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  • How to Embed DEI Into Your Office Culture By focusing on key objectives and metrics, you can ensure that DEI is an intrinsic part of your firm's culture.
  • IN PLAY: Celebrating a Trailblazer David Kelly, CPA, JD, looks back on his achievements and his legacy as the 76th Black CPA in the United States.
  • IN PLAY: On a Mission for the Disabled Mike Santay, the 2021 Lester H. McKeever Jr. Advancing Diversity Award recipient, shares the driving force behind his passion for disability access in the accounting profession.
  • What We Lose When Women Leave the Workforce COVID-19 is forcing women out of the workforce in record numbers. What do we lose when women leave the workplace, and how can we make it possible for them to stay?
  • Standing With Asian Americans in Accounting As the Asian American community experiences increasing violence, now is the time to offer understanding and support to the largest ethnic minority population in the accounting and finance profession.
  • The Past, Present, and Future of Black CPAs When John W. Cromwell Jr. became the first Black CPA in 1921, he paved the way for many more to follow. One hundred years later, the CPA profession must continue to increase access and representation as part of its future.
  • Looking Forward to the Next Century of Black CPAs It began with pioneers. It continued with brave leaders. Now, the future is up to us.
  • IN Play: Q&A With Timothy Watson, CPA Watson, a partner with Benford Brown & Associates LLC, looks back on his father's legacy and looks forward to the Black CPAs who will follow in his footsteps.
  • 100 Years and Counting The CPA profession has come a long way since the first Black CPA was licensed in 1921, but there’s more progress to be made.
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