Shawn Harter
Chair-Elect
2005-2008
This past July, Shawn started his new role as the Director of Recruiting
Operations with Fifth Third Bank. For the past three years he served
as the National Director of Recruiting for RSM McGladrey, Inc. and
McGladrey and Pullen, LLP, based in Bloomington, MN. He joined the
firm in August 2002 and was responsible for all college relations
and recruitment efforts, which included college graduates and experienced
professionals.
Shawn began his career with Arthur Andersen and worked with them
for nearly 12 years in various positions including audit, operations
and most recently in several recruitment positions. Prior to joining
RSM McGladrey, Inc. and McGladrey and Pullen, LLP, Shawn directed
all North American university recruiting for Arthur Andersen.
Fifth Third Bank
Vice President
Director of Recruiting Operations
38 Fountain Square Plaza, 2 nd FL
MD 109021
Cincinnati , OH 45263
Tel 513/534-7196
FAX 513/534-4950
Email: Shawn.harter@53.com
Karen West
Manager, Financial Literacy & Student Initiatives
The Ohio Society of CPAs
2003–2007
Karen West joined The Ohio Society of CPAs in July 2002 in the newly-created position of Manager of Student Initiatives. This unique position was created to focus specifically on the challenge of attracting students to the CPA profession. Karen is responsible for identifying and creating opportunities and programs to reach students and those that influence their education and career decisions.
Students and educators at various levels of education comprise the target audience for these initiatives. These programs range from ACAP-Ohio (the high school Accounting Careers Awareness Program), On-Campus Student Ambassadors at the college level, a variety of member/student events, and Accounting for Kids Day which brings CPAs into local elementary classrooms.
Additionally, Karen manages both print and electronic communications efforts with students. She played a critical role in the launch of the Ohio Society’s student Web site, www.futurecpa.com. The site serves as the comprehensive source of information for students interested in a career as a CPA—everything from background information on the profession and accounting programs to career opportunities and internship postings.
In 2005, Karen’s position was expanded to include the Society’s financial literacy initiative – Financial Fitness Ohio. Her responsibilities include overseeing the development, implementation and promotion of the Society’s ongoing financial literacy program.
Karen has 10 years of experience in marketing and public relations. Before joining the Society, Karen worked at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio in marketing and student recruiting.
Karen received her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in 1995. She received her MBA from Franklin University in 2001. She and her husband reside in Westerville, OH.
The Ohio Society of CPAs
535 Metro Place South
Dublin, OH 43017
800.686.2727 ext. 344
kwest@ohio-cpa.com
www.futurecpa.com
www.financialfitnessohio.com
Melinda Bentley
2000-2007
Melinda Bentley is the Marketing Manager for the Texas Society of CPAs where she has served since 2000. Responsibilities include the development and implementation of membership recruitment and retention strategies, as well as managing TSCPA’s student and educator outreach initiatives.
TSCPA’s initiatives for students include the Accounting Career Education (ACE) Program and the student membership program. Through ACE, TSCPA reaches out to Texas students interested in business and accounting. With high school educator conferences, resource materials and classroom visits by CPAs, TSCPA hopes to attract a greater number of students to the accounting profession.
TSCPA’s student membership is open to college students majoring in business. This membership program links Texas students to their future profession and helps prepare them to become Texas CPAs. TSCPA student members get a head start on their careers through up-to-the-minute news, local networking events and opportunities for involvement.
Melinda is a graduate of Baylor University with a degree in Marketing. She is also a member of the American Society of Association Executives and the American Marketing Association.
Texas Society of CPAs
14651 Dallas Pkwy, Suite 700
Dallas, TX 75254-7408
1-800-428-0272, ext. 279
mbentley@tscpa.net
www.tscpa.org
Molly Wash
Molly Wash
Development and Academic Relations Director
Virginia Society of CPAs
mwash@vscpa.com
(800) 733-8272
www.vscpa.com
Scott McQuillan
Scott is a graduate of Central Michigan University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Resources as well as a Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration. Scott joined Deloitte in July of 1998 as the Campus Recruiting Manager for the Michigan Practice. Since joining Deloitte, Scott has recruited for every function within the firm in a campus recruiting capacity. Scott has worked as a local office campus recruiter, a national Campus Recruiter, Campus Recruiting Leader for the Great Lakes and Midwest Regions, Regional Recruiting Leader in the Midwest Region overseeing Campus and Experienced Hire Recruiting and currently Scott is the National Campus Recruiting Leader for Deloitte & Touche LLP and Deloitte Tax LLP. Prior to joining Deloitte, Scott had five years of experience working in higher education in college admissions and career services roles. Scott has served on the Board of Trustees of the American Taxation Association (2003-2005) and has been the Vice President of Practice, for the Midwest American Accounting Association since 2005.
