GEN NEXT: 4 Steps for Developing Initiatives That Move the Needle These simple steps can help you turn your passion and desire for making a positive change in the accounting profession into a reality.

IN PLAY: Maria Tabrizi, CPA Inside her path to EVP, chief risk officer, and chief technology officer at the only women-founded, women-owned, and women-led U.S. commercial bank formed to serve the women’s economy.

IN Play: Profile of Sara Mikuta, CPA, CGMA, CIA, CRMA The Illinois CPA Society’s 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award winner and immediate past president of the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois discusses her unique career path and what continues to inspire her to give back.

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?

GEN NEXT: How I Built a Career by Embracing My Childhood Dreams My childhood desire was to be a teacher, speaker, and writer—and as a CPA, I’ve created a career for myself that aligns with both my youthful vision and distinctive talents.

IN Play: Q&A With Dorri C. McWhorter, CPA, CITP, CGMA The CEO of the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago and current chair of the ICPAS Board of Directors has a vision of innovation and inclusion for the accounting profession of the future.

Finding a Higher Purpose in Volunteering Building a successful career feels great, but sometimes reaching out and helping someone else feels even better.

IN Play: Q&A With Elizabeth A. Murphy, Ph.D., MBA, CPA ICPAS' 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner has spent her career building lifelong relationships and has found a genuine passion in volunteering.

IN Play: Q&A With Anna Kooi, CPA Wipfli's national financial services practice lead uses her passion for coaching softball as an inspiration for developing the 300-plus associates she oversees.