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INTERNAL AUDIT & INSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE

Internal Audit Staff Biographies

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D. Richard "Rick" Moyer, Executive Director

Mr. Moyer is the Executive Director 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.

Daisy Asinas, Audit Manager - School of Medicine

Daisy Asinas' responsibilities include conduct and management of internal control, compliance, irregularity, financial, and follow-up audits. She carries out special projects for and in support of the School of Medicine (SoM) management, such as internal control training and process improvement facilitation for the SoM administrators.

Daisy has over 15 years of experience in auditing and 10 years in accounting and financial management. Ms. Asinas started her career at Triad Resources Inc. in Manila, Philippines as an Accounting Assistant and she was the Chief Accountant of the company until her migration to the U.S. in 1985. She worked in various financial institutions prior to joining Stanford in 1988.

Daisy received her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration/Accounting from the Philippines. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in California and in the Philippines. Ms. Asinas is a member of Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and American Institute of Certified Public Accountant (AICPA).

Ranjita Chakravarty, 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.

Hilarie Connolly, Sr. Associate Director - Audit

Ms. Connolly is the Senior Associate Director of Internal Audit for University and SLAC audits. The university audit areas under Ms. Connolly’s preview include the core campus activities, net of the School of Medicine. Hilarie joined Stanford in August 2008. Prior to joining Stanford, Hilarie was the Associate Finance Director leading the Government Contracts group at Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics in Emeryville, Ca.

Hilarie has over twenty-five years of audit, consulting, and in-house experience with federally funded organizations. Hilarie experiences include over sixteen years in public accounting, twelve years providing Government Contract Consulting services at Arthur Andersen and four years with Deloitte & Touche in the litigation support services group dealing with issues related to federally funded issues. In addition to the public accounting experience Hilarie held a position as a controller of a federally funded research organization. Hilarie started her accounting career in the Washington, D.C. area with the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). Before entering the accounting profession, she worked in the health field as a Researcher and a Medical Technologist.

Hilarie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from University of Maryland and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from the Catholic University of America. Hilarie is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a received a Medical Technologist certification (MT ASCP).

Hilarie has been a frequent speaker at seminars on Government Contract Accounting issues, a Visiting Instructor at the Hastings Law School Continuing Education Program, Treasurer and Board Member of the Financial Woman’s Association of San Francisco and Treasurer of the Asian American Recovery Services, Inc.

Doris Fung, Audit Manager - Hospitals

Doris Fung is the Audit Manager responsible for Stanford Hospital & Clinics as well as Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Prior to joining Stanford in April 2007, Doris was an Audit Manager at Kaiser Permanente. Doris has over thirteen 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 & Touche.

Doris received her MBA from Indiana University at Bloomington. She is a Certified Information System 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.

Marsha Murphy, Sr. Associate 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).

Eric Nakagawa, Senior Manager

Eric is a Senior Manager in Stanford University’s Internal Audit & Institutional Compliance Department with responsibility for managing information security, data privacy concerns and institutional technology risks for the University, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. His responsibilities also include performance of compliance and operational audits throughout the University. Eric's responsibilities extend to assisting the University in defining polices and practices to meet legal, regulatory and contractual information security requirements. Mr. Nakagawa emphasizes improving business operating efficiencies, controls environments and information security practices through an effective blend of technological and business process improvements. He has particular skill as the liaison between the technical, academic and administrative communities and senior management. Eric has the unique ability to develop and lead multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams to provide business solutions through strategic planning, process development, system and process integration and training in diverse businesses and industries on time and under budget.

Eric serves as the Business Owner of the University's Enterprise Learning Management System (STARS), responsible for ensuring the ELM meets the University's compliance and personnel development training needs.

Mr. Nakagawa joined Stanford University in 2002 as an Information Systems Security Specialist. In 2005, Eric was also assigned the role of Audit Manager. He was promoted to Senior Manager in 2008. Eric previously worked at Arthur Andersen and LVMH - Moet Hennessey/Louis Vuitton responsible for information security consulting and auditing, and business continuity planning, on global, regional and local scales. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley. Mr. Nakagawa is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the Silicon Valley Chapter of ISACA. He continues to be a conference and seminar speaker on a variety of Information Security, Data Privacy and IT Controls topics. Eric also has served on the Board of Directors for the San Anselmo Baseball Association, Twin Cities Little League and Bay Area Pianists.

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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Peggy Wiley, Sr Associate Director - Audit & Institutional Compliance

Peggy Wiley became the Senior Associate Director - Audit and Institutional Compliance in December 2007. She is responsible for ensuring coordination and resolution of issues with senior management responsible for compliance, chairing the Institutional Compliance Coordinating Committee (ICCC), and is a primary point-of-contact for the Compliance Helpline. She conducts preliminary investigations into allegations, as appropriate. Peggy has a key leadership role in the enterprise risk management process for the university. She also acts as the liaison with government audit agency representatives and external auditors on behalf of the University. Peggy has audit responsibility for the Stanford Management Company and conducts other University audits.

Prior to joining Stanford in 2004, Peggy was CFO for a number of privately-held medical device, software and other high technology companies in Silicon Valley including Valicert, Focalink, and Sound ID. She also held controller positions at Boole & Babbage and Inmac Corporation and was a division controller at Apple Computer. She started her career at Arthur Andersen & Company on both the audit and tax staff responsible for major corporate, partnership and individual clients.

Peggy earned her BA at Stanford and her MBA from SMU. She completed the Stanford Staff Leadership Development Program in 2009. She is a Certified Public Accountant in California, a Certified Investments and Derivatives auditor, and a Certified Fraud Examiner. Peggy serves on the Supervisory Committee of the Stanford Federal Credit Union and also on the Board of Governors for the San Jose chapter of the IIA.

