Chapter 2022-2023 Action Plan

Community and Connection

 

Accounting Career Education

Chair:

 

Branding and Community Outreach

Chair: Rachel Glasser

 

Membership

Chair: Christy Bessert

 

Professional Excellence

 

Tax

Chair: Renee Prince

 

Nonprofit

Chair: Ashley Vonn

 

Business and Industry

Chair: Ken Huffman

 

Young and Emerging Professionals

Chair: Lindsey Kennimer

Advocacy

 

CPA PAC

Chair: Megan Terrell

 

 

 

YOUR ROLE

Committee work implements the Chapter's action plan. Committees form each spring, with leadership selected by elected officers. More about our committees and leaders below.

Want to get involved? Email staff, or reach out to our volunteer leadership through the TXCPA Exchange. Staff can assist you with matching your interests to our committees.


COMMUNITY & CONNECTION

Accounting Career Education

Encourage local students to pursue accounting as a profession and a CPA license

  • Student Roundtables or one on one outreach
  • Fall UTA Event
  • Pathway to CPA presentations in classroom



Britton Pavlic

Chair, Accounting Career Education
Britton Pavlic
THOMAS EDWARDS GROUP

Branding and Community Outreach

Advance the image of the profession and the public’s understanding of the value of CPAs




Rachel Glasser

Chair, Branding and Community Outreach
Rachel Glasser

Membership

Provide guidance for staff and board efforts to recruit, retain, and engage members

  • New Member Contact: Welcome Wagon
  • Newsletter
  • Social Media

 



Christy Bessert

Chair, Membership
Christy Bessert
BKD LLP

PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE

Tax

Advise on programs of interest to small and mid-size tax practice focused members

 



Renee Prince

Chair, Tax
Renee Prince
RENEE PRINCE, CPA, PC

Nonprofit

Advise on programs of interest to members who work in or with nonprofits

 



Ashley Voss

Chair, Nonprofit
Ashley Voss
RATLIFF & ASSOCIATES CPAS PC

Business & Industry

Advise on programs of interest to CPA members working in business and industry

 



Ken Huffman

Chair, Business & Industry
Ken Huffman
CAPTIVE NATION

Young Professionals

Advise on programs of interest to newly licensed CPA members

 



Lindsey Kennimer

Chair, Young Professionals
Lindsey Kennimer
SNOW GARRETT WILLIAMS

ADVOCACY

CPA PAC

The CPA-PAC is the TXCPA's member-managed, member-driven and member-focused political action committee.

  • PAC Fundraising
  • Legislative Candidate Contributions
  • TXCPA Keypersons program


Megan Terrell

Chair, CPA PAC
Megan Terrell
CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP

We're a Volunteer-led Association

Our leaders are talented, dedicated CPAs who are advancing the profession through service.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging

TXCPA values the diverse contributions and talents of all its members. We are committed to promoting diversity, equity, inclusion and a sense of belonging in the workplace, in membership and in the accounting profession. Diversity includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, generations, abilities, orientation, and religious beliefs. - (Adopted by the TXCPA Executive Board, 2020)

Jennifer-Davis

Executive Director
Jennifer Davis
817.335.5055
jdavis@tx.cpa