The Arizona State Board of Accountancy is established by A.R.S. § 32-702 and
consists of seven board members who are residents of Arizona and who are appointed by
the Governor for five-year terms. Five members are Certified Public Accountants
and two are public members.
Currently we have no seats available on our Board. We invite you to serve by applying
through the Governor's Office of State Boards & Commissions. |
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Debbi Fitzgerald, CPA
President
Term expires July 3, 2011
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Debbi Fitzgerald, CPA is a partner with Ernst & Young, specifically as the
Pacific Southwest Advisory Leader and the North America Risk Services Leader for
Health Sciences. Ms. Fitzgerald has over 23 years of accounting and auditing
experience assisting companies with process and business system improvements, the
deliveries of internal audits, IT advisory and project management. Ms. Fitzgerald
designed and implemented corporate compliance and internal audit functions for
several Fortune 500 companies, as well as, implemented an enterprise risk management
function for a Fortune 100 company. Ms. Fitzgerald is a guest speaker on topics
regarding internal audit, SOX 404, Enterprise Risk Management and Process
Improvements. Ms. Fitzgerald is also a member of several professional and civic
organizations. |
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Gary W. Fleming, CPA
Treasurer
Term expires July 3, 2012 |
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Gary W. Fleming, CPA is the firm wide Director of Taxation and a Partner
with Henry & Horne, LLP. Mr. Fleming has over 28 years of experience serving the
tax, business planning and consulting needs of a wide variety of closely held
businesses, business owners and high net worth individuals. Prior to his
appointment to the board he served as a past board member of the Arizona Forum
for Improvement of Taxes and as a past chair of the ASCPA’s IRS and Arizona
Department of Revenue Tax Liaison Committees. Mr. Fleming is also involved with
a number of community organizations. |
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Mark L. Landy, CPA
Secretary
Term expires July 3, 2013
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Mark Landy has been a principal with Miller, Allen & Co., P.C. for more than 20 years.
He was appointed to and served three year terms on both the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Governmental Technical Standards Subcommittee and
the Governmental Accounting and Auditing Committee. Mark is currently serving his
third three year term on the AICPA Technical Standards Subcommittee. Mark served eight
years on the Arizona State Board of Accountancy’s Accounting and Auditing Standards
Committee and five years on the Certification Advisory Committee. He has served on the
ASCPA Governmental Accounting Conference Committee since its inception and has also
served on the AICPA Annual National Governmental Accounting Auditing Update Conference
Steering Committee. Mark served, for more than fifteen years, as a reviewer for the
Government Finance Officers Association’s Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in
Financial Reporting Program. Mark also served as a member of the Native American
Finance Officers Association’s GASB 34 Implementation Guide Task Force. Mark was Chair
of the Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants for 2005-2006. Mark was honored
as a life member of the Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mark has been
a certified public accountant for over thirty years and is licensed in Arizona, Nevada,
California and New Mexico. In addition to his professional activities, Mark is also
active in community service where he has served on the Board of Directors of numerous
nonprofit organizations including serving in the positions of treasurer and vice
president of Family Service Agency. Mark also currently serves on the Advisory Board
for Republic Bank AZ, N.A. Mark is a native of Phoenix and graduated from the
University of Arizona. |
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Karen McCloskey, CPA
Term expires July 3, 2014
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Ms. McCloskey is a shareholder of BeachFleischman PC in Tucson, Arizona. In addition to
being a CPA she holds a Master of Science in Taxation. She has worked in public practice
since 1981, and has extensive experience providing tax consulting and compliance services
to nonprofit organizations, individuals and small to medium-sized businesses through
various stages of their development. |
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John Sizer, CPA
Term expires July 3, 2015 |
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John is a 1984 graduate of Arizona State University. He has over 25 years of public
accounting experience, all with Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”). He is the
Partner-in-Charge of Deloitte’s Assurance and Advisory Services Practice in Arizona.
In this role, he is responsible for all operations and resources deployed to Deloitte’s
audit clients in Arizona. John has served on Deloitte’s Finance and Audit Committee and
Deloitte’s Strategic Investments Committee. He now currently is on the Board of The
Deloitte Foundation.
John has a broad range of experience and serves as the audit partner for various large
Arizona based public companies. He has a deep knowledge of SEC rules and reporting
requirements. His expertise includes public offerings, business combinations, SEC
reporting and compliance, and other business-advisory services.
Throughout his career John has remained active in the community, including currently
serving on the Arizona State University (ASU) School of Accountancy Advisory Committee,
ASU’s W.P. Carey School of Business Dean’s Council of 100 Board of Directors, Corporate
Advisor to the Phoenix Board of the Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and
Accounting, and member of the Audit Committee of Greater Phoenix Economic Council.
In 2008, John was one of the recipients of the inaugural “Centers of Influence” Awards
presented by Arizona Business Magazine to honor the state’s top 10 most influential
accountants. The recipients of this award were acknowledged for demonstrating an
extraordinary influence within their companies, their industry, their business clients
and the community they serve. |
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Anne Lynch, Public Member
Term expires July 3, 2014
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Anne Lynch moved to Arizona in 1972 and continued her career in the telephone industry.
Following retirement in 1990, she worked in State government for Gov. Jane Hull for
eight years, including serving as Deputy Secretary of State. She now continues her
interest in politics, government and the community as a volunteer.
She is member and past chair of the Maricopa County Parks & Recreation Commission, member
of the board of directors and Treasurer of Arizona Women’s Education & Employment, member
of Valley Leadership Class V, member and past Regent of Camelback Chapter, Daughters of
the American Revolution, and member of Phoenix Rotary 100. |
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Douglas Kimball, Public Member
Term expires July 3, 2014 |
Douglas Kimball has over 30 years of executive experience in finance, accounting,
operations, administration and mergers/acquisitions in both public and private
companies. He is a former CPA and began his career in the accounting profession.
He spent eight years in the audit department at Touche Ross & Co. in Boston, now
Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Kimball has for the last six years served as Vice President
of Kleven Construction, a Tempe based civil contractor licensed in Arizona, Nevada
and California. He graduated from Dartmouth College and received his Masters of
Science in Accounting and received his Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
from Northeastern University. Mr. Kimball serves on the city of Chandler’s
Industrial Development Board and is active in various local civic, charitable and
community associations.
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