PACIFIC NORTHWEST CHAPTER - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Vice President of the Your Board
- Distinguished Professor of Accounting & Research at Central Washington University
Kari is the principal private investigator and certified fraud examiner of her own firm, Overson Investigative Group LLC (OIG). She has over 26 years' experience as a federal agent conducting complex white collar investigations involving bank and loan fraud, SBA Program Fraud, bankruptcy fraud, contract fraud, money laundering, mortgage f
Bob Holtfreter is the Distinguished Professor of Accounting & Research at Central Washington University and held the first Grant Thornton Distinguished Professorship at a prior university.
For the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Bob serves on their Advisory Council, the Editorial Board of the Fraud (FM) and the author of
Job Titles:
- Director - at - Large
- Principal Manager of Peet & Associates
James is the Principal Manager of Peet & Associates, LLC, a private investigative firm specializing in fraud investigations and forensic accounting for fraud. He's been a CFE since 2011 and has taught criminal justice classes on white collar crime and business investigations. Along with traveling, he also authors science fiction novels in his spare time.
Job Titles:
- Director - at - Large
- Training Director
Victoria is a senior manager in the audit and assurance department at Clark Nuber, a regional CPA and consulting firm, focusing on a variety of not-for-profit organizations. The CFE certification helps Victoria assist her clients with strengthening their internal controls, and watching for signs of fraudulent activity during their annual financial statement audits.
Joe Boynton, CFE is a federal agent with nine years of experience investigating injured workers compensation, medical provider, unemployment, and financial fraud schemes. Joe as reserves as a military investigator conducting felony level crimes involving military members. Joe has a total of 17 years of law enforcement experience spanning federal, military, and local law enforcement. Prior to starting a career in law enforcement, Joe honorably served nine year active duty in the US Navy participating in Operation Southern Watch and Enduring Freedom.
Job Titles:
- President of the Your Board
- Principal
raud, and real estate fraud. In private practice, her focus has been on these same specialties and conducting financial analyses for divorce cases, due diligence, and elder financial exploitation cases.
Job Titles:
- Director - at - Large
- Principal
dustries. His practice emphasis is in fraud and forensic accounting, internal control development and COSO risk assessments, performance audits and policy and procedure development.
Robert Goehring, CFE, CPA serves as City Auditor for the City of Kent, WA. Internal Audit is responsible for internal audit functions designed to: Provide reasonable assurance regarding the protection of City assets from waste, theft and abuse and City compliance with relevant City, state and federal financial laws and regulations; and external audit and monitoring functions designed to provide reasonable assurance that selected tax revenues due to the City are properly calculated, supported and remitted to the City timely and intact. Previously, Robert served 15 years with the Washington State Auditor's Office, including three years with Special Investigations. His experience also includes serving in the nuclear power industry in the Tri-Cities, WA. Robert has served on the Chapter Board of Officers since 2003, including six years as President.
Mike is a principal serving businesses in the professional services, not-for-profit and governmental industries. Mike is also a Certified Fraud Examiner and has a certificate in COSO Internal Control Framework. He has over 17 years of proven outstanding client service, and he has held positions in both the private and public accounting in
Job Titles:
- Member of the Your Board
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Senior Manager in the Audit and Assurance Department at Clark Nuber