AGA Boston - Fall Fraud Seminar Replay

David Churbuck Related Seminars and Products

Senior Executive

Sitrick and Company

David Churbuck joined Sitrick and Company after a 30-year career in magazine and newspaper journalism, and a ten-year career leading digital marketing and public relations at Lenovo and Acquia.

Mr. Churbuck founded Forbes.com in 1995 and was the site’s Editor during the New Republic fraud scandal chronicled in the film Shattered Glass. Before launching Forbes.com he was Forbes’ senior technology editor, where he won awards for his cover story about digital forgery, and the first national coverage of the Internet. In 2000 he joined McKinsey & Company as the management consulting firm’s first Chief Content Officer.

Mr. Churbuck was VP of Global Digital Marketing at Lenovo from 2005 through 2010, winning awards for his athlete blogging campaign – Voice of the Summer Games — during the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics.

He was a founding partner of Eastman Advisors, a digital strategy firm advising clients in the entertainment, art, and luxury goods markets on their ecommerce, social media, and digital marketing strategies.

Prior to joining Sitrick and Company, he was the VP of Corporate Marketing at Acquia, a Boston-based SAAS provider of open source content management solutions to Global 2000 clients. At Acquia he was responsible for public relations, crisis communications, brand management and executive communications and thought leadership.

A native of Cape Cod, Mr. Churbuck was a Scholar of the House at Yale University. A former rower, he is the author of The Book of Rowing and his writing has earned awards from the National Association of Science Writers, the Computer Press Associations among others.

Anthony Trapasso Related Seminars and Products

Managing Director

KPMG’s Risk & Compliance

Anthony Trapasso is a Managing Director in KPMG’s Risk & Compliance practice in New York City. Mr. Trapasso, a Certified Public Accountant, specializes in government regulatory compliance matters through performance auditing, risk assessments, financial analysis, performance measurement, internal controls reviews, and training/outreach throughout his client-services experience. He has a strong background in government related performance audits, specifically the oversight and monitoring of third parties with a primary focus on Health and Human Services (HHS) providers on behalf of government agencies. He also has experience across other industries including HHS, Finance and Administration, Economic Development, and other Government Operations.

Ivy Williams Related Seminars and Products

Senior Assurance Consultant

Government Assurance Practice Group, BerryDunn

Ivy Williams is a senior assurance consultant in BerryDunn’s Government Assurance Practice Group specializing in financial compliance, government administration and operations, procurement, and project management. She brings more than eight years of audit and consulting experience and 15 years in local and state governments. She has expertise in identifying emerging trends, modernizing processes, and providing risk management and strategic planning solutions to local and state governments and small businesses.

Before joining BerryDunn, Ms. Williams served as one of the City of Atlanta's first Independent Procurement Review Officers responsible for identifying and reducing fraud, waste, and abuse in the procurement system. She is an active member of several professional organizations, including the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and the Association of Local Government Auditors (ALGA). During her time at the City of Atlanta, she served as the planning chair for the first Atlanta Regional Training on behalf of ALGA and the City Auditor’s Office. 

George Anastos Related Seminars and Products

MA Office of the Comptroller

Glenn A. Cunha Related Seminars and Products

Massachusetts Inspector General (retired) and Special Prosecutor

Suffolk County District Attorney

Glenn A. Cunha is the retired Massachusetts Inspector General.  In 2012, he was appointed to his first five-year term and completed his second term in August 2022. During his tenure, the office doubled in size and fulfilled legislative mandates to create specialized units charged with overseeing areas of state government including transportation funding, benefit programs in health and human services, and overtime at the State Police.  For over 35 years, Cunha has worked in the public and private sectors, building complex investigations, prosecuting cases in court and preventing and detecting fraud in many areas, including insurance, public benefits, charities and fraud by public officials. Prior to his appointment as IG, Cunha worked in the Attorney General’s office, where he served as the Managing Attorney of the Criminal Bureau overseeing eight divisions and supervising investigations and prosecutions relative to financial fraud, probation, lottery, fraudulently produced MBTA passes, human trafficking, child pornography and a case of complex fraud by a charity. Prior to this, Cunha worked in the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office as an Assistant District Attorney. He prosecuted serious cases, trying numerous Superior Court jury trials, from violent assaults involving children to firearm possession and drug distribution. Cunha’s experience also includes serving as the Deputy Chief of the Child Abuse Unit and as an Assistant District Attorney in Norfolk County.

