Karen Sanderson became a member of the IPSASB in January 2025. She was nominated by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA). She was previously a member of IPSASB’s Consultative Advisory Group, serving from its initiation in 2016 to the end of her term in 2023.

Ms. Sanderson is the technical director for the first ever international financial reporting guidance for non-profit organizations. Prior to this she worked extensively in the public sector, with over 30 years of experience working at different levels of government in the UK and the New South Wales government in Australia. She has more than 20 years of experience of applying accrual accounting in the public sector and delivered the first ever Whole of Government Accounts in the UK. Ms. Sanderson was responsible for UK central government standard setting for 5 years and has been involved in public sector standard setting for over 15 years.  

Ms. Sanderson is a first class honors graduate from the Open University. She is a member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants (ACCA) and is also a member of CIPFA.  

Her Technical Advisor is Henning Diederichs.

Obichukwu Nwazota joined as a Member of the IESBA in January 2025. Ms. Nwazota is the Managing Director of UGN Consulting Services Ltd, an accounting, tax, and management consulting firm in Abuja, Nigeria. Previously she was an Audit Senior in Deloitte Nigeria, where she led various audit and audit related service engagements for both private and public sector clients.

Ms. Nwazota has over 15 years' experience in auditing, financial reporting, tax and management consulting. She is also the Director, Organizational Management / Development in Poliwonk Consultants Limited, Abuja, Nigeria, and the President of the Uche Godwin Nzoko Foundation (UGN Foundation), a not-for-profit organisation that promotes ethics and values, good governance, and ESG / Sustainability for nation building. 

Ms. Nwazota is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, and a fellow of the Institute of Management  Consultants, Nigeria. She has a bachelor's degree in accountancy from the University of Nigeria.

Nancy Miller joined as a Member of the IESBA in January 2025. Ms. Miller is a Managing Director in Risk Management - Audit and Independence, at KPMG, US and was previously the managing partner at Miller Foley Group.

Ms. Miller serves on the AICPA Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC). PEEC sets ethics and independence standards for members of the AICPA. She previously served as the chair of the technical standards sub-committee, to enforce violations of the Code of Conduct related to technical standards as delegated by PEEC.

The IESBA is committed to continuously monitor the rapidly evolving landscape of technological transformations and the related impacts on the activities and services performed by professional accountants from an ethical perspective. The objectives as set out in the Technology Working Group terms of reference are to:

The objectives of the Trends and Risks Committee (TRC) are to:

• Oversee the implementation of the IESBA’s Statement of Working Processes – Trends and Risks; and

Adda Faye is the Chief Financial Officer at the Global Fund, where she leads the Finance and Administration Division and optimizes organizational resources to accelerate the Global Fund’s mission to end the AIDS, TB, and malaria. 

Ms. Faye has over 20 years of experience in strategic financial management and administrative functions in the international development and public sectors, including expertise in change management and business process optimization by leveraging technology to drive organizational change. She has also worked with UNESCO in Paris and with The Gambian Ministry of Finance (Divestiture Agency). She is currently a member of the Consultative Advisory Group (CAG) of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB) and is leading the mainstreaming of public financial management (PFM) as an enabler to sustain investment in health and maximize impact at the Global Fund. 

Mr. George Mokua joined the SMPAG in January 2025. He was nominated by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya, (ICPAK).

Mr. Mokua is currently the Managing Partner of Mokua Onwonga & Co., a medium-sized audit firm. He was previously the chairman of ICPAK, board member of the Pan Africa Federation of Accountants (PAFA), board member of Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board (KASNEB), and a Council delegate to IFAC representing ICPAK. He currently chairs PAFA’s Accountancy Quality Advisory Group (AQAG) and he is the Chairman of KCA University's Board of Trustees. He has wide and extensive experience cutting across external audit and financial reporting.

Mr. Mokua is a member of ICPAK and a member of the Institute of Certified Secretaries of Kenya. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (Accounting) from Moi University and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Free State.

Kelly Khalilieh became a member of the Small- and Medium-Sized Practices Advisory Group in January 2025. She was nominated by Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA Canada).

Ms. Khalilieh is currently the Partner leading the Professional Standards and Quality Management group at McGovern Hurley LLP, a medium-sized firm in Toronto serving publicly listed entities, private companies, and owner-managed businesses. Previously, she was the Director for the Canadian Accounting Standards Board (AcSB).

Ms. Khalilieh has extensive experience in standard-setting, serving as a former Chair of the AcSB's Pension Plan Working Group and a current member of the AcSB's Private Enterprise Advisory Committee. She is also a Deputy Chair of CPA Ontario's Professional Conduct Committee.

Ms. Khalilieh is a Fellow of CPA Ontario.

Eleni Ashioti became a member of the Small- and Medium-Sized Practices Advisory Group in January 2025. She was nominated by the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC).

Eleni is the Head of Technical and Professional Matters at ICPAC, where she oversees the institute’s strategic initiatives and policies on key topics such as financial reporting, audit and assurance, ethics, and sustainability. In this capacity, she actively collaborates with government authorities, advocating on behalf of the professional accountants in Cyprus.

She also plays a pivotal role in shaping the institute’s engagement with international organizations and represents ICPAC at various national and international forums, including the Edinburgh Group. Eleni also serves as ICPAC’s representative in three technical policy groups at Accountancy Europe.

Prior to her current position, Eleni gained invaluable experience as a Technical Manager at Accountancy Europe in Brussels. Earlier in her career, she worked as an external auditor specializing in financial services at EY Cyprus, and in a small and medium-sized practice, where she developed a strong understanding of the unique challenges faced by SMPs.

Eleni is a qualified and active member of both the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW).