Monica is the Managing Partner and owner of Public Sector Performance Associates LLC. She has 18 years of experience serving the performance and management consulting needs of public sector organizations of all sizes. Her specialties include business process control assessments, compliance reviews, and evaluations of efficiency and effectiveness. She applies her experience to any organizational latitude, from production to transactional systems, from field to business functions, or from a single process to the entity as a whole.

With an Industrial Engineering degree from UNET, Venezuela, and a Master of Science in Engineering Management, Monica has focused her entire career on the optimization of processes and systems, looking to eliminate waste of money, time materials, man-hours, and other resources that do not generate value.   Embracing the Internal Auditing profession has uniquely complemented her profile, rendering major depth to her expertise in the areas of internal control and compliance.

Convinced of the critical importance of participating and giving back, Monica is the current Education Vice-President and immediate Past-President of the West Coast Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors.  

Monipatry (Monica) Sanchez, ME, CGAP

Stuart is PSPA’s Consulting Director and has worked for and inside several high-profile government agencies and offices. He has over two decades of experience in conducting operational and organizational reviews, performance and compliance audits and productivity improvement projects, mainly in state and local governments of all sizes. His experience also includes policy and procedures development, fraud investigations, and Sarbanes-Oxley 404 controls engagements.   

Stuart is a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Government Auditing Professional and Certified Inspector General Auditor.  Stuart also holds an MBA from Suffolk University in Boston and an MPA from Baruch College. He is known nationally for his work in government performance measurement/performance management. He co-authored “Auditor Roles in Government Performance Measurement: A Guide to Exemplary Practices at the Local, State, and Provincial Levels”.  

As a true advocate of the profession, Stuart has served as the Past President of the Palm Beach County, Florida, and Austin, Texas chapters of the Institute of Internal Auditors.  

Stuart Grifel,

CIA, CFE, CGAP, CIGA