Scott McQuillan
National Campus Recruiting Leader
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Deloitte Tax LLP
Deloitte Services LP
Tel: (or Direct:) +1 312 486 2193
Fax: +1 312 247 2193
smcquillan@deloitte.com
www.deloitte.com
111 S. Wacker Drive
Chicago, IL 60606
U.S.A
Lawrence
J. Oberst
1997–2008
Larry Oberst is an assurance partner with the Grand Rapids office
of BDO Seidman, LLP. He has spent 20 years in public accounting, the
last 17 with BDO in Grand Rapids. Larry’s client service responsibilities
include clients in the healthcare, governmental, retail, manufacturing/distribution
and telecomm industries. He also has responsibility for human resource
matters for the technical staff for the West Michigan practice of
BDO. In this role he is responsible for recruiting, compensation administration,
career counseling/mentoring, and employee performance evaluation.
Larry has a B.A. in accounting and an M.B.A. in finance, both from
Michigan State University. He currently is BDO’ representative
on the International Advisory Forum of Beta Alpha Psi. He is a member
of the Michigan Association of CPA’s, the American Institute of
CPA’s, the Healthcare Financial Management Association, the Economic
Club of Grand Rapids and the Professional Partners Program of the Butterworth/Blodgett
Foundation.
BDO Seidman, LLP
99 Monroe Avenue NW
Suite 800
Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2698
Work phone: (616) 774-7000
Fax: (616) 774-3680
Email: loberst@bdo.com
Blane
Ruschak
2003–2008
Blane Ruschak is the Director of College Recruiting in the Los Angeles
office of KPMG where he is currently responsible for the hiring of all
entry level Assurance and Tax department personnel for the Los Angeles
office. He has recently accepted a national role within the KPMG College
Recruiting department.
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 two 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. He is a member of the California
Society of CPA's and currently sits on the Recruiting and Retention
Committee.
KPMG, LLP
355 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1568
Fax: (213) 955-8747
Email: blaneruschak@kpmg.com
Luis Aguilar Jr.
Coordinator, Finance Development Program
Luis Aguilar is currently Manager of Chevron’s Finance Development Program. The goal of this formal program is to attract, develop, and retain highly talented undergraduates and MBA’s who are finance/accounting oriented individuals and have the potential to be future finance managers and leaders.
Luis attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Financial Management and a minor in Economics. Since joining Chevron in 2000, he has held various accounting and treasury related positions from financial analyst to supervisor.
Previous roles have included responsibilities related to the Corporate Business Plan and Financial Forecast, Profit and Management Reporting, Internal Controls, and Cash Positioning / Money Transfer. He also recently served as a key member of the merger integration team tasked with migrating Unocal’s cash management activities into Chevron’s existing structure.
Luis is also actively involved in his local community, serving on the board of a local non-profit organization, Volunteer Center of the East Bay, and personally volunteering for such organizations as Habitat for Humanity, Save the Bay, and Junior Achievement.
Comptroller's Department
Chevron Corporation
6001 Bollinger Canyon Rd, E-1088
San Ramon, CA 94583-2324
Tel: 925 842 3804 Fax: 877 679 6847
l.aguilar@chevron.com
Mark Bruno
2007-2010
Mark Bruno is the Lake Erie Market Sourcing Leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). He is responsible for the PwC campus and experienced recruitment in that market area which includes Buffalo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Rochester.
Mark began his career in the PwC audit practice upon graduation from Niagara University where he received his BBA in Accounting. He was also a Finance Officer - Captain in the U.S. Army. After several years in the Assurance practice he transferred to Human Resources. His previous PwC positions include over 25 years in Office Administration, Finance and Budget Management, and Human Resources Management in the areas of Recruitment, Staff Deployment, Development and Advancement, and Compensation Administration.
