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Society of Louisiana
Certified Public Accountants
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Suite
500
Kenner,
LA 70062
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LCPA
Committees
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Committee Structure & Function
The Executive Committee is composed of the President, President-Elect,
Treasurer and Immediate Past President as voting members.
The Executive Director/Secretary is a non-voting ex-officio
member. The committee shall administer the affairs of the
Society as designated by the Board of Directors. It shall
keep minutes of its proceedings and shall report in writing
to the Board at each meeting thereof.
The Board of Directors shall be notified as soon as possible
when a State Board of CPAs vacancy occurs. The Executive
Committee, Acting as a Nominating Committee, and with the
President as its chairman, shall determine the individual(s)
ability to serve and report a slate to the Board at its next
meeting. Such nominees, who are referred to the governor
for consideration of appointment, cannot include persons
currently serving on the Board of Directors or following
Society Committees: Bylaws, CPE, Ethics, Legislation and
Quality Review.
The Executive Committee will be responsible for selecting
the Society's Annual Award recipients except where authority
is specifically given to other committees.
OPERATIONAL COMMITTEES
2007-2008 Committee Officers and
Members
Mr. William E. Balhoff, CPA, Member-at-Large
Postlethwaite & Netterville, APA
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Jake L. Netterville, CPA, Former
Chairman
Postlethwaite & Netterville, APA
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Ralph C. Cox Jr., CPA, Elected Member
Bourgeois Bennett, L.L.C.
Metairie, LA
Mr. William C. Potter, CPA, Elected Member
Postlethwaite & Netterville, APA
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Kenneth J. Abney, CPA, Designated
Member
Silva & Associates, LLP CPAs
Mandeville, LA
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Committee Structure & Function
This committee shall consist of the President,
President-Elect, Treasurer, Immediate Past President, Continuing
Professional Education Committee Chairman and three current
at large members of the Board of Directors appointed by the
President. The Treasurer shall act as chairman of this committee.
The objective of the Budget Committee is to
provide timely and meaningful financial budgets for the operations
of the Society.
2007-2008 Committee
Officers & Members
Mrs.
Mollie C. Broussard-Duncan, CPA, Chair & Board Coordinator
McElroy,
Quirk & Burch APC
Lake
Charles, LA
Mr.
Kenneth J. Abney, CPA, Member
Silva & Associates, LLP CPAs
Mandeville, LA
Mr.
Robert S. Angelico, CPA, Member
Liskow & Lewis
New
Orleans, LA
Mr.
Carl W. Comeaux, CPA, Member
McElroy,
Quirk & Burch APC
Lake
Charles, LA
Mr.
Thomas A. Cotten, CPA, Member
Thomas
A. Cotten
Baton
Rouge, LA
Mr. Shawn Mauldin, CPA, Member
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA
Mr.
Brent A. Silva, CPA, Member
Silva & Associates,
LLC CPAs
Mandeville,
LA
Mr.
Tommie A. Vassel, CPA, Member
Global
Profit Strategies, LLC
New
Orleans, LA
Mr.
Grady R. Hazel, CPA, Staff Liaison
Society
of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner,
LA
Mr.
Henry A. Sorbet Jr., Staff Liaison
Society
of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner,
LA
Mrs.
Lisa N. Williams, Staff Liaison
Society
of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner,
LA
Volunteer Form
Committee Structure & Function
This committee shall be composed of the Chapter Presidents, Chapter Presidents-elect, Society Board members at large, and a chair, who shall be the President-Elect of the Society. The President and Treasurer of the Society shall be ex-officio members of this committee. The Chapter President may appoint an alternate to attend in place of the designated chapter members. Incoming committee chairs are ex-offico members invited to participate in the selection process.The objective of the Committee Evaluation and Appointments Committee is to obtain maximum effectiveness from each Society committee through appointment of the most qualified Society members to serve on each committee.
2007-2008 Committee Officers & Members
Mr. Kenneth J. Abney, CPA, Chairman & Board Coordinator
Silva & Associates, LLP CPAs
Mandeville, LA
Ms. Lesley B. Amos, CPA, Member
Amos Hutchinson & Associates
Shreveport, LA
Mr. Robert S. Angelico, CPA, MemberLiskow & LewisNew Orleans, LA
Mr. Roy L. Austin, CPA, Member
Entergy Services, Inc.
Madisonville, LA
Ms. Michele Avery, CPA, Member
LaPorte Sehrt Romig Hand
Metairie, LA
Ms. Cherie Bardwell, CPA, Member
Daenen Henderson & Company
Alexandria, LA
Mr. Matthew Bernard, CPA, Member
Edson Clouest Offshore, LLCThibodaux, LA
Paul L. Bordelon, CPA, MemberCLECO Corporation Alexandria, LA
Mr. Charles C. Coe Jr., CPA, MemberCoe & Company, LLCJefferson, LA
Mr. Thomas A Cotten, CPA, Member
Thomas A. Cotten
Baton Rouge, LA
Committee Structure & Function
Membership on this committee shall be in accordance with
provisions of the Bylaws. There shall be ten members serving
three year staggered terms and representing each chapter.
No member of this committee shall be a member of the State
Board of CPAs in Louisiana. The Society's Executive Director
will provide the committee with proper staff assistance and
coordination as it carries out its responsibilities.
The objectives of the Ethics Committee are:
Administrative - To express an opinion as to whether
or not a proposed action of a member would be in accordance
with the Code of Professional Ethics.
Investigative - To upon receipt of a complaint, to
conduct a thorough, discreet investigation to determine whether
there was a violation of the Code of Professional Ethics,
and report its findings to the appropriate body in accordance
with the Bylaws.
Advisory - To determine whether revisions to the
Code are needed and to recommend such revisions to the Bylaws
committee, and to make such other recommendations concerning
the Code and its implementation as the committee may consider
appropriate.
