Lehigh Valley Chapter Newsletter
Volume 5, Issue 7
March 2015
President’s Message
Inside this issue:
Calendar of
2-5
Events / New
Registration &
Payment Process /
Chapter Event
Details
National Conference News /
Chapter Board
Meeting Schedule
6
A friendly reminder that the National ACFE Conference is coming up in
June (14-19)! The conference is only a short drive down to Baltimore,
MD. This is a great conference that I have been able to attend for the
last 3 years. I enjoy getting the opportunity to hear a number of excellent presentations as well as network with those from around the world.
They offer group registration pricing so please check out page 6 of our
newsletter if you are interested in attending the conference.
We are coming down to our final events for this chapter year! All of these are must see
events…I’d suggest you register today!
March 31st – Corporate Compliance and Ethics Investigation for 2 CPE
April 30th – All day event on Forensic Accounting worth 8 CPE’s.
June 5th – Annual chapter social at Iron Pigs game
I hope you can make all of these upcoming events! They are a great way to earn CPEs and
network with fellow fraud fighters in the area. Please see pages 2-5 of the newsletter for
the specific details on these events, including our new registration and payment process.
Pease be sure to let us know if you run into any issues.
Member’s Corner 7-8
Fraud Resources/
Board
Members
9
Chapter
10
Membership Form
As we wind down the year, I’d like to remind you that there are plenty of opportunities to
get involved with our chapter. Open positions are detailed on page 7. Please let me know
if you are interested in serving as a board member and/or an officer. We are always looking for our members to get involved and bring fresh new ideas to the chapter. As always,
I welcome any and all input you have on improving our chapter. Please don’t hesitate to
reach out to me directly at [email protected] to discuss your ideas.
Thank you for your support of the Lehigh Valley Chapter ACFE!
Best Regards,
Kristin Sommer, CFE
Chapter President 2014-2015
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2014-2015 Calendar of Events
Date
Event Details
March 31, 2015
Topic: Compliance
Speaker: Tyrell Campbell
Location: Hilton Garden Inn Airport
CPE: 2 Credits
April 30, 2015
Topic: Forensic Accounting
Speaker: Tim Gearty
Location: Olympus
CPE: 8 Credits
June 5, 2015
Annual Chapter Meeting /
Elections for 2015-2016
Social Event
We’re rolling out our new event registration and payment method. We are now using
Eventbrite for event registration. Each ACFE event will have its own Eventbrite link
(located in email announcements and newsletters) which will allow you to register. We
have also set up our PayPal account for collecting event fees. This link will also be included in Eventbrite, in email announcements, on the website, and the newsletter.
**Please note: if you register more than one person at a time, we need the requested information completed for each attendee for the CPE certificates**
For Eventbrite instructions/tips, or if you have any questions regarding registration or
PayPal, please click here to contact our Secretary.
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March 31 Training Event: Corporate Compliance and Ethics
Investigation (2 Ethics CPEs)
The training program will start with a review of a corporate compliance program
including the importance of an effective program, and how it relates to the Federal
Sentencing Guidelines and the whistleblower program. It will also include compliance initiatives involving social media, gifts and entertainment, antitrust and competition, and privacy issues, plus the importance of risk assessment.
Breakfast Meeting at
Hilton Garden Inn
Airport
Building upon the foundation of a good understanding of compliance program basics, the presentation will move into the area of mindset and the importance of
thinking like a workplace investigator. This section of the presentation will start by
providing an understanding of the key purposes of an investigation and the importance of acting with an investigation mindset. While discussing a proper workplace
investigation, the presentation will cover the difference between interview and interrogation and the proper utilization
of each within a compliance investigation. Standard operating
procedures will then be discussed as well as allowable deviations within the workplace. The training will conclude with a
participant-involved case study and conclude with a discussion of lessons learned, and a Q&A session.
