UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee

Mr. Chambers has served as a member of the UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee since September 2022 and the Chair of the Committee since July 2023.

He brings fifty years of global leadership experience in audit and risk management in the public and private sectors, including as the President and CEO of the Institute of Internal Auditors, the National Practice Leader of PwC, the Inspector General of the Tennessee Valley Authority Corporation, the Deputy Inspector General at the United States Postal Service and the Chief Audit Executive for the United States Army. He is the founder and Chief Practice Leader of Richard F Chambers and Associates LLC, and also serves as senior advisor of AuditBoard Inc.

Mr. Chambers is a former member of the COSO Board of Directors, an Overseas Honorary Dean at Nanjing Audit University, and author of four books. He holds the following certifications: CIA, CRMA, CGAP, CCSA, CGFM and CFE.

Ms. Haraszuk has served as a member of the UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee since September 2020 and as the Vice-Chair of the Committee since July 2023.

She brings over thirty years of experience in the fields of risk management, auditing, accounting, finance and internal controls, and in the last fifteen years has supplemented her leadership experience with work in digital and sustainable transformation, artificial intelligence and data universe. She is currently Partner and co-owner of the Valuation Academy, and has held previous associations with Deloitte and the Nordea Group.

Ms. Haraszuk has also served as Chair of the Audit Committee for UNOPS. She is a professional board member holding several board positions in the private and not-for-profit sectors.

A state-authorized public accountant and member of FSR – Danish Auditors, Ms. Haraszuk holds an executive MBA from Copenhagen Business School and board education from INSEAD.

Mr. Okonkwo has served as a member of the UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee since February 2022.

He has over thirty years of experience in the private and public sectors managing resources for institutions ranging from Virginia State University; KPMG; Citibank; Chuck, Mills & Associates; P. C.; MITRE Corporation; and the African Development Bank. Mr. Okonkwo’s last held position was as Auditor General of the African Development Bank.

He also serves as a member of the Oversight Advisory Committee for UNESCO.

Mr. Okonkwo is a certified public accountant with a master’s degree in business administration and bachelor’s of science degree in accounting.

Ms. Frueh has served as a member of the UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee since July 2023.

​​​​​​​She has over forty years of experience in programme management, ethics and risk management, and over twenty-five years of experience in oversight functions. Ms. Frueh led policy development as the Head of Evaluation at UNOCHA and as Chair of the United Nations Evaluation Group. She was formerly the Director of Internal Oversight Service at UNESCO and will be concluding her term as the Director of the Office for Internal Oversight at OSCE in 2025.

Ms. Frueh has served on the audit committees of several other international organizations, including UNRWA, UNHCR and the CGIAR. She was also Chair of the UN Representatives of the Internal Audit Services and a panel member of the 2019 Independent Review of the UNICEF Response to the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.

A certified government auditing professional and credentialed evaluator, Ms. Frueh holds certifications in corruption control and organizational integrity, performance auditing and procurement management.

Mr. Athukorala has served as a member of the UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee since July 2023.

He brings more than forty-five years of experience in the fields of management, finance, human resources, accounting, auditing, business and project administration, and corporate structuring and restructuring. Mr. Athukorala has held key positions at the Asian Development Bank, the Institute of Chartered Accounts of Sri Lanka, and the Auditor General’s Office in Papua New Guinea.

He served as the Chair of the Oversight/Audit Committee of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Mr. Athukorala has published work on accounting, budgeting, auditing and financial governance.

A certified management accountant and fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, he holds a master’s degree in business administration a postgraduate diploma in business and financial administration.

Ms. Hanrahan has served as a member of the UNICEF Audit Advisory Committee since October 2024.

She brings over thirty years of experience in the fields of accounting, financial and value-for-money auditing in the private and public sectors. Ms. Hanrahan currently serves as the Auditor General for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador and has previously served as its Deputy Minister and Secretary to the Treasury Board.

She has been appointed to numerous boards and committees, with senior executive leadership experience in advising, evaluation and policy development.

A chartered professional accountant, Ms. Hanrahan holds a certified corporate director designation and a master’s degree in business administration.