Board of Directors
Mary Stone
Mary Stone joined the University faculty in 1981 as an assistant professor in the
Culverhouse School of Accountancy. She was promoted to associate professor
in 1984, awarded the rank of full professor in 1990, named Hugh Culverhouse
Endowed Chair of Accountancy in 2002, and appointed Director of the
Culverhouse School of Accountancy in 2004. Mary is a former member of the
Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council and the Accounting Standards
Executive Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
and Past President of the American Accounting Association, and a Florida CPA.
EDUCATION: Ph.D. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; BS and MS
Central Florida University
RECOGNITION: American Accounting Association Outstanding Accounting Educator (2007), Beta Alpha
Psi Business Information Professional of the Year – Education (2006), Co-winner AAA/McGraw-Hill Accounting
Horizons Best Paper Award (2006), Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants Outstanding Educator
(2001-2002), The University of Alabama National Alumni Association Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award
(1999), Ernst & Young Professor of Accounting (1993-2002), C&BA Outstanding Researcher Award (1988), Arthur
Andersen & Co. Research Scholar (1989), Peat Marwick Main Research Scholar (1988), and Van Pelt Award for
Outstanding Contribution to Accounting Literature (1984, 1983).
PUBLICATIONS: The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting & Economics, Horizons, Journal of
Accounting Research, Issues in Accounting Education, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy, Review of
Quantitative Finance and Accounting, Journal of Business, Finance & Accounting, Journal of Accounting
Literature, and Accounting Historians Journal.
SERVICE: Chair, FSA/AAA Valuation Subcommittee; Chair, AICPA Precertification Education Executive Committee;
Board of Directors of FSA; Member FEI, AICPA, ASCPA, and AAA.
Mary Stone
Director, Culverhouse School of Accountancy and Hugh Culverhouse Chair of Accounting
University of Alabama
Culverhouse School of Accountancy
Office: 314 Alston Hall
Phone: 205-348-2915
Email: mstone@cba.ua.edu
Blane Ruschak
Blane attended Rutgers College in New Jersey and graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Economics in 1980. He subsequently attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he received a Masters in Accounting degree in 1982. After graduation, he began his career in the audit department of the KPMG Honolulu office where he serviced clients in the healthcare, non profit, real estate, agribusiness and hospitality industries. From 1988-1989, he participated in a 2 year rotational program in KPMG’s national training center in Montvale New Jersey where he was responsible for the development and instruction of numerous KPMG assurance courses. Upon his return to the Honolulu office, Blane assumed the responsibility of Primary Recruiter for the office in addition to servicing his assurance clients in the hospital and hospitality industries. In 1994, Blane transferred to the KPMG Long Beach office to assist with the Southern California Health care assurance and consulting practice. In 1997, Blane transferred to the Los Angeles office where he assumed the Director of College Recruiting position for the Pacific Southwest area where he was responsible for the hiring of all entry level Assurance and Tax department personnel. In 2000, Blane assumed the role of National Director of Campus Recruiting as part of the KPMG National Recruiting team in Montvale, New Jersey. In 2008, Blane assumed the role of Executive Director for Campus Recruiting and University Relations.
His current role includes serving as the KPMG member on the Beta Alpha Psi Advisory Forum and current President Elect on the Board, serving on the Board of the Education Foundation for Woman in Accounting, and formerly having served on the AICPA Pre-certification Executive Education Committee (PcEEC) , the Accounting Program Leadership Group (APLG) Board of Directors and the Board of the Federation of Schools of Accountancy (FSA). He lives in Charleston, South Carolina and works out of the Montvale, New Jersey National Office as part of the National Human Resource team.
Blane Ruschak
Executive Director of University Relations and Recruiting
3 Chestnut Ridge Road
Montvale, NJ 07645
201 307-8277 (Office)
blaneruschak@kpmg.com
kpmgcampus.com
Teresa Conover, Ph.D., CPA
Teresa Conover’s educational background includes a BS from the University of California at Davis, an MBA from Oregon State University and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. She is a CPA, licensed in the State of Texas.
She has had the honor of serving as a faculty in residence for Ernst & Young International in their London office and as a Visiting Scholar at the London School of Economics.
She is a member of many professional organizations including the American Accounting Association, the International Association for Accounting Education and Research, Beta Gamma Sigma, and Beta Alpha Psi. She served as the President of the American Accounting Association International Accounting Section for the 2000-2001 year. She recently completed three years of service on the Beta Alpha Psi International Board of Directors as the Director of Administration and Development and has been elected as incoming President-Elect of Beta Alpha Psi.