Educational - To review and update an ethics questionnaire
periodically for the Secretary to submit to applicants for
membership in the Society to encourage each chapter to devote
one meeting each year to a discussion of the Code.
2007-2008 Committee Officers & Members
Ms. Dionne E. Viator, CPA, Chair
General Health System
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. David M. Bassemier, CPA, Member
LeGlue &
Ms. Anne Collette, CPA, Member
Anne Collette, CPA
Lake Charles, LA
Mr. Edward D. Conway, CPA, Member
Edward D. Conway, APAC
Mandeville, LA
Mr. Carl G. Cooley, CPA, Member
Northwestern State University
Slagle, LA
Ms. Kimberly B. Gardner, CPA, Member
Arsement, Redd & Morella
Lafayette, LA
Mr. J. M. Inzina, CPA, Member
Stagni and Company, LLC
Lafayette, LA
Mr. Alfred D. Johnson Jr., CPA, Member
Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLP
Shreveport, LA
Mrs. Tamela P. Shearer CPA, Member
Duval & Shearer, CPAs, LLC
Houma, LA
Mr. Tommie Vazzel, CPA, Board Coordinator
Global Profit Strategies, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Grady R. Hazel, CPA, Staff Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner,
LA
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Committee Structure & Function
This committee shall consist of the President, President-elect
and Treasurer. The Chair shall be the President-Elect and
the Executive Director/Secretary shall be an ex-officio member
of the committee.
With the assistance of the Society's staff, the objectives
of this Committee are:
1. To provide liaison between Society and State Board of
CPAs.
2. To represent Society Board Policy before State Board
of CPAs.
3. To provide assistance to State Board of CPAs.
4. To assist State Board in reviewing CPAs' CPE files selected
for audit.
5. To coordinate with State Board joint research projects
including a longitudinal study on CPE.
2007-2008 Committee Officers &
Members
Mr. Kenneth J. Abney, CPA, Chair and Board Coordinator
Ericksen, Krentel & LaPorte
New Orleans, LA
Mrs. Mollie C. Broussard-Duncan, CPA,
Member
McElroy, Quirk & Burch APC
Lake Charles, LA
Mr. Brent A. Silva, CPA, Member
Silva & Associates,
LLC CPAs
Mandeville, LA
Mr. Grady R. Hazel, CPA, Ex-Officio Member & Staff
Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner, LA
Volunteer Form
Committee Structure
& Function
This committee shall be composed of no more than seventeen
members. The President, President-elect and Treasurer, and
six Board Members-at-Large will automatically be members.
The Executive Director will be an ex-officio member.
The committee should meet to consider and develop the Society's
short and long-range strategic plan. The committee is to
be aware at all times of public relations opportunities;
should inform the Public Relations Committee of such opportunities,
and seek the help and the assistance of Public Relations
Committee and Society staff in implementing the particular
committee's functions.The committee is also to promote efficient
operation of Society committees by making appropriate recommendations
to the Board of Directors for changes in composition, size,
function and procedures of committees.
2007-2008 Committee Officers & Members
Mr. Brent R. Salter, CPA, Chair
Provost, Salter, Harper & Alford
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Kenneth J. Abney, CPA, Member and
Board Coordinator
Silva & Associates, LLP CPAs
Mandeville, LA
Mr. Kenneth H. Alford, CPA, Member
Provost, Salter, Harper & Alford
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Robert S. Angelico, CPA, Member
Liskow & Lewis
New Orleans LA
Mr. Thomas A. Cotten, CPA, Member
Thomas A. Cotten
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Harry Q. Gahagan Jr., CPA, Member
Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLP
Shreveport, LA
Mrs. Cathy M. Green, CPA, Member
OCA, Inc.
Metairie, LA
Mr. Anderson Hartiens CPA, Member
Hartiens & Faulk, CPAs
Lafayette, LA
Mr. Bradley L. Johnston, CPA, Member
Johnston and Company, L.L.P., CPA
Monroe, LA
Austin G. Robertson, Member
Cole, Evans & Peterson
Shreveport, LA
Mr. Brent A. Silva, CPA, Member
Silva & Associates, LLC CPAs
Mandeville, LA
Mr. Harold L. Simmons Jr., CPA, Member
McDermott, Inc.
Metairie, LA
Mr. Tommie A. Vassel, CPA, Member
Global Profit Strategies, LLC
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Grady R. Hazel, CPA, Ex-Officio Member
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner,
LA
Volunteer Form
Committee Structure
& Function
The objective of the Nominating Committee is
to select nominees for President-elect, Treasurer and Board
of Directors members-at-large whose terms have ended or for
which vacancies have occurred.
The Nominating Committee shall consist of the
immediate past president of the Society; the president-elect
of the Society; each chapter president, or in the absence
of a chapter president, any duly elected chapter board member
designated by that chapter president to serve as the alternate
representative of the chapter on the committee.
2007-2008 Committee
Officers & Members
Mr. Tommie A. Vassel, CPA, Chair & Board
Coordinator
Global Profit Strategies, LLC
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Kenneth J. Abney, CPA, Vice-Chair
Silva & Associates, LLP CPAs
Mandeville, LA
Ms. Michele Avery, CPA, Member
LaPorte Sehrt Romig Hand
Metairie, LA
Paul L. Bordelon, CPA, Member
CLECO Corporation
Alexandria, LA
Ms. Christine R. Dunn, CPA, Member
Wright, Moore, Dehart, Dupuis &
Lafayette, LA
Mr. Mark S. Felger, CPA, Member
Lanaux & Felger, CPAs A Professional
Corp.
Houma, LA
Mr. Edmond C. Haase' III, CPA, Member
Ajubita, Leftwich & Salzer, LLC
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Jeffrey W. Koonce, CPA, Member
Phelps Dunbar
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Jeffrey B. Mathews, CPA, Member
Jeffrey B. Mathews, CPA, LLC
Sulphur, LA
Mr. Billy J. Schooley, CPA, Member
CenturyTel Internal Audit Depart
Monroe, LA
Mr. Christopher W. Shankle CPA, Member
Capital One
Shreveport, LA
Mr. Brent A. Silva, CPA, Member
Silva & Associates, LLC CPAs
Mandeville, LA
Mr. Grady R. Hazel, CPA, Staff Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner,
LA
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2007-2008 Committee Officers and
Members
Mr. Mark J. LaCour, CPA, Chair
KPMG LLP
New Orleans, LA
Cherie Bardwell, Member
Maddox & Associates
Baton Rouge, LA
Mrs. Sarah Bolding, CPA, Member
Broussard, Poche’, Lewis, & Breaux
Lafayette, LA
Mr. Craig l. Breerwood CPA, Member
Charles C. Theriot Certified Pub
Houma, LA
Mr. Marty W. French, CPA, Member
Booth Giger & Company, LLP
Monroe, LA
Brian J. Gallagher, Member
Silva & Associates, LLC CPAs
Covington, LA
Mr. Bruce J. MacMorran, CPA, Member
Postlethwaite & Netterville, APA
Baton Rouge, LA
Ms. Olivia A. Maness, CPA, Member
Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLP
Shreveport, LA
Mr. Jeffrey B. Mathews, CPA, Member
Jeffrey B. Mathews, CPA, LLC
Sulphur, LAVolunteer Form
Ms. Christine R. Dunn, CPA, Member
Wright, Moore, Dehart, Dupuis & Hutchinson
Lafayette, LA
Mr. Mark S. Felger, CPA, Member
Lanaux & Felger, CPAs A Professional Corporation
Houma, LA
Mr. Kevin P. Goldman, CPA, Member
Hulsey, Hardwood & Co., CPAs
Monroe, LA
Mr. Edmond C. Haase´, CPA, Member
Ajubita, Leftwich & Salzer, LLC
New Orleans, LA
Ms. Stella B. Hellvin, CPA, Member
Southeastern LA University
Mandeville, LA
Mr. Jeffrey W. Koonce, CPA, Member
Phelps Dunbar
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Jeffrey B. Mathews, CPA, Member
Jeffrey B. Mathews, CPA, LLC
Sulphur, LA
Shawn Mauldin, CPA, Member
Nicholls State University Dept.
Thibodaux, LA
Mr. Layne R. McDaniel, CPA, Member
Noesis Data, LLC
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Jullin Renthrope, CPA, Member
Legislative Auditor
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Billy J. Schooley, CPA, Member
CenturyTel Internal Audit Department
Monroe, LA
Mr. Christopher W. Shankle CPA, Member
Capital One
Shreveport, LA
Mr. Ted E. Stacey IV, CPA, Member
Bourgeois Bennett, L.L.C.
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Joseph B. Zanco, CPA, Member
IBERIABANK
Lafayette, LA
Mrs. Mollie C. Broussard-Duncan, CPA, Ex-Officio Member
McElroy, Quirk & Burch APC
Lake Charles LA
Mr. Brent A. Silva, CPA, Ex-Officio Member
Silva & Associates, LLC CPAs
Mandeville, LA
Mr. Grady R. Hazel, CPA, Staff Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner, LA
Ms. Cheri Santora, Staff Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner, LA
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TECHNICAL COMMITTEES
Committee Structure & Function
The membership of the committee shall consist
of 12 members. Members will have an interest and regular
professional exposure to FASB, SSARS and Auditing Standards
Board pronouncements. Any LCPA member on FASB, Auditing Standards
Board (ASB) or SSARS committee shall be an ex-officio member.
The objectives of the Accounting and Auditing
Standards Committee are:
1. To provide input to the committees of the
AICPA (primarily the Auditing Standards Board and SSARS Committee)
and the Financial Accounting Standards Board on proposed
accounting and auditing pronouncements. These comments will
be considered representative of the viewpoints of Society
members.
2. To assist the Board of Directors of the
Society and other committees, as necessary, in matters relating
to accounting principles and auditing procedures including providing regular summaries of important developments
for Lagniappe publications.
2007-2008 Committee
Officers & Members
Mr.
William D. Edwards, CPA, Chair
Edwards,
Wade and Perry, CPAs, APAC
Ruston,
LA
Mr.
Joseph A. Akanji, CPA, Member
Bruno & Tervalon
LLP, CPAs
Jackson,
MS
Paul
L. Bordelon, CPA, Member
CLECO
Corporation
Alexandria,
LA
Mr.
John D. Cameron, CPA, Member
Cameron,
Hines & Hartt, CPAs APA
West
Monroe, LA
Mr.
Martin L. Chehotsky, CPA, Member
McElroy,
Quirk & Burch APC
Lake
Charles, LA
Ms.
Teresa Fortenberry, CPA, Member
Rebowe & Company,
CPAs A Professional Corporation
Abita
Springs, LA
Mr.
J. M. Inzina, CPA, Member
Stagni
and Company, LLC
Lafayette,
LA
Mr.
Terry P. Meilleur CPA, Member
Terry
P. Meilleur, CPA (APC)
Metairie,
LA
Mr.
John A. Montalbano Jr., CPA, Member
Hannis
T. Bourgeois, LLP, CPAs
Baton
Rouge, LA
Mr.
Albert E. Roevens Jr., CPA, Member
Risk
Management Services, LLC
Metairie,
LA
Mr.
Brent A. Silva, CPA, Member
Silva & Associates,
LLC CPAs
Mandeville,
LA
Mr.
Bobby R. Tamplin, CPA, Member
Roberts,
Cherry & Company
Shreveport,
LA
Mr.
James E. Tonglet, CPA, Member
Ericksen,
Krentel & LaPorte
Slidell,
LA
Ms.
Barbara Watts, CPA, Member
Darnall,
Sikes, Gardes, & Freder
Morgan
City, LA
Mr. Robert S. Angelico, CPA, Board Coordinator
Liskow & Lewis
New Orleans, LA
Mrs.
Lisa N Williams, Staff Liaison
Society
of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner, LA
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Committee Structure & Function
Membership shall be limited to no more than 15 members.
The chairman must have had prior service on this committee.
The objectives of the Federal Taxation Committee are:
1. To obtain equitable and properly administered tax laws
and regulations.
2. To determine that the membership is promptly and adequately
informed of tax changes and their implications.
3. When appropriate, look for public relations opportunities
through informing the public on major tax changes, particularly
the unique impact of federal laws on Louisiana.
2007-2008 Committee Officers & Members
Mr. Frank J. Holzenthal, CPA, Chair
International-Matex Tank Terminals
Slidell, LA
Mr. Herbert J. Adams Jr., Member
Adams & Johnson CPAs
Patterson, LA
Ms. Elizabeth A. Alford CPA, Member
Postlethwaite & Netterville
Metairie, LA
Mrs. Gretchen M. Bourgeois, CPA, Member
Beyer, Stagni & Company
Houma, LA
Mr. Denny B. Dennison, CPA, Member
Denny B. Dennison, CPA (APC)
Lake Charles, LA
Mr. Dennis W. Dillon, CPA, Member
Duplantier, Hrapmann, Hogan & Maher
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Neil G. Ferrari, CPA, Member
Neil G. Ferrari, CPA
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Jeffrey W. Koonce, CPA, Member
Phelps Dunbar
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. William C. Kostelka, CPA, Member
Rachel & Kostelka, L.L.C. Certified Public Accountants
Bossier City, LA
Mrs. Kathleen B. Malone, CPA, Member
Caddo Management, Inc.
Shreveport, LA
Mrs. Natalie M. Matthews, CPA, Member
Natalie M. Matthews, CPA
Metairie, LA
Mr. William A. Paddie CPA, Member
Adler & Pias, LLC
Alexandria, LA
Mr. Henry A. Riser Jr., CPA, Member
Booth Giger & Company, LLP
Monroe, LA
Mr. Gerard H. Schreiber Jr., CPA, Member
Schreiber & Schreiber, CPAs
Metairie, LA
Mr. Melvin R. Schulthess, CPA, Member
Frederick, Norton, Robert & Schulthess
Jennings LA
Mrs. Margaret C. Tauzier, CPA, Member
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Ted E. Stacey IV, CPA, Board Coordinator
Bourgeois Bennett, LLC
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Alex L. Suffrin, CPA, Staff Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner,
LA
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Committee Structure & Function
This committee shall be composed of no more than 12 members
with the Executive Director serving as ex-officio member.
Committee members shall also serve as Trustees for the Society
of Louisiana CPAs Insurance Trust.
In accordance with the trust document, membership positions
on the trust board shall include representation from other
states' societies which have plans merged under the auspices
of the trust.
The objective of this committee is to make available to
members the types of insurance coverage that are best suited
to their needs.
2007-2008 Committee Officers & Members
Mr. Albert J. Derbes III, CPA, Chair
Derbes & Posner, CPAs, LLC
Metairie, LA
Mr. Robert D. Behrens, CPA, Member
Robert D. Behrens, CPA
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Timothy W. Dietrich CPA, Member
Stonetrust Management Services, Inc.
Baton Rouge, LA
Ms. Judy D. Garrett, CPA, Member
Garrett & Garrett, CPAs
West Monroe, LA
Mr. Boyle J. Henderson Jr., CPA, Member
Daenen Henderson & Company, A Co
Alexandria, LA
Mr. Richard E. Hunter, CPA, Member
Thomas, Hunter & Company, LLP
Shreveport, LA
Mr. Jim E. Miller, CPA, Member
Miller and Brown, CPAs
Shreveport, LA
Mr. Thomas A. Cotten, CPA, Board Coordinator
Thomas A. Cotten
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Grady R. Hazel, CPA, Ex-Officio Member & Staff
Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner, LA
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Committee Structure
& Function
Committee membership shall consist of the following
(a) the Society officers, (b) AICPA State Legislation Committee
and State Legislation Area Subcommittee member, (c) a chairman
named by the President-Elect, (d) chairs of task forces designated
by committee, (e) chairman of Louisiana Tax Committee, and
(f) the Society Executive Director and lobbyist shall serve
as ex-officio members.
The President shall appoint the chairman and
the Executive Director to any available positions on the
AICPA State Legislation Area IV Subcommittee. The chairman
of the Legislation Committee shall be the Key Person Coordinator
for the federal Keyperson Program. Continuity should be an
important consideration in the selection of members to serve
on the Legislation Committee.
No member of this committee shall be a member
of the State Board of Certified Public Accountants in Louisiana.
The objectives of the Legislation Committee
are:
1. To maintain a sound accountancy law in Louisiana
and to successfully oppose any weakening in the licensing
and regulatory laws which would adversely affect the public
interest or the professional status of the CPA, or in any
way permit unqualified persons to practice accountancy.
2. To promote or oppose, with the Board of
Directors approval, any legislation at either the federal
or state level that would have an impact upon the profession
of accountancy. This activity shall be carried out by the
Steering Committee when the legislature is in session.
3. To encourage and assist the Louisiana CPA
Political Action Committee (LA-CPA-PAC).
4. To encourage members to participate in the
political process as a candidate or to serve in the capacity
of Campaign Treasurer, Financial Committee member, etc.
5. To develop an annual legislative package
for consideration by the state legislature.
6. To create or delete task forces as needed.
2007-2008 Committee
Officers & Members
Mr. Raymond P. Ladouceur, CPA, Chair
Raymond Ladouceur, CPA
Abita Springs, LA
Mr. Kenneth J. Abney, CPA, Member
Silva & Associates, LLP CPAs
Mandeville, LA
Mr. Paul K. Andoh Sr., CPA, Member
Bruno & Tervalon LLP, CPAs
New Orleans, LA
Mrs. Mollie C. Broussard-Duncan, CPA,
Member
McElroy, Quirk & Burch APC
Lake Charles, LA
Mr. George A. Burton Jr., CPA, Member
George E. McGovern, III, CPA
Shreveport, LA
Mr. Gary R. Dressler CPA, Member
KPMG LLP
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Harry Q. Gahagan Jr., CPA, Member
Heard, McElroy & Vestal, LLP
Shreveport, LA
Mr. Frank J. Holzenthal, CPA, Member
International-Matex Tank Terminals
Slidell, LA
Mr. Brent A. Silva, CPA, Member
Silva & Associates, LLC CPAs
Mandeville, LA
Mr. Tommie A. Vassel, CPA, Member
Global Profit Strategies, LLC
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Roy L. Austin, CPA, Board Coordinator
Entergy Services, Inc.
Madisonville, LA
Mr. Grady R. Hazel, CPA, Ex-Officio Member & Staff
Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner, LA
Ms. Cheri Santora, Staff Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner,
LA 70062
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Committee Structure & Function
Under the direction of the Legislative Committee, this task
force shall consist one member per chapter, two to three
from New Orleans. This task force shall work with keyperson
education and training and help with lobbying efforts.
2007-2008 Committee Officers &
Members
Mr. George A. Burton Jr., CPA, Member
George E. McGovern,
III, CPA
Shreveport,
LA
Volunteer Form
Committee Structure & Function
Membership shall consist of no more than 15 members. The
chairman must have had prior service on this committee. The
chairman shall be a member of the Legislation Committee.
The objectives of the Louisiana Taxation Committee are:
1. To obtain equitable and properly administered tax laws
and regulations.
2. To determine that the membership is promptly and adequately
informed of tax changes and their implications.
2007-2008 Committee Officers &
Members
Mr. Gary R. Dressler CPA, Chair
KPMG LLP
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Roy L. Austin, CPA, Member
Entergy Services, Inc.
Madisonville, LA
Ms. Patricia A. Bourg, CPA, Member
Patricia Ann Bourg, CPA
Baton Rouge, LA
Mrs. Susan C. Breaux, CPA, Member
Ernst & Young, LLP
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Denny B. Dennison, CPA, Member
Denny B. Dennison, CPA (APC)
Lake Charles, LA
Mr. Tony W. Dyess, CPA, Member
Dyess & Associates Corporaton of
Mandeville, LA
Mr. Clifford J. Giffin Jr., CPA, Member
Duplantier, Hrapmann, Hogan & Maher
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Paul D. Johnson, CPA, Member
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Coan I. Knight Jr., CPA, Member
Knight-Masden
Alexandria, LA
Mr. Norman O. Loeske Jr., CPA, Member
Norman O. Loeske, Jr., CPA
Thibodaux, LA
Mr. Derek M. Mathews, CPA, Member
Alexander, Van Loon, Sloan, Levens, Favre,
LLC
Ocean Springs, MS
Ms. Kathryn McQueen, CPA, Member
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Arthur J. Parham Jr., CPA, Member
Entergy Services, Inc.
The Woodlands, TX
Mr. Stuart L. Reeks, CPA, Member
Robertson, Bailes & McClelland
Shreveport, LA
Ms. Patricia M. Schreiber, CPA, Member
Schreiber & Schreiber, CPAs
Metairie, LA
Mrs. Linda C. Sell, CPA, Member
Linda C. Sell, CPA
Shreveport, LA
Ms. Robin T. Sigur CPA, Member
PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Houston, TX
Ms. Mollie Broussard-Duncan, CPA, Board
Coordinator
McElroy, Quirk & Burch, APC
Lake Charles, LA
Mr. Alex L. Suffrin, CPA, Staff Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner,
LA
Volunteer Form
Committee Structure
& Function
Membership on the committee shall consist of
no more than 24 members including the Chairman. The Executive
Director shall be an ex-officio member. Members appointed
to the committee must meet criteria established by the Peer
Review Standards of the AICPA. Each member of a committee
charged with responsibility for acceptance of reviews must
be currently active in public practice at a supervisory level
in the accounting or auditing function of a firm enrolled
in an approved practice monitoring program as a proprietor,
partner, shareholder, or as a manager or person with equivalent
supervisory responsibilities. A majority of the members must
also possess the qualifications required of on-site Peer
Review team captains. A member may not participate in any
discussion or have any vote with respect to a reviewed firm
as to which the member lacks independence or has a conflict
of interest.
No more than 1/3 new members should be appointed
on an annual basis with a cross section of representation
covering all practice segments.
The objectives of the Peer Review Committee
are to oversee the operation of the Society/AICPA Peer
Review Program in accordance with the standards; to maintain
appropriate confidentiality; to coordinate with the State
Board as provided in the standards and by Society Board
Policy; to act in such fashion to improve the practice
of public accounting in Louisiana through the issuance
of positive and remedial requirements for deficient firms.
2007-2008 Committee
Officers & Members
Mr. Lindsay J. Calub, CPA, Chair
Duplantier, Hrapmann, Hogan & Maher,
LLP
Kenner, LA
Mr. David A. Prevost, Member
Fortier & Prevost
Houma, LA
Tom Simms, Member
Roberts, Cherry
Shreveport, LA
Mr. Martin L. Chehotsky, CPA, Member
McElroy, Quirk & Burch APC
Lake Charles, LA
Mr. Lance E. Crappell, CPA, Member
Wright, Moore, Dehart, Dupuis &
Lafayette, LA
Mr. Ronald H. Dawson Jr., CPA, Member
Ericksen, Krentel & LaPorte
Destrehan, LA
Ms. Christine R. Dunn, CPA, Member
Wright, Moore, Dehart, Dupuis &
Lafayette, LA
Mr. Neil G. Ferrari, CPA, Member
Neil G. Ferrari, CPA
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Kenneth D. Folden, CPA, Member
Kenneth D. Folden & Company, CPA
Jonesboro, LA
Mr. Charles E. Harper Jr., CPA, Member
Provost, Salter, Harper & Alford
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Michael L. LeBlanc, CPA, Member
Postlethwaite & Netterville
Donaldsonville, LA
Mr. Charles R. Marchbanks Jr., CPA, Member
Little & Associates, CPAs
Monroe, LA
Mr. William T. Mason III, CPA, Member
LaPorte Sehrt Romig Hand
Metairie, LA
Mr. J. C. Parker II, CPA, Member
Hawthorn, Waymouth & Carroll L.L.P.
