Rona M. Lawson CPA
Dep AIG for Audit, SSA OIG
Ms. Lawson is the Deputy Assistant Inspector General for the Social Security Administration (SSA), Office of the Inspector General's Office of Audit. Ms. Lawson started her audit career working to improve the integrity of SSA's programs in the Boston, Massachusetts office in 1989. Rona later served as an Audit Manager and Audit Director in Boston for several years. Over the years, she served as Audit Director over staffs in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Falls Church, Kansas City, Dallas and Baltimore. In 2003, Rona became the Office of Audit's Executive Officer, where she coordinated nationwide audit activities and administrative functions, and led the offices quality control system.
Throughout her career, Ms. Lawson has received numerous individual and team awards, including nine Council of Inspectors General awards for excellence, Commissioner's Citations, and Inspector General Awards. Rona has performed and led many audits of SSA's disability programs, as well as recommending numerous improvements to reduce improper payments.
Ms. Lawson is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor who graduated from Eastern Kentucky University and received her Masters of Science in Accounting from the University of Kentucky.
Throughout her career, Ms. Lawson has received numerous individual and team awards, including nine Council of Inspectors General awards for excellence, Commissioner's Citations, and Inspector General Awards. Rona has performed and led many audits of SSA's disability programs, as well as recommending numerous improvements to reduce improper payments.
Ms. Lawson is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor who graduated from Eastern Kentucky University and received her Masters of Science in Accounting from the University of Kentucky.