Mark is a member of the Society of Human Resources Management and is on the Advisory Boards of several colleges and universities and is on the Board of Directors of the PwC People Who Care Fund.
Mark A. Bruno
PricewaterhouseCoopers
3600 HSBC Center
Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: 716-855-4304
Fax: 813-741-6913
Email: mark.a.bruno@us.pwc.com
Shannon Dickerson
Shannon began her federal career as a student co-op with the IRS in
1991, while still in high school. After high school graduation,
she became a secretary while she also attended college, and then
later a Tax Compliance Officer where she performed audits of simple
individual tax returns.
Her BA in Accounting then qualified her to become a Revenue Agent
in our SB/SE (Small Business / Self Employed) Division, where she
examined tax returns of small businesses, partnerships, and small
corporations. Throughout her career, she has worked on many
high profile and technically challenging cases. She also served
as an on-the-job instructor and played a very active role in training
and mentoring newly hired Revenue Agents (RA).
In 2005, Shannon became a Revenue Agent in our Large and Mid-Size
Business (LMSB) Division where her examinations took on the added
challenge of focusing on corporations with assets in excess of $10
million. She took advantage of IRS’ outstanding in-house
tax law training programs to move into this complex and demanding
field that requires additional accounting skills. She is now
on a 3-year assignment as a National Recruiter.
Shannon earned her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the
University of Maryland, University College, in College Park, Maryland. She
also holds a CPA in the state of Maryland.
As a CPA, she is very excited about representing the Internal Revenue
Service on the BAP Advisory Forum Panel. She finds it very rewarding
to be able to share any of her experiences with others in the accounting
field, who may be interested in a federal career.
Shannon Dickerson
National I.R.S. Recruiter
11510 Georgia Ave. 3rd fl.
Wheaton, MD 20902
vms (202) 283-8064
cell (240) 595-2403
fax (202) 283-0142
email shannon.dickerson@irs.gov
Denise Probert, CPA, MPA
VP of CPA Education
Kaplan Schweser
Kaplan Financial Education
Divisions of Kaplan Professional
1905 Palace Street
La Crosse, WI 54603
P: 608 779 5599 ext. 2347
F: 608-781-1048
E:
Denise.Probert@Kaplan.com
W: www.schweser.com
W: www.kaplanfinancial.com
W: www.kaplanCPAreview.com
Les Vitale, CPA, MST
Vitale, Caturano & Co., LTD
North Carolina Association of CPAs
80 City Square
Boston, MA 02129
Phone: 617-912-9000, extension 1235
Fax: 617-912-9001
E-mail: lvitale@vitale.com
Web: www.vitale.com
Sonya Pittman
2008-2010
As Membership Manager for the North Carolina Association of CPAs (NCACPA), Sonya Pittman oversees member recruitment and retention, as well as manages the Member Service Center. She currently works with student recruitment as well. She joined NCACPA in August 2003 and has been with the association for over 5 years.
Sonya graduated from North Carolina State University with a BA in Communications and a minor in Journalism. Prior to joining the association, she served as an Account Executive for such advertising agencies as Wunderman, Brann Worldwide, and Rockett Burkhead & Winslow. She specialized in direct marketing, general, and brand advertising for healthcare and technology clients.
Membership Manager
North Carolina Association of CPAs
3100 Gateway Centre Boulevard
Morrisville, NC 27560
Phone 1: (919) 469-1040, Ext. 157
Phone 2: (800) 722-2836, Ext. 157
Fax: (919) 469-3959
E-mail: spittman@ncacpa.org
Web: www.ncacpa.org
Tom Rogowski
2007-2010
Thomas P. Rogowski is the Program Director for Becker Professional Review where he has responsibility for the development and deployment of the CPA Review and CPE products. Prior to joining Becker, Tom has spent the majority of his career in public accounting, beginning as a Tax Consultant with Arthur Andersen and most recently serving as the National Director of University Recruiting for Grant Thornton.
Tom graduated from Indiana University with a bachelor's degree in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant. He currently resides in Hinsdale, Illinois.
Tom Rogowski, CPA
Becker Professional Review
Program Director
One Tower Lane
Suite 1100
Oakbrook, IL 60181
Phone: 630-706-3242
Fax: 630-706-3577
Email:
trogowski@beckercpa.com
