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Fadi Makdessi

Fadi Makdessi is a KYC analyst at Credit Suisse, part of the UBS group,  in North Carolina. Contact him at F.Makdessi@outlook.com.


Rayan Mohamed, CFE

Rayan Mohamed, CFE, is a KYC assistant vice president at Credit Suisse, part of the UBS group, in North Carolina. Contact him at alagbari@yahoo.com.


Lourdes C Miranda, CFE

Lourdes C. Miranda, CFE, is chief consultant for the FinTech Advisory Group, a division of RaLytics, LLC. Contact her at lmiranda@ralytics.com.


Sean Tweed, CFE, CCAS, CCI

Sean Tweed, CFE, CCAS, CCI, is a cryptocurrency investigator for the Preston Matthews Group in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. You can contact him at st@prestonmatthews.com. 


Robert E. Holtfreter, Ph.D., CFE

Robert E. Holtfreter, Ph.D., CFE, is a distinguished professor of accounting and research at Central Washington University. He serves on the ACFE Advisory Council, the ACFE Editorial Advisory Committee and the ACFE’s inaugural CFE Exam Content Development Committee. In 2005, he received the ACFE’s Outstanding Achievement in Accounting award and the ACFE’s Educator of the Year award in 2006. Holtfreter was the recipient of the Hubbard Award for the best Fraud Magazine feature article in 2016. Contact him at doctorh007@gmail.com.


Anna Brahce

Anna Brahce is assistant editor of Fraud Magazine. Contact her at ABrahce@ACFE.com.


Antonio Rossi, CFE

Antonio Rossi, CFE, is a manager – forensic services with a multinational advisory firm and co-founder and member of the board of the nonprofit association OsintItalia. Contact him at antoniorossi0192@gmail.com.


Lucrezia Tunesi

Lucrezia Tunesi is a threat intelligence expert with years of experience in the energy sector. She is a certified security expert and a certified open source intelligence expert and a member of the Italian Association of Corporate Security Professions (AIPSA) and the nonprofit association Osintitalia. Contact her at tunesi.lucrezia1@gmail.com.


Sean Mcgrath, CFE, CPA

Sean McGrath, CFE, CPA, is manager of medical services at Eastern Health. Contact him at mcgrath.j.sean@gmail.com.


Louise Marie Jupe

Louise Marie Jupe is a doctoral student and research associate in the department of psychology at the University of Portsmouth in the U.K. Contact her at louis.jupe@port.ac.uk.



Mandy Moody, CFE

Mandy Moody, CFE, is vice president of communications for the ACFE. Contact her at mmoody@ACFE.com.


Richard G. Brody, Ph.D., CFE

Richard G. Brody, Ph.D., CFE, is the Douglas Minge Brown Professor of Accounting at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Contact him at brody@unm.edu.



Durgesh Pandey, Ph.D., CFE, FCA

Durgesh Pandey, Ph.D., CFE, FCA, is a managing partner at DKMS & Associates, Chartered Accountants in India. Contact him at durgesh@dkms.co.in.



John E. Mulvaney, Jr., CFE, CPA

John E. Mulvaney, Jr., CFE, CPA, leads CBIZ’s white collar and government enforcement practice, specializing in government and internal investigations. He was a former special agent in charge for SIGTARP and a supervisory special agent for the FBI for 26 years. Contact him at JMulvaney@CBIZ.com.




Theresa Hicks, CFE

Theresa Hicks, CFE, is director of background investigations in a department of human services at a state office. Contact her at Theresa.l.hicks@gmail.com.


Belinda M. Kitos, CFE

Belinda M. Kitos, CFE, is president of SCF Inc. Contact her at BMKitosCFE@hotmail.com.


Temitope Eletu-Obido, CFE

Temitope Eletu-Odibo, CFE, is a supervising senior investigator with the City of Austin, Texas. Contact her at temitope.eletu-odibo@austintexas.gov.



Steve Morang

Steve Morang, CFE (imorang@ggu.edu) is an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University and co-developer of The Seduction of Fraud. He also leads the Fraud & Forensics Practice at Frank, Rimerman in San Francisco.


