Fort Worth IIA & ACFE Chapters April 2022 Meeting

The April 2022 Fort Worth IIA & Fort Worth ACFE Joint Meeting will be held virtually. See the event and speakers' details below:      

Fort Worth IIA & ACFE Chapters want to thank our members with a high-quality, low cost webinar with a presentation by a Dynamic Dallas Duo! They are extensively experienced, business and thought leaders who will certainly leave indelible marks in their respective professional areas and great nuggets through their presentation.

Join this Dynamic Duo as they help us navigate challenging personalities during crucial conversations in the sometimes complex world of client relationship management with some of the "people assumptions" that we can make.

About The Speakers

Vanessa is a Director with Protiviti in the Dallas office specializing internal controls assessment, evaluation of operational processes, compliance or and reporting risks to validate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls using a risk-based approach. Vanessa has participated in engagements to determine compliance with organization’s policies and procedures for state and federal regulation and contract terms and requirements. She also has comprehensive experience with implementing and facilitating ICOFR related to SOX and Model Rule (“MAR”). Vanessa has twenty plus years of public accounting, external/internal auditing, fraud investigations and risk consulting experience, Vanessa has scoped and managed numerous financial services clients' SOX/MAR compliance, internal audits and fraud investigations.  Vanessa is a key contributor in the Protiviti ESG Working group where her key role is to define, implement and report on ESG strategy for integration in the Financial Services Industry.

Elijah Metcalf leads the internal audit function for NexBank, based in Dallas, Texas. He has been working in risk and internal audit for financial services and banking institutions for over ten years in the DFW area. He received his MBA, with a focus in internal audit, from the University of Texas at Dallas. He maintains the CIA, CFSA, and CFE certifications and is an active IIA and ACFE member.