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2011-2012 Chapter Leadership


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Peter Christiaans

Peter Christiaans

President
President@isacasfl.org

Pete is a Senior Manager in the Technology Practice at Deloitte Consulting, and has served as a Chapter President since 2009. Pete also served as the Chapter Treasurer and as the CISA/CISM Certification Coordinator. Pete has over sixteen years of professional experience in management and technology consulting across a variety of industries, including financial services, energy, retail, telecommunications, and transportation.

 

Education:

University of Miami - MBA and MS

 

Certifications:

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM)
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
Project Management Professional (PMP)

 

Professional Affiliations:

Project Management International (PMI)
United Way



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Angela Polania

Vice President
vicepresident@isacasfl.org

Angela has over nine years of professional services experience in the areas of Internal Audit, Information Technology Assurance and Consulting and Accounting. Founder of Elevate Consulting; a boutique consulting firm specialized in Information Technology, Information Assurance and Financial Consulting. Main responsibilities at Elevate Consulting are to develop and grow the practice by identifying business opportunities and building relationships with prospective clients; Manage and plan several audit and consulting projects in the areas of Sarbanes Oxley compliance, regulatory and compliance audits (e.g. ISO 27001:2005, FFIEC), IT Governance (GRC), ITIL best practices implementations, business process improvement consulting and accounting integration projects due to mergers or spin offs; Assist clients with Project Management services related to implementation of software and changes to business processes or business transitions.


Prior to working at Elevate Consulting and Independent Consulting, worked for international accounting and consulting firms; Grant Thornton, Deloitte and Arthur Andersen.

 

Education:


Bachelor’s degrees in Accounting and Management Information systems.

 

Certifications:

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) of the State of Virginia
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
ITIL Certified

 

Professional Affiliations:

Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting (ALPFA)

 


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Joanne Klipper

Secretary
secretary@isacasfl.org

Joanne joined Jackson Health System in 2011 as a Security and Audit Control Specialist with primary oversight for authoring and reviewing of organizational Information Technology (IT) policies, standards and procedures; providing guidance with regard to adequacy, accuracy and compliance with applicable HIPAA rules and regulations, IT Policy Custodian. Developer of Control Audit program to audit terminations, new hires, rehires, transfers on a weekly basis ensuring IT controls are in place.

 

Currently working to design processes for the organization to promptly respond to detected or reported breaches, and conducting forensic investigations, mitigations and reporting of findings. Ensuring employment seperations are adequately handled to mitigate any risk associated with separation from Jackson Health System. Leads the JHS Privacy and Security Subcommittee that reviews and develops new policies that manages organizational risk, such as Medical Identity Theft, and “Red Flag Rules” as required by the FTC.

 

Prior to Jackson Health System Joanne worked as a Systems Analyst at Broward Health with information systems audit responsibilities. She was responsible for conducting enterprise level weekly identity management control audits at Broward Health and served as a first responder security analyst for end-user issues.

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Education:


Nova Southeastern University - MS in Mental Health Counseling.
Broward College - HITECH Program

 

Certifications:

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
CompTIA Security+
Network+
ITIL v3 Certified

 

Professional Affiliations:

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society



ISACA South Florida Board of Directors

Eric Phifer

Treasurer
Treasury@isacasfl.org

Eric is a Vice President, Senior Information Systems Auditor with Seacoast National Bank. A business and technology professional with experience in information systems auditing, security, governance, strategy, and compliance. Worked in several industries to include government, publishing, software, and consulting. Former employers include KPMG LLP, Microstrategy, McGraw-Hill, and the US Army.

 

Education:


University of Colorado - MBA emphasis in Accounting
Regis University – BSc in Professional Accounting


Certifications:

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
Certified TG-3 Auditor (CTGA)
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)

 

Professional Affiliations:

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
Boy Scouts of America - Sailfish District

 



Sandra

Sandra Parras

Director of Programming
programming@isacasfl.org

 

Sandra has over 7 years of professional experience in compliance auditing and systems controls and is currently a Quality Advisor at the FedEx Latin America and Caribbean Division. She was a prior President of the ISACA South Florida Chapter and has been a Board member for the last 6 years.

