About the Office

Ethics, Compliance, and Audit Services (ECAS) provides the University of Missouri System, the four universities and MU Health Care independent, objective assurance and consulting services designed to add value and improve operations.

ECAS reports directly to the Board of Curators and its mission is authorized by the ECAS Charter. Additionally, the Board has a designated Board of Curators Audit, Compliance and Ethics Committee that oversees each function.

Chief Audit and Compliance Officer

Jim Grimes, CIA, CFE, MBA | jgrimes@umsystem.edu

Staff Directory

Internal Audit

Debra Till, RHIA, OTR/L | Director, Internal Audit | tillde@umsystem.edu
Kristen Fields | Lead Auditor | kristen.fields@umsystem.edu
Nermin Karabegovic | Senior Auditor| nkkc3@umsystem.edu
Jacquelyn Goodlock, MSA, CIA | Lead Auditor | jg5k8y@umsystem.edu
Debby Maynard-Brown | Senior Auditor | dcmfd2@umsystem.edu
Sacha Tejan, CFE | Senior Auditor | slt75y@umsystem.edu

Compliance

April Longley, MPA, CCEP | Director, Compliance | april.longley@umsystem.edu
JoAnne Flowers, ARM, ARM-P, AIC, CPG, CRM | Manager, Youth Protection Program | flowersj@umsystem.edu
Adriana Nieman, M.Ed | Manager, Training & Education Design | adriana.nieman@umsystem.edu 

Privacy

Jennifer Thorpe, M.Ed, AIGP | System Privacy Officer | thorpej@umsystem.edu
 

Central Investigations

Ed Caprio | Director, Central Investigations | eczn8@umsystem.edu
Christopher Hammann | Investigator | ch92w@umsystem.edu
Stefan Tomovski | Associate Investigator | tomovskis@umsystem.edu

Custodian of Records

Paula Barrett | Custodian of Records | barrettp@umsystem.edu
Betsy Cochran | Assistant Custodian of Records | encochran@umsystem.edu

Research Security & Compliance 

Open | Director, Research and Compliance | umcompliance@umsystem.edu 
Brian Quenette | Facility Security Officer | bcqcea@umsystem.edu