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	Ami Beers, CPA Senior Technical Manager - Business Reporting, Assurance and Advisory Services and XBRL Ami is responsible for providing information, tools and resources that enable members to provide valuable business reporting, assurance and advisory services. This includes building awareness and understanding of XBRL and supports the AICPA XBRL Assurance Task Force.
	Richard J. Caturano, CPA, CGMA Chairman of the Board of Directors From 2009-2012, Rich served as a member of the AICPA’s Board of Directors and its governing Council from 2006-2008. Richard chaired the Finance Committee from 2010-2011 and additionally chaired the PCPS Executive Committee and Practitioners Symposium Conference. He has also served as a member of the Major Firms Group, Special Committee on Mobility and Staffing Task Force. He graduated with a B.S. in Accounting and an M.S. in Taxation from Bentley College. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Leading Professional Service Firms executive education program.
	Claudia Cieslak Communications Specialist Claudia works on the CPA profession’s volunteer effort, 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy, and the award-winning public service campaign, Feed the Pig. Her role includes managing the social media properties and websites for both efforts, as well as writing the Feed the Pig Weekly Tip, in addition to supporting the internal and executive communications teams.
	Susan S. Coffey, CPA, CGMA Senior Vice President, Public Practice & Global Alliances Sue has overall responsibility for several programs designed to enhance the quality of its members’ practices, including overseeing the AICPA’s international relations initiatives and maintaining responsibility for AICPA activities related to quality assurance, professional ethics, financial reporting, assurance, taxation and CPA firm services.
	Kristin Esposito, CPA  Tax Technical Manager Kristin serves as staff liaison to the International Tax Technical Resource Panel as well as the Employee Benefits Tax Technical Resource Panel and related task forces. Before coming to the AICPA, Kristin spent more than 15 years in a variety of corporate tax positions. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting from West Chester University and a Master of Taxation from Villanova School of Law.
	Jina Etienne, CPA  Director of Taxation Jina started her career in 1989 in the tax department of Touche Ross and, in 1993, started her own practice to focus on the needs of small businesses and their owners. She recently joined the AICPA after 17 years in private practice.
	Ahava Goldman, CPA Senior Technical Manager - Audit and Attest Standards Ahava is the staff liaison for the Auditing Standards Board and staffs the Clarity Task Force which supports the ASB with its Clarity Project to revise its standards to make them easier to read, understand and apply.
	Melora C. Heavey Senior Manager - Communications and Consumer Education Melora manages the CPA profession’s volunteer effort, 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy, and the award-winning public service campaign, Feed the Pig. She serves as the staff liaison to the National CPA Financial Literacy Commission, the leadership body and primary spokespeople for 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy.
	Chrissy Jones, MBA Manager – International Communications and Management Accounting Chrissy manages and develops communications in support of the Chartered Global Management Accountant designation, the business, industry and government member segment and the AICPA’s various international efforts. She has an MBA in Leadership and Management and a BA in English from Penn State University.
	Edward S. Karl, CPA Vice President of Taxation Edward is responsible for the review, formulation, and submission to Congress, the Treasury Department, and the Internal Revenue Service of technical and policy recommendations for improvement of the federal tax process. Edward serves as a principal liaison for the AICPA with the Internal Revenue Service. He is also responsible for tax ethical issues including management of the AICPA’s tax standards, the Statements on Standards for Tax Services. Finally, Edward oversees the Tax Division’s delivery of services to members which focuses on helping AICPA members provide the highest quality professional tax services.
	Mark Koziel, CPA, CGMA Vice President, Firm Services & Global Alliances Mark oversees the development, ongoing improvement and delivery of services to members in PCPS/Firm Practice Management as well as International relations with various CPA related groups. He frequently speaks on CPA issues around the country. Prior to joining the AICPA, Mark Koziel served as Director of Media Planning for a political consulting firm in East Aurora, NY serving Presidential, Senate, Congressional and Governor races around the country. Mark also served as Client Director for all national public affairs clients.
	Charles E. Landes, CPA Vice President, Professional Standards and Services Charles oversees the technical activities of the Auditing Standards Board, Accounting and Review Services Committee, Accounting Standards Executive Committee and the PCPS Technical Issues Committee. Team members help committees draft and deliberate authoritative professional standards and interpretations. Team members also develop non-authoritative professional guidance such as Auditing Practice Releases, Professional Issue Task Force Alerts, Technical Practice Aid Q&As and other forms of guidance on emerging issues. Charles is a graduate of Miami University with a bachelor's degree in accounting and holds an MBA from Bowling Green State University.
