Accounting

September 23, 2019 

Melisa Galasso, CPA CEO & Founder, Galasso Learning SolutionsCharlotte, NChttps://galassolearningsolutions.com Career Highlights: Melisa F. Galasso is the founder and CEO of Galasso Learning Solutions, where she designs and facilitates courses in advanced technical accounting and auditing topics, essential professional development skills, and train the trainer programs. Her passion is providing high-quality CPE that is meaningful,...…

September 23, 2019 

Kathryn K. Horton CPA, CMA, CIDA President, Kathryn K. Horton, CPA PAFort Lauderdale, FL www.khortoncpa.com Career Highlights: Received the 2017 U.S. IDEA User of Excellence Award Fundraising Committee Member for Gilda’s Club of South Florida Featured speaker on Data Analytics for the 2019 FICPA Tech Innovations Conference Featured speaker on Data Analytics for the 2019...…

September 23, 2019 

Robert Westley, CPA, PFS, CFP® Vice President & Wealth Advisor, Northern TrustNew York, NY www.northerntrust.com  Career highlights I began my career in Public Accounting, most recently as a Senior Tax Consultant in Deloitte’s New York City Private Wealth practice. At Deloitte, I advised high-net-worth multi-generational families on their gift and estate planning, income tax planning,...…

September 23, 2019 

David Cardoza Head of ExpensifyApproved! Partnerships, Expensify https://www.expensify.com/ Career Highlights: My career working in the tech space can be traced back to my days at Arizona State University managing Google Adwords and social media campaigns for local businesses and fortune 500 companies. I joined Expensify in 2014 after some coaxing from my colleague, Daniel Vidal,...…

September 23, 2019 

Sarah G. Bradley, CPA Senior Manager – Personal Financial Planning AICPAhttps://www.aicpa.org/interestareas/personalfinancialplanning.html Career Highlights: Through the inspiring collaborative efforts with my team, volunteers, valued members, and peers, I am grateful to participate in positively impacting CPA financial planners and the professions in a variety of ways: Drafting, exposure, and promulgation of Statement on Standards in Personal...…

September 23, 2019 

Lindsey Curley, CPA, CGMA Senior Manager, Firm Services AICPARaleigh, NCwww.AICPA.org Career Highlights: Worked for three years in a small tax firm Currently working in my eighth year with the Association’s PCPS team 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 “40 under 40,” CPA Practice Advisor Author of Journal of Accountancy article Gaining (from) your clients’ trust   Outreach:...…

September 23, 2019 

Eric R. Greene, MBA, CPA, CMA, CIA, CFE Senior Manager, Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting Zagg, Inc.Salt Lake City, UThttps://www.zagg.com/ Career Highlights: Eric Greene is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), with several years of “Big Four” financial accounting experience...…

September 23, 2019 

Will Buckley, CA Country Manager, Canada Xerowww.xero.com Career Highlights: After pursuing a degree in accounting, Will spent the early years of his career in public and corporate accounting across public practice, corporate finance (M&A), commercial finance, and technology. In 2013, he founded buckleybrown, a 100% cloud accounting practice for small business owners in Australia. Will...…

September 23, 2019 

Dr. Sean Stein Smith, CPA, CMA, CGMA Assistant Professor, Lehman College, City University of New Yorkhttp://www.lehman.edu/academics/economics-business/faculty-spotlight.php Career Highlights: E.C. Harwood Visiting Research Fellow, American Institute for Economic Research – 2019 Named 40 under 40 by CPA Practice Advisor in 2017, 2018, and 2019 Member of the 2017 AICPA Leadership Academy Named Young Professional of the...…

September 23, 2019 

Lincoln Fleming, CPA, CFP® Director of Tax, Canopywww.CanopyTax.com I began my career in the wealth advisory groups of PwC and Goldman Sachs in San Francisco and London where I provided tax, financial planning, and wealth transfer services to high net worth individuals and families. I am currently a member of Canopy’s leadership team and lead...…

September 23, 2019 

Jason Deshayes, CPA, CGMA Raleigh Accelerate Market Leader Elliott Davis, PLLC www.elliottdavis.com  Career Highlights: I had a fruitful 14-year career in public accounting in Albuquerque, New Mexico before selling our practice and having the opportunity to serve the accounting profession as a firm relations manager within the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. Ultimately, I...…

September 23, 2019 

Brian E. Bender, CPA, MBA Senior Manager & Co-Chair of Nonprofit Practice GroupS.R. Snodgrass, P.C.www.srsnodgrass.com Career Highlights: Growing the Nonprofit Practice at S.R. Snodgrass has been one of the most rewarding professional experiences of my career. Having over a decade of experience in public accounting, and five years serving as a financial executive for several...…