Meet the Management Team

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The BARR management team has years of experience leading cybersecurity compliance audits for companies of all sizes in the most highly-regulated industries. With our leadership, tools and expertise, we can help your organization achieve the security you need and the compliance to succeed. Get to know the BARR management team’s past experience and certifications below.

Mitch Evans, director risk

Mitch Evas

Head, Cybersecurity Consulting

As BARR’s Director of Cybersecurity Consulting, Mitch Evans leads a growing vCISO practice providing services to organizations of various sizes and across a wide range of industries. He oversees and supports a team of consultants who provide services ranging from cybersecurity gap assessments, to policy and procedures documentation, due diligence questionnaires, penetration testing, and much more. He provides guidance and support to the Cybersecurity Consulting advisors, as well as direct guidance to clients.

Mitch has over 10 years of experience in security and compliance and maintains a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification.

CERTIFICATIONS
AICPA Advanced SOC for Service Organizations Certificate
Certified Information System Auditor
HITRUST CCSFP

kyle helles

Kyle Helles

Head, Attest Services

As a Head of BARR Advisory’s Attest Services, Kyle leads all efforts related to Attest client needs. She specializes in performing assessments over the design and operating effectiveness of control environments based on industry trends, leading best practice, and regulatory requirements.

Prior to joining BARR Advisory, Kyle held audit roles in EY’s IT Risk and Assurance practice, Frontier Communications and Conduent Business Services. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

CERTIFICATIONS
AICPA Advanced SOC for Service Organizations Certificate
CPA
HITRUST CCSFP
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

Angela Carpenter

Angela Redmond

Director, Attest Services

Angela Redmond is Director of BARR Advisory’s Attest Services. She is known for her exemplary client service as well as her technical expertise in assessing security and compliance against regulatory standards including SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC for Cybersecurity. Angela currently serves clients in a wide range of industries — from global technology services and media production to financial services.

Prior to joining BARR, Angela was a Senior Auditor for the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City and later a Financial Systems Analyst at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Kansas State University.

CERTIFICATIONS
AICPA Advanced SOC for Service Organizations Certificate
HITRUST CCSFP
ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor

cameron kline

Cameron Kline

Director, Attest Services

Cameron Kline serves as the engagement lead for SOC 2 reports. He specializes in technology clients, conducting technology risk assessments, SOC engagements, compliance audits, and IT operational engagements.

Cameron owns the project management aspect of client engagements, ensuring evidence is obtained and documented in a timely manner. He strives to engage and build relationships with all BARR clients and ensures top quality for all clients. Cameron earned a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and Finance from the University of Maryland.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
CCSK
Confluence
Datadog
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Jira
Microsoft Excel
SQL Server
SAP
UNIX
Windows Active Directory
Quickbase

Whitney Perez, Senior Consultant

Whitney Perez

Director, Attest Services

As Director of Attest Services, Whitney Perez brings a wealth of experience in internal audits, SOX, information security, and internal control development. She evaluates risk and controls for industries including energy, government, and financial services.

CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA)
Certificate of Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK)
AICPA Advanced SOC for Service Organizations Certificate
ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor

Barbara Donatien

Manager, Attest Services

As Manager of Attest Services, Barbara Donatien serves as the lead for planning and executing information technology audits (SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3), client risk assessments and Cybersecurity Consulting engagements for clients in a wide range of industries.

Prior to joining BARR, Barbara worked as a senior associate in KPMG’s Audit and Assurance Practice. She has a Bachelor of Science in accounting and information systems from Duquesne University.

CERTIFICATIONS
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

Cody Hewell

Manager, Attest Services

Cody Hewell guides engagement teams to provide top quality audit services that meet BARR’s quality standards. Cody has successfully worked within attestation doing audit engagements at BARR Advisory and other firms. Previously, he worked in GRC and risk teams at Fortune 500 companies. In addition, he has past U.S. Military experience, including active and reserve roles in the U.S. Army, working in technical operations.

Cody earned a Master of Science in Information Systems from Georgia State University, a Master of Science in Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies from Florida State University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Georgia.

CERTIFICATIONS
Advanced SOC for Service Organizations Certificate
Actively pursuing CISSP
CHQP
HITRUST CCSFP

Dariek Howard

Manager, Attest Services

As Manager of Attest Services at BARR, Dariek specializes in planning and executing attestation engagements, primarily SOC 2 and SOC 3. Dariek brings extensive experience to clientele operating in cloud environments.

Prior to joining BARR, Dariek was a senior Consultant in Wolf & Company’s IT Assurance practice where he performed work in numerous industries including technology, healthcare, and financial services. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity from Utica College.

CERTIFICATIONS
CISA
HITRUST CCSFP
ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor

Hannah Kenney

Manager, Attest Services

Hannah Kenney is a Manager for BARR Advisory’s Attest Services. She serves on cyber risk engagements for computer software, human resources, and financial technology organizations, where she is responsible for planning, execution, and delivery of cyber assessments, and reporting process improvements.

Hannah’s background includes extensive project management experience. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and Business Analytics from the University of Kansas.

CERTIFICATIONS
ISO Lead Auditor
AICPA Advanced SOC for Service Organizations Certificate
Actively pursuing CISA

Senior Consultant, Cyber Risk Advisory, Julie Mungai

Julie Mungai

Manager, Attest Services

Julie Mungai brings extensive experience in performing internal controls audits, including business process and technology audits, for domestic and international clients in manufacturing, technology and pharmaceutical industries as well as compliance activities including attestation of services (SOC 1, SOC 2).

Before joining BARR, Julie gained five years of experience in risk assurance at PwC. Julie has a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University and a master’s degree from New York University.

CERTIFICATIONS
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA)
AICPA Advanced SOC for Service Organizations Certificate

Marc Gold

Marc Gold

Manager, Attest Services

As Manager of Attest Services, Marc Gold serves as the lead for planning and executing information technology audits (SOC 1, SOC 2, and SOC 3), client risk assessments and Cybersecurity Consulting engagements for clients in a wide range of industries. Marc brings extensive experience in assessing effectiveness and design of control environments.

Prior to BARR, Marc previously worked as a senior associate at KPMG and is a United States Army Veteran. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems from Temple University.

CERTIFICATIONS
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor

Steve Ryan

Manager, Attest Services

As Manager for BARR’s Attest Services,, Steve Ryan is responsible for planning and executing information technology audits and risk assessments for clients in the healthcare industry. He is experienced in both HITRUST and HIPAA assessments.

Prior to joining BARR, Steve was a Senior Consultant in Wolf & Company’s IT Assurance practice. He holds a Bachelor of Science in information systems from Bentley University.

CERTIFICATIONS
HITRUST Certified CSF Practitioner
CISA
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
SOC for Service Organizations Reporting
SOC for Service Organizations Deep Dive
Vanta Inc. Certified

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