Matt Molchany, CFE

Matt Molchany, CFE, is in a senior fraud role with a leading hospitality company. He’s president of the ACFE South Florida Chapter. Contact him at molchy66@gmail.com.



Rupert Evill, CFE

Rupert Evill, CFE, is the director of Ethics Insight Pte Ltd. in Singapore. Contact him at rupert@ethicsinsight.co.


Rick Roybal, CFE

Rick Roybal, CFE, is senior vendor auditor at Matador Resources, where he ensures compliance with the company’s accounting policies and procedures, as well as the accuracy and validity of its billing process. Contact him at Rick.tamu@gmail.com.



Dana R. Hermanson, Ph.D.

Dana R. Hermanson, Ph.D., is the Dinos Eminent Scholar Chair of Private Enterprise at Kennesaw State University, and director of research of the Corporate Governance Center. His email address is: dhermans@kennesaw.edu.




Sanya Morang

Sanya Morang (smorang@ggu.edu) is an adjunct professor at Golden Gate University and co-developer of The Seduction of Fraud. 


James Ruotolo, CFE

James Ruotolo, CFE, is senior manager, fraud risk mitigation & analytics, at Grant Thornton LLP. Contact him at james.ruotolo@us.gt.com.


Benjamin Schorn, CFE

Benjamin Schorn, CFE, is a forensic investigator at KPMG and self-employed profiling specialist, systemic coach and behavior analyst. Contact him at bschorn@kpmg.com and benjaminschorn.de.


Jacob A. Mathews, CFE, CPA

Jacob A. Mathews, CFE, CPA, is a management consultant and a practicing CPA. He’s also a Certified Advanced Facilitator with the University of Phoenix Online. Contact him at jacobcpa@gmail.com.



Phillip V. Poma, CFE

Phillip V. Poma, CFE, is an audit specialist with CSAA Insurance Group. Contact him at phillip.poma@csaa.com.


Jeff G. Matthews, CFE, CPA

Jeff G. Matthews, CFE, CPA, is a partner at StoneTurn and an ACFE Faculty member. He’s a past president of the ACFE’s Dallas Chapter. Matthews is the 2013 Certified Fraud Examiner of the Year. Contact him at jmatthews@stoneturn.com.


Emily Wilson, CFE

Emily Wilson, CFE, is vice president of research at Terbium Labs. Contact her at LinkedIn.com/in/emily-e-wilson.






Adrian Gepp, Ph.D.

Adrian Gepp, Ph.D., is an associate professor of statistics at Bond University and an Educator Associate of the ACFE. Contact him at adgepp@bond.edu.au.


Nicholas DiModica, CFE, CPA

Nicholas DiModica, CFE, CPA, is manager at CBIZ Forensic Consulting Group, LLC. Contact him at nicholas.dimodica@cbiz.com.


Radhika Vohra, CFE

Radhika Vohra, CFE, is a former executive director for Wells Fargo’s Conduct Management practice in India and the Philippines and is a former senior manager of Microsoft’s Business Conduct Investigations team.


Trisha Gangadeen, CFE

Trisha Gangadeen, CFE, is a financial crimes compliance and investigations professional.








Elena Klevsky, Ph.D., CPA

Elena Klevsky, Ph.D., CPA, is an assistant professor of accounting at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Contact her at eklevsky@unm.edu.










David T. Wolfe, CPA, CFF

David T. Wolfe, CPA, CFF, is a manager of investigations in the Office of the Inspector General for The Global Fund in Geneva, Switzerland, and a frequent lecturer on fraud and other topics in his expertise. His email address is: david.wolfe@theglobalfund.org.


F. Todd Dezoort, Ph.D., CFE

F. Todd DeZoort, Ph.D., CFE, is Durr-Fillauer Chair in Business Ethics and professor of accounting in the Culverhouse School of Accountancy at The University of Alabama. He was the ACFE’s 2015 Educator of the Year Award recipient. His email address is: tdezoort@cba.ua.edu.


Cliff A. Lansley, Ph.D.

Cliff A. Lansley, Ph.D., is a behavior analyst with the EIA Group in Manchester, U.K. He’s the author of “Getting to the Truth,” a practical approach to behavior analysis for professionals. Lansley is a frequent speaker at ACFE events. Contact him at cliff@eiagroup.co.uk.



