Debra is an Accounts Payable speaker, consultant, and trainer with over 20 years of experience in AP, AR, general ledger, and financial reporting for Fortune 500 companies including Verizon, General Motors, and Aramark.

For ten years, Debra has focused on Global Vendor Maintenance, and implemented a vendor self-registration portal for 140k+ global vendors across five ERPs. In her consultancy, she focuses on authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraud in the vendor master file. For two years she was President of the Oklahoma Central Region IOFM Chapter.

Debra now focuses on helping accounts payable teams protect the vendor master file from fraud. She hosts a weekly podcast: “Putting the AP in hAPpy”.

Dawn is an Accounts Payable Manager at HHMI (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) where she has been for the last 10 years.

She started her career in the HR arena, but switched to accounting and now has over 25 years of experience in AP. She is always pushing the envelope with automation and process improvement. 

Dawn has been an IOFM Member since about 2010. She has been APM Certified since 2018, APPM Certified since 2020, and CPRS Certified since 2018.

Erica Saumenig is a Senior Accounting Specialist at Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), where she has been employed since 2018.

Over the past 15 years, Erica has honed her accounts payable skills, focusing on implementing analytical insights to enhance accuracy and efficiency. She is committed to continuous education and is always seeking ways to improve her abilities and stay updated with the latest advancements in the field.

Erica became a member of the Institute of Finance & Management (IOFM) in 2018. She holds several certifications, including Accounts Payable Specialist Certification (2019), Procure-to-Pay Specialist Certification (2019), and Payment Reporting Specialist Certification (2022).