Business or Accounting Degree not Required

Technology & Distance Learning Director

Coauthor of Accounting Information Systems, Prentice Hall, 8th edition.
Author of numerous articles in the top accounting journals, including The Journal of Accounting Research, The Accounting Review, etcTeaching Faculty

Named President Elect of the American Tax Association 2002-2003
Vice chair of the AICPA Subchapter S Committee for 2002-2003
Author of numerous articles in the top Tax journals
BBA from Oglethrope University - Graduated Cum Laude.
JD from Stetson University School of Law - Graduated Cum Laude.
Teaching for over 4 years. In private practice for over 20 years, clients included Fortune 500 Companies, high net worth individuals, S Corporation, and partnerships.
Specializes 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.
Has 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.
Member of the AICPA, ABA, AAA-CPA, and various other local and national groups representing both Attorneys and CPAs.
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.
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.
Assoc. Member Assoc. Certified Fraud Examiners.
CPA and Masters in Taxation.
Nine years in tax practice.
Published articles in Internal Auditing, The CPA Journal, and The Journal of Accountancy.
Graduate Communications Faculty

Director of the FAU Graduate Business Communications Program.
Received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan.
Member of the Association for Business Communication.
Former Coordinator for Management Development for the School Board of Broward County, Florida.
Former Training Administration Coordinator, at Mt. Carmel Mercy Hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
Degree in English from Indiana University.
Over 10 years experience as an instructor of writing courses at Florida Gulf Coast University and Indiana University.
Editor of several books on writing.
Over 15 years of technical experience with a large investor-owned utility in Indiana.
Completed her graduate studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, California; and her undergraduate studies at University of Tampa, Florida.
Specializes in teaching the English language for specific purposes.
Has taught in Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the U.S.
School of Accounting Executive Programs Administrative Staff

Student Services Coordinator
Kathi Dasilva
Has worked in the Executive Accounting Programs for two years.
B.A. in education from Florida State University.
Worked with the Florida Legislature for two years.IT Manager
Cesar A. Cepeda
Program Advisory Board and Contributing Professionals

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