Election Day – April 14, 2017
Election Results Announcement – April 24, 2017
A written nomination made by at least 25 members can be submitted to the Secretary up to 30 days
prior to the election. The deadline for written nominations is March 15, 2017.
Board of Governors
Four people will be elected to serve the terms of 2017-2020.
Jeff Estes, AIM, CRISC, CRMA, ChFC®, CIPM
Jeff Estes is an audit manager in the Information Systems section of Internal Audit at State Farm. Jeff joined State Farm
in 1998 as a mainframe computer programmer. He accepted a position as a Security Analyst in Enterprise Information
Security and Directory Services in 2000, was promoted to Component Manager in 2005, and moved to Internal Audit in
2008. Jeff recently completed back-to-back development assignments with Enterprise Compliance and Ethics and
Information Security, and is pleased to bring those experiences back to Internal Audit.
Jeff received a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Illinois State University. He has been a member of the Central
Illinois Chapter of IIA since 2009 and currently holds the following designations:
 Associate in Management (Insurance Institute of America)
 Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control™ (ISACA)
 Certification in Risk Management Assurance (The Institute of Internal Auditors)
 Chartered Financial Consultant (The American College)
 Certified Information Privacy Manager (International Association of Privacy Professionals)
Shawn Harrison, CIA
Shawn Harrison is the Internal Audit/Risk Manager for Citizens Equity Frist Credit Union (CEFCU) since
February 2013. Shawn joined CEFCU in 1994 working in the Lending and Investment Services departments
until he was promoted to management in 2004. Shawn has managed the Call Center, Cash Management
department, and the Compliance department before he joined the Internal Audit.
Shawn received his bachelor's degree in Finance in 2001 and has been a member of the IIA since 2013. He
earned his Certified Internal Auditor designation in 2015.
Steve Spent, CPA, CIA
Education
B.S. Accounting – Millikin University, May 1988.
Work Experience
Steve has over 25 years of experience in the auditing and accounting professions. Steve has been a member
of ADM’s Internal Audit department for the previous 12 years and is currently a Sr. Audit Manager. Prior
experience includes 3 years of public accounting with Deloitte & Touche, 7 years of corporate and cost
accounting with Zexel, Inc., and 8 years in internal audit and other roles with Illinois Power/Dynegy/Ameren
prior to joining ADM in 2005.
Certification
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) – 5/98
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – 11/88
As a member of the CIC IIA, Steve has previously served the chapter as Treasurer for 3 years and BOG
member for multiple terms.
Sean LaBounty, CPA
Education
B.S. Business Management – Eastern Illinois University, May 2005
B.S. Accounting – Illinois State University, May 2007
Work Experience
Sean LaBounty is an Internal Audit Director at PwC with more than 9 years of experience serving both large,
multinational companies and privately held companies. Sean has lead internal audit and consulting projects
around SOX design and implementation, external quality assessments, and has been a part of co-sourcing and
full outsourcing projects with SEC Registrants in the Retail & Consumer, Professional Services, and Industrial
Products industries. Sean has also been a member of PwC’s Internal Audit Center of Excellence, which is
charged with providing central guidance to PwC’s Internal Audit practice. Prior to joining PwC’s Internal Audit
Practice, Sean spent seven years leading external audits for large SEC Registrants within PwC’s external audit
practice.
Certification
Certified Public Accountant – October 2007
Jack Reynolds, jr
Education
Bachelors of Science, Computer Science – University of Illinois Springfield, May 1995
Masters of Science, Computer Science – University of Illinois at Springfield, May 2007
Work Experience
Jack has over 20 years of experience as an information technology professional. He has been in his current
role as an Information Technology Auditor at Horace Mann Insurance for the past eight months. Jack has
most recently served as a Sarbanes-Oxley Internal Auditor at Horace Mann focusing on information
technology. Jack has worked on numerous information technology projects throughout his career both as an
employee and a consultant. Jack has performed engagements at a number of companies throughout the
Midwest including large companies in Bloomington, Illinois, Peoria, Illinois, Decatur, Illinois and elsewhere. His
expertise is in large-scale database systems, document management and workflow, server and network
engineering and information system security. Jack has experience with both Wintel and Lintel configuration
and management.
Jack is an adjunct professor for the University of Illinois, Springfield and has taught computer science classes
at the university for nearly five years. Jack is seeking his CISA certification during the first half of 2017.
Volunteer Work
Jack has volunteered for Springfield’s Habitat for Humanity.
President
Tammy Thomas
Education
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B A Economics with concentration in Finance - University of Illinois at Springfield
Masters of Business Administration – Millikin University
1997
2012
Work Experience
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11 years of experience as an internal auditor with ADM
23 years of experience in various banking roles
Audit Manager for ADM
Audit projects covering financial, operational and Sarbanes Oxley work at various Global ADM locations
including elevators, warehouses, processing plants, sales administration offices, banking, insurance,
corporate departments and accounting.
Certification
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Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA)
Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
Volunteer Work
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Current CICIIA Vice President
Past Membership Committee Chair
CICIIA member for 11 years
2001
2007
2012
2013
1st Vice President
Amanda Manon, CPA, CIA
Education
B.S. and M.S. in Accounting – Bradley University, May 2007
Work Experience
Amanda has over 9 years of experience as an internal auditor. She has been in her current role as an Internal
Audit Manager at Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) for four months and prior to that was an Audit Supervisor
for four years. Amanda has worked on various audits throughout her career related to financial and
operational business risks as well as SOX compliance at ADM locations throughout North America including
elevators, processing plants, warehouses, sales offices and corporate departments. Amanda also serves as
the HR coordinator for the department which includes overseeing the hiring and training of new employees.
Certifications
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) – May 2007
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) – February 2011
Volunteer Work
Amanda has been a member of the CICIIA for over 9 years and has served on the hospitality committee
several years and as the Registration Chair for the past three years.
Treasurer
Jonathan Lee CIA, CFE
Professional Background / Experience:
Jonathan has over 12 years of experience in the Internal Audit Department at ADM. During this time Jonathan
has worked on audit projects relating to financial, operational, and Sarbanes Oxley work at various ADM
locations around the globe including grain elevators, warehouses, processing plants, sales offices, and
corporate departments. In addition, Jonathan has worked on numerous consulting and acquisitions projects at
the request of ADM Management. Currently, Jonathan manages the ADM Construction Audit Group that is
responsible for performing financial and payroll audits of third-party contractors that perform work at various
ADM facilities throughout North America.
Jonathan served as the Treasurer for the Central Illinois Chapter of the IIA in the previous chapter year (2016 –
17).
Education:
BS in Accounting and Marketing from Illinois State University, May 2004
MBA from the University of Illinois at Springfield, May 2011
Professional Memberships, Certifications and Volunteer:
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Central Illinois Chapter of the IIA
The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
Secretary
Claire McCormick, CIA
Claire has over 6 years of experience in the Internal Audit Department at ADM. During this time, Claire has
worked on audit projects relating to financial, operational, and Sarbanes Oxley work at various ADM locations,
domestically and globally. Claire has had experience working with small elevators, large processing plants,
storage warehouses (both owned by ADM and owned by a third party), merchandising offices, and corporate
functions. Claire has led and participated in consulting and acquisition projects at the request of ADM and IA
management.
Claire currently serves as the Secretary of the Central Illinois Chapter of the IIA.
Education: Millikin University, May 2009