Daniel Ruggles
President
Dan is currently President of PM Kinetics LLC and has over fifteen years’ experience in the corporate environment and twenty-five years as a management consultant.
Dan has been a member of the West Florida chapter since 2004. He previously served terms as President, Past-President, Treasurer, and Secretary for the West Florida chapter. He has also volunteered his time to ISACA International for the CRISC and CISM Certification Exam Committees, item writing and reviews, and has been an SME and Editor for ISACA on COBIT and CRISC.
He holds certifications as CGEIT, CISM, CRISC, CISSP, CCSP, CMC, PMP, PMI-ACP, A-CSM, A-CSPO and is Accredited by APMG International as an ISACA CGEIT, CRISC, CISM and CSX Fundamentals Individual Chapter Trainer.
Steve Valance
Vice President
Steve is an executive with over 20 years of global business experience in utilizing and performing Data Analytic and Data Mining Reviews to detect fraud, conduct cost recovery initiatives domestically and internationally, provide litigation support services, and realize operational efficiencies to improve productivity while reducing costs.
In his roles at Grant Thornton, Steve is the main point of contact to validate the accuracy and the performance of scripts in ACL Toolkits such as WLA Toolkit, for approval via the Software Audit Tool (SAT) Testing. Steve is Managing the DAT process for Data Extraction Scripts for several client ERP systems, including SAP, QuickBooks, and SAGE.
He previously served on Board of Director – ISACA: New York Metropolitan Area Chapter, and Chair of the Volunteer Committee. (2016 – 2018)
Brian Isserman
Secretary
Brian Isserman has been a member of the West Florida ISACA chapter since 2017 and is interested in the position of Vice President. Brian previously served on the board as the chapter Event’s Director from 2018-2020 and was responsible for organizing and planning the chapter CPE events.
Brian is a Manager at Protiviti in the Technology Consulting practice based out of their Tampa, Florida office. Areas of focus include Identity & Access Management (IAM) where Brian has over 4 years of experience on a variety of engagements including IAM organizational and program assessments, strategy and roadmap development, IAM technology deployment, enterprise role based access control design, and Active Directory health assessments.
Prior to working at Protiviti, Brian worked as a Microsoft Dynamics ERP implementation consultant. He oversaw the design and implementation of accounting, inventory management, and financial reporting software systems for commercial and non-profit organizations.
Tarun Issrani
Treasurer
Tarun has been a member of the West Florida ISACA chapter since 2017, and has over 4 years of experience in internal and external IT audit.
Tarun is currently a Senior Associate in Digital Assurance and Transparency Solutions with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he focuses on performing IT audits and risk assessments over a wide variety of industries, including Industrial Product Manufacturing, Hospitality, Technology Services and Mass Media Entertainment. Tarun is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), and earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics and Information Systems from the University of South Florida.
Chris Collins
Membership Director
Chris has been a member of ISACA since 2009. Chris has over 12 years of information technology audit and consulting experience.
Chris is currently a consulting manager with RSM in the Technology Risk consulting group where he performs IT audits, risk assessment, consulting engagements and more for his clients in North Florida and beyond. Prior to joining RSM, Chris spent seven years working internally for top heavily regulated, publicly traded Financial Technology (FinTech) companies. He also previously spent time with 360 Advanced conducting and managing Service Organization Controls (SOC) 1 and 2 assessments, attest engagements, HIPPA compliance, and Payment Card Industry – Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) compliance assessments.
Chris is Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC), and CISSP. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from the University of Phoenix.
Liz Davis
Academic Relations Director
Liz has served as an information technology audit practitioner for nine (9) years, having an ISACA membership for the majority of her career. Through her experience in both industry and public accounting roles, Liz brings an extensive network of information security professionals and a breadth of knowledge of IT risk and control topics. Key experience includes: SOX 404 and the related PCAOB inspections, ERP and CRM system implementations/integrations (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, several highly customized or in-house developed applications – as well as audit experience in the supporting database and OS layers), C-suite/Board/Audit Committee presentations, and IT consulting engagements (competencies in COBIT 5, NERC/CIP, and NIST frameworks) including IT governance, cybersecurity, network security, and third party management risk assessments.
Additionally, as the current Chair Elect (VP equivalent, incoming 2021 Chair) of the University of South Florida’s Accounting Circle Board and having been an active member of the Board since 2017, Liz brings readily accessible ties to the USF College of Business. Liz will leverage existing relationships with the faculty and students to get our chapter members in front of classrooms and student organizations, driving awareness of career opportunities within IT audit and increasing student membership.
Jennifer Enriquez
Events Director
Jennifer is currently working in Information Assurance at Kforce. She has 20 years of experience in Information Technology , with the last 5 years focused on Governance, Risk and Compliance. She is responsible for the Security Awareness Program, IT General Controls, and integrating IT policies into business processes. Jennifer is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). She has been a member of the West Florida ISACA chapter for 5 years and has spent the last year as a volunteer on the Events Committee.
Deep Patel
Sponsorship
Deep has previously served as Corporate Sponsorship Director and has returned to run once again for this position. Deep is currently working as a Manager in the IAFA – Internal Audit and Financial Advisory practice for Protiviti with a focus on providing Information Technology audit services. Prior to joining Protiviti, Deep completed his education at University of Florida receiving a Masters in Information Systems and Operations Management. Deep is involved in performing client Application (s) IT Audits and Governance engagements during the year. Deep is passionate about networking opportunities that lead to building work and personal relationships that will help steer a successful career in Internal Auditing.
Grace Roth
Past-President
Grace has been a member of ISACA for seven years and currently serves as Committee Chairperson for the Board of Directors. She is an ISACA trainer and presents and lectures frequently for ISACA, PwC, SIFMA IA, IIA, and other organizations on cybersecurity and risk-related topics.
Grace is a Manager within PwC’s Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice and has been practicing in the profession for over 18 years. She is a subject matter specialist on cybersecurity and leads teams of security and IT audit consultants in providing security strategy, threat and vulnerability management, and technical security and risk assurance services for large multinational organizations.
Grace holds a Bachelor of Science and Masters of Business Administration in Technology Management. She is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) professional and ISO 27001 Lead Auditor (ISO 27001 LA).