Conference History

VLGAA Conference History

Date
Location Topics
2026 Virginia Beach

Day 1:

  • Ethical Decision Making for Auditors - Chris Horton (Presentation)
  • Using Generative AI in Interna Audit - Danny Nuccio (Presentation)
  • IT Risk Assessment Methodology - Lisa Siedzik (Presentation)
  • Auditing AI in Practice: Oversight, Accountability, and Data Governance for Generative and Agentic AI - Glenn Wilson (Presentation)
  • Day 1 Case Study (Link)

Day 2:

  • Don't Become a Headline - Fraud Risk Management - Heather Dunahoo (Presentation)
  • IT Audit Plan Formation and Stakeholder Engagement - Lisa Siedzik (Presentation)
  • What Auditors Need to Know About the Changing Landscape of Emergency Medical Service  - Jason Stroud (Presentation)
  • Sins of a Tax Collector and the Whistleblower Who Wasn't - Katrina Goodman and Corrine Louden (Sins Presentation and Whistleblower Presentation)
  • Day 2 Exercise (Link) and Worksheet (Link)
  2025   Virginia Beach

  Day 1: 

  • Efficient Auditing – Time-tested Tools and Approaches to Enhance the Audit Process - Drummond Kahn

  

  Day 2:

  • Impactful Audits - Speakers and Presentations from the following audit shops:
    • City of Roanoke Municipal Auditor
    • Virginia Office of the State Inspector General
    • City of Norfolk, Office of the City Auditor
    • Chesterfield County Internal Audit
    • Hanover County Internal Audit
    • Richmond City Council, Office of the City Auditor
    • City of Virginia Beach, Office of the City Auditor
  Fall 2024   Hanover
  • Global Audit Standards (Red Book), Mike Taylor
  • Debate Topics & Preparation for Debates, Mike Taylor
  • Government Auditing Standards (Yellow Book), Mike Taylor
  • Green Book, Mike Taylor
  • Audit Director's Panel, Mike Taylor featuring Angela Baxter, Lydon Remias, Khara Durden, and Vaughan Crawley
  • Orange Book, Mike Taylor
  • Points to Ponder, Mike Taylor
  Spring 2024   Virginia Beach
  • Building Change Readiness and Trust for Auditors, Mary Jo Burchard
  • An Auditor's Emotional Intelligence Superpower: Leveraging Emotional Intelligence to Boost Engagement and Effectiveness, Johnna Coleman
  • Internal Audit's Role in Environmental, Social, and Governance Matters David Osborne and Jack Reagan
  • Artificial Intelligence and Organizational Risk, Peter "Pedro" Wallace 
  Fall 2023   Chesterfield
  • Effective Audit Planning, Danny Goldberg
  • Data Analytics: Optimizing Continuous Techniques, Danny Goldberg
  • How to Issue Audit Findings that Deliver Results, Danny Goldberg
  • It's a Wrap: Effective Audit Follow-Up, Danny Goldberg
  Spring 2023   Virginia Beach
  • L.E.S.S.O.N.S Learned Building Team Audit, Tammie Dantzler
  • 3rd Party Risk - Understanding the Threat Landscape and Wrapping Our Arms Around the Potential Challenges, Christine Homack
  • Developing Your Audit Plan - Don't Forget Your "Authorities", Lyndon Remias
  • Panel Discussion - Auditors and the Press, Brett Hall and Stacey Parker
  • Utilizing Data Analytics to Detect Potential Fraud, Mark Soloman
  • The Art of Establishing and Managing a Hotline, Sharon Hayes
  Fall 2022   Richmond 
  • Value Beyond Winning a Knighton Award, Angela Baxter
  • Key Areas of Cybersecurity Assessment, Ruben Justiniano
  • Local Government Chief Executives Roundtable (Richmond, Chesterfield, Henrico, Hanover)
  • Child Protective Services & Highlights of Other Audits of the State OSIG, Nancy Edmunds and Mike Taylor
  • CARES Act Audit - City of Richmond Auditor's Office - Yolanda McCoy and Jennifer Harvell
  • Communications Skills for Auditors, Khara Durden
  Spring 2022   Virginia Beach
  • Planning, Fieldwork, and Linking Organizational Risks to Audit Resources, Drummond Kahn
  Spring 2021   Virtual
  • Recent Audit and Inspection Projects at OSIG, Mike Taylor and Camille Breland (Click Here for Presentation
