CURRICULUM VITAE
Donovan P. Rudisuhle
April 10, 2017
Forensic Accountant and Fraud Investigator
P.O. Box 1633
Laramie, WY 82073
EDUCATION
MBA Cornell University. Ithaca, NY 1977
B.S. Economics, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA 1974
Other University Studies
Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po), Paris, France, International Economics 1972-73
Sorbonne Nouvelle, University of Paris III, Paris, France, Linguistics, Art and Literature 1972-73
Stanford University, Stanford, California. Mainframe Programming on the IBM 370 (1971)
Professional Training
Over 250 hours of continuing professional education since 2009 in mixed methods research, elder financial abuse, fraud investigation, Medicare/Medicaid fraud, ethics, codes of conduct, interviewing techniques, report writing, due diligence, budgeting, financial management, auditing, financial analysis, monitoring and evaluation, indicator identification, internal controls, risk management, public health, HIV/AIDS, relational database design and IT security.
RELEVANT SKILLS AND CREDENTIALS
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Qualified as an expert witness in Colorado courts to prepare financial documentation and provide expert testimony at trial in cases involving fraud and financial exploitation of at-risk persons.
Proficient with NVivo Version 11, a software platform from QSR International for organizing and analyzing unstructured qualitative and quantitative data used in research projects.
Fluent Spanish. Raised and educated in Mexico with extensive work experience in the majority of Spanish-speaking countries in the world. Conducted training, authored reports, financial management manuals and codes of conduct in Spanish for clients in Latin America. Also fluent French and Italian.
Certificate of Knowledge of the Italian Language. Centro Linguistico Dante Alighieri, Florence, Italy.
Certified Therapy Dog Handler. Certified as a team with a trained Norwich terrier with medical and educational endorsements to visit hospitals, nursing homes. memory care facilities and schools.
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Forensic Accountant, Eldertheft Forensics, Laramie, Wyoming (2004-present) Investigational accounting and expert witness services in civil and criminal cases in instances of financial exploitation of elderly and at-risk individuals. Interview victims’ family members and document misappropriation of funds and property. Prepare courtroom exhibits and provide expert testimony at trial. Assist attorneys with efforts to recover< assets. Types of cases handled: Embezzlement of assets, breach of fiduciary duty, related party fraud, self-dealing by a fiduciary, misconduct by a professional financial advisor, audits of fiduciary accounting and conservatorship reports, Medicaid fraud, fraudulent conveyance of property, concealment of assets, searches for hidden real estate, undue influence on an elder with diminished financial capacity, theft from a disabled individual and division of assets at divorce.
Researcher, Elder Financial Exploitation: Impact on Families (Multistate Research Project.) (2013-Present). Member of a multidisciplinary team consisting of researchers from six universities who seek to identify risk factors within families that increase the likelihood of later elder financial exploitation by relatives appointed as agents under power of attorney.
International Development Consultant, Laramie, Wyoming (1981-2011) Financial management adviser to bilateral and multilateral donor organizations in the areas of budgeting, auditing, financial reporting, infrastructure planning, cost control, loss prevention, social service delivery, public health, and anti-corruption. Experience covering more than 100 projects in 48 countries worldwide
Financial Director, Central American Operations, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Mexico City, Mexico (1979-1981) Responsible for accounting, budgeting and financial reporting for manufacturing and distribution facilities in a six-country area. Also held positions of Internal Auditor and Financial Services Analyst in New York City involving worldwide travel on financial and operational reviews of foreign subsidiaries (1976-1979).
RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS
Betz-Hamilton, A., Vincenti, V., Jasper, C., & Rudisuhle, D. (2015). Elder financial exploitation via power of attorney abuse: What family members’ experiences preliminarily reveal about family member perpetrators. Consumer Interests Annual, 61.
RELEVANT PRESENTATIONS
Rudisuhle, D. (2016, October) Elder Financial Abuse: An Advocate’s Guide to Proactive Intervention” Presentation at the 28th Annual Conference of the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance (COVA), Keystone, Colorado.
Betz-Hamilton, A., Rudisuhle, D., Jasper, C., & Stum, M. (2015, June) What Financial Coaches Need to Know About Elder Family Financial Exploitation). Webinar for the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education (AFCPE)
Vincenti, V., Betz-Hamilton, A., Rudisuhle, D., Jasper, C., & Goebel, K. (2015, June). Risk factors within families associated with elder financial exploitation (EFE) by relatives with powers of attorney (POA). Community of Colleges, Universities and Research. Oral Research Presentation at the 106th American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Conference. Jacksonville, FL.
Vincenti, V., Betz-Hamilton, A., Rudisuhle, D., Jasper, C., & Goebel, K. (2015, May). Risk factors within families associated with elder financial exploitation (EFE) by relatives with powers of attorney (POA). EAP webinar for Federal Work Life Coordinators, U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Washington, D.C.
Betz-Hamilton, A., Vincenti, V., Rudisuhle, D., Jasper, C., & Goebel, K. (2015, March). Elder financial exploitation within the family system: What family members’ experiences reveal about the causes, consequences, and perpetrators. Peer-reviewed webinar presentation for the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Virtual Professional Development Program.
Rudisuhle, D. (2014, March) International Careers in the Public and Private Sector” Panelist, Wyoming Goes Global Conference, University of Wyoming Center for Global Studies, Laramie, WY
Rudisuhle, D. (2013, October) Overcoming Impediments to Effective Protection of Elderly Victims’ Assets.” Presentation at the 25th Annual Conference of the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance (COVA), Keystone, Colorado.
Rudisuhle, D. (2011, October) “Increasing Awareness of Financial Exploitation of At-Risk Individuals.” Presentation at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance (COVA), Keystone, Colorado.
RELEVANT FUNDED RESEARCH
Vincenti, V.B.; Betz-Hamilton, A., Schatz, M.C.S.; Goebel, K.P., & Rudisuhle, D.P. (2014). Understanding elder financial exploitation in the family: Identifying relational complexities. Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society. National Alumni Chapter Grant ($1,000.00) and the New Initiatives Grant ($3,000.00). Total: $4,000.00.
Vincenti, V.B. Rudisuhle, D., Browne, L.B., Jasper, C., Goebel, K.P., & Betz-Hamilton, A. E. (2013). Elder financial exploitation by family members with power of attorney: What family members’ experiences reveal about this problem, its causes, and consequences. Phi Upsilon Omicron Alumni Research Grant. ($2,500.00).
RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION INVOLVEMENT
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Member of the ACFE Advisory Council.
Colorado Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (COCFE)
Colorado Organization for Victim Assistance (COVA)
