Our members
We appoint our executive committee from among our members. The Executive Committee may create standing committees, ad hoc committees or working groups to deal with specific issues.
Jennifer Robinson
Member - Federal, Treasury Board Secretariat
In September 2016, Jennifer Robinson accepted an assignment as Executive Director of the Internal Audit Policy and Communities Directorate at the Office of the Comptroller General of Canada. In this role, she leads the development of policy guidance and monitors the health of the internal audit function across the government of Canada.
In 2016, Jennifer was awarded the IIA Ottawa Chapter Brian Aiken Award of Excellence for her contribution to the professionalization of the internal audit function across the federal government.
In 2017, she received an International Coach Federation (ICF) Ottawa Prism Award Honorable Mention for instilling a coaching culture within the internal audit community.
Ian Raskin
Co-Chair Research and Thought Leadership Committee - Federal, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
In his current role, Ian Raskin is responsible for the Internal Audit, Evaluation and Professional Practices functions at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Ian was also the 2021 recipient of the Office of the Comptroller General of Canada’s Internal Audit Vision Award.
Ian entered the Public service in 2007, when he joined the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). He progressed through various roles including the Director of Internal Audit and the Director of Financial Monitoring, Internal Control and Compliance. During his last 4 years at CIHR he held the role of Chief Audit and Evaluation Executive. Before entering the federal public service, Ian spent almost eight years working in the private sector including Ernst and Young LLP and Ford Motor Company of Canada. Ian is a CPA, CIA, CFE, CCSA and CGAP.
Susan Hanlon
Forum Chair - Newfoundland and Labrador
Bio coming soon.
Judy Killam
Member - Prince-Edward-Island
Judy Killam is the Comptroller with the Office of the Comptroller, Department of Finance in the Government of Prince-Edward-Island. She has been in the position since November 2019 and a member of GIACC since that time.
With a career spanning over 25 years, Judy has honed her accounting skills working in Public Practice, the Insurance Industry, the Banking Industry, the Construction Industry, Post Secondary Education, the world of IT, and has been with the Government of the Province of Prince Edward Island in a variety of roles for the past 10 years.
Ted Doane
Vice-Chair - Nova Scotia
Ted Doane is responsible for delivering internal audit services to the Province. Ted joined the Province from the Nova Scotia Community College where he held the position of Director, Internal Audit for eight years.
He is a graduate of Acadia University, earning his CA designation with Doane Raymond (now Grant Thornton LLP) in 1991 and his professional fellowship in 2013. He has actively supported a number of professional associations including the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (CICA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nova Scotia (ICANS).
Ted is past president for ICANS and served on the Steering Committee for unifying the accounting profession. Ted has also served on the executive, boards and committees of many not-for-profit organizations.
Sarah Drisdelle
Member - New Brunswick
Bio coming soon.
Christian Villeneuve
Member - Quebec
Bio coming soon.
Robert L'Écuyer
Member - Quebec
Robert L’Ecuyer was appointed Director of the Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité Sociale in March 2023. He leads the audit activities and administrative investigations. Before that, between June 2020 and February 2022, he was Director of the Internal Audit Department of the Ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration. Since 2021, he has been a member of the executive committee of the Québec Forum of Chief Audit Executives.
Robert has more than 29 years of experience, including 19 years in the audit field. He worked for the Auditor General of Quebec for more than 12 years and his career has steadily progressed. During his career, he has been involved in financial auditing, auditing of unclaimed assets, performance auditing and internal auditing. He has led large-scale mandates for departments and public agencies, including where massive data analysis was used to support findings.
Robert graduated from the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1992 with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in accounting. He is also a graduate of Hautes Études Commerciales de Montréal, where he obtained, in 1999, a graduate diploma in taxation. He is a member of the Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec.
Sanjeev Batra
Member - Ontario
Sanjeev Batra’s experience includes serving as the interim Provincial Controller and Assistant Deputy Minister in 2015-16, and most recently as the Audit Director for the Ontario Internal Audit Division’s Health Audit Branch.
