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KyCPA Annual Members Meeting and Celebration

Celebrating Leadership and Kentucky CPAs

June 19, 2020 

HappyBirthday

96 years ago, on June 19, 1924, Kentucky CPAs came together and submitted Articles of Incorporation and KyCPA was born.

Let's celebrate with CAKE! Here are some KyCPA staff favorites and a link to a recipe!
www.kycpa.org/birthdaycake

Feeling inspired? Make one of these recipes, take a picture, share and tag #kycpabirthdaycake

KyCPA 2020 Annual Members Meeting

  • Darlene Zibart, KyCPA CEO
    • Welcome and introduction of Elizabeth Woodward
  • Elizabeth Woodward, 2019-2020 KyCPA Board President
KyCPA Board 
  • Thank you to fellow 2019-2020 KyCPA Board members for their service 
  • Outstanding Committee Chair Awards
    • Rene Valadez, Diversity and Inclusion Task Force
    • Alice Cowley, Women's Initiative Task Force
    • Jaclyn Badeau, Educational Foundation Board of Trustees 
  • A look back at 2019-2020 and how KyCPA members and staff have made a positive impact on each other, businesses and residents in Kentucky
  • Introduction of Esther Thompson-Long

  • Esther Thompson-Long, 2020-2021 KyCPA Board President
    • Induction of 2020-2021 KyCPA Board and Officers
    • The KyCPA Diversity and Inclusion Task Force plan for a four-phased process to provide recommendations to promote not only diversity of the profession and inclusion of underrepresented groups, but that will also increase the percentage of these individuals studying, pursuing and remaining in the accounting profession
    • Introduction of KyCPA Member Meetup, a place where KyCPA members may participate in online discussions regarding topics of interest
    • Happy Birthday, KyCPA! 96 years ago on June 19 Kentucky CPAs came together and submitted Articles of Incorporation and KyCPA was born

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