Debra is a Principal with over 20 years of experience in both internal audit and regulatory compliance. She also has extensive experience with all aspects of trust audits, whether for trust companies or trust departments. Prior to joining Snodgrass in October 1999, Debra was an audit specialist at F.N.B. Corporation in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, which was a $4 billion bank holding company at that time. Debra has gained extensive experience in the financial services industry through holding various positions in finance, accounting, and management. Her prior experience also includes a strong background in lending, as she was a loan officer originating commercial, residential, and consumer loans.

Debra’s clients value the insight she brings to each engagement, whether it is about commercial lending, personal and employee benefit trusts, interest rate risk, or sharing industry and peer “best practices.” Debra recently recorded a webcast which focuses on Bank Secrecy Act training (click here for video). Additionally, Debra has two recently published articles:  New Dimensions in Outsourcing for Banks (click here for article), and When the Economy is on the Decline, are Your Employees' Ethics Following? (click here for article).

Debra is a Certified Trust Auditor, a Certified Bank Auditor, a Certified Financial Services Auditor, and a Certified Risk Professional. She has also received the designation of Anti-Money Laundering Professional (AMLP). Debra graduated from Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, with a bachelor of arts degree in accounting.

Obtained the designations of Certified Trust Auditor (CTA), Certified Bank Auditor (CBA), Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA) and Certified Risk Professional (CRP).
B.A. Accounting. Westminster College.

Institute of Internal Auditors
The Fiduciary Investment and Risk Management Association
The Bank Administration Institution
Certified Fraud Examiners