Mike Garner, Secretary

In May of 1994 Mike Garner moved into his current position as the Director of the State Internal Audit Office, Adjutant General’s Department at Camp Mabry. He has over 28 years experience as an auditor in state government at the Texas Department of Health, Texas Department of Community Affairs, Texas Department of Transportation, and the Adjutant General’s Department. Mike has been an active member the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners for 16 years serving as Treasurer two years and writing the monthly “What You Missed” article for the chapter newsletter since 1997 and received the Association’s Distinguished Achievement Award in 1997 and 2002. He is also involved in a number of professional organizations including the Institute of Internal Auditors where he has been a member for more than 22 years, worked on the local Board for 15 years, and was Chapter President during the 1989-1990 Chapter Year. Additional professional organizations include the State Agency Internal Audit Forum where he has been a member of the Peer Review Committee for eleven years and chaired the committee for the first four years; and has been a Lead Examiner with the Greater Austin Quality Council for four years. He received his BBA in Management from Baylor University in May of 1976 and received his MS in Quality Systems Management from the National Graduate School in July 2002 (earned the Distinguished Graduate Award). He is both a Certified Internal Auditor (1987) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (1989). Mike and Christi live in Lampasas, Texas on 70 acres including a 10-acre coastal field, Ranch House, and Cottage.