Rajesh Melappalayam, CFE

Rajesh Melappalayam, CFE, is a seasoned compliance and risk management expert with extensive experience in helping Fortune 100 companies navigate complex regulatory landscapes. 







Jala Attia, CFE

Jala Attia, CFE, is president and founder of Integrity Advantage and chair of the ACFE Foundation. Contact her at jattia@integrityadvantage.com.



Justin Davis, CFE

Justin Davis, CFE, is vice president of product delivery at Point Predictive, where he has also worked as a fraud consultant. Contact him at jdavis@pointpredictive.com.


Beth Mohr, CFE

Beth A. Mohr, CFE, is managing partner of The McHard Firm, a firm specializing in forensic accounting, investigations and expert testimony. Mohr provides expert testimony in several areas, including cases where false or coerced confessions are alleged. Contact Mohr at bmohr@themchardfirm.com.


Daniel Mascaro, CFE

Daniel Mascaro, CFE, is global investigations manager at law firm Sideman & Bancroft and director of investigations and audits at technology company True Pedigree. Contact him at dmascaro@sideman.com or dmascaro@truepedigree.com.


Meghan Sebaugh, CFE

Meghan Sebaugh, CFE, is compliance manager, Strategic Operations at EmpiRx Health, LLC, a pharmacy benefit manager. She is also on the board of directors for the ACFE Chapter in St. Lous, Missouri. Contact her at sebaugh.m@gmail.com.





Frank S Perri, J.D., CFE, CPA

Frank S. Perri, J.D., CFE, CPA, is an attorney in Illinois. Contact him at frankperri@hotmail.com. 














Brian Molloy, J.D., CFE

Brian Molloy, J.D., CFE, is chief of investigations with the City of Austin, Texas. Contact him at brian.molloy@austintexas.gov.









Linda Miller

Linda Miller is a principal and leader of the fraud and financial crimes practice at Grant Thornton, LLP. Contact her at Linda.Miller@us.gt.com.






L. Christopher Knight, CFE, CPA

L. Christopher Knight, CFE, CPA, is a forensic accountant in Indianapolis, Indiana, and an adjunct faculty member at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business in Bloomington and Indiana University-East in Richmond. The views expressed in this article are his own. Contact him at lchristopherknight@yahoo.com.






Sandra Damijan, Ph.D., CFE

Sandra Damijan, Ph.D., CFE, is lecturer and program coordinator of the Corporate Integrity Academy at the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana. She’s the co-chair of the ACFE Higher Education Advisory Committee. She’s the former forensic leader at PwC Slovenia and investigator at Slovenian Anti-Corruption Commission. Her email address is: sandra.damijan@ef.uni-lj.si.


Marie Rice, Ph.D., CFE, CIA

Marie Rice, Ph.D., CFE, CIA, is director of the Center for Anti-fraud Resources and Examination Services (CARES) and assistant professor of accounting at Siena College. Contact her at mrice@siena.edu.


David Glodstein, DBA, CFE, CPA

David Glodstein, DBA, CFE, CPA, is director of the master’s program in forensic accounting at the State University of New York at Old Westbury. Contact him at glodsteind@oldwestbury.edu.




Douglas M. Boyle, DBA, CPA, CMA

Douglas M. Boyle, DBA, CPA, CMA, is the director of the Doctorate in Business Administration Program and chair of the accounting department in the Kania School of Management at The University of Scranton. His email is: douglas.boyle@scranton.edu. 





John D. Gill, J.D., CFE

John D. Gill, J.D., CFE, is president of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.


Helen Christodoulou, Esq.

Helen Christodoulou, Esq., is a trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division. Contact her at Helen.Christodoulou@usdoj.gov.


Milosz Gudzowski, Esq.

Milosz Gudzowski, Esq., is a trial attorney, U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division. Contact him at Milosz.Gudzowski@usdoj.gov.


Sandra Talbott, Esq.

Sandra Talbott, Esq., is the assistant director, Procurement Collusion Strike Force, in the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division. Contact her at Sandra.talbott@usdoj.gov. 


