The Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS) recently announced the installment of its 2008-2009 Board of Directors. The Society, the fifth largest state CPA society in the country with nearly 24,000 members, is a professional organization dedicated to enhancing the value of the CPA profession.

The 22-member Board took office June 1, 2008 and will lead and advise the Illinois CPA Society, Illinois CPA Foundation and CPAs for the Public Interest (CPAsPI). Board members are accomplished individuals who represent various professional segments and are extremely dedicated to the profession.

Illinois CPA Society President and CEO Elaine Weiss welcomes the new 2008-2009 Board of Directors, comprised of the following individuals:

Chairperson

Sheldon P. Holzman, CPA, CFE – Partner, Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP

Senior Vice Chairperson

Lee A. Gould, CPA, JD, CFE – Managing Member, Gould & Pakter Associates LLC

Vice Chairpersons

James P. Jones, CPA – Executive Vice President & COO, Edward Don & Company

Michael J. Pierce, CPA – Managing Director, RSM McGladrey Inc.

Ray Whittington, CPA – Dean, College of Commerce, DePaul University

Secretary

Charles G. Kuyk III, CPA – Partner, Crowe Chizek and Company LLC

Treasurer

Sara J. Mikuta, CPA – CFO, Leaders Bank

Immediate Past Chairman

Debra R. Hopkins, CPA, CIA – Director, Northern Illinois University CPA Review

Directors for Two-Year Term Ending May 31, 2010

Brent A. Baccus, CPA – Washington Pittman & McKeever, LLC

Therese M. Bobek, CPA – Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Cara C. Hoffman, CPA – Blackman Kallick LLP

Charlotte A. Montgomery, CPA – Illinois State Museum

Daniel F. Rahill, CPA – KPMG LLP

Lawrence H. Shanker, CPA – ShankerValleau Accountants, Inc.

Directors with Two-Year Term Ending May 31, 2009

Robert E. Cameron, CPA – Principal, Cameron Smith & Company PC

William J. Cernugel, CPA – Alberto Culver Co. (retired)

William P. Graf, CPA – Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP

Annette M. O’Connor, CPA – Manager, Financial Reporting, RR Donnelley Logistics

Gerald A. Olson, CPA – Illinois Wesleyan University

Mary Lou Pier, CPA – President, Pier & Associates Ltd.

Affiliate/Public Directors for One-Year Term Ending May 31, 2009

Anthony M. Fuller – Director, Grant Thornton LLP

Marian Powers, PhD – Adjunct Associate Professor of Accounting Information and Management, Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University