About - National Pipeline Advisory Group

About

The NPAG reflects diverse perspectives from across the profession. Members represent firms of all sizes, academia, CPA state societies, regulatory bodies, professional associations, and various career stages, among many other viewpoints.

Members

Jeannine Birmingham
Jeannine Birmingham, CPA, CAE, CGMA

President and CEO, Alabama Society of CPAs
Perspective: state societies 

Ken Bouyer, CIA

EY Americas DEI recruiting leader; AICPA National Commission on Diversity & Inclusion member
Perspectives: DEI, public accounting

Susan Coffey, CPA, CGMA

CEO of Public Accounting, AICPA
Perspectives: public accounting, CPA Exam

Daniel J. Dustin, CPA

President and CEO Select, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
Perspectives: regulatory, CPA Exam

Joe Falbo
Joe Falbo, CPA, CGMA

Partner at Cohen & Company; past president of the New York State Society of CPAs
Perspectives: public accounting, tax professionals, small firms  

Jonathan Hauser, CPA

Tax partner at KPMG and immediate past chair of the Illinois CPA Society
Perspectives: public accounting, tax professionals, state societies

Angela Ho, CPA, CGMA

Chief compliance officer, OceanFirst Bank
Perspectives: business and industry, emerging professionals, corporate governance 

Kathy Johnson, CPA, CFF, CGMA

Vice president, J.S. Held; adjunct professor, California State University, San Bernadino; past chair, California Society of CPAs
Perspectives: business and industry, DEI, academia, state societies

Lori Kaiser, CPA, CGMA

Founder and CEO of Kaiser Consulting, LLC; past chair, Ohio Society of CPAs
Perspectives: business and industry, state societies

Lexy Kessler, CPA, CGMA

Mid-Atlantic regional leader, Aprio; board member, AICPA; past chair, Maryland Association of CPAs
Perspectives: public accounting, state societies

Betsy Krisher
Elizabeth (Betsy) Krisher, CPA 

Chairman, Maher Duessel CPAs; immediate past president of the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs board
Perspectives: public accounting, state societies

Allen Lloyd, CAE

Executive director, Montana Society of CPAs
Perspectives: state societies, firm administrators

Thomas Neill, CPA (retired)

Uniform Accountancy Act committee chair
Perspectives: public accounting, state board of accountancy, model regulation/law 

Michelle F. Randall, CPA, CGMA

Accounting professor, Schoolcraft College; past chair of the Michigan Association of CPAs
Perspectives: community college educator, state societies

Jodi Ann Ray, CAE

President and CEO, Texas Society of CPAs
Perspective: state societies

Marcus Rayner

Managing Director, U.S. Public Policy at PwC
Perspectives: government relations, public accounting

Rick Reisig, CPA

Principal, Pinion, LLC; past chair, NASBA
Perspectives: regulatory, public accounting 

Kimberly Scott, CAE 

President and CEO, Washington Society of CPAs
Perspective: state societies

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Lindsay Stevenson, CPA, CGMA

Chief transformation officer, BPM; board member, AICPA
Perspectives: emerging professionals, public accounting

Mark Taylor, CPA

Director, University of South Florida’s Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy; 2023-24 president, American Accounting Association (AAA)
Perspective: academia  

Emily Walker, CAE

Vice President of advocacy and pipeline, Virginia Society of CPAs
Perspectives: state societies, governmental relations

Shelly Weir

President and CEO, Florida Institute of CPAs
Perspective: state societies 

Jennifer Wilson

Partner and co-founder, ConvergenceCoaching, LLC
Third-party facilitator