Joseph M. Palmar, CFE, CPA/CFF

Joseph M. Palmar, CFE, CPA/CFF, is chief executive officer of Palmar Forensics. Contact him at jpalmar@palmarforensics.com.



Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson is an executive director in Ernst & Young’s Forensic & Integrity Services Practice. Contact him at eric.johnson2@ey.com.





Sherron Watkins

Sherron Watkins, the former vice president, corporate development at Enron, now lectures on leadership and ethics as the executive-in-residence at the McCoy College of Business at Texas State University and as professor of the practice at Kenan-Flagler business school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Contact her at sherronwatkins@txstate.edu.






Bethany Faford

Bethany Faford is a staff accountant at AAFCPAs in Westborough, Massachusetts, and a Masters of Science in Accounting student at Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts. Contact her at bethany.faford@nichols.edu.


Natalie S. Lewis, CFE

Natalie S. Lewis, CFE, is a senior vice president at consulting firm J.S. Held, LLC, where she specializes in forensic accounting and the analysis of economic damages.


Murray D. Wolfe, CFE, CPA, CA

Murray D. Wolfe, CFE, CPA, CA, is the chief audit executive of a large agricultural cooperative in western Canada. Contact him at murraywolfe96@gmail.com.


Monique G. Harley, CFE

Monique G. Harley, CFE, is a veteran institutional portfolio manager, analyst and strategist, and managing director of Speculare Forensic Consulting, LLC. Her email address is: mgharleycfe@speculareforensics.com.


Kuldeep Kumar, Ph.D.

Kuldeep Kumar, Ph.D., is a professor of economics at Bond University and an Educator Associate of the ACFE. Contact him at kkumar@bond.edu.au.


Jack L. Oliver, CFE, CPA

Jack L. Oliver, CFE, CPA, is senior partner at Westminster Investigative Consultants and owner of Oliver and Associates, CPAs. He holds a master’s in public accountancy. Contact him at joliver@oandhcpas.com.







Ronald Mano, Ph.D., CFE, CPA

Ronald Mano, Ph.D., CFE, CPA, is a professor of accounting in the Gore School of Business in Westminster College in Salt Lake City.








Chelsea M. Dye, J.D.

Chelsea M. Dye, J.D., is a contract attorney at G. Eric Nielson & Associates in Utah and an adjunct faculty member at Westminster College in Salt Lake City. She's a former clerk for the white-collar crime division of the U.S. attorney's office for the district of Utah.









Brandi Pritchard, CFE

Brandi Pritchard, CFE, is assistant director of local audit and special investigations in the Office of the Washington State Auditor. Contact her at Brandi.Pritchard@sao.wa.gov.



Vincent M. Walden, CFE, CPA

Vincent M. Walden, CFE, CPA, is the CEO of Kona AI, whose company mission is to empower compliance, audit, and investigative professionals with research-driven, innovative, and effective analytics to measurably reduce global fraud, corruption and enterprise risk. He works closely with CFEs, internal auditors, compliance, audit, legal, and finance professionals and welcomes your feedback and ideas.














Paul McCormack, CFE

Paul McCormack, CFE, is a freelance writer specializing in fraud, security and compliance. He previously worked for SunTrust, EY, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Delta Airlines. Contact him at paul@mccormackwrites.com.





Hannibal "Mike" Ware, CFE

Hannibal “Mike” Ware, CFE, is the inspector general of the U.S. Small Business Administration and former chair of the ACFE Board of Regents. Contact him at Hannibal.Ware@sba.gov.



Kieran Porter, CFE

Kieran Porter, CFE, is a director at Elicius Intelligence in London. Contact him at kieran@elicius.co.uk.


Robin Singh, CFE, LPEC, CFAP

Robin Singh, CFE, LPEC, CFAP, is the compliance and fraud control department lead officer at Abu Dhabi Health Services Company – SEHA (Government of Abu Dhabi). His email address is: robinsingh002@yahoo.com.








Anastasia Nazarova, CFE

Anastasia Nazarova, CFE, is a corporate auditor at Chevron Products UK Limited in London. She’s the 2020 ACFE Hubbard Award recipient for the best Fraud Magazine article in 2019, “Dark world of oil theft and fraud,” in the July/August issue. Contact her at anastasia_wish@yahoo.com.


