Internal Audit Staff
Mike Roethlisberger, CPA - Director
E-mail: Roeth1mj@cmich.edu
Phone: (989) 774-2317
Mike was appointed Director of Internal Audit in March 2003. Prior to the appointment, he served as Interim Director. Mike rejoined Internal Audit in July 2001 as a Senior Auditor, after his previous position as Auditor from 1992 - 1999. He received his B.S. in Business Administration with a major in Accounting and his MBA from CMU.
Mary Beth Leininger, CPA, CIA - Senior Auditor
E-mail: leini1mb@cmich.edu
Phone: (989) 774-7083
Mary Beth joined Internal Audit in November 2004, having been in public accounting for over 2 years. Mary Beth received her Bachelor of Professional Accountancy from Saginaw Valley State University, and also received her Bachelor of Science from CMU, majoring in Business Administration and Mathematics. Mary Beth serves on the Board for the Lansing Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
Sandra Walterhouse - Administrative Secretary
E-mail: walte4sj@cmich.edu
Phone: (989) 774-7082
Sandra joined Internal Audit in March 2011. Before joining Internal Audit she worked at CMU as temporary staff for Environmental Health & Safety/Risk Management as administrative secretary and also for the Park Library in Technical Services as bookkeeper. She has an associate degree in business administration from Oakland Community College and also an associate in arts from MMCC.
Jeanne Searight-Student Intern
Jeanne joined Internal Audit in September 2010. She is a junior at CMU, pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree with majors in Accounting and Personal Financial Planning. She plans to graduate in May 2012.
Internal Audit is involved in various professional organizations:
Internal Audit supports the Lansing Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). We attend their chapter meetings and annual seminar to learn about topics related to internal auditing.
CMU is a member of the Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA), an international professional organization dedicated to the practice of internal auditing in higher education.
CMU is a member of The Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG), an independent, not-for-profit organization of SAP customer companies and eligible third-party vendors and consultants. Internal Audit attended the 2008 ASUG conference and is a member of the internal controls and security process group.
Our staff is also involved in a wide variety of volunteer organizations. Among these are Junior Achievement, downtown Mt. Pleasant events, and Gratiot County Players.