Meet Our Instructors
- Courtenay M. Thompson Jr.
- Richard L. Townsend
- Richard M. Stohl
- Scott Langlinais
- Charles E. Wertheimer Jr.
- William E. Grieshober
- Mark R. Kolman
- Don Trobaugh
Mr. Thompson is a recognized authority on training managers, auditors and investigators in fraud-related matters. Since 1981 he has designed and presented courses on fraud prevention, detection and investigation for business and government organizations worldwide. His courses are known for providing practical, proven approaches to real problems. These practical approaches have yielded dramatic results for class attendees.
In addition to providing training on fraud-related matters, Mr. Thompson provides training on other topics including auditing and audit leadership, personal and professional effectiveness, and behavior and communication skills. He is the co-developer with R. L. Townsend, of a series of courses on audit and control of construction costs. He is also co-developer with Richard Stohl of a series of courses on audit and control of health benefits administration. For 13 years, Mr. Thompson was editor of "Fraud Findings" in The Internal Auditor magazine.
Mr. Thompson's experience prior to entering the consulting field includes public accounting, audit supervisor for consumer financial services for a large retailer, and director of auditing for a life insurance company. His career in public accounting and internal auditing provided exposure to a number of types of impropriety including embezzlement, insurance fraud, loan fraud, stock fraud, kickbacks and bribery, misappropriation of funds and mail fraud.
In addition to personally detecting and investigating suspected fraud cases, he established corporate policies for fraud and trained other auditors in fraud detection and investigation. Responsibilities included working with top management and reporting to the audit committee on the status of open cases. He has worked closely with legal counsel, law enforcement and prosecutors.
Courtenay Thompson received his BBA and MBA degrees from Southern Methodist University and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Inc., the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Rich Townsend is president of the consulting firm R. L. Townsend & Associates, Inc., which provides construction audit services and construction cost control management advisory consulting services to Owners. R. L. Townsend & Associates is affiliated with Courtenay Thompson & Associates for the purpose of providing professional development training seminars on construction auditing and construction cost control.
Mr. Townsend has been active as an instructor for the professional development programs sponsored nationwide by The Institute of Internal Auditors, Inc. He has also instructed in-house seminars related to construction contract audit and construction cost control for a wide variety of organizations and industries.
Prior to starting his consulting firm, Rich spent 13 years with the auditing department of JCPenney. During his internal auditing career (1971-1984), he served in several staff and audit management positions with a specialization in audits of construction contract activity.
Mr. Townsend is a Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Public Accountant. He is a graduate of Waynesburg College (Waynesburg, Pennsylvania) where he obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in accounting.
Richard M. Stohl has extensive health benefits administration audit and cost control experience and is a recognized authority in the field. He is the co-founder and president of QBA Consulting Corporation, which specializes in quantitative benefit administration audits, data analysis and consulting in cost controls and program stewardship. Rich is affiliated with Courtenay Thompson & Associates for the purpose of providing professional development training seminars on health benefits administration audits and cost controls.
Mr. Stohl has helped corporate and government clients identify millions of dollars of cost overcharges and payment errors, and establish practical methods and procedures to reduce future problems. Stohl designed and implemented his company's Medical Analysis and Review System (MARS) which tests and rates health benefits claim adjudication systems and identifies claim payment errors. He has written numerous articles and lectured on this topic.
Rich is a Certified Public Accountant and has earned the Health Insurance Associate (HIA) and Managed Healthcare Professional (MHP) designations from the Health Insurance Association of America (HIAA). He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and The Institute of Internal Auditors, Inc. He has a BA in Accounting from San Diego State University and a MS in Business Financial Management from George Washington University. Mr. Stohl served on the Executive Committee of the Texas HealthCare Anti-Fraud Association from 1991 to 1999.
Scott Langlinais is a Ft. Worth-based consultant specializing in fraud and audit advisory services. Scott has presented at fraud conferences and seminars all over the United States and is a former Director of Internal Audit. He has led investigations in the following areas: revenue recognition, billing, payroll, expense reports, cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and corporate credit cards. His investigations of fraud and gross negligence have resulted in removal of wrongdoers, successful litigation, and recovery of millions of dollars.
On a strategic level, Scott assists company executives in performing fraud risk analyses and establishing a control environment that is hostile towards fraud. On a tactical level, he uses data mining techniques and a five-step approach to testing that is designed to detect fraud and waste and to enhance investigative results. Scott also uses data analysis software to create customized fraud watch programs for Internal Audit and operational departments. He has trained departments to use these programs to perform self-audits and optimize controls. Additionally, he uses the software to create continuous monitoring processes that rate departments based on risk criteria customized to the business.
In addition to providing fraud and audit advisory services, Scott is the founder and director of the Dallas Tax Assistance Program, a not-for-profit entity that has been providing free tax assistance to low-income families in Dallas for ten years. The program comprises over forty volunteers who serve the community at three different sites each spring. He is also a past president and current director of the Notre Dame Alumni Association of Dallas. In 1991 Scott received a BBA degree from the University of Notre Dame.
Charley Wertheimer is an independent consultant affiliated with Courtenay Thompson & Associates for the purpose of providing professional development training seminars in contract administration and auditing. Mr. Wertheimer's broad range of professional experiences enables him to bring a unique perspective to the courses he presents.
