Office of Internal Audit Staff  

Kristoffer Evangelista, CPA
Chief Internal Auditor
D34041
(708) 534-4134
kevangelista@govst.edu

Kristoffer Evangelista serves as the Chief Internal Auditor of the University’s Office of Internal Audit since 2017.  Kristoffer is responsible in administering the internal auditing program of Governors State University.  Kristoffer earned a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Universidad de Dagupan in his native country, the Philippines.

Prior to joining the University, Kristoffer held positions as auditor, senior auditor and audit supervisor in several CPA firms, including a Big 4 accounting firm, both in the United States and the Philippines.  He also served as an accountant for a leading telecommunications company in the Philippines, and as an accounting instructor for his alma mater.

Kristoffer is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the States of California and Illinois, and the Philippines.  He is an active member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), and the Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA).  He also provides Quality Assurance Review (peer review) services to other state universities and agencies in Illinois as coordinated by the State Internal Audit Advisory Board (SIAAB).

 

Lisa PorterLisa Porter
Internal Audit Associate
D34041
(708) 534-7159
lporter9@govst.edu

Since 2023, Lisa has served as an Internal Audit Associate in the Office of Internal Audit. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science from Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans. Lisa has a diverse career across internal and external audit, information technology, and financial services, serving both private and public sectors. Her professional experience includes roles at USAA, JPMorgan Chase, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Northwestern Mutual, and Allstate Corporation.

 

She is an active member of several professional associations, including the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), the Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA), and AnitaB.org (formerly the Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology). Lisa is a founding member of the Finance Committee for her alma mater’s National Alumni Association and is active in her local Chicago Alumni Chapter.  

 

Organizational Chart 
Below is the reporting line for the Chief Internal Auditor:

Internal Audit Org Chart