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Illinois CPA Society Announces 2023-2024 Board of Directors

The Illinois CPA Society has formally announced its new board of directors for the April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, fiscal year.

The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS)—one of the largest state CPA societies in the nation—has formally announced its new board of directors for the April 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, fiscal year.

The board welcomes three new directors serving through March 2026, including Lindy R. Ellis, CPA, partner in Ernst & Young LLP’s financial accounting advisory services practice in Chicago; Joshua Herbold, Ph.D., CPA, teaching professor and associate head in the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Gies College of Business; and Leilani N. Rodrigo, CPA, CGMA, partner at Roth & Co. LLP in Chicago.

“I look forward to working with these diverse and dedicated professionals to carry on the Illinois CPA Society’s rich 120-year history of enhancing the value of the CPA profession,” says Geoffrey Brown, CAE, ICPAS president and CEO. “We’re fortunate to have a deep roster of thought leaders available to share their collective insight and vision with us as we strive to make the profession more attractive to future generations, be opportunistic in addressing the profession’s challenges, expand the society’s influence, and safeguard the CPA’s reputation as the most trusted and strategic business advisor.”

2023-2024 Illinois CPA Society Board of Directors

Officers:

Chairperson
Jonathan W. Hauser, CPA | KPMG LLP

Vice Chairperson
Deborah K. Rood, CPA, MST | CNA Insurance

Secretary
Brian J. Blaha, CPA | Wipfli LLP 

Treasurer
Mark W. Wolfgram, CPA, MST | Bel Brands USA Inc.

Immediate Past Chairperson
Mary K. Fuller, CPA | Citrin Cooperman

Directors

  • John C. Bird, CPA | RSM US LLP
  • Jennifer L. Cavanaugh, CPA | Grant Thornton LLP
  • Brian E. Daniell, CPA | West & Company LLC
  • Pedro A. Diaz de Leon, CPA, CFE, CIA | Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC
  • Kimi L. Ellen, CPA | Benford Brown & Associates LLC
  • Lindy R. Ellis, CPA | Ernst & Young LLP
  • Jennifer L. Goettler, CPA, CFE | Sikich LLP
  • Monica N. Harrison, CPA | CliftonLarsonAllen LLP 
  • Joshua Herbold, Ph.D., CPA | University of Illinois
  • Scott E. Hurwitz, CPA | Deloitte LLP (Retired)
  • Joshua D. Lance, CPA, CGMA | Lance CPA Group
  • Enrique Lopez, CPA | Lopez & Company CPAs Ltd.
  • Leilani N. Rodrigo, CPA, CGMA | Roth & Co. LLP
  • Richard C. Tarapchak, CPA | Verano Holdings Corp.