Accounting Advisory Council

The Accounting Advisory Council 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.

Council Members

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• Richard Cause, CPA

  Partner, Walthall Rea
  Cleveland, Ohio

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• Mark Draa

  Director, Consumer Accounting, The J.M. Smucker Company
  Orrville, Ohio

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• Patty Gibbs, CPA

  Tax Director, CBIZ/Mayer Hoffman McCann
  Akron, Ohio

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• Jo Ann Gustafson, CPA, CIA

  Director, Internal Audit, Kent State University
  Kent, Ohio

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• Joshua Jenkins, CPA

  Partner, EY
  Cleveland, Ohio

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• Cindy Johnson, CPA, CIT, CGMA

  Partner, Bober Markey Fedorich
  Akron, Ohio

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• Susan Huziak

  The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
  Akron, Ohio

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• Richard Kavenagh, CPA

  Partner, Sikich
  Akron, Ohio

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• Gregory Long, CPA

  Shareholder, Long Cook & Samsa
  Wooster, Ohio

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• Sara Lynch, CPA

  Vice President, Meaden & Moore
  Cleveland, Ohio

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• Ron Marcin, CPA

  Partner, KPMG
  Cleveland, Ohio

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• Josh Messina, CPA

  Partner, Cohen & Company
  Akron, Ohio

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• Reginald Novak, CPA, CFE

  Senior Manager, Ciuni & Panichi
  Cleveland, Ohio

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• Dustin Raber, CPA, CMP

  Principal, Rea & Associates
  Wooster, Ohio

   

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• Jeannie Reifsnyder, CPA

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

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• Tom Rudibaugh, CPA

  Partner, Grant Thornton
  Cleveland, Ohio

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• James Sanfilippo, CPA

  Former Managing Partner, Grant Thornton
  Westlake, Ohio

   

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• Jon Shoop, CPA

  Partner, Skoda Minotti
  Cleveland, Ohio

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• Bill Snyder, CPA

  Partner, Deloitte
  Cleveland, Ohio

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• Dennis Vaughn, CPA

  Senior Manager, Maloney + Novotny
  Cleveland, Ohio

   

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• Mary Eileen Vitale, CPA, CFP, AEP

  Principal, HW & Co.
  Cleveland, Ohio

   

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• Stacy Walter, CPA

  Director, Internal Audit, Omnova Solutions
  Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Kent State University Representatives

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  MARK ALTIERI, JD, CPA

  Professor, External Relations Committee Chair, Accounting Department
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  MINDY NETT, CPA

  Assistant Professor, Accounting Department, Accounting Association and Beta Alpha Psi Advisor
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  JOHN ROSE, CPA, CFE, CGMA

  Associate Lecturer, Internship Coordinator, Accounting Department
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  R. DREW SELLERS, EDM, CMA

  Associate Professor and Acting Chair, Accounting Department