Mike Harrington, CRISC, CDPSE
President and Chief Executive Officer
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LEADERSHIP
Wylie Roberts, CPA
Principal, Business Advisory Services
Joshua Sorenson, CISA, CISM
Principal, IT Services Practice Leader
Jesse Feller, CPA
Principal, Internal Audit Services Practice Leader
Stephen Meadows
Advisory Board Member
Lori Kaczynski
Advisory Board Member
Marie Mouchet
Advisory Board Member
Larry Maher
Advisory Board Member
Michael Harrington, President and CEO
Michael Harrington has been the president and CEO of Rausch Advisory Services, since January 2021. He is responsible for the firm-wide operations, with the executive team reporting to him. Michael has been with Rausch since its inception in 2013. He served previously as managing partner. Michael has over 20 years of experience helping businesses manage their accounting, finance, technology resources, and consulting needs effectively. His experience includes consulting and co-sourcing, IT audits, SOX compliance, technology security assessments, risk identification, assessment and evaluation, risk response, risk monitoring, IS control design and implementation, IS control monitoring and maintenance. Prior to joining Rausch Advisory Services, Michael held leadership roles with Arthur Andersen and several other National Consulting Firms, and has prior internal audit experience with Fortune Brands and Philip Morris. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Institute of Internal Auditors Atlanta Chapter and formally served on the Board of Directors for Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA/Atlanta & Milwaukee). Michael holds a CRISC (Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control) Certification and a CDPSE (Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer). Michael continues to speak nationally at events and has been published on information security topics to include: IT Audit & Governance, Malware, Ransomware and Spear Phishing. He was awarded the William Mulcahy Excellence through leadership Award by the Institute of Internal Auditors.
Wylie Roberts, Principal, Accounting & Finance
Wylie leads the Rausch Business Performance Improvement, Systems, and Governance Practice. Wylie has over 20 years of expertise in Finance, strategic use of Information Technology, and Process Improvement for multinational corporations gained in senior positions with KPMG Consulting, other national consulting firms, and private industry. Wylie has extensive experience in serving clients across multiple industries, including providing professional services in the area of SDLC Project Management, Governance, Internal Audit, Systems Implementations, Conversions, Business Intelligence, Process Improvement and serving as interim CFO and Controller. He has BBA in Finance from Georgia State University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Georgia.
Joshua Sorenson, Principal, Technology Services
Joshua Sorenson, CISM, CISA, leads the Rausch IT Services Practice. Joshua has a specialty in organizational transformation focused on People, Process, & Technology. Joshua and the team are responsible for conducting both Physical and Cyber Security Assessments. These engagements include vulnerability scanning, physical security reviews, wireless security tests, data center security reviews, and disaster recovery assessments. Joshua and team also performs IT Audits and IT Security consulting with a focus on security strategy, security program design and development, security infrastructure evaluation and deployment, security metrics & reporting, continuous controls monitoring, SOX and PCI compliance, and governance processes implementation & improvement. Across all these disciplines, the team leverages data analytics to drive efficiency and accuracy
Jesse Feller, Principal, Internal Audit Advisory Services
Jesse Feller leads the Rausch Internal Audit practice. He is a strategic leader with expertise in financial and operational auditing, risk management, and compliance with 15 years of experience in public accounting and internal audit. His experience includes managing, consulting and co-sourcing projects, risk assessments, control design and evaluation, policy and procedure guidance and design, software selection, and regulatory and internal compliance.
Jesse has a proven track record in project management, leading audit teams, influencing senior management, and ensuring audits are completed on time. Jesse has in-depth knowledge of internal controls and regulatory frameworks (e.g., SOX, COSO) and is proficient in assessing and mitigating risks across organizations in various industries. Before joining Rausch, Jesse gained extensive experience in auditing through roles at PwC, Voya Financial, and Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG).
Jesse received his BBA and Master’s in Accountancy from Georgia Southern University. He is currently a licensed CPA in the state of Georgia and is a member of The Georgia Society of CPAs.
