The Institute of Internal Auditors

Greetings!

I hope that each and every one of you had an enjoyable Summer 2011 that hopefully included some time away with family and friends. My summer was way too short but the family did get away for a short vacation and that meant a lot.

FY2011 Accomplishments

I would like to take this opportunity to share with you some of the great things that your Atlanta IIA Chapter accomplished over the past few months, including:

Hosting our first-ever “The Atlanta Conference” with incredible speakers and a great turnout. (Connie Brown and Chris Blalock led this event.)
Providing a $50,000 grant to the Kennesaw State University Internal Audit Education Partnership Program that was matched with another $50,000 from the Internal Auditing Academic Advancement Fund. (Fred Masci chairs our Academic Relations Committee and Rich Clune is operating this program at Kennesaw State.)
Appointing Mr. Fred Masci to the Ethics Commission for the Atlanta Board of Education.
Developing a strategic partnership with the Association of Government Accountants. (Steve Lameier has taken the lead in working with our various strategic partners.)

Accomplishing these objectives was only possible through years (yes, years) of hard work, planning, and investments made by the membership and leadership of the Atlanta Chapter. The leadership and vision of Bill Mulcahy, Dave Bilko, and Paul McClung have allowed the Chapter to achieve some awesome goals. I hesitate to continue naming names as I know I will leave out some key players – suffice it to say this is truly a team effort.

Goals and Objectives

The Chapter’s focus for the upcoming year is ambitious and focused on our core goals of service to members and service to the profession. In particular, our goals include strengthening:

Certification
- providing a library of IIA study guides for use by members
- offering a CIA review course
- recognizing members who have earned the designation
- providing 1-2 scholarships for members to attend the CIA review course
Innovation
- establishing an “Innovator of the Year” award for a local internal audit shop
- sharing innovative practices with our fellow Chapter members and the IIA internationally
Partnership
- increasing the number of joint meetings with other professional associations
- obtaining discounts for participation in joint events
- scheduling a “Volunteer” day to assist a local charity
- connecting non-profit Boards in need of Audit Committee members with IIA Atlanta Chapter members interested in serving
Advocacy
- continuing to facilitate the Atlanta Business Chronicle insert focused on internal auditing
- interacting with the larger business and media community on issues of importance to internal auditing
- supporting IIA research efforts

Ongoing Commitments

In addition to the foregoing, we will continue our strong tradition of providing innovative education, revise and simplify our current bylaws, focus on increasing membership and participation in the Chapter, and strive to provide additional opportunities for members to get involved in Chapter leadership through participation on Board Committees.

In closing, I look forward to serving each of you in my role as President. I can be reached via email at john.fuchko@usg.edu or by phone at 404-656-9439.


	Greetings! I hope that each and every one of you had an enjoyable Summer 2011 that hopefully included some time away with family and friends. My summer was way too short but the family did get away for a short vacation and that meant a lot. FY2011 Accomplishments I would like to take this opportunity to share with you some of the great things that your Atlanta IIA Chapter accomplished over the past few months, including: Hosting our first-ever “The Atlanta Conference” with incredible speakers and a great turnout. (Connie Brown and Chris Blalock led this event.) Providing a $50,000 grant to the Kennesaw State University Internal Audit Education Partnership Program that was matched with another $50,000 from the Internal Auditing Academic Advancement Fund. (Fred Masci chairs our Academic Relations Committee and Rich Clune is operating this program at Kennesaw State.) Appointing Mr. Fred Masci to the Ethics Commission for the Atlanta Board of Education. Developing a strategic partnership with the Association of Government Accountants. (Steve Lameier has taken the lead in working with our various strategic partners.) Accomplishing these objectives was only possible through years (yes, years) of hard work, planning, and investments made by the membership and leadership of the Atlanta Chapter. The leadership and vision of Bill Mulcahy, Dave Bilko, and Paul McClung have allowed the Chapter to achieve some awesome goals. I hesitate to continue naming names as I know I will leave out some key players – suffice it to say this is truly a team effort. Goals and Objectives The Chapter’s focus for the upcoming year is ambitious and focused on our core goals of service to members and service to the profession. In particular, our goals include strengthening: Certification providing a library of IIA study guides for use by members offering a CIA review course recognizing members who have earned the designation providing 1-2 scholarships for members to attend the CIA review course Innovation establishing an “Innovator of the Year” award for a local internal audit shop sharing innovative practices with our fellow Chapter members and the IIA internationally Partnership increasing the number of joint meetings with other professional associations obtaining discounts for participation in joint events scheduling a “Volunteer” day to assist a local charity connecting non-profit Boards in need of Audit Committee members with IIA Atlanta Chapter members interested in serving Advocacy continuing to facilitate the Atlanta Business Chronicle insert focused on internal auditing interacting with the larger business and media community on issues of importance to internal auditing supporting IIA research efforts Ongoing Commitments In addition to the foregoing, we will continue our strong tradition of providing innovative education, revise and simplify our current bylaws, focus on increasing membership and participation in the Chapter, and strive to provide additional opportunities for members to get involved in Chapter leadership through participation on Board Committees. In closing, I look forward to serving each of you in my role as President. I can be reached via email at john.fuchko@usg.edu or by phone at 404-656-9439.


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