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Director
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Education  
Certifications  
Relevant Experience  
Other Activities  

Robert Tarsia, Acting Director
robert.tarsia@audit.ucsb.edu

Education B.S. – Economics, with Finance Major, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Certifications Certified Internal Auditor
Relevant Experience Assistant Director, UCSB Audit and Advisory Services, 2010 to present
Deputy Audit Director, City & County of San Francisco
Audit Manager, City & County of San Francisco
Supervising Auditor, San Francisco International Airport
Prior audit and non-audit experience with major private sector corporations
Other Activities Member, National Council of University Research Administrators
Member, Institute of Internal Auditors
Member, Association of College and University Auditors

Sam Hartline, Principal Auditor
sam.hartline@audit.ucsb.edu

Education B.B.A. – Accounting, University of Oklahoma
Certifications Certified Public Accountant
Certified Information Systems Auditor
Visual Communications/Graphic Design Certification: UCSB Extension
Relevant Experience Principal Auditor, UCSB Audit and Advisory Services, 2005 to present
Senior Auditor, Principal Auditor, Interim Audit Manager, UCSB
Student Junior Auditor, Auditor I, Staff Auditor, Senior Auditor, University of Oklahoma Internal Audit Department
Other Activities Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member, Information Systems Audit and Control Association
Member, Institute of Internal Auditors
Member, National Council of University Research Administrators
Member, Association of College and University Auditors
Alumnus, University of Oklahoma President’s Leadership Class

Albert Rojas, Staff Auditor
albert.rojas@audit.ucsb.edu

Education B.A. – Business Economics with Accounting Emphasis, University of California, Santa Barbara
Certifications  
Relevant Experience Staff Auditor, UCSB Audit and Advisory Services, 2008 to present
Other Activities Member, National Council of University Research Administrators
Member, Association of College and University Auditors
Member, Institute of Internal Auditors

Raphaëlla Nau, Staff Auditor
External Audit Coordinator
raphaella.nau@audit.ucsb.edu

Education B.A. – Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara
Certifications  
Relevant Experience Staff Auditor, UCSB Audit and Advisory Services, 2011 to present
Financial and Budget Coordinator, UCSB Humanities and Fine Arts
Other Activities Member, Association of College and University Auditors
Member, Institute of Internal Auditors

John Kushwara, Whistleblower Complaint Investigator
John.Kushwara@audit.ucsb.edu

Education B.A. – Business Administration, Rider University
Certifications  
Relevant Experience UCSB Whistleblower Complaint Investigator, 2007 to present
Private Investigator – Specializing in employment related litigation, and employment and insurance fraud (1986 to 2007)
Other Activities  

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