Message From The President

As I complete my fourth and final year as president of the Philadelphia Area Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, Inc. there are many people I need to thank for their help and inspiration. I would like to specifically thank the Chapter officers and directors, without whose help, I would not have been able to provide the leadership and guidance our chapter needed during my term of office. Like any good functioning organization, it is always a team effort and not the result of any one individual.

During the past four years, the Philadelphia Area Chapter has become one of the largest chapters of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. We have established a very informative and successful website to provide, our members and the general public, learning opportunities, information regarding the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the CFE program, and credential, fraud resources and fraud related links to help detect and prevent fraud. Since the inception of the website, we have received e-mail requests for help solving allegations of fraud from various individuals, companies, and organizations within the United States and from throughout the world. With the help of my fellow directors, we try to respond to all these e-mails and provide guidance to the senders. Our Chapter training schedule and the caliber of our speakers, both for the luncheon meetings and our All-Day Fraud Training Conference, have been the envy of to the local CFE Chapters around the country. We have received numerous requests to help chapters setting up their training programs and instructing them on how to solicit speakers and market the events. As the reputation of the Philadelphia Area Chapter of CFEs continues to grow, we constantly receive requests to provide speakers on fraud related topics.

In looking back on my involvement with the Philadelphia Area Chapter during the past ten years, I am grateful for the opportunity to have become a member of this organization. Gaining my CFE designation and being able to serve as an officer and director has been both a challenging and rewarding experience. I encourage all the members of the Philadelphia Area Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners to get involved. Volunteer for a committee, be a speaker, recommend a speaker, write an article for the newsletter or consider becoming a Chapter Director. It is only through the efforts and involvement of the membership that our Chapter will continue to flourish.

- Robert Cohen, CPA, CFE
  Chapter President