May Newsletter

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In This Issue

Page 3 Officer’s Message - Glenn Prochnow, President

Page 4 IIA Blog – Richard Chambers: Are You Pursuing Your Career in Color? Video of the Month - Why Do It That Way? New Members and Certifications

Page 5 CAP Status and Job Marketplace

Page 6 Meetings and Professional Development Opportunities:

LOCAL

Meetings May 17: Info Sec Intro - What an Auditor Needs to Know, Chip Meadows - UTSA

June 21: TBD Seminars

May 15-16: Sampling for Auditors June 28-29: Audit Evidence & Professional Judgment: How to Effectively Use Critical

Thinking - SOLD OUT

NATIONAL

Conferences June 6 - 9, 2017: Western Regional Conference, Anaheim, CA September 17 - 20, 2017: Southern Regional Conference, Austin TX

CIA Exam Self-Study Review Course See Inside for More Details

IIA Seminars Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, St. Louis, etc.

Page 9 Officers and Governors

Page 10 Parting Shots—May Meeting, Leadership Academy, Internal Audit Awareness Month - Texas State Governor’s Proclamation

GO SPURS GO!!

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Officer’s Message

Dear Members, This year has flown by! I remember taking office last June, and thinking about the activities of the coming year, and now most of those events are in the rear view mirror. It has been a fun year, we have accomplished a lot as a chapter, as evidenced by the CAP points total. To quote our IIA District Representative, “very impressive”! It would not be possible without the support of you, our members. Many of our officers are returning for another tour, so the chapter will be in very capable hands. And our VP for Conferences and Seminars, Remi Nel, is rotating out of the officer group, but is assuming the District Representative role, and will continue to be very involved in our chapter as a Board member. Our slate for 2017/2018 is as follows:

President: Blake Herndon Vice President - Conferences and Seminars: Cecilia Velasquez Vice President - Programs : Glenn Prochnow Treasurer:: Seth Homan Secretary: Lashele Almonte

Our Vice Treasurer position has come open again, so we are looking to fill that vacancy soon. As always, we welcome those of you with interest and passion for serving. Talk to any of our officers (regarding opportunities to be part of our chapter leadership. Also, Sandy Welch will be leaving our Board to take on other important duties as she retires and moves closer to her grandkids. We thank her for her service and wish her all the best! Thank you for your participation and involvement in the chapter. It has been a privilege and honor to serve you over the past year., and we hope to see you at many of our events over the coming year. Glenn Prochnow Chapter President

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Are You Pursuing Your Career in Color?

In 2013, I published a blog post that resonated widely with readers. In "Do You Live Your Life in Color?" I reflected on the passing of two people — one a friend and one a relative — who lived their lives with vigor and passion, never failing to pursue their dreams and ambitions.

I observed that their passion for their work "inspired me to live my professional life as if I would only live it once." Unfortunately, far too many professionals today are simply punching the clock when it comes to their careers. Quite frankly, they are pursuing their professional careers in black and white!

We spend far too much time in the workplace to be content with it simply being the source of a paycheck.

Take a minute and read what he has to say here. Wise words from our leader who has “been there, done that.”

Video of the Month - Why do we do things the same way? As a follow on to Mike Jacka’s blog post in our March newsletter, as we “build our cathedral,” architect Jim Collins challenges us to leverage our creativity , question the status quo, and not just do things because “that’s the way we always do them.”

Click the link to view the video.

Daniel David Acelity Abdiel Amador Labatt Food Joe Aldridge NuStar Andrea Byington NuStar Houston Keck NuStar Juan Gonzalez US Air Force Audit

Welcome New Members!

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Richard Chambers — President’s Blog

Certifications

Baltazar Vargas Certified Internal Auditor City of San Antonio Antonio Ramsey Certified Internal Auditor FCE Benefit Administrators Alexandra Weber Certified Internal Auditor Tesoro

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LOOKING FOR EMPLOYEES??? LOOKING FOR AN EMPLOYER???

