Ohio University names Mary Ann Boyle as executive director of Office of Audit, Risk and Compliance, chief audit executive

Ohio University President Lori Stewart Gonzalez and Trustee Thomas Parfitt are pleased to announce that Mary Ann Boyle, CIA, CFE, has been named as the executive director of the Office of Audit, Risk and Compliance and chief audit executive, effective Aug. 19.

Boyle currently serves as the executive associate athletic director for internal operations/chief financial and administrative officer for the Ohio Athletics Department. She previously served as interim chief audit executive for Ohio University from August 2020 – January 2021.

“I’m looking forward to working with Mary Ann Boyle as she steps into this critical role,” President Gonzalez said. “She is a proven leader with a unique combination of knowledge, skills and experience that will serve us well as we move our institutional priorities forward.”

Boyle first joined Ohio University as a senior audit/audit manager in 2014 and has served in her current role in Ohio Athletics since 2021.

Prior to joining Ohio University, Boyle worked for 16 years with the Ohio Auditor of State’s Office, holding the positions of audit manager and assistant auditor. 

An OHIO graduate, she earned a master’s degree in accounting and a bachelor’s degree in business administration – accounting and business law from the College of Business. She has also earned professional certifications as a Certified Fraud Examiner and as a Certified Internal Auditor.

“Mary Ann Boyle is an experienced and respected leader who will bring an important perspective to this position as someone who has also been an OHIO student and employee,” Parfitt said. “I’m thrilled that she will now be taking on this position.”

“I also want to thank the search committee for their time and dedication to this process and express my gratitude to Laura Myers for taking on the role of interim executive director of the Office of Audit, Risk and Compliance. She has excelled in her work and we greatly appreciate her continued commitment to Ohio University,” Parfitt said.

Myers was named to the interim position after former chief audit executive Marion Candrea left the University in October 2023 for a position at Boston University.