STINNETT & ASSOCIATES - Key Persons

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• Principal With
• Principal, Tulsa

Allison is a Principal with Stinnett and has over 23 years of internal audit, public accounting, finance and technical accounting experience. For the past 15 years, Allison has focused on establishing Internal Audit functions and implementing first-year Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts for a variety of clients. She also has extensive experience with acquisition due diligence procedures as well as working capital audits. Allison's experience includes working closely with Executive Management teams, Audit Committees and Corporate Boards in a General Auditor role and establishing Internal Audit functions in new publicly traded organizations. While directing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts, Allison consistently establishes good working relationships with public accounting firms to maximize reliance while developing efficient compliance efforts. Prior to joining Stinnett, Allison was the Director of Internal Audit and Compliance for SemGroup Energy Partners and their Master Limited Partnership, BlueKnight Energy, where she was responsible for establishing core accounting and governance policies and the control environment for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Allison continued working with SemGroup LP after joining Stinnett in 2009 to ready the company for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance after bankruptcy emergence. She also held numerous accounting and finance positions within ConocoPhillips, a multi-billion dollar publicly traded international energy company, including Director of Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance, Senior Technical Accounting Consultant and Upstream Executive Reporting Analyst. She also worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers, where she specialized primarily in manufacturing and distribution public companies. In her free time, Allison enjoys cooking/grilling, trying to keep up with two teenage daughters, traveling with her family and reading adventure and science fiction books.

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• Principal and Director of Operations With
• Principal, Tulsa

Andrea is a Principal and Director of Operations with Stinnett. As a seasoned professional with more than 20 years of experience, she brings a broad range of skills to the firm, including operations, accounting, human resources and recruiting top talent. Andrea started her career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen and transitioned into the recruitment industry after nearly four years as an external auditor covering multiple clients and markets. As a staffing manager, she specialized in the recruitment of finance and accounting professionals, and served clients throughout the Tulsa market for seven years. In her spare time, Andrea enjoys spending time with family, attending her children's activities, and cheering on Oklahoma State athletics.

Job Titles:

• Principal, Tulsa

David is a Principal with Stinnett and has over 22 years of experience in internal audit, finance and public accounting. Working closely with Executive Management teams, Audit Committees and Corporate Boards, he focuses on directing corporate internal audit functions and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance efforts for both private and publicly traded organizations. Throughout his career, David has had the opportunity to establish good working relationships with various public accounting firms to maximize reliance while directing Sarbanes-Oxley compliance and internal audit efforts.He also has significant experience working with Corporate Compliance Officers on Anti-corruption / FCPA and import / export regulatory endeavors. David began his career in public accounting with KPMG where his clients included manufacturing, retail and distribution companies. He then held various internal audit and finance positions for Willbros Group, Inc., a $700 million publicly traded construction contractor and Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a $1.5 billion publicly traded car rental company. Prior to joining Stinnett, David was the General Auditor for Vanguard Car Rental USA Inc., a $2.8 billion car rental company operating under the" National" and" Alamo" brands. In his free time, David enjoys coaching youth sports and studying history and cultural geography, which he likes to experience firsthand when possible through international travel.

Job Titles:

• Principal, Tulsa

David is a Principal with Stinnett and has more than 23 years of experience performing control reviews over business process, information technology and application control environments. His vast experience spans across a multitude of industries including energy, manufacturing, construction and telecommunications. David has a unique perspective on Sarbanes-Oxley rules and requirements after conducting numerous successful Sarbanes-Oxley reviews as an external auditor and in the client management role. As one of the IT control leads for the firm, David is responsible for IT audits and services provided to clients across all industries. These diverse services span data analytics, IT application controls reviews, ERP software selection, business continuity and disaster recovery assessments, vendor audits, IT general controls reviews and IT security reviews. Prior to joining Stinnett, David served as Senior Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) where he was responsible for operational and systems risk management assurance activity in support of annual financial audits. He also focused on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and was one of the 404 Subject Matter Expert leads for the PwC Oklahoma audit practice. In his spare time, David enjoys playing golf, beach vacations and spending time with his lovely wife and four children.

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• Principal With
• Principal, Tulsa

Jeff is a Principal with Stinnett & Associates and has over 30 years of experience in both Audit and Information Technology. During his career, he has held positions such as Associate General Auditor, Director of Audit Services and Information Technology Manager with large organizations including Williams Companies and Magellan Midstream Partners. Jeff manages full outsourcing Internal Audit engagements as well as business process improvement projects for clients, working directly with Senior Management to identify opportunities to enhance operations and improve efficiency. Some of the services he provides to clients include quality assurance reviews, Enterprise Business Continuity Planning, Internal Audit management services, business process re-engineering, construction management consulting, oil and gas field operations and security reviews, SCADA network security assessments, vendor audits and fraud investigations. Jeff is a frequent speaker at events like the MISTI SuperStrategies Conference, IIA International Conference, IIA chapter meetings and ACFE chapter events. Jeff also performs private training sessions on various topics on request. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys hiking, camping, woodworking and auto mechanics.

