August 2026
PROCUREMENT COMMUNICATIONS REPORT
OAG employees must document all written and oral communications they receive that impart or request material information or make a material argument regarding potential action concerning a procurement matter, including but not limited to an application, a contract, or a project. This requirement does not apply to communications regarding the administration and implementation of an existing contract, except communications regarding change orders or the renewal or extension of a contract.
| Name and Title OAG Employee |
Date/time of contact | Name and title of person making contact and name of company they represent |
Registered Lobbyist? |
Name and title of each additional participant to the communication |
Method of contact (oral by phone, oral in person, or in writing). If by phone, list each person's phone number. If in person, list location of meeting. |
Approximate duration of communication. |
Provide a detailed summary of the points made by each person involved in the communication, including any action requested or recommendation made, and the substance of your response. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Obernuefemann, Auditor V | 08/03/2026 10:29 AM | Amy Sherwood, Principal - Sikich | No | Jennifer Baptist - Manager OAG
Lindsey Fish - Principal Sikich | Suralink & Amy.Sherwood-at-sikich.com | Received contracting documents for ROE 34 for FY22 & FY23 | |
| Jennifer Baptist, Auditor V | 08/06/2026 01:25 PM | Amy Sherwood, Partner at Sikich | No | Email and Suralink: Amy.Sherwood-at-sikich.com | Sent ROE 34 FY2022 and FY2023 Contracts for signature. | ||
| Beth Obernuefemann, Auditor V | 08/06/2026 02:52 PM | Amy Sherwood, Principal - Sikich | No | Suralink | Sent and received an amendment for ROE #35's FY26 contract. | ||
| Jennifer Baptist, Auditor V | 08/06/2026 03:10 PM | Amy Sherwood, Partner at Sikich | No | Suralink: Amy.Sherwood-at-sikich.com | Received the ROE 34 FY22 and FY23 contracts back from the firm. | ||
| Beth Obernuefemann, Auditor V | 08/07/2026 11:02 AM | Amy Sherwood | No | Suralink | Sent signed ROE #35 contract amendment for FY26. | ||
| Jennifer Baptist, Auditor V | 08/10/2026 07:15 AM | Amy Sherwood, Partner at Sikich | No | Suralink: Amy.Sherwood-at-sikich.com | Sent the signed contacts for ROE 34 for FY22 and FY23. | ||
| Quentin Kuntzman, Statewide Financial Audit Manager | 08/10/2026 07:42 AM | Amy Sherwood, Principal, Sikich CPA LLC | No | N/A | Email/Suralink:
qkuntzman-at-auditor.illinois.gov amy.sherwood-at-sikich.com | N/A | I provided Amy a copy of the draft amendment to the FY26 ACFR Contract for firm review and signature. |
| Quentin Kuntzman, Statewide Financial Audit Manager | 08/10/2026 08:05 AM | Amy Sherwood, Principal, Sikich CPA LLC | No | N/A | Email/Suralink:
qkuntzman-at-auditor.illinois.gov amy.sherwood-at-sikich.com | N/A | Amy returned the FY26 ACFR Contract Amendment signed by the firm. |
| Dean Devert, Chief of Staff | 08/10/2026 01:30 PM | Christine Assad, Ethan Coy, and Bob Foote of Alteryx | No | Logan Jones, Maggie Duckworth | Teams | 30 minutes | Met with Alteryx about AI services. The are a Financial and Audit service company which provides AI services to discuss their business products. |
| Dennis Gibbons, Audit Director | 08/12/2026 09:43 AM | Bill Sarb, Partner, RSM US LLP | No | Chad McCoy, Audit Manager, RSM US LLP | Email
Bill: bill.sarb-at-rsmus.com Chad: chad.mccoy-at-rsmus.com Dennis: dgibbons-at-auditor.illinois.gov | I emailed Bill and Chad to ask for their thoughts on amending the SERS FY26 Phase 2-3 contracts and SERS FY25 Phase 3 contract to slightly reduce the number of hours and remove the requirement to provide a census compliance report for ISP. | |
