The Accounting Advisory Council is composed of accomplished thought leaders in all facets of accounting and taxation who provide advice and expertise to enhance and promote the accounting department’s programs.
Schuyler Simms ’06 (Chair)
Assistant Chief Auditor, PCAOB
Duane Amendola, CPA ’95
SVP of Finance - Asst Controller, Comcast Cable Communications
Jeffrey Baresciano ’05
Director - Forensic & Litigation Support Services, Business Valuation, Mercadien
Peter Beale, CPA ’97
Tax Partner-in-Charge Pennsylvania Business Unit, KPMG
Kelsey(Vaughan) Deal ’14
Finance Manager, Expanded Care, Axia Women’s Health
Diana DeCesare ’85
Partner, Tax, Armanino LLP
Al DeRitis ’85
Assistant Clinical Professor, LeBow College of Business
Isaac Geltzer ’13
Financial Services Tax Senior Manager, EY
Barbara Grein
Associate Professor & Department Head, Accounting, LeBow College of Business
Annmarie Hagan, CPA ’82
EVP & Global Controller, Finance Shared Service Center, Chubb
Tom Koncsics, CPA ’90
Partner, KPMG LLP
Stacy Kline ’89
Clinical Professor & Assistant Dean for Teaching and Learning, LeBow College of Business
Diana (DiStefano) Laky ’12, ’13
Tax Senior Manager, Armanino LLP
Jonathan Liss ’79
Senior Revenue Policy Analyst, City of Philadelphia
Arpita (Patel) McGrath ’10
Chief Compliance Officer, Sporttrade
Joseph Morais ’03
Senior Cloud Partner Solutions Architect / AWS Evangelist, Confluent
William Neil ’10
National Senior Manager - Audit Data Analytics, BDO
Mark Stutman ’72
Retired, National Managing Partner of Tax Services, Grant Thornton LLP
JT Thazhathel ’12, ’19
Associate Director, Fiscal Operations (FP&A), Wharton School
Lorraine White ’95
Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
Merhawy Worede ’05
Corporate Executive Director of Accounting and Financial Reporting, Prime Healthcare