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
Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
Salesforce
BSC '85
Joined 2015
Brian Baer
Partner,
Deloitte
BSC '85
Joined 2018
Stephen Baroni
Partner,
Frank, Rimerman & Co., LLP
BSC '89
Joined 2000
Alison Barr
Partner,
KPMG
BSC '03
Joined 2021
Richard Bellucci
Partner,
Burr Pilger Mayer, LLP
Joined 2010
Lewis Chew
Emeritus
BSC '84
Joined 1996
Trevor Gillespie
Partner,
Moss Adams, LLP
Joined 2016
Jack Lazar
Board Member,
Mellanox, Silicon Labs, Resideo, Casper, ThredUp and Tile
BSC '87
Joined 2016
Jim Lynch
CFO and Treasurer,
San Jose Water Company
BSC '83
Joined 1999-2010, 2017
Joseph Maglione
Emeritus
BSC '77
Joined 1988
Ricardo Martinez
Partner,
Armanino, LLP
BSC '98
Joined 2021
Mike McAndrews
Partner,
Abbott, Stringham & Lynch
BSC '75
Joined 1992-2001, 2014
Kim McCormick
Partner,
Grant Thornton, LLP
Joined 2017
Jeff Nishita
Partner,
Novogradac & Company, LLP
MBA '00
Joined 2017
Bill O'Brien
Emeritus
B.A. '70
Joined 2014
Jeff Osorio
Managing CFO,
Engine Room
BSC '78, MBA '84
Joined 2006
Lindsey Piziali
Partner,
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
BSC '02
Joined 2016
David Price
Partner,
Ernst & Young, LLP
BSC '85
Joined 2009
Kevin Reagan
Partner,
RSM (formerly McGladrey)
BSC '83
Joined 2011
Kathy Ryan
Founder and Chair
RoseRyan
Joined 2021
Jim Sepe
Emeritus Board Member
BSC '69
Joined 2018
Nicole Truesdale
Managing Director,
Accenture
BSC '10
Joined 2020
Stephanie Tsiagkas
Partner,
Sensiba San Filippo, LLP
BSC '96
Joined 2008