Chief Compliance Officer
CurrentA member/officer of the organization’s executive leadership team; responsible for all of the organization’s day-to-day compliance oversight. Specific responsibilities and accomplishments include:• Internal Audit Program & Process Controls. Introduced company-wide internal audit program, mapping and testing of the organization’s key processes and making recommendations for policy modifications/updates. • Code of Conduct & Ethics Training. Implemented the organization’s Standards of Conduct policies and Ethics Hotline protocol for employees and board members. Introduced “Insight into Compliance & Ethics” quarterly periodical for employees, including periodic ethics training; provide guidance related to conflict of interests matters. • Corporate Governance & Investigations. Assist the Board of Directors, President (CEO), CFO, Director of Human Resources, and other department heads in various corporate governance and business ethics-related matters, including handling of investigations, external client, regulatory, and legal communications, and Board presentations.• Risk Management Programs & Resources. Developed risk-based matrix to monitor international school safety concerns and adherence to various rules and regulations. • Policy & Procedures Development. Assisted in the writing and development of the company’s various departmental policies and procedures; including information technology policies, records retention, retirement plans oversight, privacy act, social media, the company’s public website’s terms and conditions, and school handbook policy templates. • International Compliance Liaison. Provide international schools’ superintendents with day-to-day risk management solutions and frequent consulting services related to developments in school law and assistance in responding to sensitive ethical and legal matters. Undertake client-service oriented approach to all compliance initiatives.