KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 July 12, 2022 \u2013 Alejandro Hazera, professor of accounting at the 溏心vlog免费B站, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants, one of two educators elected to the board. His two-year term began May 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Formed in 1905, the Rhode Island Society of Certified Public Accountants is one of the largest statewide professional membership organizations, with more than 1,300 CPAs and other accountants and affiliated industry leaders. As part of its mission, the society provides advocacy and leadership for the profession, promotes a healthy business climate in the state, and offers continuing professional education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hazera is a member of the 溏心vlog免费B站 College of Business\u2019 executive team as executive director of Inclusive Excellence and is the former accounting area coordinator and Vangermeersch Chair of Accounting. He ran for a seat on the 15-member society board with the goal of leading cooperative efforts to strengthen the relationship between the society and higher education in Rhode Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe society is a terrific organization,\u201d said Hazera. \u201cBut there\u2019s never been a strategic coordination between the society and higher education. In the past, the organization has mainly helped in terms of scholarships, but it\u2019s hoped that we can establish a richer and deeper connection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are very excited to have Alex on the board. He has so much longevity in education and he\u2019s an innovative thinker,\u201d said Marianne Caserta, vice president of finance transformation at NWN Carousel and past chair of the society\u2019s board of directors, who led the nominating committee that recommended Hazera for election. \u201cOver the last seven years, we\u2019ve had one full-time educator on the board so we are excited to bring Alex on at this critical time in the profession\u2019s history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the main concerns of the group\u2019s members, Caserta said, is the need to educate young people about the profession and attract more of them to become accountants. Hazera sees stronger ties between the society and higher education as a great way to benefit the training of future accountants at 溏心vlog免费B站 and other higher education institutions in the state. 溏心vlog免费B站 graduates more than 100 accounting students annually from its undergraduate and graduate programs, the only ones in the state to be separately accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne initiative that we\u2019ve already started is forming a permanent committee which brings educators and the profession together,\u201d Hazera said. \u201cThere\u2019s never been an ongoing discussion about the mutual needs of each group. The profession is looking for more people and we\u2019re looking to make sure we\u2019re getting students the right skills.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During his term, Hazera hopes to organize reciprocal initiatives that benefit the job placement of accounting graduates while helping smaller accounting firms better recruit candidates. Also, the connection can provide higher education a better understanding of the changing technology in the profession while the vast research done in higher education can benefit the society and the profession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of our most important functions is discovery and research,\u201d said Hazera. \u201cThe research that we do gives us a better idea of the long-term emerging trends and also the implications on the practice and on businesses as a whole. We can help the profession understand how things like artificial intelligence, blockchain and other technologies and human behavior affect business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the College of Business\u2019 executive director of Inclusive Excellence and faculty mentor for its chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants, Hazera sees an opportunity to increase the number of accountants in the profession from underrepresented groups. Collaboration between the society and higher education could include recruiting high school students across the state, capitalizing on the society\u2019s many trade and industry conferences, and broadening recruitment opportunities to attract\/hire more accounting graduates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hazera said he was encouraged to run for a seat on the board of directors by Assistant Accounting Professor Devendra (Dave) Kale and by a discussion with members of the society board during a meeting of the College\u2019s Accounting Advisory Board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs the state\u2019s flagship research institution, 溏心vlog免费B站 took the initiative to foster this connection,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s always been this disconnect between the profession and academia. We want to see a permanent relationship that will benefit both.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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