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Meet the New Hires in Finances & Operations

March 26, 2025

The Finance & Operations team is excited to announce two new hires, Pfungwa “PJ” Mutambanashe and Lillia Vaughan. Please join us in welcoming them to the ҹӰԺ community, and you can read more about them below. 

Lillia Vaughn: The Risk Management Department has recently hired Lillia Vaughan as ҹӰԺ's new Associate Director of Safety & Environmental Health. Lillia’s professional experience began in the 1990’s working as a Safety Analyst at Mobil Oil Corporation. Since then, she has held various Safety Analyst, Safety Advisor, Safety Team Leader, Safety Director positions in Oil Refining, The Disneyland Resort, Aerospace/Precision Castparts Corporation, and oil & gas onshore non-destructive testing at SGS. Lillia has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with an emphasis in Behavior Based Safety. Lillia is excited to bring her experience, knowledge, and solutions-centric critical thinking to ҹӰԺ. Lillia and her family recently moved from Los Angeles, California to Edgewood, New Mexico to enjoy a slower paced life where She can enjoy cooking, riding Harleys or KTM 1250s, and glamping.

Pfungwa “PJ” Mutambanashe: The Internal Audit Department has recently hired Pfungwa “PJ” Mutambanashe as ҹӰԺ’s new IT Auditor. Pfungwa has 18 years’ experience in auditing, risk management, and compliance. He has traceable audit experience in executing and managing teams for Financial institutions and Public Accounting firms, which includes CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) LLP, Commercial Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) Ltd., and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLP. Pfungwa holds certifications in IT auditing (CISA), internal auditing (CIA), and nursing (LPN). In addition, he holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics and Masters of Science Degree in Finance & Investments, and is currently pursuing a Masters of Science in Cybersecurity and Business Analytics with University of New Mexico.