| Dennis Gibbons, Audit Director | 08/12/2026 10:15 AM | Bill Sarb, Partner, RSM US LLP | No | Chad McCoy, Audit Manager, RSM US LLP; Russell Matos, Supervisor, RSM US LLP | Microsoft Teams call | We discussed amending the SERS FY26 and FY25 contracts to slightly reduce the hours and remove the requirement for the Illinois State Police to be an entity receiving a census compliance report. | |
| Dennis Gibbons, Audit Director | 08/12/2026 02:31 PM | Bill Sarb, Partner, RSM US LLP | No | Chad McCoy, Audit Manager, RSM US LLP | Email
Bill: bill.sarb-at-rsmus.com Chad: chad.mccoy-at-rsmus.com Dennis: dgibbons-at-auditor.illinois.gov | Bill sent me the suggested number of hours to decrease in the FY26 SERS and FY25 SERS contracts to remove the ISP report requirement. | |
| Quentin Kuntzman, Statewide Financial Audit Manager | 08/13/2026 07:48 AM | Amy Sherwood, Principal, Sikich CPA LLC | Yes | N/A | Email/Suralink:
qkuntzman-at-auditor.illinois.gov amy.sherwood-at-sikich.com | N/A | I sent Amy a copy of the final, signed FY26 ACFR Contract Amendment. |
| Dennis Gibbons, Audit Director | 08/25/2026 11:46 AM | Bill Sarb, Partner, RSM US LLP | No | Chad McCoy, Audit Manager, RSM US LLP | Email and Suralink
Bill: bill.sarb-at-rsmus.com Chad: chad.mccoy-at-rsmus.com Dennis: dgibbons-at-auditor.illinois.gov | I sent Bill the SERS contract amendments via Suralink and emailed him to notify him. | |
| Dean Devert, Chief of Staff | 08/26/2026 10:00 AM | Kevin Riordan | No | Maggie Duckworth, Logan Jones, Matt Cobb | Teams meeting | 20 minutes | Met with Kevin Riordan of Alliant Insurance services to discuss Cyber Insurance options. He gave us the background on the search and what we could expect if we got Cyber Insurance. |
| Quentin Kuntzman, Statewide Financial Audit Manager | 08/27/2026 10:22 AM | Elda Arriola, Partner, Roth & Co. LLP | No | N/A | Email:
earriola-at-rothcocpa.com qkuntzman-at-auditor.illinois.gov | N/A | Elda contacted me to let me know that they were going to need to hire an IT Manager on a contractual basis to replace the former IT Manager who left the firm. Elda sent the updated Criminal History Background Check form, updated Schedule 2 - Professional Staffing Data Sheet and updated Schedule 3 to add the subcontractor for the FY25/26 Compliance Examination of the Department of Innovation and Technology. |
| Dennis Gibbons, Audit Director | 08/27/2026 11:51 AM | Bill Sarb, Partner, RSM US LLP | No | Email and Suralink
Bill: bill.sarb-at-rsmus.com Dennis: dgibbons-at-auditor.illinois.gov | I sent Bill the contract amendments for SERS over Suralink. | ||
| Stacie Sherman, Assistant Director | 08/27/2026 02:34 PM | Elda Arriola, Partner, Roth & Co. | No | earriola-at-rothcpcpa.com
ssherman-at-auditor.illinois.gov | Elda contacted me to let me know that they were going to need to hire an IT Manager on a contractual basis to replace the former IT Manager who left the firm. Elda sent the updated Criminal History Background Check form, updated Schedule 2 - Professional Staffing Data Sheet and updated Schedule 3 to add the subcontractor. | ||
| Stephanie Wildhaber, Auditor V | 08/27/2026 03:45 PM | Elda Arriola, Partner, Roth & Co., LLP | No | Email:
swildhaber-at-auditor.illinois.gov earriola-at-rothcocpa.com | N/A | Elda contacted me to let me know that they were going to need to hire an IT Manager on a contractual basis to replace the former IT Manager who left the firm. Elda sent the updated Criminal History Background Check form, updated Schedule 2 - Professional Staffing Data Sheet and updated Schedule 3 to add the subcontractor. | |
