CHICAGO, April 10, 2023 – The CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois, the charitable partner of the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), is proud to announce its board of directors for the April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, fiscal year. This year, the board welcomes new ICPAS President and CEO Geoffrey Brown, CAE, and ICPAS Board of Directors Immediate Past Chairperson Mary K. Fuller, CPA, as ex-officio directors.
“I am privileged to work with a group of accomplished professionals who truly have a passion for ensuring a diverse and vibrant future for the CPA profession,” says Kimberley A. Waite, CPA, partner at Marcum LLP in Deerfield, Ill. “Thanks to the invaluable generosity of our donors, we can offer scholarships and programs that change the lives of accounting students and young professionals. I look forward to expanding the reach and impact of our programming and continuing to provide desperately needed financial relief to motivated and deserving aspiring CPAs across Illinois.”
During the last fiscal year, giving by more than 1,040 donors aided the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois in awarding more than $320,000 in scholarships and providing specialized programs to approximately 400 diverse and deserving accounting students and future CPAs.
2023-2024 CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois Board of Directors
Officers
Chairperson
Kimberley A. Waite, CPA | Marcum LLP
Vice Chairperson
Jason Parish, CPA | Plante Moran PLLC
Treasurer
Jeffery P. Watson, CPA | Miller Cooper & Company Ltd.
Secretary
Martrice Caldwell, CPA | Chicago Fire FC
Immediate Past Chairperson
Howard I. Blumstein, CPA | BDO USA LLP (Retired)
Directors
Brent A. Baccus, CPA | Washington, Pittman & McKeever LLC
Rosaria Cammarata, CPA, CGMA | Alorica
Roxanne Chow, CPA | Ernst & Young LLP
Mark S. Glochowsky, CBM, MBA | Schuler Shook Inc.
Lee A. Gould, CPA/ABV, JD, CFE, CFF | Gould & Pakter Associates LLC
Geoffrey J. Harlow, CPA | Wipfli LLP (Retired)
Kenton J. Klaus, CPA | Deloitte LLP (Retired), DePaul University
Damien R. Martin, CPA | Ernst & Young LLP
Sara J. Mikuta, CPA, CGMA, CIA, CRMA | Wipfli LLP (Retired)
Elizabeth A. Murphy, Ph.D., CPA, MBA | DePaul University (Retired)
Thomas B. Murtagh, CPA | FORVIS LLP
Leilani N. Rodrigo, CPA, CGMA | Roth & Co. LLP
Deborah K. Rood, CPA, MST | CNA Insurance
Marie A. Shaver, CPA | KPMG LLP
Elizabeth J. Sloan, CPA | Grant Thornton LLP
Ex-Officio Directors
Geoffrey Brown, CAE | Illinois CPA Society
Mary K. Fuller, CPA | Citrin Cooperman
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About the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois
The CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1998 by Illinois CPA Society members. The Fund was created to ensure ongoing funding for scholarship and outreach programs. The programs are geared toward encouraging individuals to choose accounting as a career and achieve the CPA credential. Visit www.icpas.org/annualfund.