Find true north in your compliance program.
Twenty-five years of enterprise GRC leadership, applied to CMMC and FedRAMP readiness, cyber governance, and identity programs built to hold up under audit — not just look good on paper.
Where governance meets execution
Three disciplines, one operating model — compliance that's designed to run inside your business, not sit in a binder.
Cyber GRC Program Design
Risk frameworks, custom policy sets, dashboards, and metrics that embed compliance into daily operations — built to strengthen security and produce evidence, not just paperwork.
Discuss this serviceCMMC & FedRAMP Readiness
Gap assessments, System Security Plans, and POA&Ms for CMMC Level 1–2, plus readiness support for FedRAMP certification — with hands-on team coaching so your program holds up when the assessor arrives.
Discuss this serviceIdentity Governance
Access governance for a workforce that spans human users, service accounts, and cloud applications — role-based controls, Joiner-Mover-Leaver processes, and continuous access reviews with audit-ready evidence.
Discuss this serviceHow the work runs
A fixed bearing from first assessment to operational program — no scope creep, no surprises.
Assess
Current-state gap assessment against the relevant framework — CMMC, NIST, or your governing standard.
Design
Policies, SSPs, and control structures built for your actual environment, not a generic template.
Operationalize
Embed controls into daily workflows, with dashboards and metrics your team will actually use.
Sustain
Ongoing fractional advisory and evidence review to keep the program audit-ready year-round.
Shana Cronin
- 25 years, cybersecurity & GRC leadership
- CISSP · CCSP · CCA · CCP · CPA
- Top-tier enterprise background
- CMMC · NIST · Identity specialization
- Cincinnati, OH — nationwide clients
"Compliance that doesn't overwhelm operations — I've spent 25 years learning what that actually takes."
I started True North GRC after two and a half decades inside top-tier organizations, watching well-intentioned compliance programs either overwhelm the business or quietly fail the audit. Neither has to be true.
My approach is practical by design: scalable frameworks, clear documentation, and controls your team can actually operate — so security and compliance move in the same direction as the business, not against it.
Ready to find your bearing?
Reach out for a working conversation about your compliance posture — no sales script, no pressure. Just a clear read on where you stand.