Fraud is a complex, multifaceted, and continually changing problem. Today, businesses are challenged as never before and being targeted one by one in many cases by organized criminal groups. As an Investigative Forensic Accountant (IFA) and a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS), I help organizations protect their businesses through integrity, awareness, and fraud prevention tools and strategies. I'm passionate about helping individuals arm themselves with knowledge for their protection.
As the leader of Doane Grant Thornton's Forensic Advisory Practice, I've worked with a range of small and large clients on complex issues involving the needs of many different stakeholder groups for both criminal and civil cases. I've testified as an expert witness and led complex fraud investigations and regulatory reviews. I also lead our firm's National AML Services Team where we work with regulated and non-regulated entities on anti-money laundering compliance programs and reviews. We're laser focused on helping entities not just identify risk, but handle it!
Our Forensics Team is a roster of talented and passionate people who execute on their purpose every day. The projects we work on and the contributions we make mean a lot to us, for our clients, and for our communities. I work to raise awareness of fraud and the need to be vigilant through volunteer efforts, public speaking, and writing. Fraud is coming at us from all sides, whether in the form of cyber attacks, identity theft, investment scams, money laundering, corruption, kickbacks, employee dishonesty, or IT security issues. We need to be informed, and we also need to lead with—and demand—integrity and transparency. I was the technical editor of "Protecting You and Your Money: A Guide to Avoiding Identity Theft and Fraud" published by CPA Canada, and I continue to work on projects to help raise awareness on fraud and to prevent human trafficking.