Forvis Mazars Professional Speaker Series
Lindner's accounting department welcomes distinguished business leaders and accounting professionals to share their vision of the accounting profession and expertise in accounting, auditing, taxation and consulting with Lindner students through the Forvis Mazars Professional Speaker Series.
| Date | Speaker | Firm | UC Host | Audience | Topic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/4/25 | Brian Fanelli (HR), Chaise Spangler (HR), Makenna Brown (Fund Accounting, UC graduate), Lucy Heitz (Corporate Accounting, current UC student), Kelli Walker (Staff Property Accountant, current UC student) | Phillips Edison & Company | Maureen Bruns | ACCT 3031 | Internship opportunities and functional accounting areas within PECO | ||
| 8/12/25 | Scott DeVenny (Partner), Eric Johnson (Managing Director) & Megan Williamson (Senior University Recruiter) | Grant Thornton | Toshia Watkins | Lindner Accounting Faculty | Partnership between Grant Thornton's Cincinnati office and Lindner Accounting | ||
| 8/11/25 | Rick Flynn (Partner), Kelly Flynn Shough (Director of Engagement), Rina Henning (Senior Director University Talent Acquisition) & Julianna Spirou (University Talent Associate) | UHY | Nan Zhou | Lindner Accounting Faculty | Partnership between Lindner Accounting and UHY | ||
| 6/18/25 | Paul Green (Partner) and Doug Cushman (Partner) | EY | Ruth Seiple, Raqule Crawley & Nan Zhou | Lindner Business Honors students | Collaboration between EY and Lindner Business Honors | ||
| 6/17/25 | Joe Waller (Partner) | PwC | Samantha Lake & Nan Zhou | Lindner Accounting Faculty | Meeting to strengthen ties between business community and Lindner | ||
| 6/6/25 | Chelsea Anderson (UC) | Cincinnati Business Courier | Interview for a news article | Cincinnati Business Community | How to draw new hires to region's accounting firms | ||
| 6/3/25 | Lilian Morgan (HR Manager) | Brixey & Meyer | Andrew Wellendorf | Lindner Accounting Students | Top Golf Recruiting Event | ||
| 5/10/25 | Toshia Watkins (UC) | DePaul Cristo Rey High School | Toshia Watkins & Alyssa Hughes | DePaul Cristo Rey High School Students | Fundamental aspects of fund accounting, including budgeting and financial reporting | ||
| 4/29/25 | Accounting Advisory Board Meeting | Lindner Accounting | Nan Zhou | Accounting Faculty | Strategies for dealing with accounting challenges | ||
| 4/10/25 | Lourdes Harshe (Managing Director, Deloitte Tax) | Deloitte | Lauren Jacquot & Jason Bangert | Lindner Tax Case Competition Team | Meeting with Lindner students who won regional and competed in the national final of the Deloitte FanTAXtic Case Study Competition | ||
| 4/8/25 | Megan Williamson (Senior University Recruiter) | Grant Thornton | Toshia Watkins | Beta Alpha Psi Leadership Team | Grant Thornton Cincinnati office visit to explore career pathways | ||
| 3/25/25 | Jim Creeden (Managing Partner), Kelly Postlewaite (Tax Partner), Chris Linck (Audit Partner), Aaron Hershberger (Tax Director) & Jo Coffey (Campus Recruiter) | Forvis Mazars | Toshia Watkins | Beta Alpha Psi Leadership Team | Forvis Mazars Cincinnati office to explore career pathways | ||
| 3/19/25 | Luis Felipe Munoz Garcia (Territory Tax Leader Mexico) | PwC | Lee Armstrong | INTB 2014 Study Abroad Mexico (Lindner Business Honors) | Visit to PwC office in Queretaro, Mexico | ||
| 1/23/25 | Joe Waller (Partner), Matt Kapszukiewicz (Director) & Morgan Eberle (Senior Manager) | PwC | Lee Armstrong | INTB 2014 Study Abroad Mexico (Lindner Business Honors) | Careers with PwC, travel and interest in international assignments | ||
| 12/9/24 | Sean Fullen (Managing Director, Risk and Financial Advisory), Aaron Withers (Managing Director, Controllership Business) & Companies | Deloitte | Natalia Mintchik | ACCT 8021 | Judges and advisors for MS Accounting students' data analytics presentations | ||
| 12/4/24 | Kyle Neumann (Senior VP) | Bellwether Real Estate Capital | Mark Bell | ACCT 2081 | Importance of cash flows in financial statements | ||
| 10/24/24 | Aaron Hershberger (Director) & Julia Gavin (Associate) | Forvis Mazars | Jason Bangert | ACCT 3072/7072 | Accounting opportunities in not-for-profit sectors | ||
| 10/1/24 | Richard Flynn (CEO) | Flynn & Company | Changjiang (John) Wang | ACCT 2081 | Insights on a career in public accounting | ||
| 9/26/24 | Morgan Eberle (Senior Manager) | PwC | Jason Bangert | ACCT 3072/7072 | Career path in consulting | ||
| 9/12/24 | Ryan Strizak (Audit Manager), Brooke Frazier (Senior Auditor) & Rachel Kreutzjans (Senior Auditor) | Kroger | Maureen Bruns | ACCT 3021/3022 | Internship opportunities in internal audit | ||
| 9/10/24 | Brian Fanelli (Early Talent Lead), Bill Lindsay (Manager), & Talyor Ferrell (Staff) | Phillips Edison & Company | Maureen Bruns | ACCT 3021/3022 | Internship opportunities in corporate accounting |