State CPA Society News & Updates: Feb. 2024

TheConnecticut Society of CPAs (CTCPA) recently announced the 2024 CTCPA Women’s Awards winners, which celebrate Connecticut’s female finance professionals.

Distinguished Service Award Winners:

• Melissa S. Beeler, CPA – Deloitte Tax, LLP
• Mary Kay Curtiss, MSPA, CPA – CliftonLarsonAllen LLP
• Stacy R. Farber, CPA – UHY LLP
• Teresa J. Opalacz, CPA – Guilmartin, DiPiro & Sokolowski LLC
• Jennifer J. Schempp, CPA – Beers, Hamerman, Cohen & Burger, PC

Women to Watch Winners

• Rebecca W. Lyman, CPA –  CohnReznick
• Amber Moore, CPA – Goldblatt Bokoff LLC
• Katherine M. Patnaude, CPA, MSA- PKF O’Connor Davies
• Lindsay Tessler, CPA – Whittlesey PC

Aspiring CPA Winners

• Marissa Bartone – Ernst & Young
• Bridgette Eguizabal – Kaman Corporation
• Emily Kindle – Whittlesey PC
• Mariam Noorzad – Ernst & Young
• Christina Roy – Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina

TheFlorida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) is looking for speakers for its MEGA Conference, set for June 11-13 at Universal Orlando’s Loews Sapphire Falls resort. They are seeking proposals focused on accounting and auditing, emerging issues, firm optimization and transformation, personal development, and more. Those interested can complete this form.

The Idaho Society of Certified Public Accountants (IDCPA) is offering What Tax Practitioners Need to Know About Medicare. This online webinar will take place on March 15, 2024 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm MT and covers topics such as:

• Medicare eligibility
• How to apply for Medicare
• Late enrollment penalties
• Information on Medicare surtax
• The Affordable Care Act’s impact on Medicare

The member fee for the webinar is $95, with a nonmember fee of $100. Those interested can register here.

TheIllinois CPA Society (ICPAS) recently announced the Mary T. Washington Wylie  Internship Preparation Program Scholars, The 2024 scholars are: