Carol Stelnicki

Carol Stelnicki, CPA, CISA, CGEIT, serves as the Senior Vice President of Internal Audit at Velera since December 2018, functioning as the Chief Audit Executive and reporting directly to the Audit Committee and Chief Administrative/Financial Officer. Prior experience includes leadership roles such as Director of Internal Audit at American Greetings, where Carol managed an international team, and Experienced Manager at Grant Thornton LLP, overseeing audit and consulting projects. Additional experience encompasses strategic development at Third Federal, financial systems management at Cliffs Natural Resources Exploration Inc., and IT governance at Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc. Carol's earlier career includes significant roles at KeyBank, Hausser & Taylor, Coopers & Lybrand, and Aetna Life & Casualty Insurance Co. Academically, Carol holds a Master’s degree in Positive Organizational Development from Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting from Baldwin Wallace University.