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.

Ada Chen, Senior Auditor

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.

Ada is the TeamMate Administrator for Internal Audit & Institutional Compliance and is also a member of the IIA.

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.

Ikuyo Lehman, Senior Auditor

Ikuyo Lehman joined the Internal Audit Department in early 2006. Her responsibilities include performance of departmental compliance, operational and follow-up audits in support of the School of Medicine (SoM) audit manager. She also works on other audits throughout the University. Prior to joining Internal Audit, Ikuyo worked in various departments at Stanford University, primarily in the School of Medicine. She is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).

Margaret Lindberg, Senior Auditor

Margaret Lindberg joined the Internal Audit Department in July 2007 and is part of the Team conducting audits at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH) and Stanford Hospital & Clinics (SHC). Margaret has been working in health care for the past twenty-one years—fifteen of them at Stanford University and SHC. Prior to joining Internal Audit, Ms. Lindberg held management positions in the Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine and in Department Relations at Professional Services Operations—SHC.

Margaret earned her Bachelors degree in psychology at San Jose State University and is a Certified Professional Coder. She is currently pursuing certification as a Certified Internal Auditor.

Robert Maranga, Senior IT Auditor

Robert Maranga joined Stanford University's Internal Audit and Institutional Compliance Department in 2007. As a Senior IT Auditor, he is responsible for ensuring that the University's IT environment has adequate and effective controls. Prior to joining Internal Audit and Institutional Compliance, Robert was a Reuters Digital Vision Fellow at Stanford University where he worked with Grameen Foundation on the MIFOS Project – an open source management information system for micro finance institutions. Prior to joining Stanford University, Robert held various positions in business processes implementation and control in the telecom sector where he worked with ERP systems including Oracle Financials, e-Horizon HR Management Systems, Schlumberger's BSCS billing and customer care solution and related telecom applications.

Mr. Maranga holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University and a Graduate diploma from Greenwich University in Management Information Systems. He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

Robert is an affiliate member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and is actively involved in the activities of various Bay Area charitable organizations interested in technology ventures, education and community development.

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.

E. Spencer Price, Senior Auditor

Spencer Price is a Senior Auditor 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).

Gyn Sanchez-Ng, Senior Auditor

Gyn Sanchez-Ng returned to Stanford and the Internal Audit Department in late 2005 as a Senior Auditor. She was a former Staff Auditor, primarily responsible for performing Hospital and School of Medicine reviews. Ms. Sanchez-Ng left the department in 1997 to work in corporate finance and risk management. She has over 15 years experience enhancing internal controls, strengthening procedures and operational efficiencies.

Gyn earned her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration - Finance at California State University, Hayward.

Salesh Sharma, Auditor

Salesh Sharma joined Stanford’s Internal Audit and Institutional Compliance Department in November 2008, and 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.

Chat Vaewsorn, Senior Auditor

Mr. Vaewsorn joined Stanford in June 2008, and performs financial, operational, and compliance audits for Stanford Hospital & Clinics as well as Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Prior to joining Stanford, Chat was a Senior Auditor at UC San Francisco.

Chat has over twenty one years of financial, corporate tax, IT program management and auditing experience, with 3 years being an audit professional. Prior to joining UC San Francisco in 2007, he held varying and increasingly responsible positions with Sun Microsystems emphasizing the areas of business process improvements and increasing operating efficiencies. He has managed cross-functional collaborative teams to resolve issues and gain consensus, ensuring that end to end business processes related to System Technology needs are well-defined and well-managed and functioning effectively for the system users globally. He has particular skills to develop and lead multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams to provide business solutions through strategic planning, process development, system and process integration and training.

Chat received his Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Behavioral Sciences from the University of California, Davis and a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from Golden Gate University in San Francisco. Mr. Vaewsorn is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, and the Silicon Valley Chapter of ISACA.

Yi Wong, Senior Auditor

Yi Wong joined Stanford in August 2009. Her primary responsibilities include planning, conducting, and managing university financial, operational, and compliance audits.

Yi Wong has over 10 years of combined experience in public accounting and private industry. Prior to joining Stanford, Ms. Wong was an Audit Manager at Ernst & Young. She worked closely with clients on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, Initial Public Offering filing, and multi-locations audits. Her audit experience spans the retails and consumer products, technology, and entertainment industries. Prior to joining Ernst & Young, Yi was a District Accountant at Cargill, Inc.

Ms. Wong received her Master in Taxation from Golden Gate University and Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from California State University of Los Angeles. Yi Wong is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountant (AICPA), California Certified Public Accountant (Cal CPA), and Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).

Xiaodong (Sheldon) Zhai, Enterprise Learning Management (ELM) Analyst

Sheldon joined the Internal Audit and Institutional Compliance Department in January 2008 as a business analyst for the University's Enterprise Learning Management (ELM) System. He is responsible for providing business solutions to enable the ELM (STARS) to meet the University's compliance and personnel development training needs, providing functional analysis and functional design for the enhancement on ELM system and ensuring that PeopleSoft ELM functionalities are fully discovered and well-used at Stanford. Sheldon is also responsible for resolving application/user issues reported from STARS Learning/Enrollment Administrators and providing STARS training for administrators.

Sheldon previously worked at Oracle/PeopleSoft as a Principle Application Engineer. Sheldon has over 19 years of work experience, which include 8 years as a principle engineer at Oracle/PeopleSoft, 6 years as a software engineer and 5 years of IT professional experience.

Sheldon holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Jilin University.

Rhiannon Theurer, Executive Assistant

Ms. Theurer joined Stanford in 2005. Rhiannon has held a variety of administrative support jobs for over ten years. She is currently working toward a master’s degree in psychology.

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