Proud Moments

By Brian Rush, CPA, CIA

CalCPA recently celebrated its 100th anniversary with a gala dinner in San Francisco, coupled with its 2009-10 members’ meeting. It was a proud moment when Andrea Cope, 2009-10 CalCPA chair, proposed a toast to the past, present and future of our profession in California. We have challenges ahead, but it is nice to reflect on our achievements and the high level of trust our clients and the public have placed in us. Let’s keep this going!

We are facing some really big challenges in California regarding the budget and cash deficits. Once you get past the political rhetoric, it is clear that we need superior leadership to get us through the tough times ahead. As always, it is difficult to gain consensus on big or little issues, but we will need a lot of it when the cash runs out. Our credit is worthless and we are unable to deliver the services our state’s residents deserve. I encourage all of us to keep abreast of the continuing saga in Sacramento and help family, friends and the public better understand what the issues really are. None of us has all the answers, but we can lend some perspective and good judgment to the opposing arguments.

On a brighter note, we began our chapter year with the annual orientation meeting for board members, officers and interest group chairs in June and will be holding our Student Scholarship Reception in July. As you know, we provide scholarships to deserving students majoring in accounting at the two- and four-year colleges and universities in Orange County. We have been able to do this through fund-raising activities, including the Fall Seminar Series, Economic Forecast Breakfast and the Annual Chapter CPA/Guest Golf Day. Keep an eye out for announcements regarding these and other exciting events coming up. We would love to see new faces at our events.

Now that summer is here, many of us will be taking vacations with our families and friends and enjoying some relaxing time off from work. I hope all of you will have the opportunity to get away from your routines and do something fun. We tend to take our work very seriously and that means we dedicate almost all our time to whatever needs to be done. But it is important to disengage once in a while and recharge our batteries.

Respectfully, Brian Rush, CPA, CIA

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