Accounting & Auditing Standards Interest Group Meeting & Technical Session (E2311428)

Lynn Albala, CPA, CMA, CGMA, is the chief financial officer of InfoSight Partners, LLC, a technology BI consulting firm. She has more than 30 years of experience and has held a variety of leadership roles for the organizations she has served. She is considered a thought leader in the world of nonprofit financial informational needs. A member of the New Jersey Society of CPAs, the American Institute of CPAs and the IMA, she has and continues to serve in several leadership capacities for the New Jersey Society of CPAs. She was selected as a Women of Note by magazine in 2012. Ms. Albala is a graduate of Penn State University.

Kerry is a supervisor with WilkinGuttenplan where she has worked since graduating Ramapo College of New Jersey. In this capacity, she specializes in various accounting services for clients in the real estate industry. Kerry has a concentration in yellow book audits for low-income housing tax credit projects as well as HUD subsidized properties. She is an active member of the NJCPA, including being a member of the Emerging Leaders Council as well as a chapter volunteer for the Bergen Chapter Board of Directors. She serves on numerous NJCPA interest groups, including the Emerging Leaders Interest Group, the Student Programs & Scholarships Committee and the Accounting & Auditing Standards Interest Group. In 2019, Kerry won the “Women to Watch” Ovation Award and in 2020, she attended the American Institute of CPA’s 2020 Leadership Academy.

Michael Gilchrist, CPA, is a senior manager at Marcum, LLP servicing closely held businesses and their owners. He manages the firms' employee benefit plan audits. With over thirty years of diverse experience in public accounting and private industry, he is able to provide clients with comprehensive and expert client service. Michael serves on the NJCPA Accounting and Auditing Interest Group as the Employee Benefit Plan Subcommittee Chairman. He is involved with many community organizations and is a graduate of Seton Hall University.

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.

Jay is a partner at Prager Metis, a member of Prager Metis International Group. He has over 30 years of experience in the accounting profession, servicing family businesses and manufacturing, advertising, public relations and wholesale and distribution clients with accounting, audit, and advisory services. Jay has particular expertise in all matters related to mergers and acquisitions, such as financial due diligence and budgeting for businesses. He helps provide his clients with peace of mind, often acting as a sounding board or confidant, and ensures that they achieve their goals, financial and otherwise. Jay is a noted presenter. Prior to joining Prager Metis, he was a member of LFL Veritas LLC. Jay is a member of the NJCPA and the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA).

June is a principal at WilkinGuttenplan and is the president-elect of the NJCPA for the 2024/25 term. She has been a member of the NJCPA since 1995 and has served in a variety of capacities, including the Peer Review Executive Committee, Strategic Planning Committee and Volunteer Relations Committee, and was chair of the NJ-CPA-PAC Board of Trustees, chair of the Committee Operations Committee and vice leader of the Business Valuation, Forensic & Litigation Services Interest Group. She is also an active participant in the Accounting & Auditing Standards and Nonprofit interest groups. Before WilkinGuttenplan, June was the managing member of zbt Certified Public Accounting & Consulting, LLC. She is a former treasurer of Garwood Municipal Library; a recipient of NJCPA’s Volunteer Award in 2018 and its Women to Watch Award in 2019; one of New Jersey Monthly’s Leading Women in 2015 and one of NJBIZ Accounting Power 50 from 2020 to 2022.

Paula M. Young is a principal in the Audit & Assurance department of Amper, Politziner & Mattia with over 15 years experience with the firm. Ms. Young is a Certified Public Accountant in New York and New Jersey. She is a graduate of Wagner College with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and a minor in mathematics. Ms. Young has serviced both public and private companies throughout her career in various industries including, supermarkets, cooperatives, biotechnology, franchises, construction contractors, leasing and marketing companies as well as many manufacturers and distributors. She also has experience in SEC compliance and reporting requirements. As a member of the quality assurance department, Ms. Young spends the majority of her time performing quality reviews, research and technical consultation to all offices. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants where she is also a member of the Accounting & Auditing Standards Interest Group.