CGFM Virtual Panel: March 8, 2023, 12:00 PM

Sarah Mongeau, MSA, CPA, CGFM, CFE Related Seminars and Products

Audit Director

Massachusetts State Auditor's Office

Sarah is an Auditor Director at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Auditor’s Office (SAO). Since joining the SAO in 2017, Sarah has worked with public institutions of higher education and independent authorities conducting performance audits to promote accountability and transparency, improve performance and make the Commonwealth’s government work better.

Prior to joining the SAO, Sarah worked for the University of Massachusetts President’s Office as the University Controller from 2012-2017 and as a Senior Internal Auditor from 2008-2012. She worked as an independent contractor from 1998-2008 following completion of several years public accounting at Arthur Andersen in Boston.

Sarah holds a Master of Science in Accounting from Bentley College, is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Government Financial Manager and a Certified Fraud Examiner. Presently, Sarah is the Chapter President for the AGA Boston Chapter.

Sarah is a lifetime resident of Grafton, Massachusetts where she and husband Rick have raised their two children, Matthew and Meredith. Outside of work, Sarah enjoys practicing yoga and running/walking her beloved dog Bergeron.

Yoko McCarthy, MBA, CFE, CISA, CGFM Related Seminars and Products

Senior Manager

BerryDunn

Yoko is a Senior Manager in BerryDunn’s Government Consulting Group. She leads the Compliance and Risk Management practice, which provides compliance assurance services. Since joining BerryDunn in 2012, Yoko has helped state and local governments strengthen internal controls to protect their resources from waste, abuse, and fraud, and improve operational efficiency while maintaining compliance.

Prior to joining BerryDunn, Yoko worked for the Office of State Auditor in Massachusetts for over eight years. 

She holds a Master of Business Administration from University of Massachusetts Boston, and is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Information System Auditor, and Certified Government Financial Manager. 

Outside of work, Yoko is an active member in her community. She serves as Director of Professional Certification for AGA Boston Chapter. She is a co-organizer of a community with over 500 members that connects Japanese-speaking women in the Boston area, and a co-founder of a community where Japanese-speaking professionals educate and inspire one another to improve racial and gender equality in their professional careers and personal lives. Yoko is also the proud mother of two daughters, Mia and Anna.

Thandee Maung, CPA, CFE, CGFM, MBA Related Seminars and Products

Deputy City Auditor, Department of Audits

Office of Comptroller Bill Henry

Since June 2019, Ms. Maung serves as the Deputy Chief Auditor for the City of Baltimore. Prior to this position, she worked for the City of Dallas for 13 years. Before that, she was a compliance auditor for two years. She has a B.A. in Accounting and Computer Information Systems. She also has an Executive MBA. She is a CPA, CFE, and CGFM. She is a former AGA Regional Vice President for the South-Central Region and a former President of the AGA Dallas Chapter. She is currently serving in the Association of Local Government Auditors, Advocacy Committee that promotes the value of independent performance auditing throughout the local government community.

Kimberly Jones Related Seminars and Products

Senior Program Manager

AGA

An engaging and entertaining public speaker, Kimberly Jones is the CGFM and Education Programs Manager for AGA. In her roles, she promotes AGA’s Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) certification, and markets and manages AGA’s virtual and onsite training program. She’s been with AGA for nearly 12 years and is the author of two published novels.

Carla Flores Related Seminars and Products

Data Analytics Lead

Internal Revenue Service’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer