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    NASBA is pleased to announce that J. Coalter Baker of Austin, TX, has been selected as its vice chair nominee for 2025-2026. Baker’s selection comes following a meeting of NASBA’s Nominating Committee on Tuesday, May 6.

    Baker’s association with NASBA began following his appointment to the Texas State Board of Accountancy in 2003. During his tenure on the NASBA Board of Directors, he served as Southwest regional director (2014-2016) and director-at-large (2017-2023). He is a former chair of NASBA’s Uniform Accountancy Act Committee (UAA), Ethics Committee and Standard Setting and Professional Trends Advisory Committee. Baker is also a former member of the Inclusion, Nominating, Regulatory Response, Relations with Member Boards and Selection Advisory committees, and the Strategic Planning Task Force. Currently, he serves on NASBA’s Uniform Accountancy Act Committee.

    Baker has been honored to serve the accounting profession through his participation in the Tax Practice Responsibilities and Professional Ethics Executive committees of the AICPA. As a self-employed CPA and personal financial specialist in Austin, he received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin. Previously, Baker served as a graduate school lecturer in taxation at the University of Texas, McCombs School of Business. Most recently, he was selected to serve on the Board of Trustees of Huston Tillotson University, a private historically Black university and the first institution of higher learning established in Austin.

    “I have a genuine passion for our profession. NASBA has allowed me opportunities of leadership that I never dreamed possible. I encourage every state board member to rise to our challenges and have your voices heard for the next generation of CPAs,” shared Baker.

    Elections of NASBA’s vice chair nominee, three director-at-large nominees and eight regional director nominees will take place at the 118th Annual Business Meeting on October 28, 2025, in Chicago, IL. All qualified individuals interested in seeking a NASBA Board position are encouraged to submit a letter of interest with biographical/resume information by June 30, 2025, to: NASBA Nominating Committee Chair Stephanie Saunders, 150 Fourth Avenue, North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37219.