October Meeting
Tuesday the 21st
CityPlace Conference Center
Lunch Meeting 12:00pm
Registration begins at 11:30am
Investigative Interviewing & Research
Brendan Higgins,
NBC 5 Investigative Reporter
Brendan Higgins will share bit about investigative reporting and show
some examples of the work he has produced as a premiere investigative reporter in the
Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex.
 You
can see Brendan Saturday and Sunday mornings on NBC 5.
He anchors NBC 5 Weekend Today on Saturdays at 5 and 9 AM and Sundays at 6 and 8 AM.
Brendan also anchors NBC 5 Midday on Saturdays at Noon and Sundays at 11 AM. Brendan
joined NBC 5 in 1998 after working as a reporter in Louisiana, Alabama, and New York.
Brendan is a Dallas native and a graduate of the University of North Texas. He has won
investigative reporting awards from the A.P. and an Edward R. Murrow regional award, also
for best investigative reporting. He's also won awards for sports reporting and general
excellence in reporting.
In addition to his professional career, he is also committed to many civic and
charitable organizations. He speaks frequently at schools and charitable events, and
serves on the board of the Children's Brain Tumor Foundation. He is proud to have served
as the 2003 Grand Marshall of the Dallas St. Patrick's Day Parade, and is involved in
Dallas' Irish-American community.
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Pre-Meeting 10:30am
Current Trends in Control Self Assessment
Ruth Burton, Jefferson Wells
This interactive discussion of CSA will include:
- How CSA has evolved over the last few years
- What industry-leader Jefferson Wells is seeing in CSA in the marketplace
- What current practitioners and those contemplating CSA are planning to do with CSA in
the future.
Ruth Burton has approximately 11 years experience in Internal Audit,
with the majority of that experience in the Financial Services Industry. In Financial
Services, Ruth discovered a passion for Control Self-Assessment (CSA) and developing
talent in others. She has approximately six years experience in conducting self-assessment
workshops and has attended the CSA Conference sponsored by the IIA in four of the last
five years.
At a former employer, Ruth developed a training curriculum for audit staff and
coordinated training for approximately 50 auditors, including customizing materials for a
facilitation class and co-leading the class with the external vendor. On an informal
basis, Ruth has guided staff members through CSA through on-the-job training and mentoring
on an as-needed basis.
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Post-Meeting 1:30pm
Current Trends in Loss Prevention
Loss Prevention Analysts Presentation
The analysts from JCPenney Loss Prevention will be presenting several examples of
actual cases that were identified by reviewing the Loss Prevention Database. They
will be walking through how each case was identified and explaining the most efficient and
effective methods for reviewing the LP Database. The benefit of the presentation
will be learning how to identify internal theft by using the Database and by spending a
minimal amount of time reviewing the data.
Mike Holmberg started with JCPenney in 1984, in Dallas. Has been a
Loss Prevention Manager (LPM) in several stores in the Dallas area. Was the District LPM
for the Dallas district and was also the DLPM for the Outlet stores before being assigned
to current position as Project Manager in charge of the Loss Prevention Analysts.
Vicky Zook has been with JCPenney for 26 years. Vicky was a LPM in the
Indianapolis and Chicago markets before her current assignment as an LP Analyst.
Joe Zimmerman has been with JCPenney for 9 years. Joe was a LPM in
several stores in the Minneapolis market before his current assignment as an LP Analyst.
John Charleston has been with JCPenney for 10 years. John was a LPM in
several stores in the Seattle market before his current assignment as an LP Analyst.
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