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. G. K. Pavy II, CPA, Member
John S. Dowling & Company
Opelousas, LA
Mr. Rowland H. Perry, CPA, Member
Johnston, Perry, Johnson & Assoc
Monroe, LA
Mr. W. E. Powers, CPA, Member
Ericksen, Krentel & LaPorte
Destrehan, LA
Mr. Calvin Robbins Jr., CPA, Member
Calvin L. Robbins, Jr., CPA A Professional
Corporation
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Brent A. Silva, CPA, Member
Silva & Associates, LLC CPAs
Mandeville, LA
Mr. Mark D. Thomas, CPA, Member
Johnson, Thomas & Cunningham
Natchitoches, LA
Mr. J. D. Tidwell II, CPA, Member
Tidwell & Associates, APAC
Lafayette, LA
Mr. Joseph P. Vincent Jr., CPA, Member
Joseph P. Vincent, Jr., CPA
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Ted E. Stacey IV, CPA, Board Coordinator
Bourgeois Bennett, LLC
New Orleans, LA
Mr. George A. Lewis, CPA, Designated
Member
Broussard, Poche', Lewis, & Breaux
Lafayette, LA
Ron Updegraff, Designated Member
Kenner, LA
Mr. Grady R. Hazel, CPA, Ex-Officio Member & Staff
Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner, LA
Stacey M. Lockwood, Staff Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner,
LA
Volunteer Form
2007-2008 Committee
Officers & Members
Mr. Coan I. Knight Jr., CPA, Chair
Knight-Masden
Alexandria, LA
Mr. Grady R. Hazel, CPA, Treasurer
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner, LA
Mr. Denny B. Dennison, CPA, Vice-Chair
Denny B. Dennison, CPA (APC)
Lake Charles, LA
Mr. Robert S. Angelico, CPA, Member
Liskow & Lewis
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Randolph J. Bonnecaze, CPA, Member
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. George A. Burton Jr., CPA, Member
George E. McGovern, III, CPA
Shreveport, LA
Mr. Ronald A. Gitz II, CPA, Member
The Windward Group, LLC
Folsom, LA
Mr. David M. Glaviano, CPA, Member
International-Matex Tank Terminals
New Orleans, LA
Ms. Sally B. Herpin, CPA, Member
Broussard, Poche', Lewis, & Breaux
Lafayette, LA
Mr. David L. Johnston, CPA, Member
Johnston and Company, L.L.P., CPAs
Monroe, LA
Mr. J. D. Stagni, CPA, Member
Stagni & Company
Thibodaux,
LA
Volunteer Form
Committee Structure
& Function
This subcommittee shall be composed of no more than 13 members
and shall be a subcommittee to the Continuing Professional
Education Committee.
The objectives of the Technology Conference Committee
are:
1. To educate the membership on computer practice aids for
audit, tax, management services, write-up services, etc.
2. To provide educational programs which may include a computer
conference, and address expressed member computer needs and
to expand into microcomputer client service support programs.
3. To help increase the public awareness of the CPAs expertise
in the area of computers.
4. To educate the members in industry, government and education
on how they can use microcomputers in their work.
2007-2008 Committee Officers and
Members
Mr. Charles C. Coe Jr., CPA, Chair and
Board Coordinator
Coe & Company
Jefferson, LA
Mr. John M. Blackstock, CPA, Member
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. G. W. Bofinger Jr., CPA, Member
Thomas, Wilson, Ragusa, Uffman &
Baton Rouge, LA
Mrs. Mollie C. Broussard-Duncan, CPA,
Member
McElroy, Quirk & Burch APC
Lake Charles, LA
Mr. Christopher J. Carrigee, CPA, Member
Carrigee Moore & Levy, LLP
Metairie, LA
Mr. Joel T. Haston, CPA, Member
Connection Technologies, LLC
Shreveport, LA
Mr. Mark C. Herpin, CPA, Member
IBERIABANK
Lafayette, LA
Mr. Curtis P. Meaux, CPA, Member
Roy O. Martin Lumber Co, LLC
Alexandria, LA
Mr. Gerard M. Miller, CPA, Member
Nolan Power Group
Mandeville, LA
Mr. Gregory B. Milton, CPA, Member
OMNI Energy Services Corp.
Carencro, LA
Mr. Charles K. Ohlmeyer III, CPA, Member
Charles K. Ohlmeyer, CPA
Mandeville, LA
Mr. William S. Pearce Jr., CPA, Member
Adler & Pias, LLC
Alexandria, LA
Richard David Ramsey, Member
Southeastern LA University Gener
Hammond, LA
Mr. Max L. Shaneyfelt Jr., CPA, Member
EMCO
Prairieville, LA
Mr. Keith J. Sibille, CPA, Member
Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office
Lafayette, LA
Ms. Stacey R. Talley CPA MBA, Member
Dept. of Natural Resources Office of
Mineral Resources
Baton Rouge, LA
Gregg R. Tousignant, Member
Bond & Tousignant, CPAs
Monroe, LA
Mr. Warren A. Wool, CPA, Member
Governmental Results Systems, LLC
Denham Springs, LA
Mr. Henry A. Sorbet Jr., Staff Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner, LA
Volunteer Form
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION COMMITTEES
Committee Structure & Function
The CPE Committee shall consist of no more than 13 members. The
Society Treasurer shall serve as the committee's Board Coordinator.
The Society Executive Director, CPE Manager and CPE Coordinator
shall serve as ex-officio members.