 

Education:


University of Miami - MBA and MS
University of Miami - BBA

 

Certifications:

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Project Management Professional (PMP)

 

Professional Affiliations:

Project Management Institute
United Way
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)



 

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Desiree Shaneeza Auchey

Director of Membership Activities:
membership@isacasfl.org

Desiree is in Internal Audit at Citrix Systems, Inc. , a multinational corporation that provides server and desktop virtualization, networking, software-as-a-service (SaaS), and cloud computing technologies, including Xen open source products. With more than 20+ years of finance, auditing, engineering and manufacturing, she has worked in several industries, including IT, education, fibers and chemicals. She also worked in multiple areas of information systems, including project management, IT auditing, SOX compliance, and security.

 

Before joining Citrix Systems, Inc. in 2004, Desiree worked at E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co. Inc., where she conducted investigations, prepared/audited research and technology tax credit submissions, conducted operational, financial, IT audits and also system development reviews.

 

Education:

 

Northcentral University: PhD. IT Security (2013)
Nova Southeastern University: DBA Finance (2012)
Florida Atlantic University – Masters in TAX
Averett University - MBA focus in Finance
University of New Orleans - BSc Mechanical Engineering

 

 

Certifications:

 

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Six Sigma Green Belt


 

Professional Affiliations:

Member of Institute of Internal Auditors

 



Robert Kantor

Robert Kantor

Director of Certifications
Certifications@isacasfl.org

Robert is the Director if the IS/IT-GRC Group of the Software Solutions Division of Partech. This multi-faceted group supports both Par internal initiatives and Par external initiatives. His responsibility in managing the Governance, Risk, Compliance Group includes Par’s PA-DSS audits for their multiple POS systems, risk assessment and management, and corporate governance and compliance. He develops PCI strategies and awareness for both internal and external customers.

 

This role requires Robert to work closely with customers, industry hardware manufacturers, middleware vendors and credit card processors to ensure complete and consistent PCI capable POS systems. Previous roles with ParTech Inc. were Director of Software Engineering for 6 years upon joining Par in 2000. Previously, Mr. Kantor has worked in the application development arena for 12 years. In addition to his development work and project management he has had extensive experience with a variety of RDBMS’s as well as multi-dimensional data marts and warehouses.


Education:


Robert Morris University - Masters in Finance
University of Phoenix – MBA
University of Dayton – BSc.
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Certifications:

Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional
Certified Information Privacy Professional
Certified Payment Card Industry Security Manager and Auditor

 

Professional Affiliations:

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)



 

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Michael Marshall

Director of IT Governance:
Governance@isacasfl.org

Michael Marshall is the Manager of the Information Systems Quality Assurance Group at Carnival Cruise Lines in Miami, Florida, where he has been employed for the past fifteen years. At Carnival, Michael has held several internal audit and technology positions that have provided him the opportunity to develop specialized skills in IT governance, quality assurance, processes, development lifecycles, and software test management.

 

Prior to relocating to the Miami area, Michael spent over ten years working as both a financial and technology auditor in the banking and financial services industry, and two years in public accounting. He is a past president of the South Florida ISACA chapter and also a volunteer instructor for the chapter’s CISA and CGEIT exam review course.

Education:


University of Phoenix – MBA in Technology Management
Temple University – BA in Accounting

Certifications:


Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
CGEIT



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Abbie Jullien

Director of Corporate Relations
Corporaterelations@isacasfl.org

Abbie is the Manager, Information Systems Audit for an international entity. She continues to facilitate and support corporate IT audits to ensure regulatory compliance. She is now planning for the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) from ISACA.

 

Abbie is a frequent presenter on IT Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Florida Atlantic University, Nova Southeastern University, and the University of Miami.


Education:


The George Washington University, Project Management.
The Georgia Institute of Technology, ISO 9000.

Certifications:


Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified ISO 9000 Lead Auditor
Six Sigma Green Belt

 

Professional Affiliations:

Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
Subject-Matter Expert Reviewer COBIT 5
ITWomen
Role Model Speaker at Palm Beach County High Schools
Advisory Council, IT and Operations Management (ITOM) at Florida Atlantic University (FAU).