Cunha holds a B.A. in Economics from Boston College, an M.B.A. from Bentley University Graduate School of Management and a J.D. from Suffolk University Law School. Cunha earned his Certified Inspector General (CIG) credential from the Association of Inspectors General in 2016.  He became a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) in 2018. Currently, Cunha is serving as a Special Prosecutor for the Suffolk County District Attorney and an Adjunct Law Professor at Boston College Law School.

Tom Stanton Related Seminars and Products

Managing Director

KPMG

Tom Stanton is a Managing Director in KPMG’s Forensic practice with more than 20 years of experience providing his clients with  a wide range of forensic services. He specializes in investigations, fraud risk management, and regulatory compliance & monitoring with an expertise in government, financial services, and alternative investment sectors. 

Andy Neville Related Seminars and Products

Data Scientist

KPMG

Andy Neville is a data scientist with a background in applied economics and machine learning. He has effectively led engagements across a number of domains with a focus on healthcare payment systems, state and local grant application programs, banking and financial systems, and federal security and defense agencies. During his time at KPMG, Mr. Neville has assisted clients with developing predictive models to identify fraudulent actors both internally and externally using a range of machine learning and deep learning techniques.

Bobby Gorantla Related Seminars and Products

Director

KPMG

Bobby Gorantla is an experienced and versatile director in KPMG’s Data & Analytics group. Mr. Gorantla has led the focus of KPMG’s Data and Analytics State & Local and Healthcare domain for over the last 15 years at KPMG. Using innovative technology enablement capabilities, data and analytics, cognitive automation strategies and Artificial Intelligence, across a variety of domains. He leads KPMG’s technology enablement services in Healthcare, COVID-19 response and resilience activities for the firm and clients, fraud, waste, and abuse across Medicaid, ERAP, HAF and UI. He is experienced in both product development, software engineering, technologist as well as business development, consulting, and service delivery across several state/local agencies and commercial clients.

Neil H. Cohen Related Seminars and Products

Director, Regulatory and Compliance

Office of the Inspector General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Neil has a master’s degree in public administration from Columbia University and holds several professional certifications including Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Inspector General.   Neil has nearly 35 years of public sector experience, including 28 years with the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General. Since 2018 he has managed the Office’s training and compliance functions. Previously, he co-managed the Office’s investigations division. He is also an adjunct faculty member at Clark University and UMass Lowell and is a frequent guest presenter in academia and for professional organizations. Neil also volunteers for the AARP’s Fraud Watch Network.

James P. Kreiser, CISA, CRMA, CFSA Related Seminars and Products

Principal, IT & Business Risk Services

CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA)

Jim is a Principal in the CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) Specialized Advisory Services group. He has over 25 years of experience, and is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University. Jim has held roles of Chief Risk Officer, General Auditor, and others. His focus has primarily been in the governmental sector and healthcare industries. He currently serves as CLA’s National Leader for IT & Risk Management Services within State & Local Government. He is a Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified in Risk Management Assurance, and a Certified Financial Services Auditor.

Jenny W. Hedderman Esq. Related Seminars and Products

MA Office of the Comptroller

Jenny W. Hedderman Esq. is the Commonwealth Statewide Risk Counsel from the Office of the Comptroller in Massachusetts. Attorney Hedderman’s practice of over 30 years focuses primarily on state finance law compliance for 152 state Departments and the Comptroller’s Office including cybersecurity and internal controls, accounting, payroll and financial reporting, internal and statewide compliance audits.  Her current focus is developing the Comptroller’s Statewide Risk Management program.  Recent projects include developing cybersecurity awareness, a Cyber Center, Cybersecurity Tips of the Week, and internal controls to improve financial responsibility and protection of assets and resources across the Commonwealth. 

Tyler Will Related Seminars and Products

Data Analytics Senior Fraud Examiner

Massachusetts Office of the State Auditor

Tyler Will is a Data Analytics Senior Fraud Examiner in the Massachusetts Office of the State Auditor’s Bureau of Special Investigations, which investigates allegations of public benefits fraud. His role centers on data mining and visualization, optical character recognition, as well as collaborating with an array of public and private sector partners to evaluate evidence of public benefits fraud. In spring 2022, he delivered the Bureau’s first cryptocurrency records request.

Mr. Will holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of New Hampshire, where his research leveraged microeconometric methods to analyze incentives for individuals to apply for Social Security disability benefits. Before joining BSI in 2018, he supported web site and mobile phone app development as a data analyst and analytics implementation specialist in the ecommerce, pharmaceutical, and insurance industries. He is a member of the Boston Blockchain Association.