  • Case Study of Fraud and Waste Investigation at an Austin Public Library, Brian Molloy and Michael Yamma (Click Here for Presentation)
  • Era of Disruption - The Emerging Role of Internal Audit, Terry Grafenstine 
  • Fraud Risk and Response Considerations for Grants Administration, Rob Churchman and Nick Stone (Click Here for Presentation)
  • Annual and Project Plans - Making Audit Planning More Efficient, Drummond Kahn
  Fall 2019   Henrico
  Spring 2019   Virginia Beach
  • Personally Identifiable Information, Matthrew Simons and Ryan Kohan, SCH Group
  • Cybersecurity Risk: Enhance your Awareness, Anthony Dibiulian, SCH Group
  • Governmenting Auditing Standards- Yellow Book Changes, Jay Poole, City Auditor Chesapeake
  • Basics to Performing a Value Added IT Audit, Edwin Caron, Guidehouse
  • Energy Audits - How You Can Save Your Locality Millions of Dollars, Lori Herrick, City of Virginia Beach
  Fall 2018   Hanover
  Spring 2018   Virginia Beach
  • Using Data Analytics for Fraud Detection, CliftonLarsonAllen
  • Panel Discussion - Working with the Media, Tim Eberly & Jason Marks
  • Conducting an Audit of Risk Management, Gretchen Hudome & Jeff Rodarmel
  • Municipal Auditing and Change Readiness in the New Millennium, Dr. Mary Jo Burchard
  Fall 2017   Chesterfield 
  • Contract Management, Lorie Newton
  • Data Analysis Tools, Terrence Wilson
  • Audit Software Implementation, Sam Pranckus, Matthew Dini, & Stephanie Bookheimer
  • Overview of Fraud and Interview Techniques & Fraud Investigations, John Hanson & Michael East
  Spring 2017   Chesapeake
  • A Call to Arms: Audit's Role in the (Ongoing) Cyber Wars, and Good (to Bad) to Great - Building (and Keeping) a World Class Audit Organization, Theresa Grafenstine
  • COSO and the Green Book: Internal Controls in the Government Arena and Yellow Book Exposure Draft, Rob Churchman & Jay Poole
  • The Tenets of ISO 9001:2015 in an Audit Program: Identifying Risks & Your Responsibilities, David Finke
  • Root Cause Analysis, Terry Upshur
  • Surviving our City Audit (from a Used-to-Be Auditor), Lisa Vanlandingham
  Fall 2016   Richmond
  • Creative Problem Solving, Danny Goldberg
  • Critical Thinking, Danny Goldberg
  • Cyber Security: Identifying Risks & Your Responsibilities, Neal Beggan
  • Follow the Money, Kathryn Rinker
  • Electronic Case File, Kathryn Rinker
  • Various Fraud Cases, Craig Johnson
  Spring 2016   Virginia Beach
  • Practical Creativity – From Pie-in-the-Sky to Boots-on-the-Ground, Mike Jacka
  • Thirty or So Tips for Writing Quality Audit Reports, Mike Jacka
  • Size Matters and Other Considerations for Designing Great PowerPoint Presentations
  • Behind the Doors: Auditing your Police, Property, and Evidence Room, Lyndon Remias and Tony Markun
  • Continued - Auditing your Police, Property, and Evidence Room, Lyndon Remias and Tony Markun
  Fall 2015   Henrico
  • Using Control Self-Assessment in the Audit Offic
  • Database Security and Threats
  • Trust Me...I'm A Skeptic!
  • Selecting the Best Audit Samples Using Microsoft Excel Analytics
  • Fraud--Current Trends
  • Hot Topics – The Office of the State Inspector General
  Spring 2015   Virginia Beach
  • Fraud Detection
  • Insights on governance and Local Government Auditing…in South Africa
  • Virginia Conflict of Interest Act
  • Easy Audits…Big Results
  • Audit Round Table
  • Security Event Monitoring – Finding the Needle
  Fall 2014   Hanover
  • The Art of the Finding
  • Ethics and Compliance Programs and How to Audit them
  • GAO Green Book
  • Continuous Monitoring
  • ALGA Peer Review Workshop
  Spring 2014   Virginia Beach
  • Using Data Analysis to Detect Fraud and Errors
  • Put GIS (Geographic Information Systems) to work in your Audits
  • Understanding Records Management
  • Audit Roundtable

