NJCPA Board of Trustees
2026/27 Officers
Christopher M. Lovasz, CPA, managing director at Deloitte & Touche LLP, has been a member of the NJCPA since 1998 and has supported the Society in a variety of ways. A member of the Board of Trustees, a member of the Student Programs and Scholarship Committee since 2009, including two years as chairperson, and a past president of the NJCPA Scholarship Fund, Chris has helped drive important changes at the Scholarship Fund, including additional categories of awards. He has more than 30 years at Deloitte, with 24 years performing audit and attest work, spanning numerous industries, including technology, retail, construction and nonprofit. In 2018, he pivoted to mergers and acquisitions (M&A), where he currently serves private equity clients. Chris is also a 2022 NJCPA Ovation Award winner in the Impact category. He was an NJCPA Trustee and is the chair of the Retirement Savings Plan Committee and a member of the Finance Committee. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Lehigh University.
Katherine E. Zech, CPA, partner at PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP, has been a member of the NJCPA since 2010. She has served on the board of directors of the Union County Chapter, as past chair of the Emerging Leaders Council and the State Board of Trustees. At PKF O’Connor Davies, Kait works in the firm’s outsourced accounting and professional services groups and specializes in business consulting, advisory services, and individual, partnership and corporate tax planning and accounting for privately held and family-owned businesses. She champions networking for young professionals within her firm and other industry organizations. Kait is a recipient of the Gateway Chamber of Commerce Generation Now Game Changer award (2019), the NJCPA Ovation Award in the Woman to Watch category (2020 and 2025) and the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey One to Watch award (2021). She was named to Forbes’ Top 200 CPAs in America (2025) list and Best-In-State CPAs in New Jersey (2026). She earned Bachelor of Science and Master in Accounting degrees at Seton Hall University.
Michael A. Stillitano, CPA, CGMA, strategic finance leader and founder of Stillitano Consulting LLC, has been a member of the NJCPA since 2006. His prior NJCPA leadership includes board trustee, chapter president, chair of the Chapter Operations Committee, chair of the Corporate Accounting & Finance interest group (formerly the Business & Industry interest group), and member of the Strategic Planning Committee. At Stillitano, Mike provides advisory and fractional CFO services to small and midsized businesses navigating growth, transition and operational complexity. His career spans more than three decades across public accounting and the transportation and logistics industry, including senior finance leadership roles and regional CFO responsibilities with a major global transportation company. Mike previously served as CFO for a privately held logistics firm, deepening his expertise in freight, supply chain operations and service based business models. He holds a Master of Science in Taxation from Pace University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the City University of New York, where he also serves as an adjunct professor of accounting and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board. He is also treasurer and executive board member of the Monmouth Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
JoAnne Geylin, CPA, CAP, partner at Geylin & Associates, PC, has been a member of the NJCPA since 2003 and has held positions at the chapter and state levels. She has been treasurer, secretary, vice president and president of the Bergen Chapter, participating in the chapter’s board since 2013. As treasurer, JoAnne chairs the Finance Committee and she is also a member of the Education Foundation Executive Committee, the Investment Committee, the State Taxation and Federal Taxation interest groups and the Student Programs & Scholarship Committee. JoAnne brings more than 25 years of experience to her practice, having previously been a director at EisnerAmper and a member of its Center for Family Business Excellence, and a tax manager at KPMG. JoAnne serves on the advisory board for the Anisfield School of Business at Ramapo College. She received a Bachelor’s degree from Ramapo College.
John M. Szczomak, CPA, member of the firm at Smolin, Lupin & Co., P.A., has been a member of the NJCPA since 1990 and has served as NJCPA trustee, treasurer and secretary in addition to being an NJ-CPA-PAC Trustee and an NJCPA Scholarship Fund Trustee. He was also on the board of the Essex Chapter, chair of the Professional Conduct and Finance committees and a member of the Cooperation with Bankers Committee, Healthcare Committee, Financial Services Resource Group and Accounting & Auditing Standards interest group. For more than three decades, John has been serving clients in the healthcare, distribution, real estate, retail and wholesale industries. He focuses on individual and business tax planning, retirement and professional services support. John is also on the board of the Fighting Children’s Cancer Foundation and chair of the Finance Committee at St. Bonaventure Roman Catholic Church in Totowa. He is a graduate of William Paterson University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.
CEO & Executive Director: Aiysha (AJ) Johnson, MA, IOM
Aiysha (AJ) Johnson, MA, IOM, is the CEO and executive director of the New Jersey Society of CPAs. Previously, she was executive director of BKR International’s Americas Region, overseeing the implementation of all strategic efforts for BKR accounting and business advisory member firms in the United States, Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean. AJ serves on the boards of the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey, the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, the Community Foundation of New Jersey and Together for Youth and Junior Achievement of New Jersey. She is a recipient of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association’s Leonard C. Johnson Award, was recognized among the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting by Accounting Today (2023 and 2024), named on the NJBIZ Leaders in Finance list (2025), its Power 100 (2024) and its Accounting Power 50 lists (#1 2023 and 2024), and cited as a 2023 People to Watch in Finance. She was named to ROI-NJ’s ROI Influencers: Accounting Power List (2024, 2025), Top 50 Women in Business (2024) and People of Color (2023). AJ served on the Alumni Board of the University of Chicago (2021-2023), where she graduated with a Master's in Administration and Policy. She also completed the Senior Management Program in Business Management at University of Chicago/IE School of Business and holds a certificate in Management Accounting for Leaders..
2026/27 Trustees