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Members Selected for TUSD's Audit Committee
An attorney, a certified public accountant, an economist, a former internal auditor for IBM, and the executive director of Greater Tucson Leadership were appointed to Tucson Unified District's internal Audit Committee by the TUSD Governing Board at its regular meeting on Aug. 14. The positions are non-paid.

The Audit Committee was created to assist board members in complying with their fiduciary oversight obligations, to strengthen the District's internal financial controls, and to provide greater transparency over public funds. Appointed to two-year terms were:

• Clifford B. Altfeld, an attorney in private practice who served on the Catalina Foothills School Board for 12 years;
• Loretto Peto, managing member of Peto & Co., a certified public accounting practice;
• Mark Stegeman, associate professor of economics at the University of Arizona, Eller College of Management;
• Sandra L. Parker, who has experience establishing business and system controls and who was an internal auditor with IBM for eight years; and,
• Lea Marquez Peterson, a Sabino High School graduate, the mother of a TUSD student, and the executive director of Greater Tucson Leadership, an organization that examines challenges in the community and offers solutions for addressing them. Peterson has a master's degree in business administration from Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif.

In June, Board Member Alex Rodriguez suggested creating an audit committee to assist board members with financial oversight of TUSD funds. "The Board was exceptionally pleased at the high caliber of the candidates that stepped forward to serve our students and community; and we look forward to their contributions to improve the quality of education for all our students through the TUSD Governing Board Audit Committee" said Rodriguez.

For more information, call TUSD Communications & Media Relations at 225-6437.