Mr. Wertheimer has experience in all phases of contract administration including, contract preparation and negotiations, the development of policy and procedures, and contract auditing. His Internal Controls experience includes the development and management of a global "Profit Recovery" audit program in which he led the development of the contract audit program, contract risk assessment techniques and contract auditing training. Mr. Wertheimer has "third party" audit experience in a wide range of areas including accounts payable, construction, contracting operations, freight, materials purchases, VAT, communications, advertising, legal, health care and general service contracts. His experiences in auditing these areas enable him to provide personal insight on the administration, execution and opportunities associated with contract auditing.
Mr. Wertheimer retired from The Procter & Gamble Company in 2002 after 36 years of service. He began his career in 1966 in P&G's manufacturing organization and had increasing responsibilities in Operations, Industrial Engineering and Human Resources prior to two Plant Manager assignments in P&G's pulp manufacturing operations. In 1988, he transferred into P&G's Finance Accounting organization where he had responsibilities including Finance & Accounting Manager for the Cellulose & Specialties Division, manager of the Paper Division's North American Product Supply Finance and Accounting organization, and Associate Director - Internal Controls.
In addition to the development of the Profit Recovery program, Mr. Wertheimer's program management experience includes Strategic Business Planning, Total Quality, and Manufacturing Reliability. His Human Resource experience includes both Industrial Relations and Organization Development.
Mr. Wertheimer graduated from Princeton University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering. He currently resides in Jacksonville, Florida and is a member of the Northeast Florida Chapter of The Institute of Internal Auditors, Inc.
Bill Grieshober is a Distinguished Faculty Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and has spent his career training auditors, accountants, and business organizations on internal control and fraud related issues. Since 1979, he has designed and presented courses on internal auditing and fraud for professional and business organizations as well as courses on creative problem solving and leadership. He assisted in the development of an organization-wide internal controls training course for auditors and non-auditors. Bill is affiliated with Courtenay Thompson & Associates for the purpose of providing professional development training seminars on fraud and behavioral skills.
Bill's experience includes public accounting, industry auditing, and financial management for large entities within the manufacturing and marketing industries. He has managed the internal audit function for a Fortune 500 food manufacturing company. Bill has also had a number of years in senior financial postiions with a major direct marketing company. He has served as a corporate controller, a vice president of finance, and a chief executive officer during his career. He is currently a professional staff advisor in the School of the Professions at the State University of New York College at Buffalo.
Bill received his BS in accounting from Gannon University, an M. Ed. in adult education from Penn State and an MS in creative problem solving, creativity and change leadership from the State University of New York College at Buffalo. He has published articles for related professional journals on fraud detection, prevention and a chapter on risk mitigation in a recent textbook. Bill is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Pennsylvania and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Internal Auditor, and a Certified Business Advisor.
Mark Kolman is a highly regarded instructor providing training for auditors, accountants, and business groups on fraud-related issues. Since 1984, he has designed and presented courses on auditing and fraud for professional and business organizations as well as courses on human relations and public speaking. Mark is affiliated with Courtenay Thompson & Associates for the purpose of providing professional development training seminars on fraud and behavior and communication skills.
Mark's experience includes private accounting as a chief accountant, public accounting, non-profit and governmental auditing, and audit supervision for large entities within the agricultural, financial services, and utility industries. He has supervised risk-based audits that facilitated fraud detection and prevention, risk mitigation, and corporate and regulatory compliance for a Fortune 500 utility with energy, telecommunication, and logistical service subdivisions. In this capacity, he served as an additional resource for his corporation's security and investigations department and performed work assignments with that group. These experiences have given him analytical and detection skills relating to defalcation schemes, contractor fraud, embezzlements, kickbacks, and misappropriation of funds and other assets. Mark is currently a General Audit Manager for a governmental entity.
In addition to personally auditing for and investigating suspected fraud, he headed development of a corporate-wide fraud awareness course for managers and supervisors. He has also worked closely with his organization's legal group, assisting in their investigations into reported fraud and ethics issues.
Mark received his BA and MA degrees from the University of South Florida and holds a master's degree in adult education. He has published articles for related professional journals in the realm of fraud detection, prevention, and risk mitigation. He is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Don has 32 years of audit experience which includes being the director of internal audit and audit manager for multi-national billion dollar corporations. His audit experience includes the manufacturing, chemical, oil and gas, advertising, insurance, retail industries, and non-profit organizations. He has audit experience in nine foreign countries.
Don was a manufacturing controller and IT manager, and served as advisor to the National Commission of Fraudulent Financial Reporting. He provides fraud, quality assurance reviews, and merger and acquisition services to both domestic and global companies. He has provided global corporate and group audit, governance, fraud and manufacturing training seminars for 23 years. Don developed the initial policy background for the IIA fraud standard and has uncovered in excess of $17 million in frauds.
Don is a graduate of Virginia Tech. He is a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Financial Service Auditor, and a Certified Professional Environmental Auditor. He is a Distinguished Faculty Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and has held a number of local and International offices. The Triad Chapter established the Don Trobaugh Professional Education Endowment Fund for his work in expanding member education.