Services
| Consulting |
| Arbitration & Mediation |
| Litigation Support |
| Investment Portfolio Analysis |
| Public Policy Advocacy |
| Website Design & Maintenance |
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Areas of Expertise
| Political Consulting |
| Government Policies, Operations, & Internal Controls |
| Age Discrimination & Reverse Discrimination |
| Financial Products Including Derivatives |
| Consumerism & Local Public Policy Advocacy |
| Microsoft FrontPage, Quicken, & TurboTax |
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Professional Certifications
| Forensic Accountant |
| Certified Financial Services Auditor |
| Certified Government Financial Manager |
| Certified Fraud Examiner |
| Licensed CPA in Illinois |
| Certified Internal Auditor |
| Certified Public Accountant |
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Professional Association Activities & Memberships
| Founding Director of the Midwest Chapter of the American Association of Political Consultants |
| Past Treasurer and Membership Director of the Association of Government Accountant’s Chicago Chapter |
| Past member of the Illinois CPA Society’s Membership Committee |
Activities
| American Accounting Association |
| American Arbitration Association |
| American Association of Individual Investors |
| American Association of Political Consultants |
| American Board of Forensic Accountants |
| American Institute of CPAs |
| American Society of Public Administrators |
| Association for Conflict Resolution |
| Association of Certified Fraud Examiners |
| Association of Government Accountants |
| Federal Criminal Investigators Association |
| Federal Managers Association |
| Illinois CPA Society |
| Institute of Internal Auditors |
| Institute of Management Accountants |
| International Association of Financial Engineers |
| International Webmasters Association |
| National Association of Financial Services Auditors |
| National Employment Lawyers Association |
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Memberships
| MS in financial markets & trading from the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago |
| MS in accounting from DePaul University in Chicago |
| MBA from Loyola University in Chicago |
| BS in management from Northern Illinois University in Dekalb |
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Education
| Arbitrator for BBB |
| Webmaster for Milton Township |
| Trustee for the Milton Township Cemeteries Authority |
| Illinois Editor for GOPUSA |
| Webmaster for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee |
| Legislative Liaison for the American Institute of CPAs and the Illinois CPA Society |
| Legal Assistant for Attorney Walter T. Charlton in Annapolis, Maryland |
| Arbitrator for NASD |
| Investment Portfolio Analyst |
| Consultant |
Work Experience
| Senior Analyst for the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) 1986-1997 and Analyst 1980-1986 |
| 9 years experience with GAO auditing federal financial institution regulators, 3 years experience auditing IRS’s Criminal Investigation Division, and 6 years experience auditing other federal agencies |
| Special Procedures Staff Advisor for IRS’s Collection Division 1976-1980 |
| Senior Revenue Officer for IRS 1974-1976 |
| Revenue Officer for IRS 1971-1974 |
| Retail Sales Manager for Firestone Stores 1970-1971 |
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Since 1998
| 2004 Illinois Republican Party Voting Delegate |
| Treasurer, Fundraising and Finance Committee Chairman, and Webmaster for the Illinois Center Right Coalition |
| First Vice-Chairman and Director of the TAPROOT Republicans of Illinois |
| Milton Township Coordinator for Patrick O’Malley’s primary campaign for Illinois Governor |
| Webmaster for Paul Didzerekis’ campaign for DuPage County Board |
| Illinois Editor for GOPUSA |
| Manned the Republican Campaign Headquarters for Milton Township during October and November of 2000 |
| Webmaster for the Milton Township Republican Central Committee |
| Precinct Committeeman for Precinct 9 in Wheaton, Illinois and Former Assistant Precinct Committeeman |
Prior to 1998
| Contributing Member of the Republican Party since 1976 |
| Lifelong Conservative |
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Republican Activism
| Please visit: DiersenGAOBrief.pdf |
| Treasurer and a Director of Adversity.Net since 1999 |
| Case No. 16 on Adversity.Net since 1999 |
| Plaintiff in Diersen v. GAO since 1998 |
| Filed Administrative Discrimination Complaint against GAO in 1997 |
| Participant in Chennareddy v. GAO since 1988 |
| Opponent of reverse discrimination since 1971 |
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Fight Against Age Discrimination & Reverse Discrimination
| Spokesman for Wheaton for Fox News Channel (FNC), a group that successfully prompted AT&T Broadband to begin carrying FNC in Wheaton, Warrenville, Winfield, West Chicago, Geneva, St. Charles, & Addison on April 1, 2002 |
| Opponent of imposition of additional restrictions on replacement home construction in Wheaton |
| Advocate for better electricity reliability in Wheaton |
| Settled a failure to honor warranty lawsuit against an automobile manufacturer and dealer |
| Supported advocacy of a minority committee report filed concerning the activities of a homeless shelter |
| Opposed running high voltage lines along the Illinois Prairie Path |
| Petitioned an odometer fraud lawsuit to the United States Supreme Court |
| Petitioned a breach of contract lawsuit against an attorney to the Illinois Supreme Court |
| Petitioned a lawsuit involving the validity of an arbitration clause, fraud, and construction defects to the Illinois Supreme Court |
| Appealed assessed valuations |
| Helped stop the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Harrison & President streets in Wheaton |
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Consumerism & Public Policy Advocacy
| Wheaton resident since 1978 |
| Married to Karen Annette Diersen (Gassner) since 1978 |
| Hometown is Crete, Illinois |
| Born in Chicago Heights, Illinois on September 29, 1948 |
| Parents are John Robert Diersen (died in 1969) and Esther Dorothy Diersen (Balgemann) of Crete |
| Interests include Corvettes, Chargers, Impala SSs, and Thunderbirds and bicycling on the Illinois Prairie Path |
| Listed in Who’s Who since 1988 |
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Personal Background
| Illinois Senator Peter Roskam |
| Illinois Representative Randall Hultgren |
| DuPage County Board Member John Noel |
| DuPage Forest Preserve Member Gwen Henry |
| DuPage County Auditor Jim Rasins |
References
| Wheaton City Councilman Tom Mouhelis |
| Annapolis, Maryland Attorney Walter T. Charlton |
| GAO Senior Analyst Stewart Seman |
| Central DuPage Hospital President Luke McGuinness |
| Milton Township Trustee Don Sender |
| DuPage Regional School Board Trustee Tim Whelan |
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Contact Information
| Phone: 630-653-0462 | |
| Fax: 630-653-9665 | |
| Email: diersen@aol.com | |
| Address: 915 Cove Court, Wheaton, Illinois 60187-6326 |