The Faculty

Business or Accounting Degree not Required

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Technology & Distance Learning Director

William Hopwood, Ph.D.
William Hopwood, Ph.D.
  • bullet Coauthor of Accounting Information Systems, Prentice Hall, 8th edition.
  • bullet Author of numerous articles in the top accounting journals, including The Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, etc

Partial Listing of Teaching Faculty

Ken Orbach
Ken Orbach, Ph.D. (Academic Program Director)
  • bullet Named President Elect of the American Tax Association 2002-2003
  • bullet Vice chair of the AICPA Subchapter S Committee for 2002-2003
  • bullet Author of numerous articles in the top Tax journals
Clinton Tarkoe
Clinton Tarkoe
  • bullet 20+ years experience in accounting and law firms, having initially worked for Monroe & Lemann (now Jones, Walker) in the corporate department, handling securities, financial reporting and corporate issues.
  • bullet Chief of Staff and Counsel to the Hon. E. Clay Shaw, Jr., Vice Chair of the U.S. House Ways & Means Committee and Chair of the Trade Subcommittee, in charge of, among others, tax and accounting legislation.
George R. Young II
George R. Young II, Ph.D.
  • bullet Assoc. Member Assoc. Certified Fraud Examiners.
  • bullet CPA and Masters in Taxation.
  • bullet Nine years in tax practice.
  • bullet Published articles in Internal Auditing, The CPA Journal, and The Journal of Accountancy.

 

Partial Listing of School of Accounting Executive Programs Administrative Staff

Kathi Dasilva

Student Services Coordinator

Kathi Dasilva
  • bullet Has worked in the Executive Accounting Programs for two years.
  • bullet B.A. in education from Florida State University.
  • bullet Worked with the Florida Legislature for two years.
 

IT Manager

Cesar A. Cepeda

 

Program Advisory Board and Contributing Professionals

Laura McKenna, J.D.
Laura McKenna, J.D.
  • bullet Native of the Washington, D.C. area, undergraduate work at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
  • bullet University of San Diego School of Law, J.D. and LL.M in Taxation.
  • bullet Trained at the United States Attorney's Office and worked as the Managing Editor of the San Diego International Law Journal.
  • bullet Currently attorney with the Office of the Chief Counsel, IRS in the Small Business/Self Employed Division.
  • bullet Member of the Federalist Society, Florida Bar Association and the American Bar Association.