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| Scott L. Harra, Chair and DAS Director |
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Member Since March 2008
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Governor Kulongoski appointed Scott Harra director of the Department of Administrative Services in March 2008. Scott began a career of state service in 1987, most recently as the administrator of the Fiscal and Business Services Division for the Department of Consumer and Business Services. He graduated cum laude in Arts/Economics and Political Science from Linfield College in 1986.
Scott believes that Oregonians benefit when state government excels. He views internal auditing as an important tool to achieve excellence in state agencies and looks forward to forming a partnership with other SAAC members to realize that goal.
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| Gary Blackmer, SOS Oregon Audits Division Director |
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Member since August 2009
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Gary Blackmer, CIA is the newly appointed Director of the Secretary of State’s Audits Division. Gary joined the State of Oregon most recently from the City of Portland where he held the elected Auditor position. Gary was also the elected Multnomah County Auditor for two four-year terms. Prior to that he was a senior management auditor in Portland, and performed research work for a variety of state and local agencies.
He received a bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois University in 1972, was a full-time Ph.D student in the Systems Science Program at Portland State University for two years, and became a Certified Internal Auditor in 1988.
Gary was appointed in 2006 to serve on the GAO Comptroller General’s Domestic Working Group, a 15-member advisory body. He has also held leadership positions in both the Association of Local Government Auditors, and the Pacific Northwest Intergovernmental Audit Forum, and has been a member of the Portland Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors since 1988. Blackmer also regularly writes for the Local Government Auditing Quarterly.
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| Laurie Byerly, LFO Principal Legislative Analyst |
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Member Since January 2009
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| Debbie Ferguson, Standard Insurance Company, Vice President - Internal Auditing |
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Member Since October 2003
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Debbie is an external, private sector member of the committee. She is the Vice President of Internal Auditing at Standard Insurance in Portland, Oregon. She is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) with over 15 years experience in audit management. Prior to coming to Standard Insurance in 1998, she worked in auditing at two other financial institutions in the Portland area. |
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| Deborah Fifield, DAS State Risk Manager |
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Member Since June 2009
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Deborah joined DAS Risk Management in 2008. She has over twenty years of strategic and operational experience across the risk management continuum with a focus on reducing Total Direct Cost of Risk. Her experience includes collaborative design and implementation of risk and safety management programs, all-lines claims management including handling of catastrophic claims, management of commercial and self-insurance programs, integrated disability management, and regulatory reporting/compliance.
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| Marlene Hartinger, ODOT Chief Audit Executive |
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Member Since February 2006
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Marlene joined the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) in August 2001 as a Principal Internal Auditor and in 2005, became the Chief of Audit Services. She holds a B.A. degree from the University of Washington and an M.B.A. degree from the Atkinson Graduate School of Management at Willamette University. She is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Marlene is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditorsand was also recently elected to serve on the Peer Review Panel for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials Standing Committee on Administration, Administrative Subcommittee on Internal and External Audit. Prior to joining ODOT Audit Services, she previously worked for the Oregon Secretary of State Audits Division.
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| David Moon, Judicial Department Chief Audit Executive |
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Member Since September 2008
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David is the Chief Audit Executive for the Oregon Judicial Department. He has worked in the Internal Audit environment for close to 3 years. During that time he has been an active member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and currently serves as the Vice President of the Salem chapter. Prior to working for the Judicial Department he was a financial auditor at the Secretary of State - Audits Division for approximately 5 years. He is a CPA, and has an MBA from Oregon State, and a BS in accounting from Brigham Young University - Hawaii.
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| John Radford, DAS State Controller |
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Member Since October 2003
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John has over 30 years of government financial management experience. In 1989, the Governor appointed John to the position of State Controller. He has served in this capacity under fiveOregon governors.
John earned a bachelors degree in General Business from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, holds an MA in Public Administration from the University of Nebraska, and earned an MS in Applied Information Management from the University of Oregon in 1996. John is a Certified Internal Auditor (1974), a Certified Government Financial Manager (1996) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (2002).
He is a member of the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers, Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and the Association of Government Accountants (AGA). In addition to many board positions for various professional organizations, he has formerly served on the DAS Internal Audit Committee and is currently serving in this capacity for the Department of Education. |
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| Clark Seely, Department of Forestry Associate State Forester |
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Member Since February 2006
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Since March 1, 2004, Clark Seely has served as the Associate State Forester of the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) headquartered in Salem, Oregon. Clark provides overall agency leadership as the second-in-command, is responsible for agency-wide organizational management, and provides direct leadership for the department’s Business Services, Information Technology and Quality Assurance (Internal Audit) Programs. He is a member of the agency’s Executive Team and has been employed in various seasonal and permanent positions with the Department for 34 years.
Clark is a 1977 graduate forester from the Oregon State University College of Forestry, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Management, with high scholarship. Clark has had significant involvement, including several leadership positions, with the Society of American Foresters, the national professional foresters organization, since 1974.
Due to his longstanding interest in continuous improvement through auditing and performance management, and seeking new ways to improve the Department’s delivery of services to stakeholders, Clark was a champion for establishing an Internal Audit Program within the Department of Forestry and currently chairs its Internal Audit Committee. |
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| Craig Stroud, Metro, Oregon Zoo Finance Manager |
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Member Since August 2004
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Craig is a Certified Public Accountant and currently serves as Budget and Finance Manager for the Oregon Zoo. Previously, he worked for the Public Employees Retirement System; first as the agency’s CAE and then as administrator of the Benefit Payments Division. Craig started his career with the Secretary of State, Audits Division; where he worked eight years as a financial and performance auditor. Craig is designee for the Multnomah County Elected Auditor and would fill her position for the remainder of the term should she leave mid-term for any reason. In addition, he serves on the Multnomah County Audit Committee. |
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| Carol Welch, Nike, Inc., Vice President- Corporate Audit |
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Member Since October 2003
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| Pamela Stroebel Valencia, DAS Chief Audit Executive |
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Ex-Officio Member Since 2007
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Pam has worked in her current role with the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) since May, 2007. Her role as Chief Audit Executive for DAS includes managing the internal audit function for the Department, as well as providing leadership for the internal audit community across the State ofOregon. Pam’s governmental auditing experience includes 13 years of internal auditing in positions at the Department of Forestry, Transportation, and four years external auditing with the Secretary of State’s Audits Division.
Pam holds Certifications in Public Accounting and Internal Auditing. She is a recent graduate of both Leadership Oregon and the Oregon Department of Forestry’s Agency Leadership Program. She is currently a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Oregon Society of Certified Public Accountants.
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