About
The NPAG, which served from 2023 to 2024, reflected diverse perspectives from across the profession. Members represented firms of all sizes, academia, CPA state societies, regulatory bodies, professional associations, and various career stages, among many other viewpoints.
2023-2024 Members
President and CEO, Alabama Society of CPAs
Perspective: state societies
EY Americas DEI recruiting leader; AICPA National Commission on Diversity & Inclusion member
Perspectives: DEI, public accounting
CEO of Public Accounting, AICPA
Perspectives: public accounting, CPA Exam
President and CEO Select, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
Perspectives: regulatory, CPA Exam
Partner at Cohen & Company; past president of the New York State Society of CPAs
Perspectives: public accounting, tax professionals, small firms
Tax partner at KPMG and immediate past chair of the Illinois CPA Society
Perspectives: public accounting, tax professionals, state societies
Chief compliance officer, OceanFirst Bank
Perspectives: business and industry, emerging professionals, corporate governance
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
Founder and CEO of Kaiser Consulting, LLC; past chair, Ohio Society of CPAs
Perspectives: business and industry, state societies
Partner, Aprio; board member, AICPA; past chair, Maryland Association of CPAs
Perspectives: public accounting, state societies
Chairman, Maher Duessel CPAs; immediate past president of the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs board
Perspectives: public accounting, state societies
Executive director, Montana Society of CPAs
Perspectives: state societies, firm administrators
Uniform Accountancy Act committee chair
Perspectives: public accounting, state board of accountancy, model regulation/law
Accounting professor, Schoolcraft College; past chair of the Michigan Association of CPAs
Perspectives: community college educator, state societies
President and CEO, Texas Society of CPAs
Perspective: state societies
Managing Director, U.S. Public Policy at PwC
Perspectives: government relations, public accounting
Principal, Pinion, LLC; past chair, NASBA
Perspectives: regulatory, public accounting
President and CEO, Washington Society of CPAs
Perspective: state societies
Chief transformation officer, BPM; board member, AICPA
Perspectives: emerging professionals, public accounting
Director, University of South Florida’s Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy; 2023-24 president, American Accounting Association (AAA)
Perspective: academia
Vice President of advocacy and pipeline, Virginia Society of CPAs
Perspectives: state societies, governmental relations
President and CEO, Florida Institute of CPAs
Perspective: state societies
Partner and co-founder, ConvergenceCoaching, LLC
Third-party facilitator