People Group Archives: Accounting Conference

Shelly Weir is the President & Chief Executive Officer of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the statewide professional association for CPAs. In partnership with the FICPA Board of Directors, she oversees the development and execution of the strategic vision for the association. Weir leads a staff of 40 professionals responsible for carrying out […]

A shareholder and member of MSL’s Governmental Practice Group, Joel has over 20 years of experience in accounting and auditing and has provided professional services to numerous municipalities, counties, and special districts. He has performed audits on over 40 governmental entities subject to Government Auditing Standards and Federal and State Single Audit requirements. Joel works […]

Cheri has been providing accounting and auditing (A&A), internal controls, and business consulting services at CRI since 2004. She has worked with clients from a variety of industries with a concentration on nonprofits, educational institutions, and real estate entities. Her background includes extensive experience with information technology audits and assurance including performing service organization control […]

Paul is a Managing Director in the Tax Reporting and Advisory Services team in Florida. He brings with him, more than 23 years of experience in public accounting. Prior to joining the firm in January 2010, Paul was with another major international accounting firm located in the Orlando area. Paul specializes in tax function optimization […]

Jeff is a Managing Director in Orlando with 19 years of experience in Big 4 public accounting, internal audit and financial advisory consulting, and financial planning and analysis. Jeff leads Protiviti’s Internal Audit and Financial Advisory practice for the Southeastern United States, including Charlotte, Atlanta, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, and Orlando. Jeff has worked with numerous […]

Bill Jelen is the host of MrExcel.com and the author of 67 books about Microsoft Excel including Excel Gurus Gone Wild, Pivot Table Data Crunching, and Microsoft Excel Inside Out. He was an ESPN commentator for the World Excel Championships, has made more than 80 guest appearances on TV’s Call for Help with Leo Laporte […]

Ethan LaMothe is an Assistant Professor in the Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting in the College of Business at the University of Central Florida where he teaches tax. Dr. LaMothe joined the faculty at UCF in 2020 and received his PhD from the University of South Carolina. Prior to his doctoral studies, Dr. LaMothe […]

Sean Dennis joined the Kenneth G. Dixon School of Accounting at the University of Central Florida in 2019. Prior to this, he served on the faculty at the University of Kentucky. He holds a BBA in Accounting and an MS in Accountancy from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. in Accounting from the […]

Faced with helping her own aging parents with their elder legal needs, Merrell Bailey realized that there was a need for a legal counsel who truly helps clients feel relieved and non-threatened when navigating the estate planning process. To help fill that need, she attended Barry University School of Law and received a Juris Doctorate […]