Accounting Pipeline Initiatives
The mission of MassCPAs' Accounting Pipeline Initiatives Committee (previously the Accounting Career and Development Committee) is to enhance relations among the accounting profession, accounting educators, practitioners and students; to assist accounting educators with the planning of presentations and career programs; and to attract, inspire and engage promising individuals into the accounting profession.
The Accounting Pipeline Initiatives Committee is chaired by Shay Blanchette, CPA, of Babson College., and Cassandra Palencia, CPA, of BDO USA, P.C., It is a perfect fit for campus recruiters and members of academia. If you have questions regarding the committee please contact the Committee Liaison, Allie Orlando.
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Members
- Michelle Allen
- Robert Angell III
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Jeanne Bagdon
Executive Director
UMass Amherst - Isenberg - Amherst
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Molly Barbour
Audit Manager
Deloitte LLP - Boston
- Marcia Behrens
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Mia Bettencourt
Audit Associate
KLR - Boston
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Shay Blanchette
Babson College - Babson Park
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Rando Bleta
KLR - Boston
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Donna Brady
College Faculty and Smalll Office CPA
Donna M Brady, CPA - Hull
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Michael Brodsky
Fraud Risk Center
Deloitte LLP - Boston
- Holly Brookes
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Jason Brosnan
Tax Senior Manager
Grant Thornton LLP - Boston
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Alison Burgett
Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP - Canton
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Franklin Caraballo CPA
Managing Director
Caraballo CPA, Inc. - Andover
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Cynthia Caruso
Professor of Accounting
Endicott College - Beverly
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Kaitlyn Cecala
Chief of Staff
StoneTurn Group LLP - Boston
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Julie Chasse
Director, Professional Accounting
Northeastern University College of Business Administration - Boston
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Douglas Chene
Associate Professor and Chair, Depart
Salem State University - Salem
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Maria Connell
Controller
360 Finance, LLC - Salem
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Marquis Cooper
Manager, Global Internal Audit
Boston Scientific Corp - Marlborough
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Amanda Curtis
Membership Operations & Data Strategy
Massachusetts Society of CPAs - Boston
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Zachary Donah
Massachusetts Society of CPAs - Boston
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John Driscoll Jr.
Professor
Suffolk University - Boston
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Jill Foley
Massachusetts Society of CPAs - Boston
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James Germain
Deloitte LLP - Boston
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Tara Grealis
Western New England University - Springfield
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Mahendra Gujarathi
Bentley University Department of Accountancy - Waltham
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Michelle Harden
Tax Director
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Thomas Hogan
Associate Professor
University of Massachusetts Dept of Accounting & Finance - Boston
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Anna Howard
Senior Partner & Professional Develop
American Institute of CPAs - Durham
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Brenda Kostyk
Career Adviser
Babson College - Babson Park
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David LaGasse
Chief Financial Officer
McLean Hospital - Belmont
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Gunjan Lalaji
Controller
CPA United - Revere
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Brian LeBlanc
Owner
Brian P LeBlanc, CPA - Salem
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Tracy LeMaire
Evolve CPA Consulting - Sutton
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Kimberly Lima
Co-Founder/Virtual CFO
Safe Harbor CFO Services - Swansea
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Christie Marotta
Jardim & Marotta LLC - New Bedford
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Victoria McHale
Tax Senior
Wolf & Company, P.C. - Boston
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Carol McNeil
Tax Director - Private Client Service
PwC LLP - Boston
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Ashley Meehan
Audit Manager
CohnReznick - Braintree
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John Micalizzi
Human Resource Leader
RSM - Boston
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Katelyn Minichiello
Grant Thornton LLP - Boston
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Sean Morrison
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP - Quincy
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Brigitte Muehlmann
Professor
Babson College - Babson Park
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Jeremy Newell
Manager (Forensic Accounting / Auditi
StoneTurn Group LLP - Boston
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Jennifer Niece
Learning & Development Senior Manager
PKF O’Connor Davies - Woburn
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Christine Niland
HR/Office Manager
QRGA, LLP - Norwood
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Melissa Nystedt
Massachusetts Society of CPAs - Boston
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Allie Orlando
Massachusetts Society of CPAs - Boston
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Cassandra Palencia
Manager
BDO USA, P.C. - Boston
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Craig Peterson
Account Manager
eCratchit - Hingham
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Ray Pfeiffer
Professor of Accounting
Simmons University - Boston
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Itzeen Leonor Pla Hernandez
Accounting Manager US & Mexico
Etsy - Brooklyn
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Melissa Polit
Audit & Tax Manager
Raphael and Raphael LLP - Boston
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Mary-Joan Potvin
Lecturer, Accounting
Bentley University - Waltham
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Christopher Redington
Accounting Manager
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Tracey Riley
Associate Professor of Accounting
Suffolk University - Boston
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Caitlyn Rodrigues
Leonard, Mulherin & Greene PC - Braintree
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Dianne Rossi Feldman
Senior Lecturer & Director for Underg
Boston College - Chestnut Hill
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Allison Saltzman
Accounting Manager
WAVE Life Sciences Ltd - Cambridge
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Rachel Sanderson
PwC LLP - Boston
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Alison Sawyer
Merrimack College - North Andover
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Melissa Sawyer
Senior Associate Director
Bentley University LaCava - Waltham
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Joshua Schmidt
Grant Thornton LLP - Boston
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Joseph Scioli
LGA, LLP - Chestnut Hill
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Lee Sentnor
Director - Professional Practice
BDO USA, P.C. - Boston
- Lynne Skerry
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Kerry Stakem
Strategic Initiative Director
PwC LLP - Boston
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Pamela Trafford
UMass Amherst Isenberg School of Management - Amherst
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Kevin Wall
Boston University School of Law - Boston
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Christopher Walsh
PwC LLP - Boston
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Erik White
Senior Manager, Forensic & Integrity
EY - Boston
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Eileen Yuen
Tax Senior Manager
Grant Thornton LLP - Boston
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Yi Zhang
Citrin Cooperman & Company LLP - Braintree
Questions? Contact Allie Orlando at aorlando@masscpas.org, or Zach Donah at zdonah@masscpas.org.