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Clackamas County senior internal auditor Kathy Young wins national Knighton Award
Summary
County administrator announced that Kathy Young, senior internal auditor, won the National Association of Local Government Auditors' 2025 Knighton Award for the county's 2025 asset management performance audit, noting it was the audit office's first submission and win and highlighting the two-person team.
Clackamas County’s county administrator announced that Kathy Young, the county’s senior internal auditor, received the 2025 Knighton Award from the National Association of Local Government Auditors for the county’s 2025 asset management performance audit.
The administrator said the Knighton Award “recognizes the best performance audit reports of the year” and noted that this was the internal audit office’s first submission and first win. “So, thank you to Kathy for her phenomenal work,” the administrator said, adding that Kathy is part of a two-person office alongside a colleague named Jody.
The administrator framed the win as recognition of the county’s work on accountability and transparency, saying the internal audit office supports Clackamas County “in being accountable and transparent and high-functioning to the public.” No further action or funding decisions were announced; the statement was presented as recognition of staff work rather than a board action.
The administrator said the award reflects national recognition of the county’s audit work and praised the small audit team’s output.
