On the move: PICPA hosts its 129th annual meeting

The Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs is hosting its 129th annual meeting in May; EY named a new office managing partner in Dallas; the Securities and Exchange Commission named a new director of its Division of Enforcement; the Illinois CPA Society's charitable arm named a new board of directors; the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board named a new chair; and other firm and personnel news from across the accounting profession.

COLORADO

Kimberly Hastings

HCVT, Los Angeles, has opened a new office in the Denver Metro area, in Greenwood Village at 6400 South Fiddlers Green Circle, Suite 1050. Two HCVT partners — Kimberly Hastings, who has been with the firm for 20 years and has been working remotely from Denver for the past three years, and Terry Cockerham, who currently works in the firm's Fort Worth, Texas, office — will anchor the new location.

ILLINOIS

The CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois, the charitable arm of the Illinois CPA Society, announced its board of directors for the year from April 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027: Jason Parish, of Plante Moran, will serve as chair; Jeffery P. Watson, of Miller Cooper & Co., as vice chair; Geoffrey J. Harlow, of Wipfli, as treasurer; Rosaria Cammarata, of Malwarebytes Inc., as secretary; and Kimberley A. Waite, of CBIZ CPAs, as immediate past chair. The fund is also added new directors Andrea J. McDermott, of Grant Thornton, and Brian J. Blaha, of Winding River Consulting.

PENNSYLVANIA

Speakers at the 2025 PICPA conference

The Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs will hold its 129th annual meeting on May 4 and 5, 2026, at the Omni Bedford Springs Resort & Spa in Bedford. Speakers will include Blake Oliver, founder and CEO of Earmark and co-host of The Accounting Podcast; Jody Padar, author of "The Radical CPA" and co-founder of training and technology platform XcelLabs; and Michael Decker, vice president of CPA examination and pipeline at the AICPA. Register here for the event.

Brown Plus has launched outsourced CIO services to help organizations with strategic IT leadership, including technology maturity assessments; IT roadmap development; cybersecurity and risk management guidance; vendor selection and oversight; and support with system selection and implementation. IT director Seth Nolt will lead the service area, joined by Vincent Johnson, outsourced virtual CIO senior advisor. For more details, visit the Brown Plus website.

TENNESSEE

Laura McGregor

Laura McGregor, a shareholder in the healthcare audit practice at LBMC, was named one of the Nashville Business Journal's 2026 40 Under 40, in recognition of her leadership in the health care services sector, her impact on firm growth, and her commitment to developing emerging professionals in accounting.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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David Woodcock has been appointed director of the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, effective May 4. He is currently a partner with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he serves as chair of the law firm's Securities Enforcement Practice Group. Sam Waldon will continue to serve as acting director until May 4.

Terry K. Patton has been appointed chair of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board, effective April 1, for a term that will end on June 30, 2029. He is a professor emeritus at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, where he taught financial accounting, auditing and governmental accounting for 18 years. In addition, Eric Berman and William Morehead have been appointed to serve on the board starting April 19, for five-year terms that will end on April 18, 2031, with an option for a second five-year term.

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On the move: PICPA hosts its 129th annual meeting

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