VSCPA News

VSCPA member Toni Lee-Andrews, CPA, began her career in 1990 even before she graduated from Mount Olive College in Mount Olive, N.C.

VSCPA member Andrea Kilmer, CPA, is no longer the chair of the Virginia Board of Accountancy (VBOA). Don’t think that means she’ll be taking it easy.

First and foremost, VSCPA member Larry Hurt, CPA, is a people person. That’s a necessary trait in the line of work (commercial banking) in which he spent his entire career. Now it’s serving him well in his current role as the chair of the VSCPA Political Action Committee (VSCPA PAC) Board of Trustees. Hurt, who retired from his last job at Franklin Community Bank in Rocky Mount in 2012 is unusual among VSCPA members in that he never worked in public accounting and got his CPA license after he

For VSCPA member Garland Creighton, CPA, his parents, Garland Sr. and Fredricka, were his rock and his greatest inspiration. Now he’s paying tribute to them and helping others at the same time.

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.

This is a story about one man’s journey through the world. This is how Ahmed Ismail, CPA, made his way from rural Ethiopia to Arctic Canada — and picked up a connection with the VSCPA along the way.

Accounting and parenthood are extremely fulfilling in different ways, but when you list the benefits of each, "Lots of spare time to pursue creative outlets" probably isn't near the top of either one. That hasn't stopped VSCPA member Clare Levison, CPA, from indulging her love for the written word.

It’s an interesting time to be Bob Baldassari, CPA. The longtime VSCPA member and volunteer has worked in the health care field for three decades, helping medical practices handle the business side of their industry.

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.

The call from the governor’s office came as something of a surprise for VSCPA member Jim Holland, CPA. The answer he gave was no surprise at all. Holland wasted no time in accepting his appointment to the Virginia Board of Accountancy.