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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Karen
K. McCloskey, CPA
President
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
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John C. Sizer, Jr., CPA
Secretary
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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Douglas Kimball, Public Member
Treasurer
Term expires July 3, 2017 |
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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Alan R. Augenstein, CPA
Term expires July 3, 2016
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Alan R. Augenstein is a CPA and has recently retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP (PWC) after a 38 year career in public accounting. Mr. Augenstein most recently
managed PWC’s assurance practice in Phoenix where he had practiced since 2003. He
began his career in Pittsburgh and has practiced from offices in Cincinnati, Ohio,
New York, New York and Kansas City, Missouri before relocating to Phoenix. While in
New York City, Mr. Augenstein served as a technical consulting partner in the firm's
SEC Services group in the national office. Mr. Augenstein has been the lead audit
engagement partner or audit quality review partner for many publicly traded and
private companies in many different industries. In addition to his professional
activities, Mr. Augenstein is active in community service. He currently serves on
the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee, and is Chairman of the Audit
Committee of Junior Achievement of Arizona. He is also on the Board of Trustees of
the Arizona Theatre Company. Mr. Augenstein is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State
University. |
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LeRoy M. Gaintner, CPA
Term expires July 3, 2018
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Having spent twenty-five years as audit and managing partner of Gaintner Bandler Reed &
Peters PLC, in Phoenix, Arizona, LeRoy Gaintner also serves as expert witness in
controversies involving economic losses and in accountant’s malpractice cases. LeRoy’s
professional career started with Peat Marwick Mitchell (now KPMG). He became an audit
partner in the Phoenix accounting firm Gallant Farrow & Greene, spent several years in
greater Phoenix real estate development, and returned to public accounting in 1988 with
what is now Gaintner Bandler Reed & Peters. Mr. Gaintner served as a trustee and past
chair of the Western Association of Accounting Firms – an association of public accounting
firms dedicated to sharing resources in best practices of accounting firm management and
in assuring best practices in delivery of audit, accounting and tax services. In the
community, he has served numerous organizations. A long time board member and past chair
of the Maricopa Community Colleges Foundation, he chaired and was treasurer of the
successful Maricopa Colleges bond campaigns in 1995 and 2005. He has been active in
supporting the cultural environment in Phoenix through long-term involvement in Phoenix
Men’s Arts Council providing financial support to the Phoenix Art Museum. Additionally,
LeRoy serves on the Judicial Performance Review of Maricopa County, which facilitates
performance reviews of Superior and Appellate Court Judges. Mr. Gaintner also has served
the accounting profession through the Arizona Society of CPA’s, having chaired the
Reporting Standards Committee, the Continuing Education Committee, and the Litigation
Services Committee, and as a prior board member of the Arizona CPA Foundation for
Education and Research. A graduate of Occidental College, Mr. Gaintner also holds Masters
Degrees from Arizona State University in Accounting and in Mathematics. |
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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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Layne R. Simmons, CPA
Term expires July 3, 2017 |
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Layne Simmons is the manager and co-owner of Jaffa Simmons, PLLC, located in Mesa,
Arizona. Layne has over 27 years of experience working for both public accounting
firms and for large international publically traded corporations. Prior to joining
Jaffa Simmons, PLLC, Layne was the Vice President of Tax at Waste Services, Inc.
He also served as the Executive Director of Tax at Viad Corp., and prior to his
association with Viad, Layne was with the Phoenix office of Deloitte & Touche. Layne
has served in leadership positions in several organizations including serving as
Chairman of the Board of the Arizona Society of CPAs, as a council member of the
American Institute of CPAs, and as President of the Arizona Chapter of Tax Executives
Institute. He also chaired the Arizona Society of CPA’s Tax Legislation Committee,
where as committee chairman, he spoke before the Arizona Senate Finance Committee, the
Arizona House Ways and Means Committee and Arizona House Commerce Committee explaining
proposed tax legislation. Layne also served 3 years on the tax advisory committee of
the Arizona State Board of Accountancy. Layne holds a Master of Science in Accounting,
specializing in Taxation. |
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