The Foundation for Accounting Education announced its new President June 4. John Kearney, a shareholder of Jaeckle Kearney & Lepselter in Garden City, will serve for a one-year term. The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) created the foundation in 1972 as a continuing professional education resource for accountants and other financial […]
The Foundation for Accounting Education announced its new President June 4.
John Kearney, a shareholder of Jaeckle Kearney & Lepselter in Garden City, will serve for a one-year term. The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) created the foundation in 1972 as a continuing professional education resource for accountants and other financial professionals in this state.
The foundation also announced three new trustees, who will serve for three-year terms. They include Patricia Johnson, an assistant professor at Canisius College; A. Rief Kanan, director of The Business Institute School of Business at the State University of New York at New Paltz; and Ronald G. Hegt, a tax partner at Crowe Harwath, LLP in New York City.
Johnson, re-elected as a foundation trustee, previously served as secretary. She joined the NYSSCPA in 1977 and is chairwoman of its Public Sector Oversight Committee and former chairwoman of the Higher Education Committee. She is a member of its Not-for-Profit and Anti-Money Laundering committees. She is also the new president of its Buffalo Chapter.
Kanan joined the NYSSCPA in 1992 and served as a member of its Professional Ethics, Mediation and Arbitration, Financial Accounting Standards and Auditing Standards committees. He was also vice president, treasurer, and a member of the executive board for the NYSSCPA Mid-Hudson Chapter and now serves as chairman of its Cooperation with Education Committee.
He was also a member of the foundation Campus Ambassador Committee and now serves as the Campus Liaison to the Society. He has also served as chairman of the Career Opportunities in the Accounting Profession (COAP) Advisory Board.
Hegt joined the NYSSCPA in 1978. He has served as chairman of its Taxation of Individuals Committee and as a member of its Tax Division Oversight, Professional Ethics, Closely Held & S Corporations, Relations with IRS and New York, Multistate and Local Taxation committees. He was honored by the foundation as Outstanding Discussion Leader of the Year.
Earlier in May, the NYSSCPA installed a Syracuse accountant as president for a one-year term.
Gail Kinsella, a partner at accounting firm Testone, Marshall & Discenza, LLP (TMD) of Syracuse, began her term May 10. K
Kinsella is a partner in TMD’s audit practice group and coordinates its quality control and peer review programs.
She has also served as president, vice president, and treasurer of the NYSSCPA’s Syracuse chapter. On the state level, she has served as a board member at large and as vice president for committees. She has also served as president of the board of trustees for the Foundation for Accounting Education.
TMD partner David Moynihan was president of the NYSSCPA from June 2009 to June 2010. Kinsella became president-elect of the state society a year ago. She is a graduate of Le Moyne College.
