David Beach – David Beach is the Assistant Vice President and ERP Systems Integration Officer at UNC System Office. He has ten years of experience in higher education that includes six years on the Fayetteville State University campus and four years at UNC System Office where he continues to service the fourteen UNC campuses using Banner, 9 of which are supported in a shared IT/HR/Payroll environment. David’s system career included work in several public sector industries including: public utilities, health care financing, manufacturing and residential services. David received his Bachelor of Arts in Business Management with a concentration in Finance from NC State.
Terressa Best – Terressa Best has been with NC State University, Controller’s Office division, since March of 2012. She began her career at NCSU as the Accounts Payable Supervisor and was promoted a year later to the Small Purchase, Travel, and Training Manager. She later took over the redesign and launch of a new University Controller’s Office website in 2014. Terressa specializes in applying her accounts payable expertise and state policy knowledge to system enhancements and processing efficiency. She has over 13 years of accounts payable and travel experience, in both the corporate and state government, as well as experience in system design and implementation. Prior to her time at NC State, she was an Accountant, Accounts Payable Team Leader, and Accounts Payable Supervisor for North Carolina Central University from 2006 to 2012. During her time with NC State she has been recognized with a Pride of the Wolfpack award from the University Controller in 2013 and nominated for an Award of Excellence in 2016 for distinguished performance in the Finance and Administration Division. Terressa earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from UNCG. She has completed accounts payable management and 1099 certification programs through the Institute of Finance and Management, receiving certification in 2008. She is currently pursuing advanced studies in Business Analytics at UNCG.
Dee Bowling – Dee Bowling has worked at East Carolina University since 2001 and is currently serving as the Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Financial Services. Previously, she served as ECU’s Director of Compliance Management/Financial Services and before that as ECU’s Director of Student Financial Services. Before joining ECU’s Financial Services, Dee served as Controller of ECU’s Medical Foundation. Dee worked with County of Pitt for 12 years prior to joining ECU. She is a Certified Public Accountant and earned her Master of Business Administration and Master of Accounting degrees from ECU.
Bob Brooks – Robert N. Brooks is Executive Director of the North Carolina State Board of Certified Public Accountant Examiners. As Executive Director, Brooks is responsible for supervising the activities of the staff and directing the overall administration of the Board operations in accordance with the statutes, regulations, and policy directives of the Board. He is also responsible for drafting legislative bills and proposed regulations and representing the Board at legislative and rule-making hearings. In addition, Brooks represents the Board at various local, State, national, and international meetings. Brooks, who received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from North Carolina State University, was previously employed by the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety. Since joining the Board of CPA Examiners in 1986, Brooks has been an active member of the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA). He has served on the State Board Executive Directors’ Committee (of which he was Chairman) along with a wide range of other committees to help support the work of the NASBA. In 2012 Brooks was presented by NASBA, the Lorraine P. Sachs Standard of Excellence. This award was established in 2008 to recognize annually a state board executive director who has shown outstanding service and commitment to improving the effectiveness of accounting, both locally and nationally.
Autumn Carpenter – Autumn Carpenter is the Director of Financial Aid Operations and Technology at UNC System Office, providing functional, technical and compliance oriented services to the UNC campuses. She also serves as Process Lead of Financial Aid and Student Accounts UNC Business Process Standards initiatives, implementing process improvements at UNC campuses. Prior to working at UNCGA, she served as the Senior Assistant Director of Financial Aid and the Banner Financial Aid System Project Manager at Appalachian State University where she was responsible for financial aid planning, development, administration and operations with emphasis on data integrity, training, reporting, security and web management. Autumn holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and Master of Arts in Leadership and Higher Education Administration and has over 20 years of financial aid experience.
Debbie Dryer – Debbie Dryer is the Director of University Financial Reporting at UNC System Office and is responsible for UNC system-wide financial reporting. Prior to working at UNC System Office, she worked at the Office of the State Controller as a Financial Specialist compiling the North Carolina CAFR for 2012-2015. Prior to working at OSC, she worked at the Office of the State Auditor where she audited various universities and prepared the University and Community College pro formas. Debbie has been a Certified Public Accountant since 2008.
David Ehricht – David Ehricht is the supervisor of the Western Branch of the NC Office of the State Auditor auditing universities and community colleges. He has ten years of experience in audit including the six years he has been with the Office of the State Auditor. His areas of expertise include financial statement audits, financial related audits, and preparing pro forma financial statements. Before joining the Office of the State Auditor, David worked for private accounting firms. David received his Masters of Business Administration from Western Carolina University.
