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Educate. Enlighten. Empower.

The New York State Internal Control Association (NYSICA) is an organization created to provide resources related to internal control in government. The Board of Directors consists of 10 members elected by the membership.

NYSICA’s membership is comprised of Internal Control Officers, auditors, and other practitioners who also strive to maintain and improve accountability in government. Its members are generally NYS agencies, authorities, and commissions, as well as a growing web community comprised of over 400 participants from international, federal, state, and local governments.

We provide discounted and free training and staff development opportunities to our members in three areas: professional development, refresher training, and beginner orientation for ICOs. We also provide resources and information regarding the New York State Governmental Accountability, Audit and Internal Control Act and the Standards for Internal Control in NYS Government.

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Thomas VerGow

Tom has over 17 years of work experience in state government audit and control. He is currently the Internal Control Officer for the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs.

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Dora Diaz-Crowe

Dora is a CPA and Certified Fraud Examiner with 20 years of audit experience, including five as a director. She brings seasoned expertise in executive audit leadership and fiscal integrity.

 

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Lisa Howe

Lisa is a CPA, CFE, and CIA. She currently serves as the Internal Control Officer at the Office of the NYS Comptroller.

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Michelle Stevens

Michelle has almost 20 years of audit experience. She currently works in Internal Controls at the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs.

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David Leather

David has between 10 to 15 years of experience in the audit industry. He specializes in risk management, internal controls, internal audit, and accounting. 

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Courtney Knight

Courtney Knight is a cybersecurity specialist and IT auditor. She has experience auditing state and local governments for IT best practices.

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Bobi Kotlarich

Bobi Kotlarich is currently the Internal Control Officer for the Office of the Medicaid Inspector general. She previously spent more than 20 years in various industries identifying, assessing, and mitigating risk.

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Joseph Carbone

Joe has 20 years of professional work experience in the fields of internal controls, risk management, and internal audit. He is the Internal Control Officer for the State University of New York.

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Megan LaFountain

Megan has over a decade of experience in audit, accounting, and risk management across multiple New York State agencies. She is currently an Internal Controls Supervisor.

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Tania Nugent-Graham

Tania is a MBA, CIA, CGAP, CRMA, CCSA, CFE and has over 16 years of Government Internal Auditing experience with extensive knowledge of audit, internal controls, and risk management processes and practices.