 

ISACA South Florida Board of Directors

Julian Sandoval

Director of Volunteer Activities
Volunteers@isacasfl.org

Julian has over twelve years of project management experience with a focus on information security and data communication networks, including stand alone microcomputer, broadband and narrow band computer systems. Prior to joining the International Bank of Costa Rica, Julian also worked as a Global System Engineer for Cisco Systems and as a Senior Lead Telecom Engineer for Hughes Network Systems.

 

Education:


Strayer University - B.S. Computer Systems minor in Business Management

 

Certifications:

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control™ certification (CRISC)
MCSE+ Security
Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH | ECSA)
CompTia Security

 

Professional Affiliations:

IEEE, Computer Society
ISC2
PCI
PMI
InfraGard
OWASP


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Luis Paulete

Director of Academic Relations
AcademicRelations@isacasfl.org

Luis is currently, IT Director with Florida Crystals Corporation, with responsibility for enterprise and strategist Information Technology oeperations. Prior to Forida Crystal, Luis worked at Arthur Young & Company as a Manager in Management Services in 1971, requested by the Audit partners to “audit the black box” for clients who were using computers. Past experiences include manager of EDP at the Federal Reserve Bank (XII District), Director of Administration and Finance for Syntex in Mexico and Bahamas, Latin America Assistant Controller for Cabot Corporation.


Certifications:

Certified since 1979 as CDP Auditor (currently known as CISA (Retired))
The Institute of Internal Auditors
EDP Auditors Association.

 

Professional Affiliations:

Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

 

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Robert Daniel Arlotto

Director of Marketing
Marketing@isacasfl.org

Robert is president/Independent Contractor/Chief Marketing Officer at Aud-IT-Internal where he is responsible for strategic oversight for all IT Marketing, Compliance, Risk & Project Management operations.

 

Prior to Aud-IT-Internal he served as a Senior Associate / IT Risk & Project Manager at KPMG.

 

Education:


Cornell University - Masters - MPA, Public Administration
Cornell University - BA .

 

Certifications:

Certified Information Systems Manager (CISA)
Project Management Certification
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
ITIL

 

Professional Affiliations:

Project Management Institute (PMI)


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Alexis Perdereaux-Weekes

Director of Communications/Webmaster
Communications@isacasfl.org

Alexis joined CaribTel Network Group, Inc in 2007 as a Sr. Solution Architect managing Data Security, Data Privacy, Enterprise Messaging, and Business Continuity solutions. In his capacity as a solution architect he works with clients to assess, design and implement best practice solutions that mitigate risk, and exposure to corporate data. In addition, he worked for Broward Health, the nations 10th largest Community Health System, as a Senior Storage & Messaging Engineer, overseeing enterprise operations for Messaging, Business Continuity and Storage Management.


Prior to Broward Health, Alexis worked for Office Depot, Inc designing and testing Business Continuity Solutions that allow that business to operate effectively knowing that their data were recoverable during the time of a disaster, whether due to human error or by nature. At Office Depot, he also oversaw the corporate expansion of data transfers between the business and banking clients design and executing cryptographic technologies built on PGP Data Encryption and Key Management process, which protect the data in transit between the business and financial institutions..

 

Education:


Nova Southeastern University - Masters degree in Information Security (2014)
Florida Atlantic University – BA in Marketing & International Business
Broward College - HITECH Program

Certifications:

Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)

 

Professional Affiliations:

Information Systems Security Association (ISSA)
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Phi Theta Kappa (PTK)


 

ISACA South Florida Board of Directors

Jordan Ilan Lombard

Director At Large
directoratlarge@isacasfl.org

Jordan is Business Operations & Development Manager at Mission Critical Systems a Florida based network, information, and data security solutions provider and reseller dedicated to offering market leading products, consulting, and integration. Prior to Mission Critical Systems Jordan worked at Host.net in 2010 in a new position to focus on GRC Initiatives, Strategic Marketing & Account Management. Jordan leads Host.net’s social media campaign and manages internal governance, risk & compliance initiatives in addition to managing an existing set of client accounts.


 

Jordan is a Co-Founder of GeekConnections, Inc., an organization committed to bringing the professional & technical community together to share knowledge, making a difference in society & forging new relationships to stimulate personal & business growth.


