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Cynthia Borders-Byrd elected as Chair
Florida State Board of Accountancy

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, December 9, 2011 -The Florida State Board of Accountancy (BOA) recently elected South Florida C.P.A. Cynthia Borders- Byrd as Chair of the organization that is responsible for the regulation of certified public accountants (CPAs) and accounting firms in Florida.

The Board oversees the processing of applications to sit for the CPA license, original Florida licensure applications, licensure by endorsement applications, reactivation of a delinquent or inactive CPA license, temporary permit applications, accountancy firm licensure and continuing education reporting forms. The Board consists of nine members. Seven members are CPAs and two who are consumer members. The board meets approximately 10 times a year at various locations throughout the state. Meetings are open to the public.

Ms. Borders-Byrd was initially appointed to the Board of Accountancy in 2008 and was recently reappointed for a second term by Governor Rick Scott. Her reappointment requires confirmation by the Florida Senate. Prior to her election as Board Chair Ms. Borders-Byrd served as Vice-Chair of the Board, a member of the Probable Cause Panel and Chair of the Rules Committee.

She was educated in Florida schools and has an A.A. Degree from Chipola Junior College, a B. S. in Accounting from Florida State University and Masters of Business Administration from Florida Atlantic University. Ms. Borders-Byrd has been practicing as a licensed Florida CPA since 1983. Her career includes working for the State of Florida Office of the Auditor General, Broward County, Florida and Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young accounting firms and in 2005 she started C Borders-Byrd, CPA LLC.

C Borders-Byrd, CPA LLC is a full service accounting firm primarily providing accounting, auditing, income tax and management advisory services to entities in the government, not-for-profit and educational industries and to small businesses. They have offices located in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton.

Cynthia was born in Marianna, FL. She is the daughter of the late Mr. Ned Borders and Mrs. Fannie Borders. She is also the proud mother of Justin Byrd, a senior at Florida State University pursing a degree in finance.

For more information on Ms. Borders-Byrd, contact her office at (954) 332-3616.

2011 - 2012 BOARD MEMBERS

Diane M. Minch – President
Email: dianeminchcpa@bellsouth.net

Amie K. Schutte – President-elect/Database Management
Email: amiek123@hotmail.com

Donna J. Petress-Miller – Secretary
Northern Trust, N.A.
Email: dpm1@ntrs.com

JoAnn M. Venuto – Treasurer/Resource Guide
Email: jvenuto@parlux.com

Alina M. Kuang – Immediate Past President/Programming/Speaker Gifts/Job Description Manual
The Premier Group
Email: AlinaMKuangCPA@gmail.com

Crystal Andrews – Social Media Chair
Email: crystal@asenseconcierge.com

Jaime L. Adamczyk – Corporate Sponsors
Dreams, Inc.
Email: jadamczyk@dreamscorp.com
Email: jlhochman@bellsouth.net

Marcie D. Bour – FICPA Liaison/Proofreading: Table Programs/Newsletter
Florida Business Valuation Group
Email: marciebour@floridabizval.com

Judy Brown – Networking Letter
Email: j4dy@aol.com

Janette L. Davis - Scholarships
Email: jdavis@jdaviscpa.com (use this one first)
Email: jdavis@southeastamerican.com

Lisa J.D. Petronio Efird – Reservations/name tags/banner/membership contact & applications
Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLP
Email: lefird@mbafcpa.com

Veronica Garcia – CPE Forms
Ribotsky, Levine & Company, CPA's
Email: grcvero@aol.com
Email: vgcpa@aol.com

Cindy Horner- Newsletter
George R. Ponczek, CPA, PA
Email: cindy13horner@gmail.com

Maria Lucassen - Publicity
Email: maria_lucassen@yahoo.com

Doreen Schmid – Resource Guide
Advanced Tax Solutions, LLC
Email: Doreen@advancedtaxsolutionsfl.com
Email: dperezcpa@hotmail.com

Zunner E. Soliz – Photography/Scholarship Raffle
South Florida VA Foundation
Email: Zunners@yahoo.com

Nancy Zapata – Table programs
Work email: nzapata@salix-llc.com (use this one first)
Email: Zapatan@bellsouth.net

Mary F. Cheaney – Advisor/AICPA Liaison
Mary F. Cheaney, CPA, P.A.
Email: mfcheaneycpa@msn.com

Ivy Lynn Defino – National President/S FL Advisor/ByLaws
Ivy Lynn Defino, CPA, PA
Email: idefino@comcast.net

Bonnie L. Mackey – National Liaison/Email/Website
Levin, Silvey, Zelko & Mackey, P.A.
Email: Bonnie@lszcpa.com
Email: mackeycpa@aol.com

Laura R. Weiner – Advisor/Past Presidents Liaison
Laura Weiner & Co., CPA’s
Email: LauraCPA@bellsouth.net

Please visit our national website: www.awscpa.org for membership information and application.