Pricing: $20 member
$25 non-member
$10 student/law
enforcement/retiree
Please click here to
register via Eventbrite
by March 24, 2015
About our Speaker - Tyrell Campbell
Mr. Tyrell Campbell currently works as an investigator for Pinnacle Investigations
Inc., specializing in catastrophic and transportation accident claim investigations.
Please click here to
Tyrell’s background includes over 13 years as a Senior Federal Law Enforcement
Officer with the United States Coast Guard (USCG). He was the team leader for
the USCG’s Tactical Anti-Terrorism/Counter-Narcotics Team based out of Staten
Island, NY. He was also the lead compliance reviewer for federal compliance reviews focused on training and budget management programs within numerous specialized USCG units throughout the United States. As a result of Tyrell’s vast experience and knowledge base, his expertise was vital in the creation of the USCG’s
deployable team standard operating procedures that are still in use today. He has
achieved the Certified Compliance & Ethics Professional (CCEP) certification and
was in the top 10% of his CCEP class. He has also been recognized for his outstanding service and investigative performance in a recent national profile published
in the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics Magazine.
Payments will also be
pay via PayPal.
accepted at the event
or checks can be made
out to “ACFE Chapter
- Lehigh Valley” and
mailed to:
Andrea Baum
1605 N. Cedar Crest
Blvd. 2nd Floor
Hilton Garden Inn Airport
1787-B Airport Rd.
Allentown, PA 18109
Schedule:
8:00-8:30am - Registration/Breakfast
8:30-10:30am - Presentation
Allentown, PA 18104
**In the unfortunate event that you'd need to cancel your registration, please email:
[email protected] or [email protected]. Registrants are responsible for payment if
cancellation is not make by the registration deadline date.**
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April 30 Training Event: Forensic Accounting (8 CPEs)
Session 1 - Uncovering the Truth with Forensic Accounting
Participants will gain an appreciation of the need for forensic accounting, as well as
a practical overview of the skill sets and knowledge required of forensic accountants. Understand the types of fraud, learn how to uncover fraud, and gain a practical and relevant understanding of computer forensics as well as the appropriate and
effective steps in conducting internal investigations.
Full Day Event at
Olympus America
3500 Corporate Pkwy
Session 2 - Financial Statement Fraud
Participants will familiarize themselves with the findings of the 2010 COSO Fraud
Report, which offers a unique exploration of a critical 10-year period in America's
corporate history. At the conclusion of this session they will be able to:
- Outline the purpose and history of the COSO
- Define COSO's research approach
- Identify the key findings
- Examine the detailed analysis of instances of fraudulent financial reporting
- Identify the major insights contained within the COSO report
- Outline what this all means for CPAs
- Define the next steps identified within the COSO report
Center Valley, PA 18034
Pricing: $210 member
$235 non-member
$35 student/law
enforcement/retiree
Please click here to
register via Eventbrite
About our Speaker - Tim Gearty
by April 16, 2015
Please click here to
pay via PayPal.
Payments will also be
accepted at the event
or checks can be made
out to “ACFE Chapter
- Lehigh Valley” and
mailed to:
Andrea Baum
1605 N. Cedar Crest
Blvd. 2nd Floor
Allentown, PA 18104
Tim Gearty is a partner in Gearty & McIntyre, LLP, CPA, which he started in 1981.
The firm has developed a reputation as a specialist in business advisory services,
litigation support and forensic accounting. Tim is a nationally recognized expert and
speaker on a variety of accounting, tax, audit and business topics. Among the more
noteworthy positions that Tim holds, he is the National Director and Editor-inChief for the world’s largest CPA training program, the Becker CPA Review
Course Professional Program. In addition to his editorial leadership, Tim is also
their National Lead Instructor, whose taped lectures are being seen in over 325
locations throughout the world. Tim has frequently been called upon over the past
twenty five years to present accounting, tax, auditing and business topics to large
groups, organizations, corporations, accounting firms, Fortune 500 companies, and
in legal proceedings.
