Pinal County established the Office of Internal Audit when the Board of Supervisors hired Lori Stripling to be the Internal Audit Officer beginning January 2, 2008. Lori holds professional certification as a CPA, CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) and CGAP (Certified Government Auditing Professional). She has worked in accounting and auditing for over twenty years and most recently worked with the City of Arlington, Texas for seven years. While at the City of Arlington, Lori worked in both the City Auditor’s Office and the Organizational Analysis Division of the City’s Budget Office. Internal Audit’s main goal is to assist the Board, Elected Officials and County Management in their efforts to continually improve operations by providing them with independent and objective evaluations, analyses and reviews. The Office of Internal Audit avoids undue influence and maintains independence from management and Elected Officials by reporting directly to the Board of Supervisors. Government auditing standards require that internal auditors remain unbiased, objective and independent in all respects.