Post or view positions offered on our Chapter Careers webpage, or at the IIA Audit Career Center. Currently, the following employer postings are on our Chapter website: SACU—Senior Auditor For more information, visit the Careers page on our website: https://chapters.theiia.org/san-antonio/Careers/Pages/default.aspx

Job Marketplace

Chapter Achievement Program (CAP) Points

The CAP report tracks chapter activities throughout the chapter year, June 1st through May 31st. We obtain points in three categories: Service to Members (Luncheons/Seminars/Certifications), Service to the Profession, and Administration. If you have conducted any speaking engagements or participated in any Junior Achievement Program events, please let Lashele know. Your participation enables our chapter to succeed! Based on last year’s activities, we earned 2,121 CAP points and maintained our Platinum status. As of March 2017, we have earned a total of 2,466 CAP points, allowing us to surpass our goal of achieving 1,560 CAP points to maintain our PLATINUM status (highest level)! Thank you to all of our members for your continued participation and support!!!

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MONTHLY MEETINGS AND MORE!

May Meeting Topic: Info Sec Intro - What an Auditor Needs to Know

Date/Time: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 / 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Location: Old San Francisco Steakhouse (10223 Sahara St., San Antonio, TX 78216) This presentation will Introduce the principles of cyber security, consistently one of the top priorities identified by CAEs worldwide. The speaker, Chip Meadows from UTSA, will provide specific points of focus in cyber security, with examples of day to day activities. The content is geared toward a general audience, including non IT auditors. Attendees will learn:

•Cyber security introductory concepts •Day-to-Day activities, operations and challenges of cyber security professionals •What an internal auditor should know about cyber security in today’s environment •How emerging information risks can impact internal auditors

June Meeting Topic: TBD

Date/Time: Wednesday, June 21 / 11:30 am - 1:00 pm Location: Old San Francisco Steakhouse (10223 Sahara St., San Antonio, TX 78216)

May Seminar Topic: Sampling for Auditors

Date/Time: Monday, May 15, 2017 - Tuesday, May 16, 2017 / 8:30 am—5:00 pm Location: One Frost Bank (3838 Rogers Road, San Antonio, TX 78251)

June Seminar—SOLD OUT Topic: Audit Evidence & Professional Judgment: How to Effectively Use Critical Thinking

Date/Time: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 - Thursday, June 29, 2017 / 8:00 am—5:00 pm Location: NuStar (19003 Interstate 10 Frontage Rd, San Antonio, TX)

For more information on upcoming events, please visit the IIA San Antonio Chapter Website

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Other Opportunities for Professional Growth

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For additional information on IIA seminars click: Upcoming IIA Seminars

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2 0 1 6 / 2 0 1 7 C H A P T E R O F F I C E R S President

Glenn Prochnow

USAA

President-Elect

Blake Herndon

Aventine Hill Partners Inc.

Vice President,

Conferences & Seminars

Remi Nel

Rackspace

Secretary

Lashele Almonte

USAA

Treasurer

Cecilia Velasquez

SAWS

Vice Treasurer

Seth Homan

USAA

G O V E R N O R S *

Adam Arevalos

CST Brands

Tim Hieger

HEB

Lori Sullivan

Alamo Group

Kevin Barthold

City of San Antonio

Camille Marbury

AT&T

Karen Vazquez

Tesoro

Cristina Baumgardner

SWBC

Dawn Oppermann

City of San Antonio

Larry Wallis

VIA Metropolitan Transit

Melissa Cox

Tesoro

Wendy Hetzel

Frost Bank

Dr. Sandra Welch

UTSA

Dr. Dennis Elam

Texas A&M University –

San Antonio

*Officers are also on the

Board of Governors

HERE TO SERVE YOU - CURRENT YEAR OFFICERS AND GOVERNORS

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...PARTING SHOTS May Meeting

Socionomics - Dr. Dennis Elam

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...PARTING SHOTS May Meeting

Socionomics - Dr. Dennis Elam

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...PARTING SHOTS May Meeting

Socionomics - Dr. Dennis Elam

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...PARTING SHOTS Leadership Academy April 2017

Incoming Chapter Officers and District Representative (L to R) Cecilia Velasquez, Remi Nel, Blake Herndon,

Seth Homan, Lashele Almonte

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...PARTING SHOTS Internal Audit Awareness Month

State of Texas Governor’s Proclamation