Grace Kirik

Grace Kirik, CISA, is a Technology Risk Manager at EY, where they have been working since 2020. They previously served as a Circulation Assistant at D Hiden Ramsey Library from 2016 to 2019, assisting patrons with resources and technology. In 2019, they worked as an Advanced Tax Preparer for the IRS VITA Program, preparing tax returns for underserved communities. Additionally, Grace was an Undergraduate Researcher and later a Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Science at UNCA, where they analyzed data and developed programming lesson plans. They earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Applied Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, graduating in 2019 with a GPA of 3.75.