Northern Illinois University

College of Business - NIU

Accountancy Executive Advisory Council (AEAC)

The Department has a strong and committed Advisory Council.

The Council has the following objectives:

  • provide guidance to the Department for its undergraduate and graduate programs
  • assist the Department in reviewing its mission statement and objectives
  • provide input on other issues important to the Department in retaining its AACSB accreditation
  • assist in review of courses to make sure they are relevant and appropriate in terms of content and skill development
  • provide opportunities for faculty to develop relevant practical experience
  • serve as contacts at firms and corporations

The following individuals are serving the Department on the Accountancy Executive Advisory Council.

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Greg Bergmann
Deloitte
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Howard Blumstein
BDO Seidman LLP
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Marcus Bode
SpearMC Management Consulting, Inc.
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Gary Burge
Huron Consulting Group Inc.
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Phil Fontana
KKP Group LLC
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Matt Garling
Lawson Products, Inc.
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Gordy Gruszka
Motorola
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Dianne Guensberg
United States Government Accountability Office
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Steve Hajdukovic
KPMG
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Julie Hansberry
Cincinnati Tool Steel Company
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Anthony Harmon
KPMG
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Jim Hendricks
Northern Illinois University
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Ernest Iannotta
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Terry Jimenez
Newsday
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Joe Joyce
Plante & Moran
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Mark Kramer
Hewitt Associates
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Jim Kranjc
Ryan
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George Krull
Grant Thornton
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Gaylen Larson
Financial Acctg Standards Board
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Jeff Markert
KPMG LLP
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Ricky Max
Miller Cooper & Co.
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Erica O'Malley
Grant Thornton
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Dino Orfanos
BearingPoint
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Christina Pierce
KPMG, LLP
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Ken Pinsky
Warady & Davis LLP
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Adam Regelbrugge
Deloitte
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Barry Shaw
Wolf & Co.
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Lance Smith
Ernst & Young LLP
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Rob Stoettner
McGladrey & Pullen
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Dave Swinehart
Recruiting Professional
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Jody Taylor
RC2 Corporation
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David Templin
Caterpiller, Inc.
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Jim Thomas
Clifton Gunderson LLP
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Rawley Thomas
LifeCycle Returns, Inc.
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Rick Thompson
Sikich, LLP
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Charlotte Vrba
Crowe Horwath
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Jim Wong
KyNo Partners LLC
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