Mr. Umesh Dalal, CPA, CIA, CIG - City Auditor
Mr. Dalal is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Inspector General. He has more than 32 years
of auditing experience including the last 25 years in Governmental Internal Auditing. Umesh is a proponent of high-impact
auditing which contributes value to the government and ultimately benefits its citizens. Prior to joining the city of Richmond,
he worked for the city of Arlington, Texas, and the city of Tempe, Arizona, as the City Auditor. Prior to that, he held various
auditing positions for the city of Phoenix and Maricopa County, Arizona.
Ms. Amarilis ("Lily") Hernandez, CPA, CIA, CGAP - Deputy City Auditor
Ms. Hernandez has more than 15 years of accounting and auditing experience in both the private and public sectors. Since joining the City
Auditor's Office, Lily has managed the city's Fraud and Abuse Hotline and served as a Senior Internal Auditor. Lily received her
B.S. Degree from Troy State University. Before joining the City Auditor's Office in 2001, she worked as an external auditor for a
CPA firm. Lily has the certifications of Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Government Auditing
Professional.
Chris Kalafatis – Audit Manager
Mr. Kalafatis has 12 years of auditing experience in both the private and public sectors. Prior to joining the City Auditor's
Office in 2010, he worked at Capital One as an Audit Consultant, Circuit City as Director of Internal Audit, and the Virginia
Auditor of Public Accounts as an Audit Supervisor. Chris is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He
received a B.S. in Accounting from VCU.
Mr. Robert "Bob" W. Hanway, CPA, CMA, CFM, MBA - Lead Auditor
Mr. Hanway has about 30 years of finance and auditing experience in the public and private sectors. Before joining the staff, he worked
as a state auditor in Virginia. Prior to that, he held positions as a divisional credit manager, corporate cash manager and a
senior auditor in the private sector for companies such as MeadWestvaco, Bristol-Myers, Time Inc and Arthur Anderson. Bob earned
an M.B.A. degree from New York University and a B.A. degree in Psychology from Yale University. He is a Certified Public
Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, and a Certified Financial Manager.
Milroy Stevenson, III - Auditor
Mr. Stevenson has over five years of auditing and consulting experience in both the public and private sector since graduating
from Hampton University with a B.S. in Accounting and Finance. Most recently he was a SOX compliance auditor with WellPoint.
Mr. Stevenson is currently pursuing credentials as a Certified Public Accountant.
Ms. Yolanda L. McCoy, CIA, CGAP - Lead Auditor
Ms. McCoy has more than eight years of governmental internal auditing experience. She joined the City Auditor's Office in
December 2000 as an Auditor I and currently holds the position of Lead Auditor. Yolanda received her Bachelor's degree in
Accounting from Virginia Union University. She holds both the Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Government Auditing
Professional certifications.
Mr. Srikanth Peddireddy, CISA - IT Auditor
Mr. Peddireddy has more than 10 years of Information Technology experience in the private and public sectors. Before joining the City
Auditor's Office, Sri served as a Senior Associate in the KPMG Information Technology Advisory Services. Prior to that, Sri
held various positions in the Information Technology field for Fortune 500 companies including General Electric, Circuit City
and Wells Fargo. Sri received his Bachelor's degree in Engineering and holds the professional designation of Certified
Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
Ms. Jenine Brown - Auditor
Ms. Brown has four years of auditing and consulting experience since graduating from Virginia Commonwealth University with a B.S. in
Accounting. Most recently Ms. Brown was an Associate in KPMG LLP’s Midatlantic Advisory Services practice. Ms. Brown is currently
pursuing credentials as a Certified Internal Auditor.
Michael Scott – Senior Auditor
Mr. Scott has six years of accounting and auditing experience since graduating from Old Dominion University. He worked for the
Virginia State Auditor of Public Accounts for four years, and also has private sector experience with LTC Solutions. Recently,
Mr. Scott received his CPA and is currently pursuing credentials as a Certified Internal Auditor.
Kenneth Spurlock – Senior Auditor
Mr. Spurlock has over 10 years of auditing experience. Prior to joining the City Auditor’s Office in 2010 as a Senior Auditor,
he held positions as a Staff Auditor with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, a Senior Mgmt. Analyst/Internal Auditor with BearingPoint
Inc. where he performed internal audits for the Department of Justice (DOJ), a Compliance Auditor with Genworth Financial, a
Senior Internal Auditor with Circuit City Stores Inc. and most recently he was an Internal Auditor with Universal Leaf Tobacco
Company. Mr. Spurlock is a graduate of Norfolk State University with a B.S. degree in Accounting and is currently pursuing a
Certified Internal Auditor designation.
Ella Maokhamphiou – Senior Auditor
Ms. Maokhamphiou has more than 11 years of internal auditing experience. Prior to joining the City Auditor's Office, she was a
Senior Auditor with Virginia Commonwealth University auditing the VCU Health System. Ms. Maokhamphiou has a B.S. degree in
Accounting from Longwood College and is currently pursuing her Certified Internal Auditor designation.
Keith Cartwright, Executive Assistant III
Mr. Cartwright has a B.S. in Business Administration from Ohio State University. Mr. Cartwright transferred to the City
Auditor's Office after spending 3 years as a Management Analyst in the City’s Department of Parks and Recreation. Prior to
that, Mr. Cartwright spent 13 years with a non-profit organization, Eckerd Youth Alternatives Inc., most recently as Regional
Director of Operations in North Carolina.
