Management
City Auditor
Tina Adams, CPA, CIA
Tina joined the City of Charlotte's Internal Audit Division in 1998 as a senior auditor and currently serves as the city auditor. Prior to joining the City, Tina was the chief financial officer for Child Care Resources in Charlotte, N.C. and was an audit supervisor with the South Carolina State Auditor's Office.
Tina is also involved in the Association of Local Government Auditors, having served in several roles with this national organization, including as president from 2017-2018. She is a certified internal auditor (CIA) and a certified public accountant (CPA). Tina received her bachelor of science in accounting from Winthrop University.
Deputy City Auditor
Craig Terrell, CPA, CISA
Craig joined the City of Charlotte's Internal Audit Division in 2014 as an audit supervisor. Prior to joining the City, Craig served as Assistant City Auditor for Arlington, Texas, responsible for improving audit, accounting, and internal control procedures of the City and supervising Internal Auditors. He has more than 30 years of internal audit experience in both the public and private sector.
Craig is originally from Palos Verdes, California, but has resided in the Charlotte area since 2014. Craig holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business with an emphasis in Accounting from California State University, Long Beach. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
Audit Staff
Internal Audit Supervisors
Marie Marsicano
Marie joined the office in June 1998. She holds a BBA in accounting from Dowling College in New York.
Will Pellisero, CPA, CIA, CISA
Will joined the office in February 2016. He holds a masters of accounting and BS of accounting from Appalachian State University.
Lead Senior Auditor
Lynette C. Stover
Lynette joined the office in November 2012. She holds a masters of accounting and a BS in accounting from Winthrop University and associate degrees in accounting, business management and general business from York Technical College.
Senior Internal Auditors
Danny Nuccio, CPA, CFE
Danny joined the office in June of 2022. Prior to joining the City, he was an auditor for the State of Maryland. Danny holds an MSA and BSBA from East Carolina University.
Kalief Cole, CPA, CIA, CGFM
Kalief joined the office in September of 2023, after serving in the Charlotte Finance Department since 2021. Prior to joining the City, Kalief served as Deputy City Treasurer for the City of Wilmington (DE). He holds a masters and BS of Accounting from Western Governors University.
DeRhonda Perkins, CIA
DeRhonda joined the office in October of 2023. Prior to joining the City, she was an auditor for Clark County, Nevada. DeRhonda holds an MBA and BBA from Eastern Michigan University
Staff Auditor
Chris Douglas, MBA
Chris joined the office in February of 2023. He holds an MBA from USC Aiken and a BS of Accounting from South Carolina State University.