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The Outstanding Achievement in Community Outreach and Service reflects the ACFE’s strong belief that members should be active contributors to their communities and be committed to helping improve the places where they live and work. Tebogo Manakana has developed an early childhood development mentoring program in South Africa where she helps with compliance and applying for funding and sponsorships.
Read MoreThe James R. Baker Speaker of the Year Award is named for an ACFE faculty member who taught hundreds of classes and instructed thousands of anti-fraud professionals. The award is given annually to a speaker who demonstrates the best qualities that Baker exhibited: Dedication. Experience. Knowledge. Professionalism. Bethmara Kessler’s decades of experience leading audit, risk management, information technology and corporate investigation efforts offers her audiences unique, practical and entertaining information.
Read MoreDr. Carolyn Conn is a clinical assistant professor at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. In addition to her more than 30-year career in education, she has been published many times and has been an active member in the ACFE Austin Chapter. She demonstrated notable dedication to her students through her fraud examination course and helped secure funding for them to attend the ACFE Global Fraud Conference.
Read MoreThe ACFE is strong because of its more than 195 chapters in 70 countries. Chapters act as local representatives for the ACFE, providing continued support for members worldwide. They allow members to connect and collaborate with other fraud fighters in their area, and participate in local programs and events that promote awareness of the profession. Chapters help fraud fighters stay at the forefront of local anti-fraud issues and emerging trends.
Read MoreThe Walker Award is named for Morris R. "Red" Walker, CFE (1938-1989), a Charter Member and nationally recognized fraud examiner. Also established in 1989, the Walker Award is given to the person receiving the highest annual score on the CFE Exam.
This year’s Walker Award winner is Friya Randelia. Congratulations, Friya!
Read MoreI don’t mean to be selfish, but boy did I need to hear Lisa Walker’s session this morning. Walker, Ph.D., MCC and owner of Walker Consulting LLC, spoke to attendees about how to effectively communicate, and thrive, during times of crisis.
Combine the pandemic with social unrest and we have the combination of heightened emotions, shifting priorities, tension, discomfort, moments of clarity and the most common word I saw in the chat room of the session, anxiety. But, as Walker pointed out, “We still have to be in control. We have work to do and we have to get things done.”
Read MoreHave you ever told a story only to have someone tell you that you remembered it incorrectly? If so, you probably said something like, “I could have sworn that was what happened!” As I, and my children, get older, I admit that this happens to me more and more. It’s harmless in most circumstances, but dangerous for witnesses who are being interviewed in an investigation of a crime.
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