Our department is fortunate to benefit from the support and guidance of two alumni advisory councils—the Accounting Advisory Council and the Young Alumni Advisory Council. 

Industry leaders serving on the councils advise us on curriculum and offer guidance about student recruitment, retention, and employment.

They are our fiercest advocates—celebrating our students, inspiring real-world partnerships, and funding key initiatives. Their success and continued involvement demonstrates our distinction.

Accounting Advisory Council

The council, begun in 2002, includes:

Gregory Arnott ’80 
BKD LLP (retired)

Jim Babcock ’97
Ernst &Young LLP

George Baccash ’76
PricewaterhouseCoopers (retired)

Mitch Brubaker ’98
Elanco

Timothy “T.J.” Bush ’05 MS ’06
Whitinger & Co. LLC

Kevin Callon ’88 
Deloitte

Adlai Chester ’02 MS ’03
Invesque

Christopher Denney ’97
Silvermark CPAs & Advisors

Randie Dial ’98 
CliftonLarsonAllen

Thomas Ertel ’77 
Ernst & Young LLP 

Michael Farmer ’88

Jim Higgins '83
London Witte Group LLC

Ryan Jones ’04 
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Jeffrey Lathrop ’00 MS ’01
Dauby O'Connor Zaleski (DOZ)

Lori Luther ’89 
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital

David McDaniel ’81 
Sikich (retired)

Ron Melling ’98 
Crowe LLP

Larry Metzing ’70 
Indiana Business Advisors LLC

Ryan Myers ’00, ’01 
Cummins Inc.

Steven Riddle ’80 
Somerset CPAs PC

Casse Tate ’04 MS ’05 
Katz, Sapper & Miller LLP

Lucinda Van Alst ’70 MBA ’76 
Ball State University (retired)

Nathan Vannatter ’02 MBA ’04 
ZVN Properties

Shawn Williams ’02 
Blue & Co.

Rick Wittgren ’96 
BKD LLP

The council, begun in 2006, includes:

Laura Anderson ’09 MS ’10
HUB International

Latrice Akers '06
DFAS

Nicole Bauer ’04 
Pondurance

John Bireley ’03 MS ’04
Crowe LLP

Dexter Blackmon ’01 MS ’02 
Defense Finance and Accounting Service

Krista (Mitts) Boomsma ’06 MS ’07 
Shepard, Schwartz, & Harris LLC

Trent Carnes ’10 MS ’11 
Caterpillar Inc.

Carly Cecil ’13 MS ’14
BKD LLP

Christopher Cobb ’03 MS ’04 
Finish Line

Joe Edwards ’11 MS ’13 
Steel Dynamics

Marques Fisher ’10 MS ’11
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Eric Flueckiger ’07 MS ’09

Renée Fortman ’06 MS ’07 
Ernst & Young LLP

Gary Friend ’10 MS ’11
Rea Logan & Co

Alison (McDivitt) Gogel ’06 MS ’07 
Dorel Juvenile

George “Bud” Graessle ’05 MS ’06 
OneAmerica

Nancy (Giesman) Harp ’03
Clemson University 

Justin Hayes ’05 MS ’07 
Katz, Sapper & Miller LLP

Heather (Krock) Heal ’09 MS ’10
Journal Gazette Company 

Marqetta Horner ’14 MS ’15

Jessica (Bissell) Hurst ’10 MS ’11

Matt Johnston ’10 MS ’11
Slattery & Holman PC

Joseph Kalule ’10 MS ’11
Ernst & Young LLP

Jeremy Klonowski ’03 MS ’05 
Somerset CPAs PC

James Liechty ’06 MS ’07 
Elliot Davis

Aaron Lindenschmidt ’10 MS ’11
Emerson

Brandon Lucas ’10 MS ’11
Ide Management Group

Jacob McAdams ’07 MS ’08 
FBI

Andrew McGuire MBA ’09
 
Chris Melling ’03 MS ’04 
LabCorp

Marcus Miller ’07 MS ’08
Deerfield Financial

Nathan Newburn '14
High Alpha Innovation

Amy (Scholer) Norris ’04 
First Merchant 

Jason “J.D.” Owens ’10 MS ’11
JP Kane & Co LLC

Justin Patterson ’06 
Raymond Jones

Kara Polston ’09 MS ’10 
T&H Investment Properties, LLC

Justin Proctor ’09 MS ’10
Bath State Bank

Sarah (Enneking) Reisman ’03 
Batesville Casket Co.

Hailey Rollins '16 MS '17
Katz, Sapper & Miller LLP 

Amanda (Pitner) Schroeder ’04 MS ’05 
Indiana University

Joe Schroeder ’03 MS ’04
Indiana University 

Brittany Schutter ’08 MS '09 
Katz, Sapper & Miller LLP

Jake Sciaudone '16 MS '17
Katz, Sapper & Miller LLP

Josh Sickler ’02 MS ’03 
Platinum Accounting, LLC

Janine Siefert ’07 MS ’08 
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Larron Smith ’11 MS ’12
David Kemp Tutoring Services

Summer Smith ’09 MS ’10
Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski LLC (DOZ)

Briana Stone ’09 MS ’10 
GE Appliances

Ann (Henry) Sullivan ’05 
Steel Dynamics

Scott Sylte ’04 MS ’05
Allegion PLC

Sarah (Bauer) Vance ’03 MS ’04 
Cummins

Mark Weber '14
Ascension Health

Ben Weesner ’99 
KAR Auction Services

Stephanie Wendel ’10 MS ’11
Indiana State Board of Accounts 

Jessica (Poeppelman) Wenning ’13 
Ernst & Young LLP

Tiffany Westfall ’03 MBA ’04 
Ball State University

Bekah (Bales) Whelchel ’16 MS ’17
Dauby, O'Connor & Zaleski LLC (DOZ)

Trent Wilson ’09 MS ’10
Dauby, O'Connor & Zaleski LLC (DOZ)