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Nishon Evans Finds a Home and a Career in Virginia Nishon R. Evans, CPA, CGMA, is used to moving around, both personally and professionally. But he’s found a home, a community and a cause in Northern Virginia. Evans, a former VSCPA Board of Directors member, is a senior principal analyst at General Dynamics, a Herndon information technology firm that serves the government, defense and commercial sectors. He’s bounced around numerous employers in his career — a normal career path in

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of profiles highlighting the diverse interests and careers of VSCPA members. Know a member (including yourself) who would make for an interesting profile? Email VSCPA Communications Manager Chip Knighton . Few VSCPA members can speak to the respect the CPAcredential draws than Ryan Losi, CPA. He&rsquo ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;s only participated in CPA Assembly Day once — hey, that’s today, and you can participate virtually here ! — but his General Assembly

Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) is returning to Washington, D.C., and VSCPA member Pete Reilly, CPA, is in charge of the move. It’s not the first time he’s jumped into unfamiliar waters.

Financial literacy has been a national focal point for the CPA profession for the past decade, and in Virginia, few VSCPA members have been as active in that movement as Phil Umansky, CPA.

When Sallye Williams, CPA, makes a career move, deep down, it’s all about fit. Money and lifestyle are nice, but work based solely on those factors just isn’t as fulfilling. She explains it best using a comparison she heard when she was starting out in public accounting.

He’s a walking, talking history book, an accounting icon, an architect of the VSCPA as we know it. No matter what you do with your VSCPA membership, Sam Derieux, CPA, had a hand in creating it.

There are people out there who are lucky enough to find a job or a professional niche that checks all of their career boxes. Julie Gustavsson, CPA, CITP, is one of them.

Seth Davis, CPA, got a crash course in taxation from a college professor who gave him an internship opportunity. That internship sparked a lifelong career and an inclination to give back to the profession. Davis, a partner and the metro Washington tax market leader at Dixon Hughes Goodman in McLean, is the vice chair of the VSCPA Tax Advisory Committee, which gathers feedback from VSCPA members on tax issues and provides information on tax issues and legislation. He also serves on the VSCPA’s

If there’s one thing that defines the professional path of VSCPA member George Strudgeon, CPA, it’s his willingness to seek out new experiences and go with the flow. It’s what landed him an alma mater, a wife and a career.

Wytheville, population 8,000, might not have the hustle and bustle of Northern Virginia or Richmond. But the town has given VSCPA member Tara Adams, CPA, the opportunity to weave herself and her firm into its fabric, and she’s grateful for the opportunity. Adams, a member of the VSCPA Board of Directors, is a partner with Adams & Delp, a tax and accounting firm in Wytheville that, in her words, does “everything but audit.” Her clients run the gamut from small mom-and-pop businesses to

You'd be hard-pressed to find two industries more different than the financial sector and early childhood education. But VSCPA member Laura Tate-Smith, CPA, made a seamless move from one to the other and fulfilled a lifelong dream in the process.

At this point, giving tax advice is second nature for Vince Nadder, CPA — and not just the “Let me ask you a question” variety that every tax practitioner has experienced. From the small screen to bigger crowds, he’s found a niche in helping others understand as much as they can about the tax code.

In another life, Tyrone Dickerson, CPA, never would have performed an audit. He would have traded his suit and eyeshade for a pair of gym shorts and a whistle as a physical education teacher.

Running took VSCPA member Tom Visotsky, CPA, to a spot in the New Jersey high school record books. Then it took him within minutes of one of the country’s highest-profile recent tragedies. Now he’ll square off against the nation’s best performers.

When Nancy Miller, CPA, finds something she’s interested in, she jumps in with both feet. At one point, it was work with the VSCPA; at another point, it was motherhood. Now she’s devoted herself to what she calls “the best job in the world.”

Colette Wilson, CPA, is in uncharted territory as the first African-American female chair of the VSCPA Board of Directors. Fortunately, uncharted territory is a place where she has plenty of experience.

Integrity and transparency. That’s what attracted Jim Shepherd, CPA, to the accounting profession.

When Laurie Warwick, CPA, hits the ground running at the Virginia Board of Accountancy (VBOA), she’ll be charged with representing the Big Four perspective in Board dealings. Fortunately, she’s got 20 years of expertise to back her up.

VSCPA members Daphne Walker, CPA, and Jamie Walker, CPA, met during a volunteer event during the VSCPA's 2011 CPA Day of Service. They married less than a year later.

Jill Mitchell, CIA Associate Professor of Accounting Northern Virginia Community College Retweet, feeds, follows, @, direct message, #,  posts. Social media today comes with a new language to learn. Once CPAs speak that language, social media can be an effective tool to build their brand. Ss a college professor, I admit that I did not jump on every social media platform right away. However, I realized that I was missing out on an opportunity to connect with my students. CPAs have that same opportunity