Cliff Flood – As a Special Projects Analyst for UNC-GA, Cliff Flood has worked with various university wide advisory teams to develop the Assessment of Internal Control over Financial Reporting that the UNC institutions now use for their annual evaluation of internal controls, as well as, various procedural guidance releases, templates, analysis, and updates to General Accounting and Capital Asset Standards and KPIs. He is the process lead for the General Accounting and Capital Asset monitoring visits and has been involved with assisting campuses in remediation of audit issues. Cliff is a retired University Controller with 10 years of experience at NC State University. Prior to his appointment at NC State, Cliff was with the State Auditor’s Office for 27 years. At the height of his tenure with the State Auditor, Cliff was the Audit Manager over NC State University, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC Hospitals, and UNC Charlotte, and was responsible for the University and Community College financial statement pro formas. Cliff has presented on topics such as Non-Governmental Audit Requirements, Non-Profit Organizations Accounting and Auditing, Preparing the Cash Flows Statement, Administering Trust Funds, Understanding Internal Controls, and Performing Account Reconciliations. Cliff has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1975.
David Nance – David Nance is the Deputy Director for the NC State Board of CPA Examiners. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in December 1981, the year of the Michael Jordan jump shot and Dean Smith’s first National Championship. He has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1986. With the State Board, he oversees the Board’s financial and administrative functions as well as assists with the Board’s Professional Standards activities. He previously worked 30+ years as an audit manager for the Office of the State Auditor (OSA). In his years of service with OSA, he worked on audits across the state government spectrum including the Department of Transportation, Wildlife Resources, the Department of Administration, and the NC Ports Authority. He also spent over 12 years overseeing OSA’s non-profit audit efforts for the Smart Start programs. His main area of responsibility in the latter years with OSA was oversight of the audit efforts for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and its numerous human services programs.
Andrea Poole – Andrea Poole is the Associate Vice President for Finance and University Budgets at UNC System Office and is responsible for the development and execution of the University’s operating budget, tuition and fees, and fiscal analyses. Prior to working at UNCGA, she worked for the NC General Assembly’s Fiscal Research Division as a Principal Fiscal Analyst and Education Team leader. Andrea has over 15 years of state fiscal and policy analysis experience and holds a Bachelor of Science from Duke University and a Master of Public Administration from NC State University.
David Price – David Price began employment at NC State as the University Controller in October 2015. Prior to coming to NC State, David worked at East Carolina University for over 17 years as Financial Reporting Manager and later as Financial Director. David has experience in financial reporting, debt issuance and compliance, and supervising Accounts Payable, Payroll, and General Accounting. Before working in the UNC System, David was employed for eight years in the NC Office of the State Auditor working on financial audits of universities, community colleges, and state agencies. David began his career in public accounting working mainly on tax returns and financials audits. David earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from UNC Chapel Hill in 1986. He has been a certified public accountant since August 1989.
Lynne Sanders – Lynne Sanders, Vice President for Compliance and Audit Services, joined UNC System Office in April 2010 and is responsible for overseeing the Business Process Compliance Program for the University and serving as a liaison with University internal auditors to the Board of Governors Committee on Audit, Risk Management, and Compliance. Along with UNC-GA’s Chief Audit Officer, Lynne is responsible for the internal audit functions for UNC System Office, the North Carolina School for Science and Mathematics and NC State Education Assistance Authority. Prior to joining UNC System Office in 2010, Lynne worked for the Office of the State Auditor for 21 years. During her tenure at the Office of the State Auditor, she performed, supervised and managed audits of state agencies, non-profits, community colleges and universities. Lynne is a Certified Public Accountant (1992) and received a B.A. degree in Accounting from North Carolina State University.
Virginia Sisson – Virginia Sisson is currently a Financial Specialist with the Office of the State Controller. She has been with the Office of the State Controller for over the past 13 years. Her areas of expertise related to the subject matter are capital assets, pensions, OPEB, GASB research, and DSS. She previously worked for the Department of Public Safety (formerly Department of Correction) for 10 years. Virginia received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from NC State
Sarah Smith – Sarah Smith has been with UNCGA since 2001. She directs all facets of pre- and post-award administration for contracts and grants awarded to UNC System Office, including proposal and budget development, award negotiations, regulatory compliance, post-award functions and financial compliance, and is primary liaison between UNC program directors and sponsors. She serves as the contract and grant process advisory lead for the UNC Business Process Compliance Program and also leads the UNC Sponsored Programs and Research Council providing a venue for policy and emerging trend discussions and content area training.
Miriam Tripp – Miriam Tripp holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from UNC, a Master’s in Management from NC State, and the Professional Energy Manager’s certification. In a 20-year career at NC State University, she initially worked in Purchasing, then in progressively responsible leadership roles in Telecommunications, Space Planning and Management, and Facilities Planning and Design. For the last 16 years, she has worked in UNC-General Administration’s Finance Division, in support of capital projects including the 2000 Higher Education Bond Program and, more recently, the system-wide lighting performance contract and implementation of the Interscope state-wide capital project reporting system.
Megan Wallace- Megan Wallace is currently a Financial Specialist with the Office of the State Controller. She has been with the Office of the State Controller for one year. Her areas of expertise related to the subject matter is the University compilation of the CAFR. Before joining OSC, Megan audited the UNC System as a member of the Office of the State Auditor, and she also worked in the Financial Reporting department with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Megan received her Masters of Accounting and Information Systems from Virginia Tech.