Accounting Advisory Board

The MSB Accounting Advisory Board serves in an advisory capacity to the Accounting faculty and as advocates of the Accounting Program. The MSB Accounting Advisory Board is composed of business leaders and accounting professionals who provide advice to the Accounting Department to better prepare our students for career challenges. The Board meets each semester to discuss business and employment trends, assess program objectives, and advise the department on proposals to continuously improve the accounting curriculum to best serve the needs of our students.

The objectives of the Accounting Advisory Board are:

Provide a source from which the faculty and Chair may seek and receive advice relating to curriculum development, faculty involvement in the profession, faculty research, and other matters necessary to ensure the development and continuance of a dynamic program in accounting.  In addition to discussing curriculum for business needs, Advisory Board members will interact with classes and participate in speaker days and events in classes and on campus.

Encourage students and alumni to help promote the accounting major in events such as an annual Accounting career day

Assist preparing future leaders by monitoring openings at Advisory Board member firms or by creating an opportunity for an internship or a full-time job position. 

Name	Position	Affiliation
Jeff Mead, Chair	Partner	Grant Thornton
Mike Batts	Senior Manager	Deloitte
Craig Brown	Senior Director	Sun Capital Advisers
Charles Comtois	Partner	Sullivan Bille PC
Daniela DiLemme	Staff Associate	Powers & Sullivan
John Doherty	Partner	Wolf & Co.
Stacy Dow	Partner	McGladrey LLP
David Gagnon	Partner	KPMG
Kerry Johnson	Partner	Edelstein & Co.
Nick Tamvaklis	Staff Associate	DiCicco Gulman & Co.
Joanne Yestramski	Vice Chancellor for Finance & Operations	UMass Lowell
Will Andronico	Partner	Moody Famiglietti & Andronico