Tia Vavra

Tia Vavra has extensive work experience in the field of audit and accounting. Tia began their career at Disability Support Services, UMD in 2009 as a Designated Note Taker for Accounting & Business Courses. Tia then worked at the Center for Academic Success, USG as an Accounting Tutor and Guided Study Session Leader from 2010 to 2011. In 2011, Tia joined KPMG as a Senior Associate, where they performed Sarbanes-Oxley testing for global divisions and developed recommendations for management to remediate gaps in control performance. Tia worked at KPMG until 2013. Since 2013, Tia Vavra has been employed at Bank-Fund Staff Federal Credit Union, where they initially served as a Manager of Internal Audit, conducting internal audit reviews, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing feedback to business unit management. Tia currently holds the position of Vice President of Internal Audit, responsible for the implementation of a comprehensive risk-based audit program.

Tia Vavra has a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Accounting from the University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business, which they obtained from 2009 to 2011. Prior to that, they attended Anne Arundel Community College from 2008 to 2009, where they completed their Associate of Science (A.S.) degree in Business Administration Transfer. Tia has also obtained several additional certifications, including CISA from ISACA in September 2017, Certified Six Sigma Green Belt from ASQ in June 2016, NCCO from NAFCU (National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions) in October 2014, and CPA from the Maryland Board of Accountancy in February 2014.