Prior to joining the Ontario Public Service, Sanjeev worked with the Canada Life Assurance Company, as well as PwC in various audit roles.
Sanjeev holds a Bachelor of Arts (Finance and Economics) with the University of Western Ontario, has completed post-graduate studies in Accounting with Wilfrid Laurier University, and holds a Certified Public Accountant designation (Colorado State Board of Accountancy).
Michael Benn
Co-Chair Research and Thought Leadership Committee - Ontario
Bio coming soon.
Dina Long
Member - Manitoba
Dina Long earned her Chartered Accountant designation and began her professional career with Price Waterhouse. She has since held numerous senior positions within the financial services industry and the Provincial Government.
Dina is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor and holds the Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control and Certified in Risk Management Assurance certifications.
Ryan MacGregor
Treasurer - Saskatchewan
Ryan is the Director of Internal Audit in the Provincial Comptroller’s Office at the Saskatchewan Ministry of Finance. He is responsible for leading a team of audit professionals in the use of a risk-based approach for the audit of the financial processes and systems in Executive Government ministries. Ryan leads a committee comprised of ministry internal audit leaders. Ryan served as a board member with the Institute of Internal Auditors Saskatchewan Chapter from June 2018 to May 2022, and he was the Vice President of Finance and Administration for three years.
Ryan has expertise in public sector financial management and reporting through his 10 years of experience as a Senior Financial Management Analyst in the Provincial Comptroller’s Office, and as a Financial Analyst at Elections Saskatchewan during the 2016 General Election. Ryan obtained his Chartered Professional Accountant designation while working as a Senior Accountant in the Assurance and Advisory practice at Deloitte in Regina.
Kathleen Gora
Member - Alberta
After earning her Chartered Accountant designation, Kathleen Gora worked for the Auditor General of Alberta. She joined the Government of Alberta’s internal audit function in late 2003. Kathleen also has a Certified Internal Auditor designation and a Canadian Risk Management Designation.
Alex Kortum
Member - British Columbia
Alex Kortum is the Executive Director of Internal Audit for the BC Government. Internal Audit provides a wide range of assurance and advisory services to lead and support effective financial management, governance, accountability, and performance management practices across the BC Government.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Alex led a number of initiatives to enhance and expand the BC Government’s Fraud Risk Management Strategy and Financial Management Framework. Alex works with the finance community and other jurisdictions across Canada to build capacity and approaches to address common opportunities and challenges.
Alex brings over 20 years of finance and audit experience to this role, a significant portion of this time leading people and developing and implementing programs in a public sector environment. Alex has held a number of public sector audit roles, including at the Auditor General of BC, National Audit Office (England), and Auditor General of South Africa. Alex started his audit career in private practice in Cape Town, South Africa.
Patrick Seeley
Member - Yukon
Patrick Seeley is a CPA, CMA, CIA, CRMA and CFE with over 30 years of experience in Audit, Accounting and Finance leading internal audit departments for publicly traded companies, a large BC based credit union, the BC Provincial Government. Prior to joining the Yukon Government he was an independent CPA practitioner providing risk and advisory services to a wide variety of businesses.
With a passion for enhancing the awareness of the internal audit profession and developing skills of internal audit professionals, Patrick works as an internal audit advocate with the IIA Vancouver Chapter and as a professional development course facilitator with IIA Canada.
Stephanie Carter
Member - Northwest Territories
Stephanie Carter, MBA, CIA, CRMA, CGAP and CFE, has 20 years of experience in financial and program management, corporate governance and internal audit. Stephanie has the overall responsibility for the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) Internal Audit function. She started her internal audit career in 2011 with the GNWT. Prior to joining the Internal Audit function in 2011, Stephanie held a number of senior positions with the Territorial and Indigenous Governments in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
Ester Usman
Member - Nunavut
Bio coming soon.