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Megan Gaillard also has returned to the Collier County Board of County Commissioners as the Division Director for Corporate Compliance and Continuous Improvement. In this capacity she helps improvement operations and controls for county-wide and division operations. She is also currently serving as the Public Utilities Department Utilities Finance Division Director. In this capacity she is responsible for finance and operations for the utilities.

Megan Gaillard is serving as an auditor and consultant for Auditing, Forensics, and Consulting, LLC. In this capacity, she completes governmental special reviews for financial and budget information. Additionally, she teaches at the graduate level for Florida Atlantic University for Accounting Fraud Examination Conduct and Procedures.

Megan Gaillard previously served as an Assistant City Auditor III / Quality Control Audit Manager for the City of Fort Lauderdale and the Interim City Auditor. In this capacity, she helps the government improve and enhance internal controls to make City operations more effective and efficient.

Megan Gaillard previously was the Director of Audit for the Palm Beach County Office of Inspector General. In this capacity, she directed and managed complex audits and forensic audits of departments, offices, agencies, and activities of governmental units under the OIG’s jurisdiction. These audits found over $24,000,000 in questioned, identified, and avoidable costs. The OIG jurisdiction includes 42 governmental entities and oversight for approximately $8 billion dollars of government funds.

Megan Gaillard previously served as a Senior Internal Auditor for the Collier County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. In this capacity, she managed audits, forensic reviews, and investigations of Collier County Board of County Commissioner Divisions and Departments, as well as, for the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Departments. Audits were completed to evaluate internal controls and ensure the legality of payments made with taxpayer dollars.

Megan Gaillard earned her Bachelor of Science Magna Cum Laude from Florida Gulf Coast University in Accounting with a minor in Psychology. She went on to obtain her Master of Science Summa Cum Laude from Florida Gulf Coast University in Accounting and Taxation. She has obtained the following professional designations: Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Inspector General Auditor, Certified Government Financial Manager, Certified Government Audit Professional, and Certification in Risk Management Assurance. She completed the leadership program Growing Associates in Naples, FL (GAIN) in 2015.

She serves on the Association of Government Accountants Professional Ethics Board and the Professional Development Training committees. She is the Vice President for the Palm Beach County Institute of Internal Auditors Chapter. Ms. Gaillard is a frequent speaker at national and local conferences for accountants, auditors, and government professionals on topics, such as, data analytics, fraud, information technology, internal controls, risk management and assessment, and investigations.