Accounting External Advisory Board

The Accounting External Advisory Board advises and otherwise works with the Department in a number of different ways. The Board is made up of accounting, business, government, and education professionals who have an interest in promoting accounting education as it is understood at Penn State University, and in furthering the development and practice of accounting in all its applications.

The Board meets twice a year with the Department Chair and other department representatives as needed. The Board may also act through committees, which may include Board members only or be joint committees including both Board members and Faculty members.

Chad Gazzillo '99 Audit PartnerKPMG LLP Accounting Advisory Board Chair

Sandy Arkell, '90 Executive Vice President, Corporate ControllerMastercard

Ed Babcock Retired

John Barnes, '95 Partner, Advisory Services Grant Thornton LLP

Mike Denove '02 Partner Ernst & Young LLP

Patrick Durbin, ’91 Partner Price waterhouse Coopers LLP

Betsy Johnson '91 Partner Price waterhouse Coopers LLP

David Landau Chief Executive Officer DLA, LLC

Dan Le, '99 Audit & Assurance partner DeLoitte

Chad Levant Managing Director Goldman Sachs

Johnnie Lewis Partner Price Waterhouse Coopers, LLC

Robert Libby ‘70 David A. Thomas Professor of Management Cornell University

Diane Nguyen, '91 CFO, Microsoft Federal Microsoft

Michael S. Poerksen, '85 Talent Acquisition Director Solerity

Jon Raphael '93 Partner Deloitte

Spencer Schwartz, ‘88 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Atlas Air Worldwide

John Tierney, ’76 Retired 

Scot Warren '86 Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer The Options Clearing Corporation

Bonnie Yormack '89 OwnerLynn-Mark Enterprises, LLC

Honorary Board Members 

Richard Fisher ‘75 Retired

Thomas McNamara ‘82 Partner McNamara & Carver

Stephen Patras ‘95 Partner KPMG, LLP

Ron Sloan ‘70 Retired

Kenneth Urish ‘72 Partner & Founder Urish Popeck & Company

Mike Vierheller, ’89 Managing Director BDO USA, LLP

Carl Weber, ‘86 Partner Deloitte & Touche LLP

Emeritus Board Members 

Joan Amble ‘75 (2001-2012) Executive VP & Controller American Express

Eric Bocan, ’96 (2014-2020) Audit SVP-Copr. Functions, Global Services & DIFidelity Investments

Anthony J. Buzzelli ‘71 (2001-2004) Regional Managing Partner Deloitte LLP

Mitch Cohen ‘81 (2007-2010) Partner Price waterhouse Coopers

Colleen Cunningham (2005-2017) Retired

Robert Denove (2002-2016) Managing Partner Deloitte LLP

Anthony P. Dolanski ‘68 (2001-2007)CFO Internet Capital Group

Michael Farrell ‘71 (2001-2019) President & CEO Farrell & Co.

Lou Grabowsky, ’73 (2008-2014) Chief Operating Officer Grant Thornton

Steve Hamilton ‘86 (2001-2006) Partner Price waterhouse Coopers

Jim Leisenring (2001-2007) Director of International Activities FASB

Jim Matheny ‘64 (2001-2008) Chief Financial Officer Seven Springs Mountain Resort

Bernie Milano (2001-2006)PresidentKPMG Foundation

Karen Morris, ’86 (2014-2020) Manager, Credit ServicesPPG Industries, Inc.

David Otteni ‘75 (2005-2018) Retired

Stephanie Shern ‘69 (2001-2016) Founder & CEO Shern Associates

James Stalder ‘62 (2005-2017) Retired

Ro Verrechia (2001-2003)Professor of Accounting Wharton School of Business

Chris Votta (2013-2021) Retired

Tara Weiner, ’76 (2006-2018) Retired

In Memoriam Robert Moore '48 (2001-2016) President Emeritus Financial Executives International