Tag Archives: Stephanie Saunders

Music City Hosts ED-Legal 

SHARE: The 42nd Annual Conference for Executive Directors and Board Staff and 29th Annual Conference for Board of Accountancy Legal Counsel took place March 25-27, 2024, in none other than the location of NASBA’s headquarters – Nashville, TN (Music City USA). The overwhelming consensus was it was a treat to see the NASBA office, meet…

Professional Licensure Task Force Hosts Webinar, Seeks Comment by March 31 

SHARE: One of the first steps NASBA Chair Stephanie Saunders (VA) has taken to address the CPA Pipeline crisis head-on is her establishment of NASBA’s Professional Licensure Task Force. The 10-member Task Force, comprised of State Board of Accountancy, State CPA Society, AICPA and NASBA representatives, is tasked with considering new concepts for CPA licensure…

Professional Licensure Task Force Established 

SHARE: During her inaugural address at NASBA’s 116th Annual Meeting, Chair Stephanie Saunders announced the formation of a Professional Licensure Task Force. The task force’s charge is to consider new concepts for CPA licensure that may be included in the UAA to update the current licensure model.  Representatives from key stakeholder groups including the NASBA…

Chair’s Memo: New Beginnings 

SHARE: The theme for our 116th Annual Meeting in New York City was “New Beginnings.” In the 2023 annual report, the letter from NASBA leadership explained, “New Beginnings demonstrates the significant transitions and transformations NASBA and Boards of Accountancy will experience in the upcoming year.”  I would like to share with you a few “New…

NASBA Selects 2022-23 Vice Chair Nominee

SHARE: On Tuesday, May 10, Stephanie M. Saunders, CPA (VA) was selected as the NASBA’s Nominating Committee candidate for vice chair, 2022-2023. If elected vice chair by the member Boards of Accountancy, Saunders will automatically accede to NASBA chair, 2023-2024. Saunders is a member of the NASBA Board of Directors where she serves as director-at-large,…

2019 Research Grants Awarded

SHARE: Three accounting education research grants were approved for funding by the NASBA Board of Directors at their April Meeting. Based on the recommendations of the Education Committee, as presented by Education Committee Chair Stephanie Saunders (VA) the following projects are receiving grants from NASBA: “Why Master’s in Accounting Students Do Not Sit for the…