Stephen M. Speciale, CFE

Stephen M. Speciale, CFE, is a professor of financial management at the Defense Acquisition University of the U.S. Department of Defense. In addition to the CFE, he holds the Certified Defense Financial Manager with the Acquisition Specialty (CDFM-A) credential. Contact him at stephen.speciale@dau.edu.


Thomas J. Mattus

Thomas J. Mattus is president and founder of Successful Strategies International Inc., a training and mentoring company that specializes in hands-on adult learning in application project management and leadership development. Contact him at tom.mattus@ssi-learn.com.



Lawrence J. Hoffman, CFE, CPA/CFF

Lawrence J. Hoffman, CFE, CPA/CFF, is an assistant professor of accounting and forensic accounting at Mount St. Mary’s University. He’s also director of both the university’s forensic accounting program and the Center for the Advancement of Forensic Accounting Education. He’s the ACFE 2020 Educator of the Year. Contact him at hoffman@msmary.edu.





Ken Dieffenbach, CFE

Ken Dieffenbach, CFE, is the special agent in charge of the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General Investigations Division Fraud Detection Office and is deputy director of the DOJ OIG’s Office of Data Analytics. He’s had a 23-year federal law enforcement career in fighting fraud. (His opinions in this column are his own.) Contact him at kenneth.r.dieffenbach@usdoj.gov.


Tracy G. Swaim, CFE

Tracy G. Swaim, CFE, is enterprise fraud manager at Heartland Financial USA Inc. Contact her at tracygswaim@gmail.com.





Michael Yamma, CFE

Michael Yamma, CFE, is an investigator for the City of Austin, Texas, Office of the City Auditor. Contact him at Michael.yamma@austintexas.gov.




Steve C. Morang, CFE

Steve C. Morang, CFE, is a senior manager at a Northern California-based CPA firm and president of the ACFE’s San Francisco Chapter. Contact him at steve.morang@yahoo.com.
















Crystal Zuzek

Crystal Zuzek is assistant editor of Fraud Magazine. Contact her at CZuzek@ACFE.com.




Casey Buffalini, CFE

Casey Buffalini, CFE, is a special agent and program manager for public corruption and major theft, U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General, Defense Criminal Investigative Service. Contact her at Casey.Buffalini@dodig.mil.


Josh Cox, CFE

Josh Cox, CFE, is a senior manager of forensic data analytics at consulting and advisory firm BDO. Contact him at jdcox@bdo.com.


Martin Kenney

Martin Kenney is managing partner of Martin Kenney & Co., Solicitors, a specialist investigative and asset retrieval practice focused on multi-jurisdictional fraud cases, and was the Cressey Award recipient at the 25th Annual ACFE Global Fraud Conference. He can be reached at: www.martinkenney.com | @MKSolicitors.




Charles Riely

Charles Riely is a partner at Jenner & Block LLP. Contact him at criely@jenner.com.


Jamal Ahmad, J.D., CFE, CPA/CFF

Jamal Ahmad, J.D., CFE, CPA/CFF, is a managing director with StoneTurn, a forensic accounting, corporate compliance and expert services firm. He can be reached at: jahmad@stoneturn.com.


Grace Y. Mui, Ph.D., CPA

Grace Y. Mui, Ph.D., CPA (Australia), CPA (ASEAN), ACFE Educator Associate, is principal research consultant and co-founder for Thye & Associates in Selangor, Malaysia. Contact her at gymui@yahoo.com.


Felicia Riney, D.B.A.

Felicia Riney, D.B.A., is an independent researcher. She's worked in accounting, finance and economics. She can be reached at friney1@yahoo.com. 


Huat Lai Thye, CPA

Huat Lai Thye, CPA (ASEAN), is co-founder and principal consultant for Thye & Associates in Selangor, Malaysia. Contact him at thye_hl@yahoo.com.


Roger Seifert, CPA, ABV, CFF

Roger Siefert, CPA, ABV, CFF, is a principal with StoneTurn, a forensic accounting, corporate compliance and expert services firm. He can be reached at: rsiefert@stoneturn.com.


