2016 yp leadership conference program 5.31.16a
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PROGRAM AGENDA JOIN TODAY’S CONFERENCE
7:15AMto 8:00AM REGISTRATION
8:00AMto 8:15AM WELCOME
Todd ShapiroPresident and CEO, Illinois CPA SocietyTimm Bellazzini, CPASikich LLP
8:15AMto 9:45AM POSITIONED FOR SUCCESS
Linda Imonti | Donna Zarcone
9:45AMto 10:00AM LEADERSHIP AWARD
PRESENTATIONMike Maffei | Elizabeth S. Pittelkow
10:00AMto 10:35AM MAKE YOUR MARK
NETWORKING INTERLUDE
10:35AMto 11:10AM HOW I GOT HERE
Tom Kinder
11:10AMto 12:00PM KEYNOTE: DO THE WORK
OF A DREAMThrough personal experience and compellingstories, Jeff will explain how to find your dreamjob and what to expect throughout your journey.Jeff Goins
12:00PM CONFERENCE WRAP UP
POST CONFERENCEBook Signing/Meet & Greet until 12:30PM with Jeff Goins.
Also, join attendees at WISHBONE for a post conference lunch. Please sign-up at registration.
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SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Conference Planning Committee:
Special thanks to Rachel Stushek - Director at Grant Thornton, for serving as our facilitator.
ICPAS Firm Ambassadors:
YP Leadership Award Recipient:Elizabeth S. Pittelkow, CPA/CITP, CGMA, DTMElizabeth is currently serving as the Director of Accounting andCompliance at ArrowStream, while also acting as the Illinois CPASociety CPE Instructor and Ethics Committee Secretary. Among hermany additional professional activities, Elizabeth serves on the IllinoisCPA Society Board of Directors, as well as the AICPA Council andAICPA Business Industry and Executive Committee. She was also aCPA Practice Advisor for the 40 Under 40 Awards in 2014 and 2015.
Toya BatesTrueBlue Inc.
Kamal BattuDiversified FinancialManagement
Timm BellazziniSikich LLP
Andrew BogrenSelden Fox, LTD
Martrice CaldwellOneGoal
Michael CaulfieldCliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
Ashlee EarlSeaway Bank and Trust Co.
Kate ErnstCohnReznick, LLP
Peter HackleyBronner Group, LLC
Sarah KlionskyCMK Companies
Danielle MartinKlein Hall CPA
Cameron McMillianCliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
Jason ParishPlante Moran, LLP
Latoiya RobinsonCommunity Specialists
Meghan RzepczynskiCrowe Horwath, LLP
Amanda Rzepka,Jet Support Services, Inc.
Boone SilvermanAgro Group, US
Ryan SmithGreat Lakes Dredge & Dock LLC
Leslie SwirnCohnReznick, LLP
Matt VertinShepard, Schwartz & Harris, LLP
Kristy YoungCohnReznick, LLP
Stephanie ZaleskiOstro, Reisin, Berk & Abrams, Ltd.
Faye ZhangCrowe Horwath, LLP
BDO USA LLPRichard Gomez
BKD, LLPSean Mulroe
CliftonLarsonAllen, LLPMichael Caulfield
CohnReznick, LLPKathryn Ernst
Crowe Horwath, LLPRyan BourayMeghan RzepczynskiFaye Zhang
Deloitte, LLPCarlos GarcellJames Howell
E.C. Ortiz & Co., LLPAlice Zhao
Ernst & Young, LLPJordan Centers
FGMK, LLPBrian BaierPat Saliba
Grant Thornton, LLPJennifer Calderon
KPMG, LLPPatty Lopez
Miller Cooper & Co., LTDIrma Bondi
Ostrow, Reisin, Berk &Abrams, LTDStephanie Zaleski
Plante Moran, PLLCJason Parish
Porte Brown, LLCJohn Lancaster
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLPKevin Rahill
RSM, US LLP (Chicago)Ryan Stack
RSM, US LLP (Schaumburg)Gary Krusenoski
Selden Fox, LTDDan DiMario
Shepard, Schwartz & Harris, LLPMatt Vertin
Sikich, LLPTimm Bellazzini
Warady & Davis, LLPMatthew Zindell
Jeff Goins Jeff Goins is the popular author of four books, includingthe national best seller, The Art of Work. He is also a full-time blogger, speaker and entrepreneur. Jeff’s award-winning blog, GoinsWriter.com, has been visited by overfour million people from around the world. His work hasbeen featured in the Washington Post, USA Today,Entrepreneur, Forbes and Psychology Today.
Donna ZarconeDonna Zarcone is the president and CEO of TheEconomic Club of Chicago. She also currently serveson three corporate boards including Cigna Corporation,CDW and The Duchossois Group. Prior to the ECC, shewas founder and president of D.F. Zarcone & AssociatesLLC and also served eight years as president of Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
Linda ImontiLinda Imonti is the National Partner in Charge, AdvisoryOffice Leaders and Chicago Office Leader for KPMGLLP. Linda has more than 28 years of experience servinga broad range of multinational clients where she has ledand coordinated multidisciplinary teams across thecountry and globally. In 2015, she was elected toKPMG’s U.S. Board of Directors and also leads theKPMG Chicago Women Executives Network.
Tom KinderTom Kinder is the managing partner of Plante Moran’sChicago office. Previously, Tom served as a partner atBlackman Kallick. Since 1988, he has added anentrepreneur’s viewpoint to the audit, accounting andbusiness consulting services he provides. Tom’sspecialty areas include the construction, hospitality,manufacturing, distribution and foodservice industries.
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