Orange County/Long Beach Chapter
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President's Message
April 26, 2012
By Thomas Bennett
I always find this time of year exciting, as we CPAs crawl out of the rock we have been living under during busy season. I find it’s a time for reflection and an opportunity to set new goals for the year ahead. This year is especially exciting for me as I take on the role of chapter president. I am honored to have the opportunity to serve in this capacity and am looking forward to a great year. I would like to thank Kevin Hartley for his service as president this past year, and acknowledge the past presidents, officers and directors whose vision and foresight set the stage for what the chapter is today. I hope to continue the many valuable programs and events engineered by my predecessors, and to also begin some new ones. Fortunately, I am not alone and am very excited to serve alongside a strong roster of officers and directors.
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Chapter News
CalCPA members can now enjoy heavily discounted ticket prices for specific LA Galaxy games during the new MLS season! The CalCPA member discount is only good when ordering tickets for the designated games online.
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By Anthony Kress, OC/LB Chapter Student Ambassador/Cal State University Fullerton
CSUF’s Accounting Society and Beta Alpha Psi are planning an event that would involve other AS and BAP Southern California chapters. It will most likely be a barbeque/bonfire social mixer at the beach in May. Our chapter members will be invited, and the theme of the event will be “Getting Comfortable with the Professionals.”
Also, OC/LB young and emerging professionals will join forces this summer with CSUF AS and BAP for a mixer at a location to be announced soon! We would like to encourage accounting students at CSU Long Beach to get more involved with both CSUF and CalCPA.
As for campus news, our business college was recently recertified for AACSB. This accreditation is very important for schools that offer an accounting program. Also, the first week of May at CSUF will be CalCPA Week. I will be doing some major promotion as a CalCPA Campus Ambassador to encourage students to become CalCPA members.
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Sign up for one of our premiere networking events, our annual installation of officers. This year’s entertaining evening will be held at Balboa Bay Club.
Date: Tuesday, May 8
Register online.
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President: Thomas Bennett, Squar Milner
First Vice President: John Misuraca, Avalon Advisors
Treasurer: Karen Connair, Ernst & Young
Secretary: Jim Dickman, Nolet Spirits
Second Vice President: Marty McNamara, Northern Trust Bank
Immediate Past President: Kevin Hartley, Hartley, deTroya Corp.
Directors
Betty Chavis, California State University, Fullerton; Gregory Coleman, White Nelson, Diehl Evans; Dolores Lara, Hemingway Solutions; Kathy Lawson, Singer Lewak; Sherry Radmore, ELLS CPAs; Summer Taylor, Deloitte; Stephen Tierney, Nienow & Tierney; and Gary Wilson, PwC.
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By John Misuraca, Chair, ABC Night Committee
A special networking opportunity for all will take place on Thursday, August 9th when your OC/LB chapter presents the OC ABC Night Mixer (Attorney, Bankers & CPAs) at Angel Stadium. The event will run from 5:30 to 8:30pm. Proceeds will go to the chapter scholarship fund.
Join hundreds of the top OC business people in the prestigious Diamond Club and terrace overlooking home plate for the “Event of the Year”. Find great business opportunities for you and your firm! Tours of the stadium facilities, dugout and field will also take place throughout the evening. The event will be highlighted by a drawing of various prizes donated from our sponsors.
Cost to attend is $75 for CalCPA members and $95 for non-members. Parking is free. Admission includes appetizers and two free drink tickets.
Various sponsorships are also available, which is a great way to get the word out about your firm or business. Sponsor opportunities include speaking opportunities, display tables, advertising on the stadium scoreboards and drawing opportunities. Please contact Nancy Wilson for more info at (714) 545-6717.
Register Online Today.
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CalCPA News
As a result of converting to a new database, your CalCPA.org login may change.
- If your username is your email address, it remains the same.
- If your username is your CalCPA member ID, it will change to your primary email address.
- Your password will not change, BUT you will be forced to change it at first log in. Your default password, if you did not previously change it, is your last name with a capitalized first letter.
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