Stefania Scott Email & Phone Number

• Drive strategy to advance the GMR Compliance Program to include management of the compliance Audit and Monitoring function• Ensure effective vendor oversight• Lead Compliance Program effectiveness and risk assessments – implement appropriate action plans• Serve as key compliance resource for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) due diligence• Partner with key stakeholders to ensure the GMR Code of Conduct, compliance and privacy program policies and training are updated, implemented and enforced

In June 2019, DaVita Medical Group joined the OptumCare family.• Facilitated all elements of a compliance program throughout various regions within Optum, focusing on compliance with various health care laws and regulations, primarily fraud, waste and abuse laws• Provided compliance oversight by partnering with business leaders to ensure existing operations and new initiatives are compliant

Greater Denver Area

• Represented clients on a variety of general commercial litigation matters in federal and state trial courts• Handled all aspects of litigation and alternative dispute resolution for insurance bad faith cases for a Fortune 500 insurance company

Denver, Colorado

• Represented clients in various civil matters in federal and state trial courts and ADR forums • Experienced in all aspects of pretrial and trial activities, including discovery and depositions, motions practice, examination of lay/expert witnesses, presentation of evidence, and jury instructions• Successfully resolved numerous cases including on behalf of a bank in connection with its purchase of a multi million dollar loan portfolio, on behalf of buyers in a multi million dollar residential real estate dispute, and on behalf of a financial services company in a property tax dispute • Conducted numerous evidentiary hearings in numerous substantive areas of law, including successfully arguing motions in contract disputes, probate cases, and domestic matters • Assisted in state court appeals with primary responsibility for drafting appellate memoranda

Denver, Colorado

• Drafted pleadings, briefs, and motions for various civil actions in both federal and state trial courts• Assisted with all facets of trial and hearing preparation • Second chaired, on behalf of plaintiff, a breach of contract case in state court and obtained a favorable jury verdict

Denver, Colorado

Law Clerk to the Honorable JoAnn L. Vogt (Retired) • Drafted predisposition memoranda/opinions for select civil and criminal cases• Reviewed parties’ briefs, read trial court records, and research applicable law• Performed bailiff duties for oral arguments

Denver, Co

Manager – Internal Audit• Documented financial and operational processes of various business units to prepare for the implementation of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)• Worked with outside auditors and internal management to perform gap analysis of internal control structures and advised appropriate business units on implementing necessary controls to close identified gaps• Implemented procedures for testing the modified internal control structures to ensure compliance with SOX Section 404 • Performed fiduciary, compliance, and operational audits at the direction of senior management to identify operating and financial risks to the corporation and make recommendations to mitigate those risksLead Compliance Representative – Sales Regulation Compliance• Assessed the feasibility of implementing proposed consent decree requirements during negotiations between Qwest and various state Attorneys General• Worked with inside and outside counsel and business units to execute finalized consent decrees • Managed a team of five compliance representatives responsible for auditing current sales practices to determine compliance with federal and state regulations

Whippany, Nj & Denver, Co

Manager – Program Integrity Assurance (PIA)• Ensured the integrity of the administration of the $2.25 billion Schools and Libraries’ Universal Service Support Fund (Fund) to ensure compliance with the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) rules under the Telecommunications Act of 1996• Developed procedures for the audit of PIA operations by the General Accounting Office; managed the audit process; reported the findings to executive management• Supervised ten associate managers in the daily analysis of FCC applications and authorization of payments for telecommunications support funds• Instructed over 100 staff members and consultants on changes to FCC regulations affecting the Fund Associate Manager – Member Services• Developed and maintained professional relationships with clients including independent telephone companies and consultants• Analyzed financial reporting of N.E.C.A. member telephone companies to ensure compliance with FCC regulatory reporting requirements per Parts 32, 64, 36 and 69 accounting rules• Provided training to member companies on tariffs, rates, and conditions governing the provision of interstate telecommunications services• Managed monthly cash flows of 32 member companies based on revenue and expense reporting in an effort to maintain the integrity of a $3 billion annual pool

Englewood, Co

New York, Ny

2004, J.D.

Activities and Societies: University of Denver Water Law Review

Ms, Finance

Bs, Business Administration