A. Stephen Meadows (Advisory Board Member)
RETIRED CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER, WESTROCK COMPANY Steve Meadows joined WestRock formally RockTenn in 2006 as the Chief Accounting Officer and served in this capacity until retiring in 2019. WestRock Company (NYSE: WRK) aspires to be the premier partner and unrivaled provider of paper and packaging solutions in consumer and corrugated markets. WestRock’s 42,000 team members support customers around the world from 275 operating and business locations spanning North America, South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. Meadows lends his significant financial and business expertise to the Rausch Advisory Board. His informed guidance serves as a tremendous ally in the quest for superior corporate governance. Meadows previously served as Chief Accounting Officer at Drummond Company, Inc., and Vice President, Finance and Risk Management at Progress Ventures. Meadows received his bachelor’s degree in social and political sciences from Cambridge University, England. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Lori Kaczynski (Advisory Board Member)
VP OF INTERNAL AUDIT & CAE AT GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. AP of Internal Audit & CAE at Graphic Packaging International, Inc. Ms. Kaczynski oversees the Company’s global audit, and risk strategies, including corporate compliance, enterprise risk management, and other key governance initiatives. Lori is a certified public accountant and certified internal auditor with many years of experience in a variety of industries and roles in the areas of external auditing, internal auditing, leadership, controlling, transaction and technical accounting, financial reporting, analysis, compliance and ethics, enterprise wide risk management, and cash management. Her previous experience includes responsibilities with several large multi-nationals, a Fortune 100 Company, and an international accounting firm. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Accounting from Kennesaw State University (KSU) and currently serves as Secretary of the KSU Accounting Department Academic Advisory Council and is a member of the Internal Audit Center Advisory Board. She is a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Governors, and Vice President of Membership for the Institute of Internal Auditors Atlanta Chapter. In addtion to serving on the Advisory Board for Rausch Advisory Services, she also sits on the Board of the Smith-Gilbert Garden Foundation. She is a member of the American institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Marie Mouchet (Advisory Board Member)
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AT COLONIAL PIPELINE COMPANY “In companies today, nothing is more important than information security and the protection of data. Rausch Advisory Services is committed to providing information security services that help their clients manage risk and implement best practices. As a CIO, I understand and manage cybersecurity challenges routinely. I am pleased to be a member of the Advisory Board to share my knowledge and expertise to support the growth of the company and strengthen their strategic position in information security services.” – Marie Mouchet. Marie Mouchet is Chief Information Officer at Colonial Pipeline Company where she leads the development and implementation of IT strategy across Colonial Pipeline Company. Her role provides strategic and tactical planning and direction for information technology.
Previously, Mouchet has served in leadership positions within Southern Company for more than 25 years, and has experience across many Southern Company business lines including regulatory affairs, financial services, public relations, marketing, sales and generation. In her roles, she has established organizations, led the development of high performance teams and organizational structures, established and revised business processes, and developed and implemented strategies. Her last role at Souther Company was the VP | CIO, Southern Company Operations and Southern Nuclear. A role where she provided strategic and tactical planning and direction for information technology at fossil, hydro and nuclear generating plants, fuel services for the plants, new plant acquisitions, new nuclear plant development, a real-time trading floor, the engineering and construction services organization, and the transmission system. In addition to serving on Rausch’s Advisory Board Mouchet, currently serves at the Women in Technology (WIT) Foundation Board, which supports the philanthropic goals of WIT, Inc. and focuses on pre-career programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics for young women. In 2012, Mouchet was named the Enterprise CIO of the Year by the Georgia CIO Leadership Association, and one of the “Fierce”-est Women in Energy by online industry newsletter FierceEnergy. In 2009, Mouchet was selected as one of Computerworld’s Premier 100 IT Leaders. In 2007, she was named Woman of the Year in Technology by the Atlanta-based Women in Technology organization, and was also named Woman of Excellence by Business to Business Magazine. Mouchet holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in mathematics education from Georgia State University.
Larry Maher (Advisory Board Member)
Strategy, Mergers & Aquisition Leader Larry most recently was the VP of Strategy and Business Development, Colonial Group, Inc. Larry Maher joined Colonial Group, Inc. (a diversified, 100-year old, family owned oil & gas distribution, chemicals distribution, and terminal storage holding company) in 2021 and was responsible for investment portfolio optimization, M&A target identification, due diligence and evaluating organic investment opportunities. Prior to this role, Maher led Strategy, M&A and the Corporate Venture Fund for Aaron’s, Inc. which is a publicly-traded lease-to-own retailer. Maher’s prior roles also included strategy and corporate innovation at Kimberly-Clark, corporate strategy for Target, management consulting at McKinsey and financial and IT audit at Arthur Andersen. Maher lends his experience in growth strategy and sales & marketing expertise from having worked with over 30+ management teams to the Rausch Advisory Board. Maher received his bachelor's degree in finance and accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his MBA from Northwestern University. He was previously a CPA and CISA (inactive).