Staff Directory Listing

Mark is an experienced audit, governance and risk assurance leader, with particular on the not-for-profit and healthcare sectors. Prior to joining the UAO in April 2015, Mark worked for 10+ years in the Audit & Enterprise Risk Services practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP, including roles as Lead Content Developer in Deloitte Learning and as Senior Manager in the independent financial statement and internal control audit practice.  Mark currently serves as Board Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair for the Ithaca Children’s Garden, a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Jennifer leads the Financial, Compliance, and Operational (FCO) Audit Team that provides internal audit services across the university, including Ithaca-based units and Weill Cornell Medicine. Jennifer has 25+ years of audit, compliance, and risk management experience, with a strong background in healthcare and higher education.

Key positions previously held, include:

• Iona University – Director, Internal Audit

• Iona University – Title IX Coordinator

• Iona University – Information Security Officer

• Nyack Hospital – Chief Compliance and Risk Management Officer

• Nyack Hospital – Chief Privacy Officer

Education

Jennifer holds a BBA in Accounting from Pace University, a Healthcare Corporate Compliance Graduate Certificate from The George Washington University, and numerous professional certifications including Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC), and Project Management Professional (PMP).

Timur is a seasoned IT security and risk assurance executive with significant strategic planning and business consulting experience in higher education and financial services. His core competencies include IT governance, risk analysis and IT audit.

Curtis Josey MEng ’16 is responsible for the overall vision, strategy, and leadership for data analytics, visualization and reporting; data lifecycle management; websites, online collaboration tools and other digital innovation projects, in support of the Office of the Chief Risk Officer (OCRO) functional activities and administrative priorities across the university, including Ithaca-based and Weill Cornell Medicine units.

Education

Curtis holds a Master of Engineering in Computer Science from Cornell University (Class of 2016), a B.S. in Information Technology and an A.S. in Computer Science. He has earned several professional certifications, including: ACL Certified Data Analyst (ACDA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), and Oracle: PL/SQL.

Professional Interests

He is interested in maturing the use of advanced analytics and machine learning for assessment, planning, scoping, fieldwork, and reporting purposes, enhancing institutional cybersecurity, data privacy and IT governance maturity, while fostering various audit innovation efforts.  Curtis has presented on audit, data driven risk assurance, and related topics at national, regional and local conferences, as well as to Cornell students in AEM 4225, Systems and Analytics in Accounting, offered by the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics.

Geoffrey is an IT Auditing professional with significant experience conducting IT controls and security assessments in the higher education industry. Geoffrey’s experience includes improving IT strategy and governance, analyzing IT applications and infrastructure, assessing security, and identifying business risks and controls related to the use of IT. Geoffrey joined the Audit Office with 18+ years of experience in IT.

Bob is an experienced Audit Manager with over 20 years of experience. Bob’s area of focus is performing audits and management advisory engagements dealing with research administration and compliance. Prior to joining Cornell University Bob began his career with a local CPA firm specializing in audits of municipalities and not-for-profit organizations. Bob has also held the position of Director of the Cornell University Finance & Administration Business Service Center (CUFA BSC). As the CUFA BSC Director, Bob led a team of 13 Transaction Specialists whose responsibility was to ensure that financial transactions were processed timely and efficiently while complying with applicable university policies, regulations, and Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).

Jilene is an Audit Manager with 10+ years of audit experience, who joined the Cornell University Audit Office in 2010. In addition to performing audits, Jilene also specializes in financial irregularity investigations and financial aid matters including Title IV compliance. She also manages our summer intern program, which provides a hands-on learning experience for Cornell undergraduates each summer.

Allen has been an auditor for 23 years, with 3.5 years of public accounting experience and 19.5 years as an internal auditor in higher education. In addition to being an Investigations Manager and Fraud Investigator at Cornell, Allen is an administrator of Cornell’s ethical conduct and compliance hotline. Allen joined the Cornell University Audit Office in 2008 and previously worked in the Internal Audit Department at the University of South Carolina.

Rob joined the Audit Office in 1998 with nine years of experience in auditing. At Weill Cornell Medicine, Rob has extensive experience performing financial and information technology audits of medical college operations, including risk assessments, compliance testing of college policies and government regulations, and reviews of financial controls.

Shilpika is a Senior Internal Auditor with 10+ years of combined experience in accounting, compliance and analytics. Prior to joining the Internal Audit team, Shilpika held accounting positions in the Physician Organization Clinical Practice (Urology) and the Finance department at Weill Cornell Medicine, where she oversaw enforcement of compliance standards, reconciliations and GL analytics.

Vrunda has 7+ years of experience auditing IT General Controls, HITRUST CSF compliance, Service Organization Control (SOC) reports, and security risk assessments. Prior to joining the Internal Audit team in 2022, Vrunda held a Manager – Technology Risk Business Consulting position with Ernst & Young (EY).

Jingbi is a Senior Auditor with 10+ years of combined professional experience in corporate internal accounting and public accounting in financial and compliance audits.  She has over 4+ years in data analysis with developing and designing data visualization, and provide support to the UAO Data Analytic Program with continuous auditing and fraud analytics. She joined the University Audit Office in March 2015.

Jackie Wandell serves as the Executive Assistant to the Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, Aditya Misra. She has over 20 years of administrative experience. Prior to joining Cornell University in 2021, she worked at the School of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Ithaca College.

Matt is a Senior Auditor with 6+ years of professional experience in financial accounting, administration, sponsored research and intellectual property.  He joined the University Audit Office on September 30, 2024.

Key positions previously held include:

• Cornell University – Senior Administrator of Financial Services
• Cornell University – Finance Specialist
• Cornell University – Account Representative

Education

Matt holds B.S. and M.S. (Taxation) degrees from Binghamton University and is a New York Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Lauryn is a Senior Auditor with 3.5 years of professional experience in public accounting in financial and SOX compliance audits. She joined the University Audit Office in April 2025.

Key position(s) previously held include:

• Deloitte – Staff/Senior Auditor

Education
Lauryn holds a B.S. from St. John Fisher University as well as a minor in financial planning and is a NYS Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Interests
Lauryn’s professional interests include ethics, ESG, process improvement, internal controls, financial reporting, and risk management and mitigation.