New Member Webinar Series: Tools & Resources
August 7, 2025 | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
August 7 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Join us for an engaging session highlighting ACUAs Tools and Resources.
During this session, you will hear from 3 ACUA Committee members who will talk about their respective committees and share insights and provide practical, valuable information you can use in your day-to-day audits.
Joanna Rojas, Director of Communications Committee, will discuss the refresh of ACUA Connect. Kristy Heffley, Director of the Kick Starters Committee, will discuss Kick Starters and provide an update on new kick starters to come. Will Hancock, liaison for the Tools and Resources Committee, will provide an overview of the Risk Dictionary and Resource Library and walkthrough ACUAs Tools & Resources website.
In the second half of the webinar, we will open the floor for questions—providing a chance for members to ask questions, share perspectives, and learn how to make the most of ACUA Tools & Resources.
After attending this webinar, participants will be able to…
- Learn how to make the most of ACUA Tools & Resources
- Learn where to look for valuable information to assist in audits (kickstarters, risk dictionary, etc)
Delivery Method: Group Internet
Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
Advance Preparation: None
Prerequisites are required: No
Cost: Free for members; members only
Recommended CPEs: 0
Moderator Information
Will Hancock
Audit Manager
Will Hancock is an Audit Manager in the Auburn University Office of Audit, Compliance & Privacy. He joined Auburn in 2005 after working for Deloitte & Touche LLP and the State of Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury.
Will has been an active member of ACUA since 2005 and a dedicated volunteer for many years. He currently serves as a Board Member-at-Large and acts as the liaison for both the Tools and Resources Committee and the Recognition Committee. His previous leadership roles include serving as the Midyear Conference Director (2017–2019) and the Membership Committee Chair (2021–2023). He has also contributed to the Fraud Best Practices Committee and was part of the third cohort of the ACUA Leads! leadership program (2014–2015). In addition to his committee work, Will has served as an ACUA mentor and has presented at multiple ACUA conferences.
Kristy Heffley
Senior Auditor
Kristy Heffley, CIA, began her internal audit career at the University at Buffalo in New York State’s public higher education system in 2018 and currently serves as a Senior Internal Auditor. In this role, she conducts risk-based audits, data analytics, and compliance reviews across the university. Her earlier experience includes positions in IT, engineering, and accounting.
Kristy began volunteering with ACUA in 2020 as Resource Library Coordinator, where she helped manage and enhance the organization’s online resource library. In 2023, she joined the Kick Starters, a subcommittee of the Tools and Resources Committee, first as Coordinator and now as Director. In this role, she feels fortunate to play a part in how ACUA members share expertise with other members – through the monthly publication of tools specifically designed to support audits in higher education. Through her volunteer work, Kristy has contributed to knowledge sharing, collaboration, and the promotion of best practices in the internal audit community.
Joanna Rojas
Audit Director
Joanna Rojas is the University Audit Director at Duke University’s Office of Audit, Risk, and Compliance. This office provides an independent perspective on governance, risk management, and internal controls for the university, DUMAC, and related entities. Joanna and her team conduct risk-based audits covering financial, operational, compliance, and information technology areas.
Joanna joined the Office of Audit, Risk, and Compliance at Duke in 2008. Prior to this, she gained experience auditing financial and IT processes at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Lowe’s Companies.
She holds a B.A. from Florida State University and an M.B.A. from Florida Gulf Coast University. Joanna is an active member of the Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA), where she currently serves as chair of the communications committee. Additionally, she has served on the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) board and currently serves on the Duke University Federal Credit Union Supervisory Committee.