Full Name
Sheryl Vacca RN, MS, CCEP-F, CCEP-I, CHC-F, CHPC
Job Title
President
Organization
Vacca Consulting LLC
Speaker Bio
Sheryl is President of Vacca Consulting LLC and has focused on assisting clients related to risk assessment, compliance program development and/or evaluation, research compliance programs, assisting with complex risk matters, participating in investigations and recommending potential options for structural governance of risk reporting, interim compliance officer roles, as well as assisting with self-disclosures and corporate integrity agreements. Public and nonprofit organizations are part of the client base, primarily in healthcare. Sheryl’s consulting clients include various organizations such as county, pharma/bio science, academic, health systems, physician groups and/or clinics and single hospital organizations.
Sheryl has held various roles in industry over the past 30 years which have included risk, compliance and internal audit including SVP/Chief Risk Officer, SVP/Chief Compliance and Audit Officer, VP Internal Audit, Director (non-equity partner) at Deloitte and Chief Compliance Officer. These roles have been at various organizations including large domestic and international organizations, large academic institutions and a mid-size health system. Additionally, experience at Deloitte included West Coast Regulatory Practice Leader and National Leader for Bio Science/Health Care Internal Audit. Sheryl is a Registered Nurse where she began her career in critical care and worked in administrative leadership roles for many years before moving to compliance, risk and internal audit.
During her tenure in compliance, Sheryl was recognized for her work at the University of California by being awarded Senior Vice President Emerita. Other achievements have included awards for best practice code of conduct and achievement awards while serving in Desert Storm.
Sheryl has coauthored Compliance 101 for healthcare, in its 5th edition and coauthored Compliance 101 for non-healthcare, in its 3rd edition. Sheryl has been a public speaker nationally and internationally on topics of compliance, risk and internal audit. She has served as a resource to various industries on compliance and internal audit and has published several articles on different aspects of compliance, risk and internal audit.
Sheryl is a current board member of the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) and Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE), as well as Past President. Certifications include CHC-F, CCEP-F, CHC, CHRC, CHPC, CCEP-I certifications (HCCB – a subsidiary of SCCE/HCCA)
Sheryl has held various roles in industry over the past 30 years which have included risk, compliance and internal audit including SVP/Chief Risk Officer, SVP/Chief Compliance and Audit Officer, VP Internal Audit, Director (non-equity partner) at Deloitte and Chief Compliance Officer. These roles have been at various organizations including large domestic and international organizations, large academic institutions and a mid-size health system. Additionally, experience at Deloitte included West Coast Regulatory Practice Leader and National Leader for Bio Science/Health Care Internal Audit. Sheryl is a Registered Nurse where she began her career in critical care and worked in administrative leadership roles for many years before moving to compliance, risk and internal audit.
During her tenure in compliance, Sheryl was recognized for her work at the University of California by being awarded Senior Vice President Emerita. Other achievements have included awards for best practice code of conduct and achievement awards while serving in Desert Storm.
Sheryl has coauthored Compliance 101 for healthcare, in its 5th edition and coauthored Compliance 101 for non-healthcare, in its 3rd edition. Sheryl has been a public speaker nationally and internationally on topics of compliance, risk and internal audit. She has served as a resource to various industries on compliance and internal audit and has published several articles on different aspects of compliance, risk and internal audit.
Sheryl is a current board member of the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) and Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE), as well as Past President. Certifications include CHC-F, CCEP-F, CHC, CHRC, CHPC, CCEP-I certifications (HCCB – a subsidiary of SCCE/HCCA)
Speaking At
