Accounting & Auditing Conference (E1711640)

Kenn is a director at Cullari Carrico LLC, a regional CPA firm in Northern New Jersey. He also has extensive experience teaching all levels of accounting, auditing and other practice-related areas. Kenn has been a Professor of Accounting at several universities including Seton Hall, where he was the students’ choice as “Educator of the Year” two years in a row, as well as in the Executive Masters of Business Administration program at Rutgers University. In addition, he was the National Director of the Becker CPA Review. Kenn is an active member of the NJCPA, where he has served in positions, such as Vice President, Trustee Chapter President, Committee Chair and Task Force Chair. Kenn currently serves on the NJCPA Professional Conduct Committee, the Federal and State Taxation interest groups, Governmental Accounting & Auditing Interest Groups and the Nonprofit Interest Group.

Rebecca M. Lee, CPA, CGMA Rebecca Lee, licensed as a CPA in Alabama and South Carolina, is a founding Principal with Brooke, Freeman & Lee. She served in areas of the assurance, quality control, and compliance responsibilities for the audit practice. She has served on numerous AICPA and state society committees, including the AICPA Management Consulting Service Professional Practice Subcommittee, Small Business Consulting Practices Subcommittee, and Council of the AICPA. She has chaired both the Management Advisory Committee and the Personal Financial Planning Committee of the Alabama Society of CPAs. Rebecca currently serves on the Illinois Society of CPAs Peer Review Committee, which serves multiple state societies of CPAs. Rebecca has served as professor of management accounting in the graduate studies (Master in Public and Private Management) program at Birmingham-Southern College. Rebecca holds a BS degree in accounting from Jacksonville State University, along with a master’s degree in Accounting from Birmingham Southern College. She is a member of the Alabama Society of CPAs, the South Carolina Association of CPAs, and the AICPA.

Stacey Painter, CPA, licensed as a CPA in Wisconsin, is the Director of Loscalzo Associates Ltd., a division of SmartPros Ltd., a Kaplan company. Stacey has been providing technical training to audiences across the country on subjects ranging from International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and related FASB/IASB joint projects, to Audit and Attest Standards. Stacey has over 20 years of experience in both the public and private industry. Before joining Loscalzo Associates, Stacey spent 13 years with Resources Global Professionals, most recently as the Managing Director of Accounting and Finance Services. In this capacity, Stacey worked with the firm’s U.S. offices in developing go-to-market strategies around accounting initiatives, as well as providing technical training on site to firm clients. Prior to joining Resources, Stacey was the Corporate Controller of Square Two Golf, a publicly-traded manufacturer of golf equipment. Here, she was responsible for all aspects of accounting, financial reporting (SEC), planning and budgeting, Human Resources, and Internal Control. At the start of her career, Stacey spent six years at Deloitte & Touche, auditing clients ranging from $10 million to over $1 billion in revenue. Stacey received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from Pace University in New York. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants.