WHAT DO WE DO?

Audits

to provide Independent, objective assurance that City processes are working effectively

Investigations

when allegations of fraud, waste, or abuse are made against a City employee or department

Training

for all City employees to constantly foster high ethical standards

Oversight and Limits to Authority

In 2002, the City Council enacted an ordinance that established the Department's charter and granted its staff full access to all the City’s activities, records, property, and employees, as necessary to the performance of the audit activities. The Department staff are strictly accountable for the safekeeping of records and property examined and for maintaining the confidentiality of information obtained and reviewed during audits.

To maintain our organizational independence, we report functionally to the Audit Services Oversight Committee, which approves all proposed audit plans and completed audit reports. We report administratively to the City Manager.

In addition to auditing City departments, Audit Services also reviews external organizations to determine whether money has been properly paid to the City and whether grant funds provided by the City have been used properly. The Department has no direct authority over the activities that the Department staff review. The Department has no line responsibilities and its activities do not relieve managers or staff of any assignments.

WHO ARE WE?

	Germaine F. Brewington, PhD, CPA, CFE, CICA, CGMA Director Germaine has served in this role since 2009 and has over 30 years of auditing experience. She holds a BA in Accounting from Duke University, an MBA from UNC-Chapel Hill, and a PhD from Walden University.		Sonal Patel, CPA, CIA, CGMA, CICA Assistant Director Sonal joined the department in 2002. She holds a BBA from York University in Ontario, Canada, and has co-authored several articles in the journal of the Association of Local Government Auditors (ALGA).
	Marcus Mundy, MPA, CICA Senior Internal Auditor Marcus has been with the City since 2017. He has a BA in Political Science and an MPA, both from North Carolina Central University		Dredlin Rodriguez, CPA, CIA, CISA, CFE  Senior Internal Auditor Dredlin joined the department in 2020. She holds a BA in Finance and Accounting from the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez.
	Alisha Neblett Thompson, MA, M.Ed. Trainer/Instructional Designer Alisha joined the department in December 2022. She has an MA in Educational Innovation, Technology, and Entrepreneurship from UNC-Chapel Hill and an M.Ed. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from Boston University.		Francisca Fabian Administrative Coordinator Francisca joined the department in January of 2022. She is currently pursuing her AA at Durham Technical Community College.
CPA: Certified Public Accountant; CIA: Certified Internal Auditor; CICA: Certified Internal Controls Auditor; CGMA: Chartered Global Management Accountant; CISA: Certified Information Systems Auditor; CFE: Certified Fraud Examiner; MA: Master of Arts; MPA: Masters of Public Administration; M.Ed.: Masters of Education; AA: Associate of Arts; BA: Bachelor of Arts; BBA: Bachelor of Business Administration, NBCT: Nationally Board-Certified Teacher