Mary’s is the Continuous Monitoring Program Administrator in AMAS.  She received her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Le Moyne College and has been employed at the University since November of 1985.  Mary's previous positions at SU included Bursar Representative and State Awards Coordinator in the Bursar's Office.  Mary has over 20 years of experience in audit including previous positions as an Information Systems Auditor and Senior Auditor.  She is certified as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and a Certified Business Manager (CBM).

She was president for the Central New York Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) in 1997-1998 and has subsequently served on the board. She also is the Academic Relations Chairperson.  She has been the liaison for the Le Moyne Student Chapter since its inception in 1993.  She is a member of the Association of College and University Auditors (ACUA).

Mary currently leads the Continuous Monitoring function and analyzes SU’s computerized data across all application systems for trends, unusual attributes, or key indicators that may reveal errors, problem situations, or potentially fraudulent activity.  She also performs operational, financial, compliance, and information systems audits.

Mary Telesca
Continuous Monitoring Program Administrator
315-443-5157
mtelesca@syr.edu