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Members in the News

Erika D. Bonner, CPA, President of the Utah Affiliate has relocated from Salt Lake City, Utah and “set up shop” in Seattle, Washington.  Erika is a tax manager with KPMG LLP.

Erika D. Bonner, CPA, on behalf of AWSCPA, will be Microsoft’s external speaker for the Finance Diversity Event scheduled on April 7, 2008.

Anne C. Hoff, CPA has been promoted to partner at Kleinhans, Lashbrook, Butler & Hoff, PLLC.  Anne specializes in tax planning and compliance for individual, small business, and fiduciary clients.  She has additional expertise in alternative dispute resolution and divorce taxation.  Anne has been an AWSCPA member since 2002 and has served as President, Director of Programming, and Director of Membership for the Tucson Affiliate.

Jennifer Laudermilch, AWSCPA 2007-2008 National President has relocated from Birmingham, Alabama to Miami, Florida.  Jennifer is a senior manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Bonnie L. Mackey, CPA/CSEP, member of the South Florida Affiliate, of Levin, Silvey, Zelko and Mackey, PA presented “Bulletproofing Your Books” AND “Five Things Accountants Should Know about QuickBooks” at the AWSCPA Houston Affiliate annual seminar on February 2, 2008.  Bonnie was also featured in the FICPA Management of an Accounting Practice Newsletter.

Nicole Mannarino, CPA, member of the South Florida Affiliate, of Rachlin LLP was recently promoted to partner in the Commercial and SEC Assurance practice area.

Maria Monaco (formerly Maria Stabile), CPA, member of the New York Affiliate, was recently promoted to Director at Deloitte & Touche.

Laura Nowiki, CPA, member of the Houston Affiliate, Tax Partner PricewaterhouseCooper LLP gave the Annual Tax Update – Individual and Business at the AWSCPA Houston Affiliate annual seminar on February 2, 2008.

Jane L. Tillinghast, CPA, member of the Houston Affiliate and AWSCPA 2007-2008 National V/P Publications, of Jane L. Tillinghast, CPA  was part of a panel discussion titled “Secrets of Success in Today’s Accounting Profession” at the AWSCPA Houston Affiliate annual seminar on February 2, 2008.

Jane L. Tillinghast, CPA, will be one of three panelists in a discussion titled “Bridging the Generation Gap” on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at the Houston CPA Society Spring Expo which will be held at the Reliant Center.

Roberta Young, CPA, member of the South Florida Affiliate, of DeMeo, Young, McGrath was featured in the FICPA Business Technology Section Newsletter.  She is the managing partner of the firm.

Affiliate News

The Boston Affiliate had a networking and wine-tasting event at the French Library and Cultural Center on Thursday, February 7, 2008.  Two scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded to an undergraduate and/or graduate accounting majors attending college in New England.  Recipients will be named in September 2008, for the Fall 2008 school term and the award will be presented in September 2008.  See www.awscpa.org/boston for details and for their updated web site.

The Georgia Affiliate gave an 8 hour 2008 I.R.S. Forum on January 9, 2008 at the Buckhead Library in Atlanta.  See www.awscpa.org/georgia for an impressive web site and details about the scholarships being offered to deserving accounting students from Georgia’s colleges and Universities this Spring.  Applications will be available in March 2008. 

Two top rated speakers from the Houston Affiliate 2005 annual seminar have agreed to speak at the 2008 JNC in Dallas, Texas.  Barbara Ann Radnofsky, former partner at Vinson & Elkins LLP and the Texas 2006 Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate will present an interactive session on conflict resolution on the controller track.  Susan Sorensen, AWSCPA 2006 Education of the Year and professor at University of Houston Clear Lake will be a speaker for the tax track.  Also the Houston Affiliate will be awarding two $1,000 scholarships which will be presented at their Annual Scholarship & Charter Renewal Dinner on June 19, 2008.

The Los Angeles Affiliate partnered with ASWA, California Society of CPAs Members in Industry, and Institute of Management Accountants to give a 2 hour annual tax update on January 15, 2008 at the Sportsmen’s Lodge in Studio City, California.  Also the Los Angeles Affiliate has announced they will be awarding three $1,000 scholarships to deserving candidates.  See their web site www.awscpa.org/losangeles for details.

The New Jersey Affiliate will award a scholarship for one Becker CPA Exam Review Course, including review class and comprehensive course material for all four sections of the CPA Exam.  Award recipients will be named at the AWSCPA New Jersey Affiliate Annual Dinner in June of 2008.  See www.awscpa.org/nj for details and applications.

The New York Affiliate is planning on awarding a scholarship to students in graduate or undergraduate accounting studies.  See www.awscpa.org/ny for details when they are posted.

The Oklahoma Green Affiliate had a luncheon meeting on Thursday, January 24, 2008 where Lou Ann Gibson, CPA, CVA spoke on “Business Valuation Fundamentals”.

The South Florida Affiliate held a quarterly meeting on Thursday, February 7, 2008 where Carol Cannon presented “Redesigning Your Workplace with Feng Shui Creating Healthy and Productive Surroundings”.  See www.awscpa.org/southflorida for information about scholarships being offered.  Deadline to turn in the application is March 31, 2008.

The Tucson Affiliate held a luncheon meeting on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 where Ann Pardo, M.S.L.P.C., N.C.G.C., A.C.S. Director of Behavioral Health, Canyon Ranch spoke on “Everyday Balance:  5 Practical Ways to Reduce Stress”.  See www.awscpa.org/tucson for scholarship opportunities.

The Utah Affiliate held a luncheon meeting on Thursday, February 7, 2008 where Jason Fairbourne, Visiting Research Associate Professor at BYU’s Center for Economic Self-Reliance presented “A New Economic Development Tool Called MicroFranchising”.  See www.awscpa.org/utah for scholarship opportunities.