Prior to starting with Host.net, Jordan worked with Enterprise Risk Management, Inc. as the Director of Business Connections and with Grant Thornton LLP in their Forensic & Investigative Practice. Jordan’s unique background coupled with her passionate spirit for business continuity, disaster recovery, information privacy & security generated joining the Host.net team in her new hybrid role.

 

Education:


Florida Atlantic University – BA in Finance and Management.

Certifications:

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

 

Professional Affiliations:

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
GeekConnections, Inc
InfraGard & Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)
Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) - Executive Vice President of the South Florida Chapter

 



Fernando Martinez

Fernando Martinez

Director At Large
Directoratlarge@isacasfl.org

Fernando Martinez is the VP and CIO for the Jackson Health System in Miami Florida. Prior to joining JMH, Mr. Martinez served as the Chief Technology and Security Officer of the North Broward Hospital District and the Chief Information Officer at Mercy Hospital in Miami, Florida. His background also includes tenure as Chief Information officer for the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority where as CIO Mr. Martinez implemented the first advanced clinical information system in the Pan-Caribbean region.


Mr. Martinez holds numerous IT security industry and healthcare certifications and Awarded Southeast’s Information Security Executive of the Year (SE ISE)(2009). Fernando is also a Fellow in the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (FHIMSS).

 

Education:



Nova Southeastern University - Master of Science in Computer and Information Sciences
Barry University - Bachelors degree in Information Technology

 

Certifications:

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT)
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS)
CHIME Certified Healthcare CIO (CHCIO).

 

Professional Affiliations:

Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

Clay Moegenburg

Clay Moegenburg

Director At Large
Directoratlarge@isacasfl.org

Clay is a Senior Manager with Enterprise Risk Management’s (ERM) Audit and Attestation practice which delivers SSAE 16 SOC1, SOC2, SOC3, Sarbanes-Oxley, and numerous other regulatory compliance services. Clay has more than 12 years of experience in the design, execution and management of large, complex and high-visibility Regulatory Compliance, IT/Financial/Operational Audits, and Performance Improvement projects for Fortune as well as mid-tier companies.

 

Clay was first elected to the board of ISACA South Florida in 2002, and has served in numerous capacities, including chapter President, Director of Certifications, and Director at Large.


 

Education:


Florida Atlantic University - MAcc, Masters of Acct, IS Audit Specialization and a BS Acct, Accounting, Accounting Information Systems.

 

Certifications:

Certified Information System Auditor (CISA)
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Certified in Risk and Information System Control (CRISC)
Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT)
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Approva Certified Professional for SAP and Oracle ERP (ACP)
Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor (PCI-QSA)

 

Professional Affiliations:

Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
FBI InfraGard



 

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Philmore A. Hughes

Director At large
Directoratlarge@isacasfl.org

Philmore joined Broward Health in 2006, the nations 10th largest Community Health System, as a System Engineer, overseeing enterprise operations for Messaging, Business Continuity and Storage Management. He is an IT Professional with more than 12 years of success as a Senior System/Security Engineer.

 

Prior to Broward Health, Philmore worked for IBM (at ABN AMRO) as a Senior Network Engineer with responsibilities for System Engineering, Architecting and Business Continuity.

 

 

Education:

Nova Southeastern University - Masters in Management Information Systems
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - BSc in Technical Management .

 

Certifications:

Certified Information Systems Manager (CISM)

 

Professional Affiliations:

ISACA


 

Josh Kotok

Joshua Kotok

Past President
Pastpresident@isacasfl.org

Joshua Kotok leads the Information Technology and Operational Risk functions for the Making Home Affordable Program. Making Home Affordable is a key part of the Obama Administration's effort to help homeowners avoid foreclosure. Joshua has over eleven years of experience working in Financial Services, Hospitality and Federal sectors.

 

Joshua has led a wide variety of projects such as operational risk implementation, information technology compliance and controls testing, risk assessments, business process reengineering and systems selection and implementation. Prior to his role at Fannie Mae, Joshua was a Senior Manager in Protiviti's Technology Risk practice. Joshua also has prior experience with Arthur Andersen and KPMG, LLP.

 

Education:

Florida State University – BSc in Information Studies

 

Certifications:

Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

 

Professional Affiliations:

Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)