Vanessa Spaulding, CM, MBA, CIA, CIGA

Commercial Development Division

• Lead auditor for the performance of audits, examinations and reviews to include special analyses of contracts and agreements between the department and external entities to ensure costs proposed and charged to the department by consultants, contractors and other external groups are accurate, reasonable and comply with applicable federal and state regulations; • Conduct consulting activities as requested by management; • Report on findings and/or recommendations for presentation to senior management; and • "Step Up" Facilitator with responsibility for conducting training and presentations to staff. • "Employee of the Quarter," July 2014

• Conducted agency performance and compliance audits and management reviews to ensure program efficiency and effectiveness and fiscal accountability; • Recommended corrective action concerning fraud, waste, abuse, and deficiencies in agency internal controls; • Reported on progress made in implementing corrective action; • Advised senior management in the development of performance measures, standards, and policy for Department of Education programs; and • Prepared annual audit reports.

• Developed Advanced Placement chemistry curriculum; • Prepared lectures and instructed high school students in college-level chemistry and the physical sciences; • Coordinated and supervised chemistry laboratory activities; • Students achieved a superior success rate on the national AP Chemistry Exam with nearly 90% of students receiving a score of 3 or above out of 5; • Mentored and advised high school students about science-related careers.

• Composed instructional computer-based training and distance-learning concepts for the United States Marine Corps; • Lead designer for “Math for Marines” course and team developer for the “USMC Recruiter” and “MRC-142 Radio Operator’s Course”; • Collaborated with a team of graphic artists and computer programmers and consulted regularly with Subject Matter Experts; • Managed projects to meet production deadlines.