Compliance Advisory Committee
The purpose of the Compliance Advisory Committee is to foster a culture of ethics and compliance by contributing to the effectiveness of the universitywide ethics and compliance program through leading by example; bringing awareness to ethics and compliance initiatives; monitoring and continually assessing requirements and risks in respective disciplines; promoting ethical behavior; and sharing information and best practices.
CAC Member Commitment includes:
- Maintaining understanding and oversight of governmental regulations and other compliance requirements in respective areas, including tracking emerging issues in the regulatory environment
- Participating in the development and implementation of universitywide ethics and compliance policies
- Effectively communicating universitywide policies and ethics and compliance initiatives
- Provide compliance training and education to the university community
- Appropriately addressing and resolving - or help others to - ethics and compliance issues that arise, including enforcement and implementation of corrective action plans
- Being prepared for, and participating in, internal and external audits and investigations
- Informing the university’s risk management processes
- Communicating and promoting a culture of ethics and compliance
- Providing feedback to and consulting with the Integrity and Compliance Office in order to contribute to a continuous, comprehensive assessment of the effectiveness of the university’s ethics and compliance program
Questions regarding this group should be directed to the University Integrity & Compliance Officer, Jacqueline Kniska, at jkniska@vcu.edu
Click here to view the Accountability Matrix. The Matrix contains a list of departments/offices and the compliance issues each of these areas represent.
Members
Jacqueline Kniska (Chair)
university chief ethics and compliance officer
Integrity and Compliance Office, Audit and Compliance Services
Yeimarie Lopez
compliance administrator
Academic Learning Transformation Lab
Makonnen Afework
deputy director of athletics
Athletics Office
Noah Strebler
associate athletic director for compliance and student services
Athletics Office
Anne Sorensen
deputy director, university audit and management services
Audit and Compliance Services
Patricia Perkins
assistant vice president for finance and university controller
Controller's Office
Angela Davis
internal control coordinator and finance manager, financial reporting
University Controller’s Office, Finance and Budget
Sarah Johns
associate university counsel
Office of University Counsel
Emily Caputo
director of civil rights investigations and Title IX Coordinator
Equity and Access Services
Crystal Coombes
accessibility administrator (serving as the ADA/Section 504 coordinator)
Equity and Access Services
Rich Sliwoski
associate vice president
Facilities Management
Robert Andrews
Faculty Senate
Valerie Clem-Brown
associate director, compliance and reporting
Office of Financial Aid
Marc Vernon
executive director
Office of Financial Aid
Paul Babitts
associate director, international student and scholar programs
Global Education Office, Office of the Provost
Presepine Fleming
associate director
Grants and Contracts and Effort Reporting, Finance and Budget
Kevin Harris
associate vice president for academic health sciences
Office of the Senior Vice President for Health Sciences
Trescinda Cull
director, budgets and financial reporting
Office of the Vice President for Health Sciences
Tricia Gibson
executive director, research administration
School of Medicine, Vice President of Health Service
Ishneila Moore
director of employee relations and performance management
Human Resources, Administration
Ashley Green
program manager, analytics & investigations
Integrity and Compliance Office, Audit and Compliance Services
Anthony Rapchick
program manager, policy and regulatory
Integrity and Compliance Office, Audit and Compliance Services
William King
university ombudsperson
Office of the Ombudsperson
Joshua Stone
associate director
Parking and Transportation
Rebecca Westfall
accreditation and compliance coordinator
VCU Police
Mark Roberts
interim director
Procurement Services
Heidi Jack
executive director, academic finance and administration
Office of the Provost
Monal Patel
assistant vice provost institutional research and planning support
Office of the Provost
Kasey Odom
division administrative coordinator
University Relations
Michael Porter
associate vice president for public affairs
University Relations
Monika S. Markowitz
director, research integrity and ethics
Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation
Susan Robb
senior associate vice president for research administration and compliance
Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation
Tom Briggs
assistant vice president
Safety and Risk Management, Administration
Michael Cimis
director, Office of Environmental Health and Safety
Safety and Risk Management, Administration
Jessica Laux
director, insurance and risk management
Safety and Risk Management
Nick Fetzer
Staff Senate
Norm Bedford
assistant vice provost for strategic enrollment management, enrollment services
Division of Strategic Enrollment Management
Bernard Hamm
university registrar and director, records and registration
Division of Strategic Enrollment Management, Office of the Provost
Justin Moses
associate vice provost for student conduct and policy development
Division of Student Affairs
Dan Han
chief information security officer
Technology Services
David Litton
director, audit and management services
University and Health System, Audit and Compliance Services