She specializes in teaching financial and international accounting and has taught accounting since 1985. She has taught at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral levels. She has received eight teaching awards and has been nominated for several others. She holds the Paden Neeley Professorship for Excellence in Teaching.
Her research interests concentrate on financial and international accounting. She has published numerous articles in national and international accounting and business journals.
Teri and her husband Jim are recent empty nesters with one daughter at the University of Texas at Austin and one at the University of Rhode Island. Her hobbies are traveling and reading.
Teresa Conover, Ph.D.
Professor of Accounting
University of North Texas
Department of Accounting
1155 Union Circle #305219
Denton, Texas 76203-5017
Phone: 940-565-3867
Email: teresa.conover@unt.edu
Noel Addy
Dr. Addy is an Associate Professor at the Richard C. Adkersen School of Accountancy at Mississippi
State University. He has served as Chapter Advisor for the Beta Kappa Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi. His
other academic and professional leadership roles include: participating as the Southeast Regional
Director for the Teaching Learning and Curriculum with the American Accounting Association (AAA),
serving as president of the Golden Triangle chapter of IMA, and volunteering as treasurer for
Mississippi State University’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi.
Noel Addy
Associate Professor
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Richard C. Adkerson School of Accountancy
Phone: 662.325.1644
E-mail: noel.addy@msstate.edu
Heather Collins
Heather joined the American Institute of CPAs’ Academic & Career Awareness team in December of 2008. In her role at the Institute, Heather oversees strategic initiatives for implementation of programs and services related to students and young professionals by developing stronger relationships with external organizations and agencies to accomplish successful pipeline outreach.
Key components of Heather’s responsibilities as Director include developing programs and initiatives – at the high school and community college level with the Start Here Go Places website and the college and university level with the new This Way To CPA website – to attract talented students to study accounting and pursue careers as CPAs; overseeing programs to improve accounting education and preparing individuals for careers in the profession; and managing the team’s operations.
Prior to joining the Academic & Career Awareness team, Heather worked with the Institute’s Member Value team, where she was involved with the enhancement of the Institute’s online dues payment module as well as surpassing the goal of 338,000 regular members and attaining a 97% retention rate for general membership for Fiscal Year ‘08.
Before coming to the Institute, Heather worked in the agency arena where her primary efforts focused on creating and executing integrated marketing communications plans (advertising, public relations, etc.) for business-to-business and business-to-consumer clients.
Outside of the AICPA, Heather enjoys spending time with her husband and two young children.
Heather earned a Bachelor of Science in Textile and Apparel Management from North Carolina State University in 1996.
American Institute of CPAs
220 Leigh Farm Rd.
Durham, NC 27707
Phone: 919 402-4846
Email: hcollins@aicpa.org
Ken Bansemer
Ken is a Senior Director of National Recruiting and Talent Management for RSM McGladrey, Inc, where he is a member of the firm’s Senior HR Leadership Team. In his role of guiding the recruitment strategy for the firm, he has helped build the firm’s internal college and experienced recruiting capabilities with a focus on process, systems and structure; implemented a fully integrated Recruiting Information Management System; developed and implemented the firm’s on-going Winter and Summer Intern Capstone Conferences; and extended the McGladrey employment brand through a variety of social media channels. Ken also guides the McGladrey on-boarding initiatives, and assists in the areas of Performance Management and Career Development.
Prior to joining McGladrey in 2004, Ken spent 12 years with Arthur Andersen, first as a tax associate, and later as a Human Resource and Recruiting professional in a variety of local, regional and national roles. He also was the National Director of University Recruiting for Grant Thornton.
Ken is a 1990 graduate of the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, and subsequently attained his CPA license.
Ken has previously served on the Accounting Advisory Boards at Appalachian State University, and The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and is a former board member of the Charlotte Area Society for Human Resources (CASHRM). He currently holds the Senior Professional of Human Resources (SPHR) designation from SHRM.
Ken resides in Charlotte, North Carolina with his wife Brenda, and two children, Erika and Ryan. In his spare time, Ken enjoys distance running, reading, spending time with family, and following the Chicago Cubs on their World Series quest.
Ken Bansemer
Senior Director, Recruiting & Talent Management
RSM McGladrey, Inc.
3600 American Blvd West, Suite 300
Bloomington, MN 55431
W 704-541-0025
Ken.Bansemer@mcgladrey.com
www.mcgladrey.com
Rick Niswander
Rick Niswander is the Dean of the College of Business and the W. Howard Rooks Distinguished Professor at East Carolina University. Currently, he is the Interim Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance (the CFO) of the University.
