Kim Chatelain is the Inspector General for the Jefferson Parish Office of Inspector General (JPOIG). Prior to her role as IG, Ms. Chatelain served as the 1st Assistant Inspector General for the Jefferson Parish Office of Inspector General (JPOIG) since its inception in September 2013. As the 1st Assistant, Ms. Chatelain provided legal counsel and direction across all areas of operations, audit and investigation, as well as provided program oversight and administration. Ms. Chatelain joined the AIG as a member shortly after her appointment, and she became a Certified Inspector General in August 2014. Ms. Chatelain is a licensed attorney of twenty-eight years, including fourteen years as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Louisiana. She has extensive experience representing governmental entities in state and federal court and advising governmental entities on legislative, administrative, and regulatory matters. Immediately prior to joining the Jefferson Parish Office of Inspector General, Ms. Chatelain was the Director of Governmental and Ethics Compliance for Jefferson Parish. As Director, she developed and implemented new administrative policies across government and launched a program of ethics education. Ms. Chatelain received her law degree in 1992 from Tulane Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana and her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1989. She is a Certified Fraud Examiner and a Certified Ethics and Compliance Professional. She is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics Professionals.
