VSCPA News

For Immediate Release Tina Bates, VSCPA (804) 612-9416  [email protected] Twitter: @vscpanews Richmond (July 7, 2021) — The future of the workplace will include more remote working and hybrid options in the wake of the pandemic — and some office footprints will shrink, according to the 2021 Virginia

By Chip Knighton Martha Mavredes, CPA, is a planner. When the COVID-19 pandemic sent her staff at the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts (APA) home in March 2020, the team didn’t miss a beat — in no small part because of work she had done years prior. Mavredes, who was appointed Virginia’s auditor

For Immediate Release Tina Bates, VSCPA (804) 612-9416  [email protected] Twitter: @vscpanews Richmond (June 28, 2021) — The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) announces the launch of a new, enhanced Career Center to meet the needs of employers building top-performing teams and

The VSCPA Top 5 Under 35 Award recognizes emerging CPA leaders under the age of 35 who have notable professional achievements, VSCPA accomplishments on the state or chapter level, community contributions and/or dedication to the CPA profession. Amanda DiStasio, CPA Owner, Optimal Accounting, LLC

For Immediate Release Tina Bates, VSCPA (804) 612-9416  [email protected] Twitter: @vscpanews Richmond (June 15, 2021) — The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) Educational Foundation recently selected its college scholarship recipients for the 2021–2022 academic year. The VSCPA

Louise Reed’s most notable innovation is Afloat, a company that utilizes blockchain technology and smart contracts to automate the exchange of state transferable tax credits. Louise received her master’s degree in physics at Duke. “I like using the power of math to see how the world works today, but

Tyrone Dickerson, CPA, references the décor at the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) offices when discussing diversity in the accounting profession. Now NASBA has made progress on improving the profession’s diversity, led by Dickerson and inspired in part by those pictures

Alan Witt, CPA, has worn many hats in his lengthy accounting career — partner, community champion and now college instructor, to name a few. But he’s proudest of those three letters after his name. Witt, recently retired as partner at regional firm PBMares — he was the Witt in Witt Mares, one of the

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.

For Immediate Release Tina Bates, VSCPA (804) 612-9416  [email protected] Twitter: @vscpanews Richmond (May 24, 2021) — The Virginia Society of CPAs Political Action Committee (VSCPA PAC) is pleased to announce its officers and Board of Trustees for the 2021–2022 fiscal year. The members were