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Beth Schubert

Lakewood, CO

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Beth Schubert is the Director of the Special Drinking Water Projects Directorate in the Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General. Her directorate focuses on the oversight of approximately $24 Billion in funding provided through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the removal of lead service lines and the reduction of emerging contaminants in drinking water. She has 21 years of federal auditing experience including approximately 12 years working with the U.S. Insular Islands.

Beth started her federal career as an intern with the Office of Natural Resource Revenue before moving to the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Inspector General in 2008. In 2010, she accepted a 2-year assignment located in Honolulu, Hawaii which is where her interest and passion in the Pacific Islands began. She became the DOI OIG’s first Insular Area Capacity Building program coordinator where she planned and coordinated training and assistance to the U.S. Insular Islands Offices of the Public Auditors. She has provided training and assistance to auditors in the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as well as the Freely Associated States of the Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia and its four states; Yap, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Chuuk.

Beth holds a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Colorado-Denver, as well as master’s degree policy management from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Her bachelor’s degree is in business administration with a specialization in finance from Bowling Green State University in Ohio. She is a certified fraud examiner.

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October 21, 2020
CPEs - 2 Credit Hours
Virtual
Audit

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

CNMI (GMT+10)

Other

This two-hour session will convene an expert panel of auditors to consider past audit work on U.S. COVID spending, the current opportunities and challenges for COVID auditing, and the future of COVID audits in the region. Island auditors will find the program both timely and important in supporting their accountability mission.

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August 30, 2024
CPEs - 4 Credit Hours
On-site
Audit

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Palau (GMT+9)

Palau

Human health and the environment are important considerations no matter where you live. Governments are increasing their focus on environmental concerns which can lead to an increase in funding in environmental programs, the creation of new programs, or expanded responsibilities in existing programs.

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August 26, 2021
CPEs - 4 Credit Hours
Virtual
Leadership

1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Hawaii (GMT-10)

Other

Explaining Audit Results to Policy-makers

In this session, participants will learn theories and practice tools to present audit and finance results to policy-makers. They are busy, they have many tasks, and we can explain complex topics to them clearly. From Greek theories on communication to presenting with clear information and context, we'll cover time-tested tools that will help you get to the basic message sooner and inform governing groups about the important results of our audit and finance work.

Love Triangle - Audit Risk, Internal Control, and Sampling

Audit risk, internal control, and sampling are key components to any audit. It is important not only to understand each of those aspects, but also to understand how they relate to each other. We will examine the various components of audit risk and internal control and how those may impact sampling.

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August 23, 2021
CPEs - 2 Credit Hours
Virtual
Audit

4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Hawaii (GMT-10)

Other

Audit organizations world wide have been affected by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Even if you are not conducting a COVID-19 specific audit, auditors conducting audit work during the pandemic, or whose scope of work falls within the period of the pandemic, may face obstacles that can increase their audit risk including the unavailability of key staff, the inability to access key information, and the inability to follow established controls.

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August 03, 2020
CPEs - 4 Credit Hours
Virtual
Audit

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

CNMI (GMT+10)

Other

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Other Instructors

Bob Adachi

Oakland, CA

Bernard Adiniwin

Republic of Marshall Islands

Michael Barsabal

Philippines

Margie P. Bastolla

Orlando, FL

David Bean

Springfield, IL

Katelyn Bell

Denver, CO

Jeffrey Berlin

Hawaii

Michael Binder

Washington, DC

Michael Bingham

Washington DC

Gerry Boaz, CPA, CGFM, CGMA

Tennessee

Scott Cahoon

Guam

Vince Camacho, Esq.

Guam

Clarissa Corbin, PMP

Williamsburg, Virginia

Frank Crawford

Oklahoma City, OK

Doreen Crisostomo, Ph.D., CGFM, CFE, CICA

Guam

Benjamin Cruz, JD

Guam

Steve Determan

Lakewood, CO

Vince Duenas

Guam

Matt Elliott

Washington, DC

Daniel Fitzgerald, CPA

Guam

Emil Friberg

Washington, DC

Mark Funkhouser

West Virginia

Glenn Furuya

Honolulu, Hawaii

Mark Lee Greenblatt

Washington, D.C.

Jose Guevara, III, CGFM, PMP, MBA

Guam

Manny Hechanova

Guam

Yuka Hechanova, CPA, CIA, CGFM, CGAP, CGMA

Guam

Jerrick Hernandez, MA, CGAP, CICA

Guam

Artemio "Ricky" Hernandez, Ph.D., CGFM

Guam

David House

Denver, CO

Kerri Hunter

Denver, CO

Le'Angela Ingram

Baltimore, MD

Nick Johnston

Auckland, NZ

Kino Kabua

Republic of Marshall Islands

Drummond Kahn

Portland, OR

Jason Katigbak, CPA, CIA, CFE, CGMA

Guam

Karden Kelly

Anchorage, AK

Muhammad Khalid

Punjab

Les Kondo

Honolulu, HI

Katharine Kovacek

Colorado

Dan Kowalski

Ogden, NJ

Esther Lameko-Poutoa

Auckland, NZ

Robert Lavigna

Madison, Wisconsin

Amin Leiman, PMP, CPC, SDC, SMC, CISA, ,MSBA, MBA

Los Angeles, California

Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero

Guam

Daphne Leon Guerrero, SHRM-SCP, CAPM

Guam

Stefani S. Levesque

Denver, CO

Sarah Markley

Auckland, NZ

Kip R. Memmott

Salem, OR

Anna Mendiola

FSM National

Nicki Miller

Washington, DC

Jason Mitchell

Pago Pago, AS

Billy Morehead, Ph.D., CPA, CGFM

Madison, MS

Mark Morgan, Ph.D., CPA, CFE

Madison, MS

Susan Murphy

Boston, MA

Rizalito "RG" Paglingayen, CPA

Guam

Pilar Pangelinan

Guam

Junior Patrick

Republic of Marshall Islands

Christopher Pembrook

Oklahoma City, OK

Maripaz Perez, CGFM, CGAP, CICA, CIA, CFE

Guam

Lillian Perez-Posadas, MN, RN

Guam

Skip Polson

Durham, NC

Dianne Ray

Denver, CO

Rory J. Respicio

Guam

John J. Rivera, Ph.D., AIF, CFE, CM, SHRM-SCP

Guam

Martin Ruben

Charlottetown, PEI

David Rykken

Washington, DC

Kathleen Sedney

Washington DC

Seitu Stephens

Philadelphia

Mark Sturton

United Kingdom

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NY

Terry VanEaton

American Samoa

Josephine Villanueva, CPA, CGMA, CGFM, CSAF, SHRM-CP, PMP

Guam

Mizpah Wiegand, CPA

Guam

Jeanne Yamamura

Reno, NV

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