, reviews of quarterly financial information, and audits of internal control over financial reporting.

Elena holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Santa Clara University. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). She is also a fellow member of the California Society of CPAs (CalCPA), the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), the Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA), and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

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Vrinda Gopal, Senior Auditor

Vrinda Gopal is a Senior Auditor in Stanford University’s Internal Audit & Institutional Compliance Department.  She joined the department in June 2010 and performs financial, operational and compliance audits for Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Prior to joining Stanford, Ms. Gopal was Manager – Enterprise Risk Services at Deloitte, San Jose.

Vrinda has over 11 years of experience in public accounting firms where she worked in audits of Financial Statements, Internal audits in Financial & IT processes, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance project management, Oracle ERP Application implementation and SAS 70 audits.

Vrinda is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA). She is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA).

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Tracie Kraftenberg, Senior Auditor

Ms. Kraftenberg joined Stanford in October 2008, and performs financial, operational, and compliance audits. Prior to joining Stanford, Tracie was a Principal Auditor at UC San Francisco.

Tracie has 20 years of work experience, which include 10 years as an audit professional. She has held roles as an auditor and audit manager where her responsibilities included performing and/or managing audit, consulting, and investigation engagements, as well as representing the audit function on executive-level compliance and systems implementation committees. Her audit experience spans the government, financial services, and higher education industries.

Tracie holds two Bachelor of Science Degrees (Accountancy and Computer Information Systems) from Arizona State University. She is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and has won two awards for performance on professional certification exams. Her audit interests include professional practice standards, staff development & training, and quality control.

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Winnie Lee, Senior Auditor

Winnie Lee is a Senior Internal Auditor with primary responsibility for Stanford Management Company. She also assists in the performance of University special reviews. 

Prior to joining Stanford in October 2010, Ms. Lee was a Senior Associate in KPMG’s Internal Audit & SOAS Strategic Sourcing practice.  She has over 12 years of banking, internal audit, and SOX 404 experience in the following areas: Treasury, Capital Markets, and Consumer Banking.  Prior to joining KPMG, Ms. Lee worked at the PricewaterhouseCooper’s Consumer Finance Group as a Senior Associate assisting clients on projects related to mortgage banking and consumer credit and also in the Internal Audit Services practice for 4 years.  Additionally, she worked as an Internal Control Analyst within the treasury function and as a Senior Audit Consultant at Washington Mutual Bank for 5 years.  

Winnie received her Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration (Finance and Marketing) from University of Washington in Seattle, WA.  She is a Certified Investments and Derivatives Auditor (CIDA) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).  She is also a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), the Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA), and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (AFCE).

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Jessica Leitch, Senior Auditor

Ms. Leitch is a Senior Auditor in Stanford University’s Internal Audit & Institutional Compliance Department. She joined Stanford’s Internal Audit and Institutional Compliance Department in November 2010, and is responsible for performing financial, operational and compliance audits.  Prior to joining Stanford, Jessica was a contractor at Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP (MGO), in their assurance services practice, where she conducted external audits.  She has over 12 years of public accounting and auditing experience in various industries, including governmental entities (colleges, school districts, and joint power authorities), federal programs, healthcare, employee benefit plans, title companies, and banking.

Ms. Leitch holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration with an option in Accounting from California State University, Chico. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). She is a member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).

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Amy McGuire, Senior IT Auditor

Amy McGuire joined the Internal Audit and Institutional Compliance department in May 2011 and performs University information technology audits.  Prior to joining IAIC, Amy worked in various industries as a programmer.  She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems and is currently pursuing her certification as a Certified Internal Auditor.

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Luisa Pauga, Associate Auditor

Luisa Pauga is an associate auditor in the Internal Audit and Institutional Compliance Department.  Her responsibilities include performance of departmental compliance, operational and other audits throughout the University.

In her 23 years at Stanford, Luisa has a range of administrative experiences including administrative coordinator for the department.  She was promoted to Associate Auditor in May 2006 after receiving her Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Menlo College.  She is currently working towards her CIA certification.

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Salesh Sharma, Senior Auditor

Salesh Sharma joined Stanford’s Internal Audit and Institutional Compliance Department in November 2008 as a staff auditor and was promoted to Senior Auditor in 2011. He is responsible for performing financial, operational and compliance audits. Prior to joining Stanford, Salesh has 4 years of audit experience; most recently, he was a senior accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Fiji, with responsibilities for planning and performing assurance services, providing accounting assistance to non-audit clients and preparation of client tax returns.  Mr. Sharma’s audit experience includes manufacturing industries, non-profit organizations, financial services, and government agencies.

Salesh holds two Bachelor of Arts Degrees from the University of the South Pacific, in Accounting & Financial Management, and Information Systems. He is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors. Mr. Sharma is currently pursuing his certification as a Certified Internal Auditor.

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Cindy Yu, Senior Auditor

Cindy Yu is a Senior Auditor in Stanford University’s Internal Audit & Institutional Compliance Department. She joined the department in August 2010 and performs financial, operational and compliance audits for Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Prior to joining Stanford, Ms. Yu was a Lead Auditor at Blue Shield of California in San Francisco.

Cindy has over 18 years of public accounting, finance, and auditing experience in various industries, including healthcare, airports, marine terminals, entrepreneurial companies and non-profits. Her responsibilities included financial and operational assignments, system implementation projects and preparation of client tax returns. 

Ms. Yu holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Oregon State University. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). She is a member of the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA), Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), and the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA). .

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Tracy Holt, Executive Assistant

Tracy Holt joined Internal Audit and Institutional compliance in July 2010.  Prior to joining Stanford Tracy worked for Central Michigan University in the Office of Student Life.

Tracy has over 15 years of administrative experience in higher education.

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