Michael MacQueen

Academic Interests

• Incorporating appreciative inquiry techniques into the audit process.
• Ethics in the accounting and auditing profession.
• Regulatory compliance and corporate governance.

Description of Research

I am currently working on my doctoral dissertation which is exploring ways to improve the effectiveness of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This is the landmark legislation passed shortly after the collapse of Enron and WorldCom designed to improve financial reporting.

Courses Taught at Redlands

• BUAD 659 Managerial Accounting
• BUSB 260 Financial and Managerial Accounting

Degrees Held 

• Ed.D. University of LaVerne, 2008 (ABD)
  Major: Organizational Leadership
• M.B.A. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, 1988
  Major: Accounting
• B.A. University of California Los Angeles, 1979
  Major: Economics, Cum Laude

Previous Teaching Experience

• Adjunct Professor of Accounting, Chaffey College 1995 - 2008

Previous Relevant Work Experience

• Vice President, Financial Audit & Tax Officer at a large financial institution. Senior Manager for a regional CPA firm. Manager for a large, international CPA firm. Corporate Controller for a NASDAQ listed electronics company.

Major Awards

• Speaker of the Year 2006, American Payroll Association (San Gabriel Valley)

Significant Presentations and Panels

• Presenter, Institute of Internal Auditors’ Risk Assessment Seminar (2009), “Risk Assessment Basics”
• Presenter, American Payroll Association’s Southern California Conference (2006), “The Human Resources Department Tries on a New Pair of SOX”
• Featured Presenter, Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co., LLP (2005), “Implementing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in a Financial Services Environment”
• Presenter, AuditWorld 2008, “Building a More Effective Internal Audit Department”
• Guest Speaker, SOX Television 2008, “Appreciative Auditing”
• Moderator, Institute of Internal Auditors’ Chief Audit Executive Roundtable (2008), “Internal Audit Challenges for the Inland Empire in 2008”
• Guest Speaker, Cal Poly Pomona (2006), “Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About SOX, But Were Afraid to Ask”
• Guest Speaker, Claremont McKenna College (2005), “SOX and the Internal Audit Department”
• Guest Speaker, DeVry University (2005), “The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002”

Professional Affiliations

• C.P.A., State of California
• Member, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Audit Committee Chairman, Institute of Internal Auditors (Inland Empire Chapter)