Accounting Advisory Board
The Accounting Advisory Board is made up of members of the business and professional accounting community, Â鶹´«Ã½ administrators and accounting faculty members, who meet on a regular basis to discuss matters that impact our students, programs and department.
Board Members
Gordon Edwards
CFO, Akron Children's Hospital
Akron, Ohio
Thomas Fagan
Director, PwC
Columbus, Ohio
Robert Fay
Owner & CEO, Robert F. Fay CPA, PFS, CGMA
Canton, Ohio
Steve Fifolt
Independence Senior Manager, Ernst & Young
Cleveland, Ohio
Richard Kavenagh, CPA
Partner, Sikich
Akron, Ohio
Ronald Lewis
SVP - Head of Finance Shared Services, Keybank
Avon, Ohio
Gregory Long, CPA
Shareholder, Long Cook & Samsa
Wooster, Ohio
Ron Marcin, CPA
Partner, KPMG
Cleveland, Ohio
Sara Martin
Chief Operating Officer, BMF
Akron, Ohio
Adam Martinson
Tax Senior Manager, Grant Thornton
Cleveland, Ohio
Josh Messina, CPA
Partner, Cohen & Company
Akron, Ohio
Reginald Novak, CPA, CFE
Senior Manager, Ciuni & Panichi
Cleveland, Ohio
Matthew Polak
Partner, RSM US LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jeannie Reifsnyder, CPA
Senior Associate Vice President, Finance & Administration, Â鶹´«Ã½
Kent, Ohio
James Sanfilippo, CPA
Former Managing Partner, Grant Thornton
Westlake, Ohio
Jonathan Sanfilippo
Internal Audit Manager, Olympic Steel Inc.
Bedford Heights, Ohio
Matthew Shaw
Senior Manager, RSM US LLP
Cleveland, Ohio
Jon Shoop, CPA
Partner, Skoda Minotti
Cleveland, Ohio
Bill Snyder, CPA
Partner, Deloitte
Cleveland, Ohio
Mary Eileen Vitale, CPA, CFP, AEP
Principal, HW & Co.
Cleveland, Ohio
Â鶹´«Ã½ Representatives
Associate Professor, Department Chair, Accounting Department
Assistant Professor, Accounting Department, Accounting Association and Beta Alpha Psi Advisor
Associate Professor, Accounting Department