| Lisa Warden, Auditor V | 08/27/2026 04:38 PM | Elda Arriola, Partner, Roth & Co. | No | earriola - at - rothcocpa.com
lwarden - at - auditor.illinois.gov | n/a - email | Partner asked to add a subcontractor to the FY25/26 examination of the Environmental Protection Agency and submitted related forms. | |
| Dennis Gibbons, Audit Director | 08/28/2026 09:44 AM | Bill Sarb, Partner, RSM US LLP | No | Email and Suralink
Bill: bill.sarb-at-rsmus.com Dennis: dgibbons-at-auditor.illinois.gov | Bill provided me the signed SERS amendments over Suralink and notified me over email. | ||
| Lisa Warden, Auditor V | 08/28/2026 11:55 AM | Elda Arriola, Partner, Roth & Co | No | earriola - at - rothcocpa.com
lwarden - at - auditor.illinois.gov | n/a - email | OAG manager requested additional information re: proposed subcontractor addition for the FY25/26 Environmental Protection Agency engagement. | |
| Lisa Warden, Auditor V | 08/28/2026 12:03 PM | Elda Arriola, Partner, Roth & Co | No | earriola - at - rothcocpa.com
lwarden - at - auditor.illinois.gov | n/a - email | Partner submitted requested information re: proposed subcontractor for the FY25/26 compliance examination of Environmental Protection Agency. | |
| Lisa Warden, Auditor V | 08/28/2026 03:59 PM | Elda Arriola, Partner, Roth & Co | No | earriola - at - rothcocpa.com
lwarden - at - auditor.illinois.gov | n/a - email | Requested experience information for proposed subcontractor for the FY25/26 examination of Environmental Protection Agency. | |
| Lisa Warden, Auditor V | 08/28/2026 04:07 PM | Elda Arriola, Partner, Roth & Co | No | earriola - at - rothcocpa.com
lwarden - at - auditor.illinois.gov | n/a - email | Partner provided experience information for proposed subcontractor on the FY25/26 Environmental Protection Agency examination. | |
| Lisa Warden, Auditor V | 08/28/2026 05:06 PM | Elda Arriola, Partner, Roth & Co. | No | earriola - at - rothcocpa.com
lwarden - at - auditor.illinois.gov | n/a - email | Asked how many hours partner proposed in relation to amendment of FY25/26 Environmental Protection Agency contract. | |
| Lisa Warden, Auditor V | 08/28/2026 05:21 PM | Elda Arriola, CPA, Roth & Co | No | earriola - at - rothcocpa.com
lwarden - at - auditor.illinois.gov | n/a - email | Partner sent requested information re: proposed amendment of the FY25/26 Environmental Protection Agency contract. | |
| Lisa Warden, Auditor V | 08/31/2026 09:20 AM | Elda Arriola, Partner, Roth and Co | No | earriola - at - rothcocpa.com
lwarden - at - auditor.illinois.gov | n/a - email | Requested additional information re: subcontract in relation to the FY25/26 examination of Environmental Protection Agency. | |
| Lisa Warden, Auditor V | 08/31/2026 09:57 AM | Elda Arriola, Partner, Roth & Co | No | EArriola - at - rothcocpa.com
lwarden - at - auditor.illinois.gov | n/a - email | Partner inquired whether specified forms are required to be included in subcontract for the FY25/26 examination of Environmental Protection Agency. | |
| Lisa Warden, Auditor V | 08/31/2026 01:26 PM | Elda Arriola, Partner, Roth & Co | No | Stacie Sherman, Audit Manager, OAG
Quentin Kuntzman, Audit Manager, OAG | earriola - at - rothcocpa.com
lwarden - at - auditor.illinois.gov ssherman - at - auditor.illinois.gov qkuntzman - at - auditor.illinois.gov | n/a - email | OAG manager clarified to partner the requirements for subcontracts (which includes for the FY25/26 examination of Environmental Protection Agency). |