Don Berecz

Center for Forensic Studies in Accounting and Business | Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA, UNITED STATES

Don Berecz has participated in undercover operations, foreign counterintelligence matters, and recruiting for the FBI

Biography

Don Berecz joined the faculty of Georgia Southern University in 2007, as the director of the Center for Forensic Studies in Accounting and Business. He had previously served 23 years as a special agent with the FBI. He was agency-certified as a financial investigator, police instructor, and polygraph examiner. During his career he was assigned to the Seattle, Illinois, and Washington, DC, field offices. He was responsible for a wide variety of criminal investigations, and also participated in undercover operations, foreign counterintelligence matters, and recruiting for the FBI.

Areas of Expertise (6)

Forensic Interviews and Interrogation

Forensic Accounting

White Collar Crime

Criminal Investigations

Fraud Examination

Polygraph

Accomplishments (4)

Instructor of the Year

2015 - School of Accountancy

Outstanding College of Business Faculty

2014 - Ron & Barbara Shiffler Award

Student-Centered Engagement Award

2011 - Eagle Executive Faculty Award

Student Engagement

2010 - Dean’s Citation

Education (2)

Western Illinois University: M.B.A., Accounting 1981

Western Illinois University: B.B.A., Accounting 1978

Affiliations (2)

2015 - Elite Training Day and Advisory Board Meeting International Association of Interviewers San Antonio, TX
2014 - Certified Forensic Interviewer Prep Course International Association of Interviewers Atlanta, GA