Accounting Advisory Board

Accounting Advisory Board

The Accounting Advisory Board is made up of members of the business and professional accounting community, Kent State University administrators and accounting faculty members, who meet on a regular basis to discuss matters that impact our students, programs and department.


Board Members

  • Thomas Fagan
  • Thomas Fagan

    Director, PwC
    Columbus, Ohio



  • Robert Fay
  • Robert Fay

    Owner & CEO, Robert F. Fay CPA, PFS, CGMA
    Canton, Ohio


  • Richard Kavenagh, CPA

    Partner, Sikich
    Akron, Ohio


  • Gregory Long, CPA

    Shareholder, Long Cook & Samsa
    Wooster, Ohio


  • Sarah Lynch
  • Sara Lynch, CPA

    Vice President, Meaden & Moore
    Cleveland, Ohio


  • Ron Marcin, CPA

    Partner, KPMG
    Cleveland, Ohio


  • Adam Martinson
  • Adam Martinson

    Tax Senior Manager, Grant Thornton
    Cleveland, Ohio


  • Josh Messina, CPA

    Partner, Cohen & Company
    Akron, Ohio


  • Reginald Novak, CPA, CFE

    Senior Manager, Ciuni & Panichi
    Cleveland, Ohio


  • Jeannie Reifsnyder, CPA

    Senior Associate Vice President, Finance & Administration, Kent State University
    Kent, Ohio


  • Tom Rudibaugh, CPA

    Partner, Grant Thornton, Retired
    Cleveland, Ohio


  • James Sanfilippo, CPA

    Former Managing Partner, Grant Thornton
    Westlake, Ohio

     


  • Matthew Shaw

    Senior Manager, RSM US LLP
    Cleveland, Ohio

     


  • Jon Shoop Headshot
  • Jon Shoop, CPA

    Partner, Skoda Minotti
    Cleveland, Ohio


  • Bill Snyder, CPA

    Partner, Deloitte
    Cleveland, Ohio



  • Mary Eileen Vitale, CPA, CFP, AEP

    Principal, HW & Co.
    Cleveland, Ohio

     


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