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3819 Towne Crossing Blvd.
Suite 202
Mesquite, 75150

Brian Hokanson
Internal Auditor
972-882-7566

Mesquite ISD policy holds that All Trustees, employees, vendors, contractors, agents, consultants, volunteers, and any other parties who are involved in the District's financial transactions shall act with integrity and diligence in duties involving the District's fiscal resources.

MISD Internal Auditor

All MISD personnel are tasked with fiscal diligence with District resources and in the event fraud is suspected it should be immediately reported to District administrators. The Internal Audit department manages an Anonymous Fraud Reporting Process provided by a third party vendor. The Lighthouse platform allows phone, fax and web reporting of potentially fraudulent activity observed by staff, or by persons with business dealings with the District. See below for more information and a link to report fraud. 

Anonymous Fraud Reporting

Important note: The hotline and online form reporting is NOT a 911 system to report immediate threats to life or property nor is it to report issues such as bullying, or other campus or department issues where a reporting process already exists.

This reporting system is meant to gather information on the following situations involving district operations:

  • Accounting, auditing and internal financial controls issues – where policies and procedures are not being followed
  • Embezzlement – theft of funds belonging to the employer (MISD in this case)
  • Falsification of contracts – changing documents in order to take advantage and deceive
  • Fraud – deliberate deception to obtain personal gain or deprive a victim of a legal right
  • Theft of property – where district property is involved

Your identity will be kept anonymous. If you wish to identify yourself, you are protected from retaliation — by law. Fill out a simply form online or call the hotline — all anonymously.

 Online Submission Form

Or call 833-460-0009 to speak with a representative.

While the District is required to have its’ core financial statements audited by qualified External Auditing personnel, the District has also chosen to employ an Internal Auditor to perform financial, operational and efficiency audits and reviews of campus and support and administrative functions.  The Internal Auditor is hired and reports to the Board of Trustees via the Audit Committee.  Audit plans and actions as submitted by the Internal Auditor are reviewed with the Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent of Finance and Operations and Assistant Superintendent of Personnel Services and approved by the Audit Committee. The operations of the Internal Audit Function are set out by an Internal Audit Charter as created by the Internal Audit department and approved by the Audit Committee.

The Internal Audit Department studies and reports on internal control compliance and risk as part of scheduled audits and ad hoc matters as they may be discovered.  Internal Audit operates independent of any operational department as is customary with Auditing and Accounting Associations.

Mr. Hokanson has been the Internal Auditor with MISD since August 2017. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Drake University, a Master’s Degree in Business Policy and Strategy from the University of Texas, Dallas, a Certified Public Accountant certificate with the State of Texas and a Registered Texas School Board Administrators certificate with TASBO.  In addition to the Audit work, he has served in business operations manager roles, risk management and project management roles with Financial Services firms since 1997.