The Committee Chair shall be appointed by the President-Elect from
among members of the committee. The Committee Chair shall serve
as a member of the Society Budget Committee. The Chairman or
a designated representative of the Industry Committee and Computer
Education Subcommittee should also be appointed to the CPE Committee,
in addition to the regular 13 members.
Appropriate experience, proven ability, enthusiasm and interest
in this area shall be a major consideration in making appointments
to the CPE Committee. Only after this should emphasis be placed
upon geographic distribution, and the varied employment areas
(i.e., industry, public practice, education, government, etc.).
The procedures of the Continuing Professional Education Committee
are to:
1. Oversee and approve the CPE program for the ensuing year. Review
and approve a CPE budget for submission to the Budget Committee.
2. Submit reports as requested by the Budget Committee, including
comparison of actual and budgeted expenditures and evaluation
of results of the continuing professional education program at
the end of each fiscal year.
3. Suggest desired course subjects and improvement of existing
courses to the AICPA, and other CPE vendors. Consider the use
of courses developed by other sources and determine and recommend
criteria as to what constitutes acceptable and meaningful continuing
professional education. To pursue and coordinate the development
of appropriate new CPE courses which meet the needs of the membership.
4. Consult with the staff as required to assure effective functioning
of the planned program.
5. Approve for submission to the Board of Directors all policies
and procedures for all CPE registration and participation.
6. To consult with and solicit the advice from those individuals
with technical expertise regarding specific CPE programs.
7. To provide guidance and assistance on the development of chapter
CPE programs and to assure that they are properly documented
and reported to the Society regional conferences.
8. To approve a standard contract for CPE vendors and instructors.
9. To determine candidates for CPE Discussison Leader Award.
10. To monitor the development of alternate CPE delivery systems
and activities of related and ancillary organizations which produce
CPE materials, report developments to the board of directors
and make recommendations to enhance delivery of CPE products
to members, when appropriate.
CPE Chapter Procedures:
1. Plan and promote an active CPE program to serve the needs of
the Society members. Committee members are responsible for aiding
the course selection process and coordinating the CPE program
to be sponsored by the Society at the chapter level.
2. Assist in promotion of attendance by mailings, announcements,
news articles, personal contact and telephone activity if necessary.
3. Provide liaison and channeling communications between the chapter
and Society staff on all CPE matters.
4. Make certain CPE course documentation is compiled and forwarded
to the Society office.
Annual Meeting Technical Programs
In coordination with the Annual Meeting Committee, approve technical
sessions for the annual meeting that are timely and meet the
needs of the membership.
2007-2008 Committee Officers & Members
Mr. Carl W. Comeaux, CPA, Chair
McElroy, Quirk & Burch APC
Lake Charles, LA
Mr. Ralph B. Bender, CPA, Member
Capital City Press
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Gary L. Booth, CPA, Member
Booth Giger & Company, LLP
Monroe, LA
Mr. Edward R. Bouterie, CPA, Member
Bourgeois Bennett, L.L.C.
Houma, LA
Mr. Daniel R. Edmund, CPA, Member
Entergy Services, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
Mrs. Lynn V. Hutchinson, CPA, Member
Lincoln Builders, Inc.
Ruston, LA
Ms. Joy S. Irwin, CPA, Member
Legislative Auditor
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. James R. Kelley Jr., CPA, Member
Carrigee Moore & Levy, LLP
Slidell, LA
Mr. Raymond P Ladouceur, CPA, Member
Raymond Ladouceur, CPA
Abita Springs, LA
Mr. Craig C. LeBouef, CPA, Member
Going, Sebastien, Fisher & LeBouef
Opelousas, LA
Mr. Donald E. Pritchard, CPA, Member
Salco Management, Inc.
Metairie, LA
Mr. Richard P. Reiser Jr., CPA, Member
Richard Patrick Reiser, Jr.
Kenner, LA
Mr. R. Lewis Smith Jr., CPA, Member
Smith and Company, LLC Certified
Shreveport, LA
Mr. Ted E. Stacey IV, CPA, Member
Bourgeois Bennett, L.L.C.
New Orleans, LA
Mrs. Patricia T. Tidwell, CPA, Member
Tidwell & Associates, APAC
Lafayette, LA
Mr. Jason M. Warren, CPA, Member
Roberts, Cherry & Company
Shreveport, LA
Mr. Roy L. Austin, CPA, Board Coordinator
Entergy Services, Inc.
Madisonville, LA
Mr. Grady R. Hazel, CPA, Ex-Officio Member
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner, LA
Ms. Diane H. Jones, Ex-Officio Member & Staff
Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner,
LA
Volunteer Form
Committee Structure & Function
The committee should be made up of no more than 13 members.
The members shall be representatives of the various membership
constituencies and work in the financial estate and planning
areas.
The objectives of the Estate and Financial Planning Committee
are:
To present information to the membership on Estate and Personal
Financial Planning. This might include a technical program
of high quality and other CPE offerings on pertinent Financial
Planning issues.
1. To educate the membership on estate and financial planning
practice aids.
2. To provide educational programs which address expressed
members financial planning needs and to expand into financial
planning member support programs.
3. To increase the public awareness of the CPA's expertise
in the area of estate and financial planning.
2007-2008 Committee Officers & Members
Mr. Gary L. Booth, CPA, Chairman
Booth Giger & Company, LLP
Monroe, LA
Mr. Charles E. Allen III, CPA, Member
Allen & Baxter (A Professional Acct.
Corp.)
Mandeville, LA
Ms. Michele Avery, CPA, Member
LaPorte Sehrt Romig Hand
Metairie, LA
Mr. Ronald J. Baumann, CPA, Member
Baumann & Rickert, P. A. A Corporation
of CPAs
Picayune, MS
Mr. Craig A. Cheramie, CPA, Member
Cheramie Financial Services
Harahan, LA
Ms. Vanessa B. Claiborne, CPA, Member
Chaffe & Associates, Inc.