Jenell West, CFE, CPA, CIA

Jenell West, CFE, CPA, CIA, is the director of forensic accounting at Rehmann Corporate Investigative Services in Troy Michigan. Her email address is: Jenell.West@rehmann.com.


Patricia A. Johnson, MBA, CFE, CPA

Patricia A. Johnson, MBA, CFE, CPA, is the program coordinator of the Master's in Science in Forensic Accounting program at Canisius College in Buffalo, New York. She's chair of the ACFE Higher Education Advisory Committee. Her email address is: johnsonp@canisius.edu.


Eric A. Kreuter, Ph.D., CFE, CPA, CGMA

Eric A. Kreuter, Ph.D., CFE, CPA, CGMA, is a partner in the advisory services group at Marks Paneth LLP. His litigation support experience includes testifying in depositions in civil damage cases, testifying as an expert witness in court trials and arbitration hearings, and participating in mediations. He’s also testified for a grand jury in a criminal case and assisted counsel numerous times in the depositions of other witnesses. His email address is: ekreuter@markspaneth.com.


Renee Flasher, Ph.D., CFE, CPA, CMA

Renee Flasher, Ph.D., CFE, CPA, CMA, is an assistant professor in the Miller College of Business Department of Accounting at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Her email address is: rflasher@bsu.edu.




Damien Chaminade, CFE

Damien Chaminade, CFE, is senior manager at Mazars Consulting in France. He can be reached at: https://fr.linkedin.com/in/damienchaminade.





W. Steve Albrecht, Ph.D., CFE, CPA

W. Steve Albrecht, Ph.D., CFE, CPA, CIA, is the Gunnell Endowed Professor of Accountancy in the Marriott School of Management and a Wheatley Fellow at Brigham Young University. Albrecht was the ACFE's first president. His email address is: wstevealbrecht@gmail.com.



































James D. Ratley, CFE

James D. Ratley, CFE, is the former president of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.  



Bob Bates, CFE, CPA

Bob Bates, CFE, CPA, is owner of HP Accounting Services Inc. in San Francisco. He wrote a shorter blog version of this column for his company’s website. Contact him at mail@hpaccounting.com.


David P. Frizell, Jr., CFE

David P. Frizell, Jr., CFE, is president of Frizell Group International, LLC, based in Houston, Texas. He and his team specialize in compliance and ethics investigations, financial asset investigations and off-duty police services. He’s a former federal law enforcement and counter-intelligence agent and has been in the private sector for more than 20 years. Contact him at dfrizell@frizellgroup.com.


Ning Ping Wang

Ning Ping Wang is a graduate student at Columbia University. Contact her at nw2567@columbia.edu.


Mohammed V.S. Ashraf Khan, CFE

Mohammed V.S. Ashraf Khan, CFE, is one of the founding board members of the ACFE Mauritius Chapter.


John Warren, J.D., CFE

John Warren, J.D., CFE, is Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).


Penny Li, CFE, CPA

Penny Li, CFE, CPA, is the owner of Apps for Pros and is a graduate of the Master of Forensic and Fraud Examination Program at West Virginia University. Contact her at yl00037@mix.wvu.edu.


Tim Harvey, CFE, JP

Tim Harvey, CFE, is the ACFE’s global chapter liaison, based in London. Contact him at tharvey@ACFE.com.




Linh Dang, CFE

Linh Dang, CFE, is an investigator at Charles Schwab & Co. Contact her at linh.dangn@gmail.com.


Ralph Summerford, CFE

Ralph Summerford, CFE, is the president of Forensic Strategic Solutions. He’s testified as an expert witness on many matters. Summerford has served as an ACFE faculty member for more than 20 years, and he was the recipient of the ACFE’s 2010 Cressey Award. Contact him at ralph@forensicstrategic.com.


Sarah Hofmann, CFE

Sarah Hofmann, CFE, was formerly the ACFE’s public information officer.



Stephen Pedneault, CFE, CPA/CFF

Stephen Pedneault, CFE, CPA/CFF, is the principal of CPA firm Forensic Accounting Services, LLC. Contact him at steve@fasman.com.


Andi McNeal, CFE, CPA

Andi McNeal, CFE, CPA, is the Chief Training Officer for the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).


