Meet Our 2025 Student Members

Every month, the Society showcases a college and high school student member on our social media channels to share their background and why they want to pursue accounting as a career.

January Feature

If you could switch places with any character from a book or movie for a day, who would it be and why?

I would switch places with Elle Woods from Legally Blonde because I admire her strength, confidence and perseverance. She embodies the idea that you can defy expectations and succeed while staying true to yourself. Also, spending a day in her closet and playing with her adorable dog would be a lot of fun!

What’s the most unusual or surprising thing you've learned in school?

Learning that entire memories can be implanted into someone’s mind, even if they never happened. For example, in one study, researchers convinced 16% of participants that they had seen Bugs Bunny at Disneyland, even though Bugs Bunny is a Warner Bros character and would never appear there. Another study showed that 25% of participants recalled vivid details of being lost in a mall as children, even though it never occurred. It’s fascinating how easily our memories can be influenced.

What's one thing you'd put on a bucket list for your life?

Visiting a capybara café. I’ve always found capybaras to be such calm and cute animals, and I think it would be a unique experience to relax with them while enjoying a cup of coffee.

If you could lead the accounting team for any company or organization, which one would it be, and why?

I would love to lead the accounting team at Costco. Their commitment to maintaining customer loyalty by hotdog combo priced at $1.50 despite rising inflation is inspiring. I’d enjoy using accounting strategies to help them continue making these customer-friendly decisions while balancing the company’s financial stability.