Pub. 2 2020 Issue 5

T i m Ho f f ma n h a s j o i ne d Da t aV i z i on in Lincoln as the company’s new CFO and COO. Robert Hollingsworth of Deloitte was one of the 2019 Tocqueville Society Committee members for the United Way of the Midlands 2019 campaign. Lisa Lehan of Koley Jessen in Omaha was recognized as a notable practitioner by the Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) Guide, which ranks lawyers and f irms in private wealth services. In addition, Koley Jessen’s Pr ivate Wealth Law prac tice was ranked “Band 1” by Chambers HNW. Koley Jessen was one of only two Nebraska firms to obtain this ranking. Four of the nine Nebraska attorneys ranked by the publication were Koley Jessen attorneys. Mindy Oman of KSO CPAs + Advisors in Kearney has joined the board of directors of the Kearney Area Community Foundation (KACF). Oman has been with the firm since 2001 and is a shareholder and head of personnel at KSO. Five NESCPA Members Appointed as AICPA Volunteers Fivemembers of the Nebraska Society of CPAs have been appointed to AICPA volunteer groups for the committee year that began in May 2020 and will end in May 2021. These volunteers are: Frank Burnham, F.H. Burnham Accounting & Consulting LLC, Omaha – Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) Champion Program Patrick Meyer, HBE LLP, Lincoln – Elected Member of Council Shari Munro, Frankel Zacharia LLC, Omaha – Designated Council Representative Through October 2020 Thomas Purcell, Creighton University, Omaha – Personal Financial Planning Services Standards Review Task Force WilliamStrain, WilliamV. Strain LLC – Forensic & Valuation Services Executive Committee Two Nebraska CPAs Selected for AICPA Leadership Academy Nicole Cooper and Jodi Eckhout are two of only 30 CPAs in the nation honored by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) as members of the Leadership Academy’s 12th graduating class. The two Nebraska CPAs were selected based on their exceptional leadership skills and professional experience for the four-day Leadership Academy program, which will be held October 5-8, 2020. Cooper graduated with highest distinction from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2015 with a Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in accounting. She received her MBA from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2016. She is the assistant controller at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a military veteran, serving eight years in the Army National Guard including deployments to Iraq and Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Eckhout obtained a bachelor’s degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University, graduating with distinction, and obtained a Master in Professional Accountancy fromMontana State University. She has served on several not-for-profit boards of directors and is currently serving on the Tax Committee for the Nebraska Society of CPAs. She specializes in tax preparation and planning with small business clients at Woods & Durham in Holdrege, Neb. The AICPA Leadership Academy was designed to strengthen and expand the leadership skills of promising young professionals while they network with a peer group of talented and motivated CPAs. The Leadership Academy features career-development workshops and sessions with some of the accounting profession’s most prominent influencers, including Tracey Golden, CPA, CGMA, chairman of the American Institute of CPAs, and BarryMelancon, CPA, CGMA, president and CEO of the American Institute of CPAs and CEO of the Association of International CPAs. Participants were selected from public accounting firms of all sizes, business and industry, academia and consulting firms. The 2020 Leadership Academy attendees were recommended by their employers, state CPA societies, and/or volunteer organizations. Candidates submitted resumes and a statement explaining how participating in the Leadership Academy would impact them personally and professionally. They also wrote an essay on the topic “The future will bring significant changes to the accounting profession. What do leaders have to get right in order to successfully lead?” To date, more than 385 CPAs have participated in the AICPA Leadership Academy, many of whom have gone on to take on leadership positions in their firms, businesses, and volunteer organizations. For more information about the AICPALeadership Academy, visit AICPA.org/Leadership. t 27 nebraska society of cpas W W W . N E S C P A . O R G