  Fall 2013

  Chesterfield

  • Alphabet Soup:  GRC, ERA, ARA, ITRA, and IA - How to Connect the Dots
  • Pension Issues
  • Jail Fail (An Unlikely Success Story)

  Spring 2013

  Virginia Beach
  • Developing Value Added Audit Objectives and Audit Programs
  • Best Practices for Internal Audit Departments 
  • Auditing your Escalating Energy Costs
  • Challenges to Auditor Independence
  Fall 2012   Richmond
  • Integrity in Government
  • Emerging IT Risk
  • Conducting and Defending your Investigations
  • Preparing for your Peer Review
  Spring 2012   Virginia Beach
  • Managing an Effective & Efficient Audit Department
  • Preventing Accounts Payable Fraud - Best Practices in Internal Auditing
  • Performing an Effective Audit of the Fire Department
  • Fraud, Waste and Abuse Lesson Learned
  Fall 2011   Hanover
  • Audit Roundtable
  • Yellow Book - What You Need To Know - Marcia Buchanan, GAO Assistant Director - Financial Management and Assurance
  • Audit Consideration in the Cloud - Erik Boxhoorn, Senior Manager, KPMG LLP
  • Virginia School Division Efficiency Review - Terry Stone, Director of Financial Operations, Hanover County Public Schools
  • Fraud Update - Umesh Dalal, City Auditor, City of Richmond; Chris Kalafatis, Audit Manager, City of Richmond
  Spring 2011

  Williamsburg

  • A 10-Step Imperative for Thriving in a challenging Economy
  • Disaster Recovery and business Continuity: Best Practices and Tips for the Audit Professional
  • Show me the Money! Conducting a Real Estate Audit
  • Spread the good News! AGA's Citizen-Centric Reporting Program
  Fall 2010   Henrico
  • Honest, Competent Government: Fulfilling the Promise of Performance Auditing" - Mark Funkhouser, Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri (Former City Auditor)
  • "Internet Resources for Auditors - Jim Kaplan, Founder and CEO, AuditNet
  • "Hot Topics from the APA" - Walt Kucharski, Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts
  • "Show me the Money! - Lyndon S. Remias, City Auditor of Virginia Beach
  Spring 2010   Prince William
  • OPIC VLGAA Presentation - Competing Perspectives (April 2010)
  • OPIC VLGAA Presentation - Procurement Hot Topics (April 2010)
  • OPIC VLGAA Presentation - Procurement Lifecycle (April 2010)

