Audit Committee members
To ensure independence in the audit function, the city established an audit committee comprised of five voting members, including the mayor or mayor's appointee, the council president or his appointee, and three at-large members. The at-large members must be city residents with auditing experience and hold professional certifications as a public accountant, internal auditor, or management accountant. At-large members are appointed by the city council to a four-year term.
Members' primary duties include the following:
Members' primary duties include the following:
- Providing general direction to the internal audit function by reviewing the annual audit plan and any proposed amendments, and submitting the plan to the committee’s recommendations to the council;
- Reviewing and approving internal audit reports before the final audit report is issued;
- Evaluating the effectiveness of the audit function and reporting the results of that evaluation annually to the council;
- Providing oversight of the external audit efforts and coverage; and
- Performing such other duties as provided for by an ordinance of the council.
Danielle Hampton, Chair
Appointed: August 2018
Ms. Hampton is employed by Georgia Pacific LLC as an Audit Director. She has audit oversight and accountability for Strategic Sourcing and Procurement as well as the Building Products Group. Outside of manufacturing, Danielle's audit experience includes the banking, insurance, and gaming industries. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Jackson State University and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Cardinal Stritch University. Danielle is a Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Fraud Examiner.
Appointed: August 2018
Ms. Hampton is employed by Georgia Pacific LLC as an Audit Director. She has audit oversight and accountability for Strategic Sourcing and Procurement as well as the Building Products Group. Outside of manufacturing, Danielle's audit experience includes the banking, insurance, and gaming industries. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Jackson State University and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from Cardinal Stritch University. Danielle is a Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Fraud Examiner.
Daniel Ebersole
Appointed: July 2014
Mr. Ebersole served for 13 years as the Georgia State Treasurer, and was the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation. Previously, he has served as the Chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council, as well as the President of the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers. He has over 24 years of experience in government finance and accounting, as well as public administration for the State of Georgia. He holds a Master's of Science in Urban Life from Georgia State University.
Appointed: July 2014
Mr. Ebersole served for 13 years as the Georgia State Treasurer, and was the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation. Previously, he has served as the Chair of the Governmental Accounting Standards Advisory Council, as well as the President of the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers. He has over 24 years of experience in government finance and accounting, as well as public administration for the State of Georgia. He holds a Master's of Science in Urban Life from Georgia State University.
Donald T. Penovi, CPA
Appointed: December 2020
Mr. Penovi is an accomplished finance, audit and controls professional with wide-ranging experience in risk-based financial and compliance audits. Alumni of Ernst and Young CPA firm and 28 year career in the Coca-Cola System.
Appointed: December 2020
Mr. Penovi is an accomplished finance, audit and controls professional with wide-ranging experience in risk-based financial and compliance audits. Alumni of Ernst and Young CPA firm and 28 year career in the Coca-Cola System.
Dargan Burns, III
Appointed: December 2020
Mr. Burns is a graduate of Morehouse College and an Alumnus of the Big Eight CPA firm of Ernst & Whinney (E&Y). Over his more than 30 year Accounting and Tax Professional Career Mr. Burns has been an Auditor, Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, Controller, Executive Director, and CFO for various For-Profit and Non-Profit businesses. Presently Mr. Burns runs his own Atlanta based Accounting Firm providing Tax Consulting, Accounting, Consulting and Equity Funding to a special niche of high income, high network clients through the United States.
Appointed: December 2020
Mr. Burns is a graduate of Morehouse College and an Alumnus of the Big Eight CPA firm of Ernst & Whinney (E&Y). Over his more than 30 year Accounting and Tax Professional Career Mr. Burns has been an Auditor, Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, Controller, Executive Director, and CFO for various For-Profit and Non-Profit businesses. Presently Mr. Burns runs his own Atlanta based Accounting Firm providing Tax Consulting, Accounting, Consulting and Equity Funding to a special niche of high income, high network clients through the United States.