Vice President

Laura Buchhorn, CIA, CFE, CRMA, CGAP, CCSA

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Laura Buchhorn is the Assistant Audit Director at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). Laura began her career at UTSA in 2005 and has previously served as a Senior Auditor, Audit Supervisor, and Audit Manager. Laura received her Bachelor of Business Administration and Master in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to working at UTSA, she worked as an External Auditor for PricewaterhouseCoopers and as a Financial Analyst for a small management company.
 
Since 2017, Laura has served as the Co-Chair of the ACUA Risk Dictionary Committee.  With the help of ACUA’s management company, a dozen committee members, and her Co-Chair, the updated ACUA Risk Dictionary is now live on ACUA’s website in a new, refreshed format.  In 2016, Laura was honored to receive the ACUA Member Excellence in Service Award for her role as the ACUA Midyear Conference Director.  Laura oversaw the 2014 Midyear Conference in Atlanta, the 2015 Midyear Conference in Kansas City and the 2016 Midyear Conference in Portland.  In addition to collaborating with the presenters, Laura enjoyed seeing the joy the Host Committees had when showcasing their cities for ACUA members. Previously, Laura volunteered as a Proctor, Track Coordinator, and Speaker on the ACUA Risk Dictionary at multiple ACUA Annual Conferences.  Laura also participated in the ACUA Leads 2-year leadership program in 2012 and 2013 and later spoke with an ACUA Leads panel on Ethical Leadership.
 
Laura is a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner, and Certified Government Auditing Professional. Laura holds a Certification in Control Self-Assessment and a Certification in Risk Management Assurance. Laura has served as UTSA’s Teammate Champion and co-coordinated the implementation of multiple Teammate Audit Management Software modules.  In 2017, Laura was actively involved in the business configuration and deployment of the centralization of Teammate for all Audit Offices in the UT System and is serving on the UT System Teammate Operating Committee.
 
Laura has presented at the San Antonio Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors on risk based auditing and on an audit panel for the Cohort for Efficiencies in Research Administration (CERA) on new approaches to Research Payroll Confirmation.   Laura was honored to be a member of the 2018-2019 Women's Professional Advancement and Synergy Academy (WPASA) Cohort at UTSA.  WPASA supports a cross-section of women in higher education in various faculty and staff roles in developing their careers by building professional talents and enhancing leadership skills.