The Accounting Advisory Council is composed of accomplished thought leaders in all facets of accounting and taxation who provide advice and expertise to enhance and promote the Accounting Department’s programs.

Thomas M. Koncsics ’90 (Chair)
Partner
KPMG LLP

Duane Amendola, CPA ’95
Vice President & Assistant Controller
Comcast Cable

Deanna M. Byrne ’92
Partner, Assurance Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

John Cao ‘13
Cognitive Automation Value Architect
KPMG

John R. Culbertson, CPA ’04
Manager
Bowman & Company LLP

Albert DeRitis ‘85
Value Stream Leader Director - Neuroscience
Johnson & Johnson

Diana DiStefano ‘12/’13
Tax Associate
PwC

Edward Furman, CPA ’76
Partner
Maillie, Falconiero & Company

Isaac Geltzer, MS ‘14
Financial Services Tax Staff
E & Y

Michael P. Gremo, CPA ’93
Partner
Grant Thornton

Nancy L. Gunza, CPA ’85
Partner
CliftonLarsonAllen

Beth Hassens ‘92
Senior Business Executive

Phillip R. Jones
Director,Finance
Strategic Initiatives
E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

Thomas A. Masci Jr. CPA ‘68
Co-Founder- served as EVP and CFO, Retired
Health Advocate, Inc

Debra Martino 94’
AVP Corporate Tax
Lincoln Financial Group

William Neil
Senior Audit Associate
BDO

Eric Page, CPA 98’
Director of Controls Compliance
Airgas

Arpita Patel ‘10
Supervisor- Anti-Money Laundering
Mercadien

Michael Purcell ‘87
Partner
Deloitte LLP

Scott Ross ‘14/’15
Tax Associate
PwC

Patricia Russo, CPA 95’
Assistant Vice President and Controller
Drexel University

Jeff Shafer ‘12
Senior Assurance Associate
PwC

Schuyler Simms ‘06
Senior Technical Manager of Professional Practice
IAASB

David Small
VP & Chief Audit Officer
CHOP

Chantee Steele ‘13
Advisory Senior Consultant
Deliotte

William Stickney, CPA
Partner
Grant Thornton

Mark Stutman ‘72
Retired
Grant Thornton

Steve Swartz
Partner
Gold Gerstein Group LLC

Merhawy Worede ‘05
Audit Senior Manager| External Audit Service
Deloitte