He has taught international, intermediate, and introductory financial accounting, as well as a graduate accounting course that encompasses tax, financial, cost and governmental. He holds a Ph.D. in accounting from Texas A&M University and a BSBA in accounting from Idaho State University. Prior to entering academia, he was employed by Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, and was the CFO of a $1 billion (adjusted for inflation) privately-held real estate company in Phoenix. He has been a CPA since 1981. He recently served as Chairman of the North Carolina Association of CPA’s, a 12,000-member statewide organization. He has served on the AICPA Council and is currently serving a three-year term on the Board of Examiners, the AICPA board responsible for the administration and oversight of the CPA exam. He is also a co-author of an individual income tax textbook published by McGraw-Hill.
Dr. Frederick (Rick) Niswander, Ph.D., CPA
Interim Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance
Spilman 106
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
252-328-6975
252-328-4835 (FAX)
niswanderf@ecu.edu
Pearl Rozenberg
Pearl Rozenberg has been involved with Beta Alpha Psi for some 5 years. She was a key player in BAP adding its first Australia chapter at the University of Sydney.
Pearl has studied both law and science although has largely practiced in law. She is eligible to practice law in Australia and also Canada having been admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in the Law Society of Upper Canada. Before moving to academe Pearl worked for large multinational and domestic law firms.
Pearl has taught at the University of Melbourne, Deakin University, University of New South Wales and is presently teaching at the University of Sydney. Her areas of specialty include commercial law, banking, finance and insolvency law and legal issues dealing with eCommerce. She has published books and numerous journal articles within her research areas as well as a series on research, teaching and citation of Internet resources. Pearl also holds the position of Director Academic Appeals, an Ombudsman like position, and so handles all appeals from students as well as oversight of all teaching administration and policy issues.
Pearl has particular expertise in teaching using technology. She has won a University of Sydney Teaching Excellence Award for the use of technology with teaching and has been invited to speak at teaching showcases and national and international conferences dealing with teaching and the Internet.
Pearl Rozenberg
Director Academic Appeals
University of Sydney Australia
Economics and Business Building H69
cnr Rose & Codrington Street
Sydney – NSW – 2221
Phone: +61 2 9351 6630
Email: p.rozenberg@econ.usyd.edu.au
Dori Danko
Dori Danko attended Michigan State University and received a Bachelor’s of Science degree. Upon graduating from Michigan State, she began working on her graduate business degree at Grand Valley State University with an emphasis in Accounting. Immediately after graduating with her Master’s of Business Administration, she started working as an auditor with Coopers and Lybrand (later to become PriceWaterhouseCoopers) in the Grand Rapids, Mi office. After working for Coopers for approximately 4 ½ years she left to work in private industry as a controller for a small company located in the Grand Rapids, MI area.
During her three years as a controller, she served as an adjunct professor at Grand Valley State University and developed a relationship with the University and the Accounting Department (now the School of Accounting). In 1998, she joined Grand Valley State as a Visiting Professor and eventually received a Tenure Track position in 2001; she was granted tenure as an instructor in Spring 2007. She currently serves as Assistant Director to the School of Accounting and Accounting Internship Coordinator.
Dori teaches Financial Accounting Principles and Not-for-Profit Governmental Accounting courses. In the Winter 2001, Dori started as a co-advisor to GVSU’s Beta Alpha Psi chapter and became sole advisor in Fall 2002. GVSU hosts one of the larger Beta Alpha Psi chapters in the nation and she has enjoyed her experiences working with the students and Beta. Dori has always taken pride her relationships with students and teaching, and has received two teaching awards since joining GVSU in the fall 1998.
Dori lives in the northern part of the Greater Grand Rapids, MI area with her husband Tony, their two very active daughters and one adorable and spoiled rescue dog. She enjoys attending her daughters’ sporting events and school programs which keep their family very busy. She enjoys many hobbies and activities including: running, working out, skiing, gardening, reading, quilting, cooking, and spending time with family and friends.
Dori Danko
Instructor of Accounting
Assistant Director, School of Accounting
Accounting Internship Coordinator
Grand Valley State University
Seidman College of Business
427c DeVos Center
401 West Fulton Street
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Phone: 616-331-7397
dankod@gvsu.edu
Scott Hobson
L. Scott Hobson received his BS in accounting and Master of Accountancy with an emphasis in management advisory services from Brigham Young University in 1983. Upon graduation from BYU, Scott worked for two years at Price Waterhouse in San Jose as an auditor and then transitioned to their consulting practice. He licensed as a CPA in California in 1986. Scott continued through the ranks in PW’s consulting practice until, as a manager, he left PW in 1989 with a senior manager and another manager to form their own consulting company, Hilton, Farnkopf & Hobson, LLC (now HFH Consultants). Scott and his partners opened offices in the San Francisco Bay Area, Newport Beach, the Sacramento area and the Portland area prior to Scott’s decision to leave private practice and return to academia.
