Vanesha Coggins
Vice President, Corporate Compliance and Internal Audit
Meet Vanesha Coggins
Vanesha Coggins serves as Vice President of Corporate Compliance and Internal Audit at Akron Children’s, where she leads the hospital’s enterprise-wide compliance and internal audit functions. With more than 20 years of experience across healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, and utilities, she brings extensive expertise in corporate compliance, internal audit, fraud investigation, and regulatory oversight. Before joining Akron Children’s, she served as Director of Corporate Compliance and Internal Audit at Connecticut Children’s Hospital, designing the hospital’s first formal enterprise risk management and internal audit programs. In addition, she has also held audit and leadership roles at the New York Power Authority, Praxair, Subway® Franchisee World Headquarters, General Electric, and Pitney Bowes. Coggins holds a Bachelor of Science in International Economics from Bentley University and professional certifications including Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC), and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
