Photo credit: Bryce Otsuka (Accounting '23)
The SCU Accounting Advisory Board is a group 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 quarter 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.
Our advisory board includes the following individuals:
Joe Allanson
BSC '85
Joined 2015
Brian Baer
Emeritus
BSC '85
Joined 2018
Alison Barr
Partner,
KPMG
BSC '03
Joined 2021
Richard Bellucci
Partner,
Burr Pilger Mayer, LLP
Joined 2010
Mike Brandstetter
Partner,
Connor Group
BSC '04
Joined 2025
Lewis Chew
BSC '84
Joined 1996
Michael Haenel
Partner,
Frank, Rimerman + Co. LLP
BSC '10
Joined 2025
Jack Lazar
President of the SCU Accounting Advisory Board;
Board, Box (BOX), Global Foundries (GFS), Resideo (REZI) and thredUP (TDUP)
BSC '87
Joined 2016
Jim Lynch
CFO, Cal Water
BSC '83
Joined 1999-2010, 2017
Joseph Maglione
SCU Lecturer
BSC '77
Joined 1988
Ricardo Martinez
Partner,
Forvis Mazars
BSC '98
Joined 2021
David Murdock
Partner,
Grant Thornton LLP
Joined 2024
Ian Nasman
Partner,
Deloitte
BSC '00
Joined 2024
Jeff Nishita
Partner,
Novogradac & Company, LLP
MBA '00
Joined 2017
Ray Nuñez
Co-Founder, Partner
Finance Search Partners
BSC '83
Joined 2025
Bill O'Brien
Emeritus
B.A. '70
Joined 2014
Daniel Olson
Partner,
Baker Tilly
BSC '10
Joined 2025
Jeff Osorio
Managing CFO,
Engine Room
BSC '78, MBA '84
Joined 2006
Kat Parineh
Partner,
Ernst & Young, LLP
BSC '07
Joined 2024
Lindsey Piziali
Partner, PwC
BSC '02
Joined 2016
Kevin Reagan
Emeritus
BSC '83
Joined 2011
Jim Sepe
Emeritus Board Member
BSC '69
Joined 2018
Matt Sepe
Chief Accounting Officer, Lumentum
BSC '98
Joined 2022
Benjamin Shappell
Partner,
RSM
Joined 2025
Nicole Truesdale
Managing Director,
Accenture
BSC '10
Joined 2020
Stephanie Tsiagkas
Partner,
Sensiba LLP
BSC '96
Joined 2008