Heidi Cox, CPA, CIA

Heidi Cox is the Deputy Chief Officer of Internal Audit at Valdosta State University. Her experience includes over twenty years as a public and private accountant, as well as a financial advisor, with a focus on external auditing, and fourteen years of internal auditing within the University System of Georgia.

In May 2008, she joined the Valdosta State University Internal Audit Department as a senior auditor and was transferred to Albany State University as Director of Internal Audit in November 2011. She returned to her Alma Mater in February 2016 as Director of Internal Audit. Heidi earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Valdosta State University and holds certifications as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).  Her professional memberships include the Institute for Internal Auditors (IIA), the Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA), the Georgia Society of CPAs (GSCPA), and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Currently, she is a member of the IIA - Tallahassee Chapter and has served on the Board of Governors for the Chapter, as well as past President of the GSCPA - Valdosta Chapter.