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About Us

Staff

Members of our staff have versatile backgrounds, including work with public accounting firms, higher education and industry.

We follow standards set forth by the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics. Our team members also belong to relevant professional organizations, including:

  • Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA)
  • Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
  • Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE)
  • Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants (COCPA)

Lisa Cox

 

Senior Auditor
Phone: 303-871- 2366
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Lisa Cox graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a bachelor's degree in business economics, with an emphasis in accounting.

Upon graduation, she went to work in public accounting with one of the Big 5 accounting firms in San Francisco. After several years, she decided to pursue a career in internal audit, where she has spent the last 9 years of her career working in the education, financial services and manufacturing sectors.

Lisa is actively licensed as a certified public accountant (CPA) in California and Colorado.

Sandy Kasahara

 

Director of Institutional Compliance and Internal Audits
Phone: 303-871-7928
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Sandy Kasahara returned to the University of Denver to lead its Office of Institutional Compliance and Internal Audit 20 years after graduating from its School of Accountancy with bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting.

Her experience includes public accounting and internal auditing, and she holds certified public accountant (CPA) and certified internal auditor (CIA) designations.

She is a long-time member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and serves on the editorial advisory board for its Internal Auditor publication and on the Board of Governors for the local chapter.

Sandra Stevenson

 

Compliance Coordinator
Phone: 303-871- 4807
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Sandra Stevenson holds a bachelor's degree in organizational management from Colorado Christian University. She worked in legal compliance and compliance audit within the financial services industry for more than a decade before coming to the University of Denver.

Sandra has been invited to speak about anti-money laundering compliance for several financial services compliance conferences and has previously held designations as a certified anti-money laundering specialist (CAMS) and anti-money laundering professional (AMLP).

Sandra holds the certified compliance and ethics professional (CCEP) designation.