Welcome to the IIA Louisville Chapter!

Welcome to the IIA Louiville Chapter

The Louisville Chapter of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has been serving the Louisville Metro and Southern Indiana area since 1947. The Chapter has approximately 270 current members. Meetings are typically held in Louisville, Kentucky.

Chapter Mission: To serve our members through quality CPE offerings, relationships with local colleges and universities, and networking opportunities.

About This Chapter ​

The Louisville Kentucky Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors has approximately 270 members representing a wide range of businesses in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The Chapter is a not-for-profit organization that was established to provide its members a means by which they may enhance their knowledge of Internal Auditing and share information.

Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. Internal Auditors interact with personnel from all areas of an organization. We help our organizations accomplish their objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.

The Louisville Chapter is an affiliate of The Institute of Internal Auditors, an international professional organization with over 154,500 members in more than 156 countries.

The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) publishes Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing. The IIA also offers a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation that is recognized world wide. Internal Auditors awarded the CIA designation have demonstrated through experience and examination a high level of knowledge of Internal Auditing and are required to obtain continuing education and abide by a code of ethics.

The Louisville Chapter of The Institute of Internal Auditors desires to promote the Internal Auditing Profession, to offer professional development opportunities and to provide a source for networking and sharing of information to its members. Established in 1941, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is an international professional association with global headquarters in Lake Mary, Florida, USA. The IIA is the internal audit profession's global voice, recognized authority, acknowledged leader, chief advocate, and principal educator. Generally, members work in internal auditing, risk management, governance, internal control, information technology audit, education, and security.

The IIA Louisville Chapter provides annual scholarships to three local colleges and universities:

• University of Louisville
• Bellarmine University
• Indiana University Southeast

IIA Louisville has a chapter library at Sullivan University.

Greetings IIA Louisville Chapter,

I’d first like to thank you all for your support over the past few years. It has been a pleasure to serve as your chapter President, and I couldn’t have done it without the help of my fellow volunteers. I’ve made connections with some wonderful people, and I’ve learned a lot about myself through this experience. Thank you for all your support.

Looking ahead to next year, I’m excited to see Myhanh Pham step into the President role from VP, K. Robert Stutsman to assume the VP role from Secretary, and for Zack Estes to begin serving as Secretary following his term on the Board of Governors. Thank you to London Lopez for continuing to serve as the Treasurer.

My volunteering journey with the IIA began, like many others, with being volun-told. Becoming involved in the Academic Relations committee and subsequently the VP and President roles has been a rewarding experience. I encourage any auditor to consider getting involved with the chapter whether it be through a committee or the Board of Governors. The experience you gain, and relationships you build through volunteering with the chapter is very valuable and can help you cultivate your leadership skills.

In celebration of Internal Audit Awareness Month, and to close out the year, we are excited to host a full-day (8-CPE) seminar AND social event on Tuesday, May 13th. Please join us for a fantastic lineup of speakers who will share their knowledge on Leadership and IT topics. See more information on the seminar and social event on the following pages of the newsletter. Register now to secure your spot!

Thank you!

Lesley Clark
IIA Louisvillle Chapter President 2024-2025

The Louisville Chapter has been a Platinum Chapter since 2000, and has partnered with Junior Achievement (JA) to present in a Day annually since 2009 at a Louisville area elementary school.