Scott has always enjoyed teaching. As a student at BYU, Scott taught business math and introductory calculus in the Marriott School. While working at Price Waterhouse, Scott taught intermediate accounting classes at San Jose State University in the evenings for two years in the late 1980s. Scott currently teaches introductory managerial and financial accounting, managerial accounting in the MBA program, and governmental and not-for-profit accounting in the MPA program. He also teaches a management consulting class for Macc students.
Scott was faculty advisor to the Gamma Alpha chapter at BYU from 2006-2009. He received the McGladrey & Pullen, LLP Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award in 2009. He was selected to serve as a Chapter Advocate in 2009.
Scott and his wife Kay Lani have three sons and three daughters ranging in age from 27 years to 6 years. When he is not attending his childrens’ sports and dance activities, Scott enjoys puttering around the garden and competing in triathlons.
Scott Hobson
Teaching Professor of Accounting
School of Accountancy
Marriott School of Management
Brigham Young University
539 TNRB
Provo, UT 84602
(801) 422-8196
Fax: (801) 422-0621
Email: shobson@byu.edu
Andy Kaestle
Alumni Representative Andy Kaestle is in the Assurance Services group at Ernst & Young, LLP (E&Y) in the New York office. His client base primarily consists of companies in the banking & capital markets space, including investment banks, private equity firms, as well as clients operating in asset management. Andy graduated from the University of San Diego (USD) in 2009 with undergraduate degrees in accounting and finance. Prior to beginning work with E&Y, Andy gained internship experience in a variety of areas including real estate, taxation, and venture capital. He is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant.
In the Fall of 2007, Andy pledged the USD Zeta Kappa Chapter and was initiated the following semester. After serving as the Chapter’s Director of Community Service, Andy was elected Chapter President for the 2008 calendar year. During his term, Andy focused on increasing the chapter’s group-service opportunities and impact within the community as well as professionalism during meetings and events. Andy led the Zeta Kappa Chapter in putting on several workshops focused on topics such as networking, professionalism, and responsibility for one’s own financial stability. The workshops were then utilized as the subject for their chapter’s 2009 regional meeting Best Practice presentation, for which they earned first place. Post-graduation, Andy has remained involved in his chapter’s initiatives by participating in initiation ceremonies, mentoring current student-members, and working with several other alumni to establish a chapter alumni board.
Andy continues to drive community involvement through the planning and coordination of joint events between the student-members of the Zeta Kappa Chapter and E&Y professionals. Andy has a strong passion for working with students and he is excited to continue to do so as an alumni representative. In addition to the many friends he has made through his involvement in the organization, Beta Alpha Psi has had a lasting effect on Andy’s personal and professional development. He is looking forward to working alongside such a well-respected group of board and forum members, as well as all those who have dedicated their time towards making this organization what it is today.
Andy Kaestle
Ernst & Young, LLP
5 Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (206) 465 - 7815
Fax: (866) 780 - 3724
andy.kaestle@ey.com
Andrew Argue
Alumni Representative Andrew Argue is in the Assurance Services Group at PwC in Tampa, FL office. Andrew graduated from the University of Tampa with a Bachelors and a Masters of Accounting. Prior to his experience at PwC, Andrew has worked at Cott Corporation and MyCube.com.
Andrew has served as Vice President of Marketing, Executive Vice President, and President of the Lambda Beta Chapter at the University of Tampa. Under his time as President the organization won numerous awards including the Ernst & Young Diversity Award, KPMG Gold Chapter Award, 2nd Place Best Practices, 1st Place Best Practices, as well as numerous on campus awards such as “Large Organization of the Year” for the entire University. Andrew has also work furisously to build professional relationship at the University of Tampa as it is a relatively small University. However, at the end of Andrew’s Presidency, all of the Big 4 Firms as well as multiple regional and local firms had begun relationship with the Universities BAP Chapter.
Andrew is looking forward to maintaining a relationship with his local BAP chapter as well as working with other BAP students to enhance their relationships and connections with the Alumni Community. Beta Alpha Psi has been a life changing experience for Andrew and he looks forward to giving back to the students that have believed in him over the years.
Andrew W. Argue
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
4221 W Boyscout Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33607
Phone: (813) 468-3735
andy.argue@gmail.com