Schedule:
Tim is a member of the American Institute of 7:30am - Registration/Breakfast
Certifies Public Accountants. ,New Jersey 8:30am - Session 1
Society of Public Accountants (serving as a Noon - Lunch (provided onsite)
trustee), and the New Jersey and American 1:00pm - Session 2
Bar Associations.
4:30pm - Event Ends
Tim holds a BS in Accounting from Fairleigh
Dickinson University, and both a MBA in Finance and Law Degree (JD) from Seton Hall
University.
Olympus is offering a free tour of
their campus immediately following the event (at approx 4:40pm)
**In the unfortunate event that you'd need to cancel your registration, please email:
[email protected] or [email protected]. Registrants are responsible for payment if
cancellation is not make by the registration deadline date.**
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June 5 Annual Chapter Meeting & IronPigs Game
Join us on the PenTeleData Party Porch for our
Annual Chapter Meeting and Social. We’ll elect
the Officers/Board of Governors for next chapter
year and network with our fellow Fraud Fighters!
Pricing: $15 for ACFE
Chapter members and
guests
Please click here to
register via Eventbrite
by May 29, 2015
Please note:
Payments will NOT be
accepted at the game.
Please click here to
pay via PayPal.
Or checks can be
Starting at 6pm, come feast on rotisserie chicken,
pulled pork, or flank steak, hot dogs & hamburgers (and their fixins’), pasta marinara, redskin potato salad, garden salad,
chips, fruit, and cookies! Sodas and water are included, cash bar is available. At 7:05pm, it’s game time!!!
Schedule:
6:00pm - Social Hour/Buffet
7:05 - Game time (Elections during 3rd inning)
Event will be held at the PenTeleData Party Porch at Coca-Cola Park 1050
IronPigs Way, Allentown. Tickets will be available at the gate until 6pm. After
that, they will be at the “will call” window. Please note that there is a $3.00
charge for parking.
made out to “ACFE
Chapter - Lehigh
**In the unfortunate event that you'd need to cancel your
Valley” and mailed to:
registration, please email:
Andrea Baum
[email protected] or treas-
1605 N. Cedar Crest
[email protected]. Registrants are responsible
Blvd. 2nd Floor
for payment if cancellation is not make by the registration deadline date.**
Allentown, PA 18104
Other Training Events
Central Penn IIA
Topic: White Collar Fraud
When: 04/16/15
Where: Camp Hill Giant Community Center
CPEs Awarded: 1
For more info: Central Penn IIA
Financial Security Officers
of Eastern PA
Topic: Various Topics
When: 04/08/15
Where: Holiday Inn Fogelsville
CPEs Awarded: 1
For more info: see Seminar Agenda
attached in newsletter email
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Register Now - 2015 ACFE Global Fraud Conference
The 26th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference will be held June 14-19,
2015 in Baltimore, MD. This event usually sells out, so register early to
secure your spot. More than 2,600 attendees from around the world are
expected. Come take part in furthering your education in the fraud
arena. Attend some of the more than 70 unique educational sessions.
Register early and save!!! For more information, go to: fraud conference.
Also, once again, the ACFE is offering special team pricing as follows:
Team Registration - Full Conference
3 or more
5 or more
10 or more
ACFE Member
$1,250 (USD)
$1,200
$1,125
Non-Member
$1,450
$1,400
$1,325
Team Registration - Main Conference
3 or more
5 or more
10 or more
ACFE Member
$850 (USD)
$825
$800
Non-Member
$1,050
$1,025
$1000
Please contact Desiree at [email protected] by April 1, 2015 to register.
The ACFE Career Connection provides professional development
opportunities, such as coaching, resume session, and professional
headshots, at the ACFE National Conference. They also feature
companies and government organizations. If your company would
be interested in being a featured employer at the 2015 conference in Baltimore, MD, please contact Laura Lang, ACFE Lead
Member Services Rep, at [email protected]. For more information
on the Career Connection, please click here.
