“An internal audit should be seen as a team effort.”

Cheryl Johannes, Internal Audit Manager, has over 20 years experience with a Fortune 50 company, managing corporate finance/accounting, marketing, workforce development and internal audit functions. She has been with the City of Riverside as the Internal Audit Manager since March, 2005. Cheryl can be reached at 951-826-5688 or cjohannes@riversideca.gov.

Vincent J. Price, Senior Internal Auditor, has over 10 years experience in the private industry, including financial, operational, IT audit and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) experience. He has been with the City of Riverside in the Internal Audit Division since April, 2007. Vince can be reached at 951-826-2372 or vjprice@riversideca.gov.

Rita M. Rivera, Senior Internal Auditor, has over 10 years of financial and operational audit experience in County government as a staff member and supervisor. She has been with the City of Riverside in the Internal Audit Division since April, 2007. Rita can be reached at 951-826-2195 or rmrivera@riversideca.gov.

The auditors build on their core competencies and continuing professional education (CPE) requirements through participation in various professional organizations:

• The Association of Local Government Auditors (ALGA)
• The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
• The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
• California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO)
• MIS Training Institute