  December 8, 2009

  Conference Call
  • FREE School Roundtable
  October 1-2, 2009   Chesterfield
  • ALGA Peer Review, Auditing for Fraud
  May 21, 2009   Williamsburg
  • Fraud Case Studies; High Impact Report Writing; Impact of this Economy on Local Gov't; Government;Auditor's Role in the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act"
    • Data Privacy - "How Private is it?
    • A Case of Procurement Card Fraud
    • Payroll Fraud & Continuous Monitoring Activities
    • Addressing State and Local Fiscal Challenges Through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
    • Recession: Impact to Local Economy
    • High Impact Report Writing for Government Auditors
    • Marketing the MessageSubway Safety: Protecting our Citizens
  October 17, 2008   Richmond
  • Adding Value...What Value?
  • Testing IT Controls
  • Your Identify
  • Unwanted Consequences - Don't create new risks.
  May 14, 2008   Glen Allen
  • Joint AGA and VLGAA conference
  • Download PowerPoint Presentations
  • -DSIA - The State Employee Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline 4-30-08.ppt
  • -GAO VLGAA AGA Richmond.ppt
  • -Henrico AGA VLGAA presentation.ppt
  • -Henrico, VA presentation.ppt-VCE AGA PRESENTATION MAY08.ppt
  October 17, 2007   Henrico
  • Fraud Hotlines, Yellow Book vs Red Book
  April 25, 2007   Chesapeake
  • Ethics - The Rules and Reality
  May 1-2, 2006   Norfolk
  • Telling Your Story, Measuring What You Manage Thru Performance Reporting; Hand in Hand, Working Together; Tax Exmpt and Gov't Entities
  October 3 - 4, 2005   Fairfax
  • Increasing Auditor Awareness in Recognizing & Detecting Fraud
  April 14 - 15, 2005   Virginia Beach
  • Risk-based Audit Planning and Evolving Roles of Auditors in Performance Measurements
  Oct 18-19, 2004   Roanoke
  • Compendium of Internal Controls, Commonwealth Attorney's Office, Fleet Management, Linking Risk Analysis to Audit Check Lists, and Things to Consider in a Human Resources Audit
  May 24-25, 2004   Richmond
  • NALGA Conference
  Oct 3, 2003   Henrico
  • Roundtable
  April 18, 2003   Chesapeake
  • Internet Security, Business Process, Yellow Book
  Oct 4, 2002   Newport News
  • Consulting (IIA)
  May 31, 2002   Fairfax
  • Controls in Electronic Environment, Risk Assessment, Best Practices
  Oct 5, 2001   Henrico
  • Government Auditing; Internet Searches; Standards; State Efforts
  Apr 20, 2001   Virginia Beach
  • e-Government and Communications
  Oct 6, 2000   Chesterfield
  • High Impact Auditing; Practices That Pay;
  Jun 1-2, 2000   Roanoke
  • Auditing Performance Outcomes
  Oct 14-15, 1999   Richmond
  • Quick Response Auditing; White Collar Crime; Great Steal
  Apr 16, 1999   Chesapeake
  • FLSA; How Audit Shops Add Value Panel
  Oct 16, 1998   Newport News
  • How to Evaluate Soft Controls
  Apr 17, 1998   Fairfax
  • Local Government Auditing & Technology
  Oct 17, 1997   Henrico
  • Government Auditing in 2000
  Apr 24-25, 1997   Virginia Beach
  • Auditing in a Client Server Environment
  Oct 11, 1996   Chesterfield
  • Environmental Auditing
  Apr 25-26, 1996   Roanoke
  • Increase Effectiveness in Recognizing & Detecting Fraud for Government Auditors; Construction Auditing for Cost Recoveries
  Oct 20, 1995   Richmond
  • Using Personal Computers in Audit Environment; Audit Issues Involving Client Server Technology; Marketing the Internal Audit Department
  May 15-16, 1995   Virginia Beach
  • NALGA Conference
  Oct 21, 1994   Henrico
  • Performance Auditing; Government Reform Strike Force; APA on Fraud
  Apr 22, 1994   Newport News
  • Government Auditing Standard Changes; Fraud Detection
  Oct 8, 1993   Chesterfield
  • Risk Assessment; Software Copyright Compliance
  May 7, 1993   Fairfax
  • Role of Internal Auditors; PC Assisted Audit Techniques; Effective Presentation Skills
  Oct 9, 1992   Richmond
  • Service Efforts & Accomplishments; High Payback Audits
  May 8, 1992   Virginia Beach
  • Risk Management; Integrated Control Framework; NALGA Quality Control Review
  Oct 18, 1991   Roanoke
  • Local Government Fraud Topics; Performance Auditing
  Apr 19, 1991   Prince William
  • NSAA Peer Review Program
  Oct 19, 1990   Henrico
  • Developing EDP Audit Capability
  Apr 20, 1990   Newport News
  • Quality Assurance; Organization Reporting; Internal/External Audit Relationship
  Oct 20, 1989   Chesterfield
  • Manager Perspective on Internal Audit; Fraud & Internal Audit Responsibility; Conducting Fraud Audits
  Apr 20, 1989   Fairfax
  • Federal Managers Financial Integrity Act; Va Directive 1-87 on Internal Control
  Oct 21, 1988   Richmond
  • Quality Assurance Preparation