The Accounting Department Advisory Board serves as a bridge between the Department and the business community, offering advice, collaboration and support to enhance the mission of the Department. The Accounting Department is dedicated to developing and sustaining long-term relationships with members of the business community to ensure the ongoing relevancy and vitality of our programs.
Mission and Objectives
The mission of the Accounting Department Advisory Board is to enable an effective partnership between the business community and the Department. This mission will be accomplished by:
- Promoting the visibility of the department in the business community. Accounting Department Advisory Board members will serve as effective advocates for the programs, students, and faculty of the Department.
- Providing guidance and advice to develop and continuously improve a relevant accounting curriculum.
- Promoting and personally participating in the financial development efforts of the Department to help improve and sustain funding sources.
- Assisting in the identification and recruitment of the best and the brightest students to the Department.
- Helping ensure that Accounting Department graduates have good professional opportunities available upon graduation.
- Supporting ongoing faculty development. This includes enhancing the level and type of collaboration between Accounting Department faculty and the business community.
Advisory Board Contact
Charles Carslaw
Associate Professor
Advisory Board Facutly Liason
Email: carslaw@unr.edu
Phone: 775-784-6549
Corporate Members
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Mark Bailey & Company Marty Weigel Now a partner at Mark Bailey & Company, Marty joined the firm in mid-2004 as a senior audit manager. He is responsible for the firm’s public and private company engagements and provides consulting services for non-attest public company clients. His consulting is usually related to internal control implementation, MD&A drafting, SEC filing preparation and review, and registration statement preparation. Prior to joining the firm, Marty was a senior accountant for Kafoury Armstrong & Company, a large regional accounting firm in Nevada where he led audit engagements in various industries. He has heavy experience training and supervising audit team members. Marty also spent three years in the San Ramon, California office of Thomas Havey, LLP (formerly and currently Lindquist & Company) as a staff accountant. Prior to entering the accounting profession, Marty obtained Series 7 & 63 licenses and served as a financial advisor in the Walnut Creek, California branch of Morgan Stanley.
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Barnard Vogler Company Leslie C. Daane, CPA Leslie C. Daane is the Barnard Vogler & Co.’s Managing Director and Director of Tax Services. With over fifteen years experience in public accounting, Leslie has provided a full range of audit, tax and consulting services to a wide variety of clients in various industries. Leslie currently concentrates in the areas of income and estate taxation, dealing with both compliance and planning. She provides technical research and consulting assistance on a wide range of tax and management issues. Leslie graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. She is a certified public accountant licensed to practice in Nevada, and is a member of the Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants (NSCPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Leslie’s community involvement has included a term on the State Board of Equalization, President of a private school board, and board member of various charitable organizations. In addition, she currently serves as President of the Estate Planning Council of Northern Nevada.
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International Game TechnologyWebsite: www.igt.com Sandy Schulze, CPA Sandy Schulze is the Vice President, Corporate Controller of IGT. In her current capacity, Sandy oversees accounting for a public company with revenues exceeding $2.5 billion annually and offices throughout the world. She is responsible for SEC financial reporting, the financial consolidation of IGT’s global organization, technical accounting research, and operations accounting. She is involved in strategic corporate initiatives of the company, including mergers and acquisitions and capital deployment. She serves on IGT’s Contributions Committee and Disclosure Committee. Sandy has been with IGT for over 15 years. Sandy is a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno and became a CPA while working with Deloitte & Touche in their Reno office. Sandy is a member of the Renown Foundation Board, serving as Treasurer and as a member of Fianna’s Healing Garden Committee. She is a member of the American Heart Association “Go Red” Committee. She is also a member of the Nevada Society of CPAs, the Institute of Management Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Controller’s Leadership Roundtable. Sandy served as a member of the Task Force that recently rewrote the AICPA’s Auditing and Accounting Guide for Casinos.
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Kafoury Armstrong & Company Todd Ferguson CPA As a shareholder in the firm, Todd Ferguson specializes in tax planning and preparation for corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, estates, trusts, and individuals. He also provides accounting and auditing services to a number of commercial entities with an emphasis in the gaming industry. Todd has been with the Firm since 1985, is a licensed CPA in the State of Nevada and currently serves as managing partner for the Firm's Reno office. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Reno with a major emphasis in accounting. He also holds a Master of Science degree in Taxation from Golden Gate University. Todd is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Nevada Society of Certified Public Accountants. Todd has served as a board member and coach for the Reno Continental Little League and South Reno Babe Ruth and is a member of the Athletics Association of the University of Nevada, Reno. |
Individual Members
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Candy Borrego Candace Borrego has over 20 years of experience in finance, accounting and human resources. Currently, as Chief Financial Officer of West Haven Development Group, LLC her duties include management of all banking relationships, negotiation and execution of lending contracts, treasury management, and the management of day-to-day operations of the Accounting/Finance and Human Resource Departments. Additionally, she directs the preparation of investor packages, project proformas and supports investor relations. Prior to joining West Haven Development Group, Candace managed a portfolio of complex gaming and corporate clients as a Vice President at Wells Fargo Bank and prior to that was employed as an accountant at Deloitte & Touche, LLP. Candace is a graduate of the University of Nevada where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting.
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Timothy Taylor Mr. Taylor has been a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Nevada, since February 1995. He graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in December 1992. Since March, 1997, Mr. Taylor has been the Chief Executive Officer for the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Palm Springs, California. He has been instrumental in directing the growth of the Tribal economic ventures during the last six years.
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Paul Tibma Paul Tibma is Freeman &William's Audit and Accounting Partner. He earned his Masters in Professional Accounting and Masters in Business Administration from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Tibma is a licensed CPA in the State of Nevada and State of California. Prior to joining Freeman & Williams, LLP, Mr. Tibma was an audit manager with a Big 4 accounting firm. Mr. Tibma is responsible for the Audit and Accounting department at Freeman & Williams, LLP. As Audit and Accounting Partner, he coordinates the activities of over a dozen professionals in the performance of audit and accounting engagements in Northern Nevada and California
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Danielle Farris Danielle Farris was born and raised in Las Vegas and moved to Reno to attend the University of Nevada, Reno. In May 2009, she graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, Accounting major and Economics minor. Last year, Danielle joined Beta Alpha Psi and is currently President for the 2009-2010 school year. In Fall 2009, she will begin the Masters of Accountancy program.
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Thomas O’Carroll Thomas was born in Reno, Nevada where he has lived his entire life. He graduated from Reno High School in 2006 and anticipates graduating from UNR in May 2010 with an accounting degree. During the spring of 2008, Thomas studied abroad in Cork, Ireland. After getting his bachelors degree, he plans to attend graduate school with an undecided major. He would really enjoy working for a professional sports organization, especially the San Francisco Giants. Both of Thomas's parents and one of his sisters are accountants and he really enjoys what they do on a daily basis.
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