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Guy L. Duplantier, CPA, Member
Duplantier, Hrapmann, Hogan & Maher
Metairie, LA
Mrs. Vicki G. Herbert, CPA, Member
UBS Financial Services
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Daniel C. Imbornone, CPA, Member
Daniel C. Imbornone, CPA
New Orleans, LA
Mr. Jeffrey W. Koonce, CPA, Member
Phelps Dunbar
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Grady J. Layfield, CPA, Member
Stanford Group Company
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Craig C. LeBouef, CPA, Member
Going, Sebastien, Fisher & LeBouef
Opelousas, LA
Mr. Donald M. Meltzer, CPA, Member
Donald M. Meltzer Attorney At Law
Baton Rouge, LA
Emile P. Oestriecher, Member
Oestriecher and Company
Alexandria, LA
Austin G. Robertson, Member
Cole, Evans & Peterson
Shreveport LA
Mr. Anthony Schillage, CPA, Member
Hammond, LA
Mr. Lawrence R. Spinosa, CPA, Member
Spinosa Nogues Financial Advisor
Mandeville, LA
Mr. Thomas A. Cotten, CPA, Board Coordinator
Thomas A. Cotten
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Grady R. Hazel, CPA, Staff Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner,
LA
Volunteer Form
Committee Structure & Function
This committee shall be composed of no more than 15 members.
The committee will represent all types of financial institutions
with the principal emphasis placed on banking and secondary
emphasis placed on the savings and loan industry.
The objectives of the Financial Institutions Committee
are:
1. To enhance the overall image and capabilities of certified
public accountants with bankers. This includes creating an
understanding on the part of the Financial Institutions public
in Louisiana about what a CPA really does and could do for
them.
2. To educate the LCPA membership and Financial Institutions
publics on current technical topics and issues.
3. To continue to create a better understanding and use
of financial statements by Financial Institution officials.
2007-2008 Committee Officers & Members
Mr. Samuel R. Lolan, CPA, Chair
Castaing, Hussey & Lolan LLC
New Iberia, LA
Mr. Joseph A. Akanji, CPA, Member
Bruno & Tervalon LLP, CPAs
Jackson, MS
Ms. Wendi M. Barnes, CPA, Member
LaPorte Sehrt Romig Hand
Pontchatoula, LA
Mr. Randal J. Bernard, CPA, Member
South Louisiana Bank
Houma, LA
Mr. Edward D. Conway, CPA, Member
Edward D. Conway, APAC
Mandeville, LA
Ms. Jeanette Eckert, CPA, Member
American Gateway Bank
Port Allen, LA
Mr. Stan Fuller CPA, Member
Donald, Tucker, Betts & Knight
Monroe, LA
Mr. Samuel J. Guzzo, CPA, Member
Morgan Keegan
Germantown, TN
Mr. F. W. Haacke Jr., CPA, Member
Metairie Bank and Trust Co.
Mandeville, LA
Ms. Monica S. Jelley, CPA, Member
FTN Financial
Collierville, TN
Mr. Michael A. Jones CPA, Member
Jones and Company, CPAs, LLP
Ruston, LA
Mr. Donald W. Kelley, CPA, Member
Broussard, Poche', Lewis, & Breaux
Lafayette, LA
Mr. Robert W. Kimbro, CPA, Member
Ernst & Young, LLP
New Orleans, LA
Ms. Abby V. McCurry, CPA, Member
P & N Consulting
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Randal A. McDonald, CPA, Member
American Gateway Bank
Port Allen, LA
Mr. Terry Mipro, CPA, Member
Whitney National Bank
Metairie, LA
Ms. Teresa V. Morel CPA, Member
Parish National Bank
Covington, LA
Mr. Joseph D. Richard Jr., CPA, Member
Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP, CPAs
Baton Rouge, LA
Mrs. Debbie P. Spallino, CPA, Member
Bank of Commerce and Trust Company
Crowley, LA
Mr. Patrick L. Spencer, CPA, Member
Financial Institution Service Co
West Monroe, LA
Mrs. Lisa D. Traina, CPA, Member
Lisa D. Traina, CPA, LLC
Baton Rouge, LA
Mrs. Donice Wagner, CPA, Member
Donice Wagner
Metairie, LA
Ms. Candace Wright, CPA, Member
Postlethwaite & Netterville, APA
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Joseph B. Zanco, CPA, Member
IBERIABANK
Lafayette, LA
Mrs. Monica L. Zumo, CPA, Member
Hannis T. Bourgeois, LLP, CPAs
Baton Rouge, LA
Mr. Ted E. Stacey IV, CPA, Board Coordinator
Bourgeois Bennett, LLC
Baton Rouge, LA
Ms. Diane H. Jones, Staff Liaison
Society of Louisiana CPAs
Kenner, LA
Volunteer Form
Committee Structure & Function
This committee shall consist of no more than 18 members.
The chairman shall be a member of the Legislation Committee.
The committee will be divided into four subcommittees where
a member may be appointed to the general committee plus one
or more subcommittees. Members on the subcommittee need not
sit on the general committee, if designated by the chairman.
The subcommittees will be: Publications, Technical, Continuing
Professional Education - Conference, and Governmental Legislation.
The objectives of the Government Accounting & Auditing
Committee are:
1. Audit Guide: To maintain and update the Louisiana
Governmental Audit Guide as needed on a continuing basis.
2. Laws Digest: To update on an annual basis the
summary of "Laws Affecting Louisiana Government including
an appendix of Attorney General Opinions."
3. Public Relations:
a) Be aware at all times of public relations opportunities.
b) Inform the Public Relations Committee of such opportunities
and seek the help and the assistance of the Public Relations
Committee and Society staff in implementing the particular
committee's functions.
c) Prepare written responses to GASB pronouncements and
notify the membership through Lagniappe.
4. CPE Advisory:
a) Plan and organize the annual Government Accounting & Auditing
Conference.
b) Cooperate with the CPE Commi |