Chapter Elections will run through to
April 6th, 2008. According to the Tampa Bay Chapter's
Bylaws, only Chapter Members and Chapter Associates may vote.
Results will be announced at the Chapter's Annual Meeting on
April 8, 2008.
Bylaws Amended
Article VI, Section 6.01, of the Chapter Bylaws allows
the Board of Directors to increase or decrease the number of
directors. A motion was made, seconded, and passed by a
majority vote of the Directors to increase the number of
Directors to nine (9) for our fiscal year 2008 - 2009.
Remaining on the Board
President - As past vice-president, Steve
Hooper, CIA, CCSA, CFE,
Internal Auditor, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Hillsborough
County, will serve a two-year term as president. Steve has been a member of the local chapter since 1998.
Treasurer - Laura Krueger Brock, CPA, CFE,
Kirkland, Russ, Murphy & Tapp, P.A. Laura is a past President, Vice President and has
served as our Treasurer for as long as anyone can remember. She will be
serving the second year of her two-year term.
Director - Mark Dubina, CFE, Special Agent Supervisor,
Florida Department of Law Enforcement, has been a member since 1998. He has
served as President and Vice President. He will be serving the second year
of his two-year term.
Director - As past president, Christine Dever,
CPA, CFE, Accountabilties Consulting Services, will serve a
one-year term as Director.
2008-2009 Candidates
Vice President - Clark Bolton has been a
Member of the Tampa Chapter of the ACFE since September
2006, ACFE since 2002 and a CFE since December 2005. He
possess a BS and MA in Criminal Justice and Certified
Compliance Professional (CCP) in healthcare. Clark is the
current Principal of Bolton Risk Management LLC, former New
York State investigator, insurance investigator and then
manager of several healthcare and P&C Special Investigation
Units.
Secretary - Ellen Wilcox, CFE, Special Agent, Florida
Department of Law Enforcement. Ellen is a current Chapter Director and
volunteered to serve another two-year term. She has served as President and
Vice President of the Chapter. She is a past recipient of the Association's
Distinguished Achievement Award.
Director - William "Bill" Miles is currently employed as a Special Agent
with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and has been so employed
for the past 24 years. In total Bill has 37 years of law enforcement
experience in the State of Florida. Bill is a graduate of the
University of Florida with a BA degree, his major was Political
Science. Bill earned his CFE designation in 2001 and has been a ACFE
member and a Chapter member for the same length of time. Bill has
served on the Board in the past as Secretary. Bill's caseload for the
past several years has concentrated on the investigation and prosecution
of Fraud and White Collar crime related offenses in the Central Florida
area.
Director - Deborah Venanzio has been a Chapter member since
2004 and received her CFE designation on
June 28, 2007. Debbie currently belongs to an organization called FISOA (Financial
Institution Security Officer Assoc) which was formed with Banks, Credit
Unions and local Law Enforcement agencies. Since 1998, she has served in
various positions, Treasurer, Vice-President, and President (2004 -2006) and
was responsible for the bi-monthly Meetings, Seminars, Golf Tournaments, Law
Enforcement Recognition, etc. Debbie has over 22 years banking experience
and spent the last 11 years as a Corporate Investigator currently working
for Branch Banking and Trust Co. (BB&T) who acquired Republic Bank in 2004.
Director - Sharon Shaw is a Certified Fraud Examiner who
works in the mortgage industry as a Construction Loan Specialist. She has
been working with Market Street Mortgage Corporation since 2005, where her
duties include performing background investigations on prospective builder’s
financial stability. Sharon is currently working with the FDIC on due
diligence of FHA, VA and Conventional construction loans in 18 states. She
is also closely involved in the resolution of builder/borrower disputes and
the reconstruction of construction loan transactions on behalf of their
Legal Department. Sharon is originally from Scotland and worked for the
Scottish Executive Rural Affairs Department processing and reviewing
Government grant applications prior to moving her family to Florida.