Dick Carozza, CFE

Dick Carozza, CFE, is the former and first editor-in-chief of Fraud Magazine, serving in the role for 25 years prior to his retirement in 2021.


Charles Piper, CFE

Charles E. Piper, CFE, is a private investigator and owner of Charles Piper’s Professional Services in Memphis, Tennessee. He previously served 30 years in law enforcement, including 20 years as a federal special agent with the Department of Defense. Piper was the recipient of the ACFE’s 2014 Hubbard Award. Contact him at pipercfe@cs.com.



Jesse Gossman, CFE

Jesse Gossman, CFE, is president and founder of Bottom Line Fraud LLC. Contact him at jgossman@bottomlinefraud.com or visit www.bottomlinefraud.com for further information.


Shawn Fohs, CISM

Shawn Fohs, CISM, is a senior manager in Ernst & Youngs LLP’s Forensic & Integrity Services Practice. Contact him at shawn.fohs@ey.com.


Jing Xun Quek

Jing Xun Quek is an associate at Jenner & Block LLP. Contact him at jquek@jenner.com.


Jan Tadeusz Stappers, LL.M.

Jan Tadeusz Stappers, LL.M, is the legal counsel of WhistleB, a provider of professional whistleblowing systems. Stappers is assisting in the development of the new ISO 37002 standard on whistleblowing management systems. He’s a frequent professional speaker. Stappers is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) through the IAPP. Contact him at jan.stappers@whistleb.com.


Dr. Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA

Dr. Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, is the founder and Chairman of the ACFE. Contact him at jwells@ACFE.com.


Mani Padmanabhan, CFE

Mani Padmanabhan, CFE, is co-founder and CFO of Positive Shift Technologies in Hyderabad, India. Contact him at iammani65@gmail.com.




Annette Simmons-Brown, CFE

Annette Simmons-Brown, CFE, most recently was a senior paralegal at the Hennepin County Attorney's Office in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She's now a paralegal in Tallahassee, Florida, working in administrative law and statutory rulemaking for regulated professions and occupations. Her email address is: simmonsbrown22@msn.com.


Courtney Howell

Courtney Howell is formerly the ACFE’s community manager.


Gerry Zack, CFE, CPA, CIA

Gerry Zack, CFE, CPA, CIA, is a an ACFE faculty member and was the 2015 chair of the ACFE Board of Regents. His email address is: gzack@bdo.com.





Judy D. Wright, Ph.D., CFE

Judy D. Wright, Ph.D., CFE, is senior partner at Westminster Investigative Consultants. Her doctorate is in industrial/organizational business psychology — specializing in fraud behavior. She also holds a master’s in business administration. Contact her at drjdwright@outlook.com.


Dahli Gray, DBA, CFE, CPA, CGMA

Dahli Gray, DBA, CFE, CPA, CGMA, is a professor with the graduate school of Keiser University. Her email address is: DGray@KeiserUniversity.edu.


Leonard Vona, CFE

Leonard Vona, CFE, is CEO of Fraud Auditing Inc. Contact him at lvona@leonardvona.com.


Chip Guy, CFE

Chip Guy, CFE, is a senior manager in Ernst & Youngs LLP’s Forensic & Integrity Services Practice. Contact him at chip.guy@ey.com.


Vincent Denault, LL.M., LL.B, CFE

Vincent Denault, LL.M., LL.B, CFE, is a lawyer and a lecturer in the department of communication at Université de Montréal in Canada. He’s also a research assistant at the university’s Communication and Health Research Center, a doctoral student and co-director of the Center for Studies in Nonverbal Communication Sciences of the Montreal Mental Health University Institute Research Center. Contact him at vincent.denault@umontreal.ca.


Joe Koenig, CFE

Joe Koenig, CFE, is owner of KMI Investigations, LLC, and author of the book “Getting the Truth: Discover the Real Message. Know Truth. Know Deception,” available in the ACFE Bookstore at ACFE.com/booksandmanuals. His email address is: Joe.Koenig@kmiinvestigations.com.


Charles Rabeno, Ed.D., CFE

Charles Rabeno, Ed.D., CFE, is a special agent with a federal law enforcement agency. His email address is: charles.rabeno@gmail.com.



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