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Member’s Corner
Calling all Members, We Need YOU!!
Do you want to help make our Chapter better? Have you thought about
becoming more involved? Then we need YOU! Do you like to plan events
or is there a specific topic you want to hear about? Then help us out as a
Governor. Are you good at organization and record keeping? Volunteer
as Secretary! Do you want to volunteer, but don’t know in what capacity?
Contact our President and we’ll find what fits you best.
We’re currently have open positions for the 2015-2016 chapter year as Secretary and Governor.
Please consider volunteering your time by serving with us.
As chapter Secretary, you will be responsible for preparing, publishing, and maintaining board
meeting minutes and (semi)monthly newsletters. You’ll also email chapter announcements to our
members.
As a Governor, you are responsible for participating in Board Meetings to discuss and vote on
events and other chapter items, and assist in planning events for the chapter year.
Please note: Volunteers for Secretary and Governor must be a member of the national ACFE organization.
If you have additional questions regarding these positions, the duties/
time commitment, or would like to volunteer, please contact our
President at [email protected] or Secretary at [email protected], or speak with any of our current Officers/Governors at the remaining
chapter events.
Or if you want to see what our board meetings are like, come join us at the next Board of
Governors meeting on June 11, 2015. Board Meetings are held at 9:00am at T-Mobile (Roma
Corporate Center, 2nd Floor, 1605 N. Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown).
Email the Chapter Secretary if you’re interested in attending.
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Meet the Member
1. Provide a brief summary of your education and work experience.
I work as a Corporate Investigator with T-Mobile.
2. How long have you been a CFE and why did you decide to obtain
your CFE designation? I've been a CFE since October 2010. I knew that I
wanted to pursue a career in the fraud management area after working with a
previous employer. I mentioned it to a college friend and she suggested that I
Corey Cooper, look into becoming a CFE.
T-Mobile
3. What do you enjoy most about your current job? I love taking apart
a process and identifying the gaps to help bring awareness to my business partners.
4. What is the most challenging part about your current job? The challenging part is trying to find a balance between meeting the expectations of our customers while building the brand.
5. How has the ACFE affected you professionally? I have made some great connections
over the years with people in different industries. Knowledge gathering and sharing has been self
rewarding, but most of all has helped me help others.
6. What do you enjoy doing in your spare time? I love to travel to different cities/countries,
spending more time with my family and friends now that I'm back on the east coast.
7. Share a fun fact that not many people know about you. I am HGTV #1 Fan.
Help us get to know you better. Would you like to be featured in the newsletter? Have you recently
passed your CFE exam, been quoted in the news, contributed to an article, written a publication, received
a promotion, or started a new job? If so, email our Secretary at [email protected]!! We’d
love to recognize you or feature you in the Meet the Members section!
Employment Opportunities
As a service to our members, job opportunities will be advertised in our newsletter and on our
website. If you have an opening at your company that you would like posted, please contact our
Secretary at: [email protected]
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It’s Here!!!
Are you LinkedIn? LinkedIn is a social
network for professionals that allows individuals and businesses to market themselves, network, participate in discussions,
and follow interests. Join the Lehigh Valley ACFE group at: Lehigh Valley ACFE.
Check out our chapter website where you can
“one-stop shop” for all the latest Lehigh Valley
ACFE news. http://acfelehighvalley.org/#
2014-2015 LV ACFE Board Members
Chapter Officers
[email protected]
President
Kristin Sommer
Vice President
Heather Stadalman
Treasurer
Andrea Baum
[email protected]
Secretary
Desiree Silfies
[email protected]
[email protected]
Board of Governors
Paul Amenta
Stephen Barron
Joe Blisko
John Falk
Mansour Farhat
Anu Ghai
Lance Hawk
Megan McLaughlin
Jim Mahoney
Matt Orr
Todd Patterson
Courtney Wilgucki
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