	Ann Marie Maloney Communications Manager - Tax Ann Marie develops and manages communication strategies in support of the AICPA’s Tax Division to ensure members are informed of tax resources, advocacy and news developments. She also manages the Tax Practitioners’ LinkedIn group. Ann Marie’s background includes writing about tax legislation (as a reporter for CCH) and advising state legislators as a senior policy analyst in Maryland. She holds a master’s degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University.
	Barry C. Melancon, CPA, CGMA President and CEO As head of the largest body of CPAs in the world, Barry is called upon to represent the Institute with state, national and international organizations and is sought after by key opinion leaders for his expertise.
	James Metzler, CPA Vice President - Small Firm Interests James leads AICPA initiatives aimed at serving the needs of practitioners, including the activities of the Private Companies Practice Section as well as the Institute’s specialized communities and accreditations. He also serves as an advocate for small firms on standard setting, legislative matters and practice issues and as liaison between the AICPA and its member firms.
	Andrea Millar, CPA/PFS Sr Technical Manager - PFP Andrea leads the AICPA Personal Financial Division. Her responsibilities include working with the PFP Executive and PFS Credential committees to drive the advocacy, education and other initiatives on behalf of the 7,500 AICPA members who specialize in providing estate, retirement, tax, investment and insurance advice to their individual clients.
	Scott Moore Senior Manager - College & University Initiatives Scott manages the AICPA’s national programs to encourage the best and the brightest college students to pursue careers in the accounting profession and ultimately become CPA's.
	Heather O’Connor  Senior Communications Manager - Firm Strategy and Portfolio Management Heather develops, manages and supports the communications strategy of the AICPA’s various firm relationship programs, and the Academic and Career Awareness and Peer Review teams. She also sets and manages strategic communications for accounting and auditing-related topics.
	Amy Pawlicki  Director of Business Reporting, Assurance and Advisory Services and XBRL Amy staffs the AICPA Assurance Services Executive Committee, is responsible for building awareness and understanding among the AICPA membership of the eXtensible Business Reporting Language and coordinates AICPA activities related to Integrated Reporting and Sustainability, including collaboration with other organizations around the world that are dedicated to improving the quality and transparency of business reporting.
	Stacie Saunders  Strategist, Social Media and Member Engagement Stacie leads and guides the AICPA’s social media strategy and has oversight of the Institute’s social networking properties. A 10-year media veteran, Stacie took her marketing efforts into the social space in 2009, creating one of the largest social media presences in the country for a local television station.
	James Schiavone  Manager - Media Relations Born and raised in New York City, James graduated from Tulane University with a BA in Sociology and English minor. In his role on the media relations team, he scours the news for articles relevant to the accounting profession and the finance industry. From the front page of the New York Times to obscure blogs in the back corners of the Internet, James finds the news CPAs need to know and shares it with them through the @AICPANews Twitter account. He does proactive media outreach, tracks, analyzes and reports on the AICPA’s media activity and manages the AICPA’s Press Center.
	Arleen Thomas, CPA, CGMA Senior Vice President – Management Accounting Arleen has served in various positions at the AICPA, including Vice President of Professional Standards and Services and Vice President of Self-Regulation and the SEC Practice Section. She joined the AICPA as Director of Accounting Standards, serving as the technical advisor to the U.S. representatives on the International Accounting Standards Committee. Prior to the AICPA, Arleen was a senior manager at KPMG Peat Marwick, a predecessor firm of KPMG LLP, in the department of professional practice. She was also a statistical audit specialist and national instructor for the firm's audit and accounting programs. Arleen holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Metropolitan State College in Denver, Colorado.
	Gregory J. Wright, MBA  Communications Manager Gregory serves as editor for CPA Letter Daily, AICPA News Update, AICPA Insights, IFRS Report, Forensic & Valuation Reporter, Financial Planning Digest, BusIndNews and InfoTech Update. He also manages the CPA Letter Daily’s Twitter account and various other communications projects. Gregory has an MBA in Marketing and a BA in Political Science and Geography.