---

Facilitators

---

Rachel Bond is currently a student at Louisiana State University pursuing a Master degree in accounting. A 2010 graduate of Louisiana State University (Bachelor of Science in Accounting, concentrating in internal auditing), Bond works as a graduate assistant for the LSU Center for Internal Auditing (LSUCIA) as the internship program coordinator. In 2009, Bond received the Cynthia Cooper Professional Integrity Scholarship student award. After completing an internship with Freddie Mac's internal audit department in Washington D.C. in 2009, Bond interned with the public accounting firm Deloitte & Touche LLP in New York, NY, with plans to start full time in 2011.

Ronny Daigle is an Associate Professor of Accounting at Sam Houston State University. Prior to that, he served on the faculty at Louisiana State University. He earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of South Alabama, a Masters in Accounting from Texas Tech University, and a Ph.D. in Accounting from Texas Tech University. He is a licensed CPA in the state of Alabama. His teaching interests are in Accounting Information Systems and Auditing. His research interests include Continuous Auditing and Judgment and Decision Making Issues. His work has been published in a variety of journals, including the Journal of Information Systems, the International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Advances in Accounting Behavioral Research, the International Journal of Auditing, Internal Auditing, and the Information Systems Control Journal.

Julius Gloeckner is currently an MBA student at Louisiana State University and will graduate in May 2011. He received his Bachelor of Science with a degree in Finance in 2009 from LSU. Additionally, he works as a graduate assistant in the Center for Internal Auditing. He will receive the CIA and CFE certifications upon completing the required work experience. During the summers of 2009 and 2010, he interned with Cleco Corporation in the internal audit department and with Deloitte in Enterprise Risk Services in New York. Julius was also a swimmer on the LSU Swimming & Diving team for four years and left the program as the most decorated swimmer in recent program history. He was also voted the 2009 SEC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year by the SEC coaches for his outstanding accomplishments, both in the pool and in the classroom and concluded his athletic career with a total of six All Americans and six school records.

After a 26-year naval career, Professor Hughes retired as a Captain (USN), and entered the Ph.D. program at the University of Georgia. He graduated in 1996 and joined the LSU faculty in 1997. During his 12 years at LSU he served as Interim Accounting Department Chair (2003-2004) and as Associate Dean of the E. J. Ourso College of Business (July 2004 until August 2008). He became the Director of the School of Accountancy and Professor of Accounting at the University of Southern Mississippi on July 1, 2009. Professor Hughes' primary research interests include environmental costs, the valuation of nonfinancial information, and economic policy and accounting issues related to the electric utility industry. He has over fifty published articles appearing in academic, pedagogical, and professional journals. He is a Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) with over ten years of public sector experience in budget justification and execution, financial and cost accounting, and controllership.

Brittanee Marziale is a Master of Accounting student at Louisiana State University. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Louisiana State University in 2010. Marziale completed the LSU Internal Audit Program in 2009 where she received an internship with Deloitte & Touche in Dallas, Texas. While a student at LSU, Marziale worked as a graduate assistant for the LSU Center for Internal Audit. Here, she assisted with the daily activities of the department and also planned and coordinated the student internship program. Marziale will begin her career in public accounting as an Advisory Consultant in the Enterprise Risk Services Division of Deloitte & Touche in New Orleans, Louisiana. Marziale plans to become a Certified Internal Auditor as well as a Certified Public Accountant as she pursues a career in Internal Audit.

Mecki Oker has a lively and exciting career: Among her professional roles were Internal Auditor (General Motors), IT Auditor (Motorola), Management Consultant (Robert Half), Senior Manager (KPMG Jespersen, Denmark) and Director of IT (Control Solutions). Mecki continues to optimize her life/work balance, which her current employer, ISACA, makes very achievable. In her role as Technical Research Manager—Audit and Assurance, Mecki manages projects to provide books, audit programs, and study materials to the IT audit professionals.

Kato Plant holds a BCom Hons degree in Accounting Sciences and a Masters degree with specialization in Workplace Ethics. She is also a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) accredited by the Institute of Internal Auditors. She commenced her lecturing career at the University of Pretoria in 1995 as a lecturer in financial accounting. In 1998 she joined Iscor Limited where she worked in the internal auditing department for two years. During her time at Iscor she managed the Iscor School of Finance and trained several accounting and administrative staff. In 2000 she joined Riana de Bruyn and Associates, an organization that specializes in outcomes based training and education in the private and public sector. In 2003 she joined the University of Pretoria again to lecture internal auditing and business and professional ethics to pre- and postgraduate students. Plant has more than fourteen years lecturing experience. She has also acted as consultant and presented various accounting, auditing and ethics courses locally and abroad on behalf of the Continuing Education division and the Centre for Business and Professional Ethics at the University of Pretoria. Her fields of specialisation are internal auditing, corporate governance and professional and organisational ethics.

Whitney Prudhomme is currently employed by the Shaw Group, Inc as a Financial Controls Analyst. A graduate of Louisiana State University (Bachelor and Masters of Science in Accounting, with a concentration in internal auditing), Whitney has 5 years of internal auditing experience, specifically SOX Compliance experience within public accounting (Deloitte & Touche) and industry (Alliance Compressors and The Shaw Group, Inc). While completing the Masters program at LSU, Whitney was a graduate assistant at the LSU Center for Internal Auditing and continues to serve LSUCIA periodically, including actively participating in the Case Studies course each summer.

Shreyas is a Manager in the Forensic & Dispute Services practice of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services, LLP. Since joining the Firm in June 2005, he has delivered a cross-functional mix of services including FDIC receivership assistance, corporate investigations, litigation support, and internal and external audits. Outside of work, Shreyas is active in the Pan-Asian Business community. As a Founder of the Atlanta Chapter of Ascend, Shreyas has helped grow the leadership presence of Pan-Asian business students and professionals in the Greater Atlanta area. Shreyas received his undergraduate degree in Accounting with a concentration in Internal Auditing from Louisiana State University.

Lysa is a Senior Manager in Ernst & Young’s Advisory Services practice located in Fort Worth, Texas. She specializes in the delivery of Information Technology (IT) risk assurance and advisory services including IT security, ERP integrity, application control assessments and Third-party reporting. Lysa has over 13 years of professional services experience in assisting her clients in their Sarbanes-Oxley and regulatory compliance initiatives and providing information technology audit and advisory services to the marketplace. Lysa has also served in the Houston, Texas Ernst & Young office during her career. During her spare time, Lysa enjoys playing indoor soccer, traveling and is an active participant in her children’s after school and extra-curricular activities. She is also an avid LSU sports fan. Geaux Tigers!

---

Faculty

---