Accounting
2 MACPA Members Chosen for AICPA 2020 Leadership Academy
Kramer and McClain were selected based on their exceptional leadership skills and professional experience for the four-day Leadership Academy program, which will be held from Oct. 5-8. Kramer is an accounting manager at 14 West Administrative Services LLC
Jul. 14, 2020
Maryland Association of CPAs members Samuel Kramer, CPA, and Jessica McClain, CPA, CISA, have been selected as two of just 30 CPAs honored nationwide by the American Institute of CPAs as members of the AICPA Leadership Academy’ 12th graduating class.
Kramer and McClain were selected based on their exceptional leadership skills and professional experience for the four-day Leadership Academy program, which will be held from Oct. 5-8. Kramer is an accounting manager at 14 West Administrative Services LLC in Baltimore. McClain is controller at Brand USA in Washington, D.C.
The AICPA Leadership Academy was designed to strengthen and expand the leadership skills of young professionals while they network with talented and motivated CPAs.
The Leadership Academy features career-development workshops and sessions with some of the accounting profession’s most prominent influencers, including Tracey Golden, CPA, CGMA, chair of the American Institute of CPAs; and Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA, president and CEO of the American Institute of CPAs and CEO of the Association of Certified Professional Accountants.
Tom Hood, CPA,CITP, CGMA, president and CEO of the Maryland Association of CPAs and the Business Learning Institute, and Gretchen Pisano, PCC, MAPP, CDTLF, of p.Link Leadership have been the primary instructors and discussion leaders since designing the Leadership Academy with the AICPA in 2008.
Participants are selected from public accounting firms of all sizes, business and industry, academia, and consulting firms.
The 2020 Leadership Academy attendees were recommended by their employers, state CPA societies, and / or volunteer organizations. Candidates submitted resumes and a statement explaining how participating in the Leadership Academy would impact them personally and professionally. They also wrote an essay on the topic, “The future will bring significant changes to the accounting profession. What do leaders have to get right in order to successfully lead?”
To date, more than 385 CPAs have participated in the AICPA Leadership Academy, many of whom have gone on to take leadership positions in their firms, businesses, and volunteer organizations.
For more information about the AICPA Leadership Academy, visit AICPA.org/Leadership.