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• Principal With
• Principal, Oklahoma City

Kevin is a Principal with Stinnett and has over 24 years of experience in the accounting and auditing profession including internal audit, external audit and financial reporting. During his career, Kevin has performed a wide variety of engagements in the public, private, university, governmental and non-profit sectors, including companies in the energy and manufacturing industries. Kevin' s experience includes the performance of financial audits, operational and performance audits, fraud investigations, compliance with laws and regulations and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Additionally, he has significant experience in documenting business processes, assessing related internal controls and working with clients to implement practical process improvements. Prior to joining Stinnett, Kevin was the Director of State Agency Audits for the Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector where he managed the performance of financial, compliance and performance audits of all state agencies.His responsibilities included working with state agencies to improve their operating efficiency, interpreting new accounting rules, and developing policies and procedures for the implementation of new audit standards.Kevin also worked in the Financial Accounting and Reporting Unit of the Oklahoma Office of State Finance where he was the Financial Reporting Supervisor. In his free time, Kevin enjoys spending time at the lake with his family, watching his two children in their numerous sporting activities and cheering on the OKC Thunder!

Marc brings more than 16 years of experience in risk consulting and private industry, providing advisory services to clients ranging from startups to global multibillion-dollar organizations. Prior to joining Stinnett, Marc was a Manager in the Corporate Audit Services team at Capital One. In this role, he managed various internal audits across multiple lines of business process controls, regulatory compliance and internal fraud review. Marc also has experience in public accounting for a Big Four accounting firm as a Director of Advisory Services. In this role, he managed internal audits, led SOX compliance programs, and performed various risk-based engagements for clients in various industries. Additionally, he led initial documentation and internal control identification processes for emerging companies in preparation for IPO readiness and SEC compliance, providing recommendations of process improvement and sustainability opportunities for implementation. Marc holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Economics and Finance from Texas Tech University. In his free time, Marc enjoys playing golf, skiing, discovering new music, traveling, and spending time with his wife and son.

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• Managing Director
• Managing Director, Tulsa

Melinda currently serves as Managing Director for Stinnett & Associates, a certified Women's Business Enterprise, which she founded in 2001. An industry expert with nearly 30 years' successful experience in internal audit, Sarbanes-Oxley, fraud and forensics, construction management practices, contract administration and cost recovery, Melinda is involved with numerous aspects of clients' risk management. As the Director of Internal Audit for a Fortune 500 company, Melinda has built a solid reputation of effectively serving customers by embracing the philosophy of doing the right thing and a desire to offer solutions that help clients manage risk and improve performance-most notably in the construction and energy sectors with a heavy emphasis on midstream. Melinda is instrumental in the development of educational programs for management, process owners, audit committees and board members. She has also performed technical accounting research support, evaluations of contracts, operations process improvement reviews and quality assurance reviews. Melinda is a regularly sought-out speaker for professional organizations like the Tulsa Small Business Summit, Institute of Managerial Accountants, Institute of Internal Auditors and LSU Center for Internal Auditing. Prior to founding Stinnett, Melinda spent 12 years in public accounting working for international firms such as Arthur Andersen and Price Waterhouse. In her spare time, Melinda enjoys Marvel superhero movies, scuba diving and spending time with her husband and four children.

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• Executive

Job Titles:

• Principal With
• Principal, Tulsa

Tara is a Principal with Stinnett and has 20 years of significant experience with internal controls and various segments of the energy industry-including trading and marketing, exploration and production, mining, manufacturing and retail propane. Tara is responsible for overseeing multiple internal audit outsource projects for public and private organizations, ranging from FCPA and anti-corruption reviews to structured deal process reviews, contract administration reviews along with deal capture, valuation and analysis for energy marketing and trading business units. Tara has spearheaded Enterprise Risk Management projects, production volume assessments, financial reporting special projects and assisting clients with policy and procedure creation. She has also been responsible for project management and execution of business process reviews related to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act Section 404 requirements. Many of these engagements are for first-time public filers and include assisting clients document, evaluate and test key financial reporting controls and implement the COSO Internal Control Framework. Prior to joining Stinnett, Tara was a Risk and Control Manager in The Williams Companies Energy Marketing and Trading group overseeing middle-office functions, including deal confirmation, pricing model validation, hedging evaluation and trader portfolio reviews, and implementation of a new risk management system. Prior to Williams, Tara worked for MAPCO, Inc. and was responsible for accounting functions within their retail propane business unit. In her spare time, Tara enjoys doing CrossFit with her husband, watching her children play soccer, gardening and traveling with family.