Alumni - Accounting Advisory Board
The Accounting Advisory Board was constituted in its current form in 2015. At a meeting of alumni in January 2015, it was decided to establish a Board consisting of 12 members, serving staggered terms, who would work with the Department to help guide future decisions, advise on curricular issues, build stronger relationships with alumni and other stakeholders, and promote the general welfare of the Accounting Department and the Accounting profession.
The Board, for the first few years, served primarily in advisory capacity. In 2021, the Board decided that it could provide more assistance to the Department by becoming more active. The Board voted to increase its size to 15 members, and embarked on a plan to create small task forces to work on specific issues; such as Alumni Relations, Curriculum, Faculty Relations, and Strategic Planning.
Representation on the Board is representative of the various regions of the state, and is demographically represented by a diverse cross-section of alumni and stockholders. The Board meets four times each year.
Board Members
Sebastian Braswell, HCA
Casey Burroughs, BDO
Katelyn Dibrell, TN Comptroller’s Office
Kara Fitzgerald, TSCPA
Victoria Gentry, LBMC
Vikki Gray, Kraft CPAs
Leigh-Ann Hartman, Deloitte
Chris Hight, Kraft CPAs
Ashley Spangler Holmes, GE
Jonathan Huddleston, Pugh CPAs
Lisa Malone, Companion CPAs
Aaron O’Dell, Kruggel Lawton CPAs
Melody Peace, TVA