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Monday, June 10
The Fat Tail: The Power of Political Knowledge for Strategic Investing by Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group

Ian is the creator of Wall Street’s first global political risk index (GPRI), author of New York Times best-selling books, foreign affairs columnist at Time and professor at New York University.

In recognition of the evolving trends in digital operations, the CPAFMA 2019 Digitally Driven Firm Survey - formerly the CPAFMA Paperless Benchmarking Survey, the longest running paperless benchmarking survey in the accounting profession - was conducted as an update to the Association's 2017 survey. This important resource has been updated to provide you with the valuable, consistent benchmarking that we've all come to rely on through CPA Firm Management Association. Thank you to Roman Kepczyk, Right Networks for spearheading this project.

All of us are aware that we are living in an environment of accelerating technological change and that if we can’t adapt our accounting practices to take advantage of these business and technological opportunities we will certainly find our firms at a competitive disadvantage in the future.  So, what is your firm doing about this today?  The solution is not to wait and see, but to develop a proactive effort to identify, implement and standardize best practices and tools by institutionalizing a culture of learning.  Below we list our top tips that promote your firm building an effective learning culture.

HUDSON, N.H (November 2, 2018) – Accounting technology leader Roman Kepczyk, recently named to Accounting Today’s list of "Top 100 Influential People" for the 13th year, has expanded his role with Right Networks as Director of Firm Technology Strategy.

Kepczyk, a veteran of Xcentric, which was acquired by Right Networks in 2017, has spent more than 30 years helping firms throughout North America effectively use information technology and accounting applications to optimize their tax, audit and administrative production workflows. He will extend that expertise in an expanded role with Right Networks focused on both continuing to guide the firms on their journey to the cloud and providing firm input to inform the evolution of Right Networks offers.

It's time for the CPAFMA's 2018 Salary Survey data collection. While technology allows us to enhance the survey and receive more data, we have opted to maintain the survey's reputation of being efficient, accurate and providing the most vital information to our member firms. As always, confidentiality is our priority.

By clicking the link below, you will enter the on-line survey which will take no more than 7 minutes to complete, including the time it has taken to read this email. We are encouraging ALL members to respond by the deadline of November 19, 2018. The more participants, the more valuable the results. Note that the information is collected and compiled by a third party as confidentiality is imperative.

The CPA Firm Management Association (CPAFMA) is proud to announce the launch of the CPAFMA Missouri Chapter, serving firm managers throughout the state. Championed by Amanda Simmonds of Brown Smith Wallace LLP in St. Louis, firm managers recently gathered at the Missouri Society of CPAs' offices where Andrew Grow, Director of Membership & Business Development helped identify potential leaders and spread the word about the Society's partnership with the Association. The new chapter has been created with the support of seven founding member firms, chief operating officers, firm administrators and practice managers in the state. CPAFMA's Missouri Chapter is empowering all CPA firms to thrive by expanding knowledge, sharing experiences, achieving through collaboration, influencing leadership and envisioning possibilities. 

Kimberly Fitzgerald, PAFM, Director, Firm Administrator with Squire, Lemkin & Company LLP in Rockville, Maryland, received the CPA Firm Management Association’s ACE (Achievement, Commitment, Excellence) Award at its June 2018 National Practice Management Conference held in partnership with AICPA ENGAGE in Las Vegas, Nevada.

During the awards presentation, Jane Johnson, MBA, CMPE, PAFM, outgoing CPA Firm Management Association (CPAFMA) President, noted Fitzgerald’s skills in professionally managing Squire, Lemkin & Company’s practice, including managing the administrative staff, overseeing all firm financial transactions and reporting, troubleshooting IT systems in coordination with the firm’s IT consultants as well as handling all human resource matters.  She works closely with the managing partner as well as other partners in all aspects of firm management.

On Thursday, September 13, the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore will celebrate its third annual Phenomenal Women Under 40 recognizing the emerging women leaders of our community. One of those to be recognized is CPAFMA member and recent CPAFMA Leadership Institute graduate, Sarah Snell, CPA, PAFM, Firm Administrator with Holman Frenia Allison, P.C.  Honorees include:

Michelle J. Casserly with Hackensack Meridian Health/Meridian Health Foundation
Erin Chiaravalloti with The Rumson Country Day School
Kimberly Clark with Pinelands Regional School District
Jessica Easton with St. Denis D.O.V.E.S & Seabrook
Laura Grunin with The Jay & Linda Grunin Foundation
Meghan Kane with Clean Cheats LLC
Shani Love with YMCA of Western Monmouth County
Samara Porter O’Neill with PorterPlus Realty
Kelly Servodio with CG Healthcare Solutions
Jamie L. Sheridan with UBS Financial Services
Sarah Snell with Holman Frenia Allison, P.C.

The CPAFMA National Practice Management Conference registration is open and you can save $400 by registering before 8/31/18.

Again this year we are partnering with AICPA ENGAGE and are on a quest for knowledge.  Together CPAFMA and AICPA ENGAGE will make it easy for us to find the advanced knowledge we need.

Watch for the 2019 NPMC agenda coming soon.

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Don't miss out on the PCPS / CPA.com 2018 National MAP Survey Closing on July 31st (that's today!)

CPAFMA is encouraging all members to complete this survey and thanks those members who have already participated. This survey will provide your firm with a unique personalized benchmarking opportunity. This year's redesigned and streamlined survey provides a comprehensive view into the state of public accounting firms today, including strategic financial benchmarking information.

Remember, there is no cost to participate and all contributors receive a FREE report focused on the most critical key performance indicators as determined by your peers.