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Technology & Distance Learning Director

William Hopwood, Ph.D.

bulletCoauthor of Accounting Information Systems, Prentice Hall, 8th edition.
bulletAuthor of numerous articles in the top accounting journals, including The Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, etc.

Teaching Faculty

Ken Orbach, Ph.D. (Academic Program Director)

bulletNamed President Elect of the American Tax Association 2002-2003
bulletVice chair of the AICPA Subchapter S Committee for 2002-2003
bulletAuthor of numerous articles in the top Tax journals

Michelle Bertolini, BBA, J.D.

bulletBBA from Oglethrope University - Graduated Cum Laude.
bulletJD from Stetson University School of Law - Graduated Cum Laude.
bulletTeaching for over 4 years. In private practice for over 20 years, clients included Fortune 500 Companies, high net worth individuals, S Corporation, and partnerships.
bulletSpecializes in business consulting and tax planning on large construction projects, both domestic and foreign, insurance company taxation, estate and trust planning, and other complex structural issues.
bulletHas represented clients before the U.S. Tax Court and is licensed to practice law in the State of Florida, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.
bulletMember of the AICPA, ABA, AAA-CPA, and various other local and national groups representing both Attorneys and CPAs.

Clinton Tarkoe

bullet20+ 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.
bulletChief 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, Ph.D.

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Assoc. Member Assoc. Certified Fraud Examiners.

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CPA and Masters in Taxation.

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Nine years in tax practice.

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Published articles in Internal Auditing, The CPA Journal, and The Journal of Accountancy.

Graduate Communications Faculty

Marcy L. Krugel

bulletDirector of the FAU Graduate Business Communications Program.
bulletReceived undergraduate and graduate degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
bulletMember of the Association for Business Communication.
bulletFormer Coordinator for Management Development for the School Board of Broward County, Florida.
bulletFormer Training Administration Coordinator, at Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.

Judith Lezotte, M.S.

bulletDegree in English from Indiana University.
bulletOver 10 years experience as an instructor of writing courses at Florida Gulf Coast University and Indiana University.
bulletEditor of several books on writing.
bulletOver 15 years of technical experience with a large investor-owned utility in Indiana.

Laurie Nesbitt, M.A. TESOL

bulletCompleted her graduate studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California; and her undergraduate studies at University of Tampa, Florida.
bulletSpecializes in teaching the English language for specific purposes.
bulletHas taught in Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the U.S.

School of Accounting Executive Programs Administrative Staff

Student Services Coordinator

 Kathi Dasilva

bulletHas worked in the Executive Accounting Programs for two years.
bulletB.A. in education from Florida State University.
bulletWorked with the Florida Legislature for two years.

IT Manager

Cesar A. Cepeda

Program Advisory Board and Contributing Professionals

Laura McKenna, J.D.

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