Join us to celebrate the LA Chapter’s Installation of the Board of Directors!

Please join us in celebrating the installation of our new Los Angeles Board of Directors and the 2024 Scholarship Recipients with delicious food and drink atop the scenic hills of Granada Hills, with captivating views of the surrounding San Fernando Valley. This is your chance to meet fellow board members and learn more about what’s to come for this upcoming year.

Event Timeline:

LA Chapter Board of Directors Meeting 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (Athena South)

Installation Mixer 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (Athena North)

2025-2026 Los Angeles Chapter Board of Directors

OFFICERS

President, Raffi Kurkjian, CPA (RGK Accountancy, P.C.)

1st Vice President, Matthew Sprague, CPA (Hedman Partners LLP)

Vice President, Ariel Ayaay, CPA (RSM US LLP)

Vice President, Steven Valdes, CPA (Mt. San Antonio College)

Vice President, Jennifer Williams, CPA (JTMW LLC)

Secretary/Treasurer, Nadeesha Hapuarachchi, CPA (EY)

Immediate Past President, Robert Seltzer, CPA (Seltzer Business Management, Inc.)

DIRECTORS

Christene Antonopoulos, CPA (CBIZ)

Joseph Broyles, CPA, ESQ (Law Offices of Joseph Broyles)

Frances Ellington Gutierrez, CPA (GHJ)

Mark Fowler (Stowe Management Corporation)

David Fractor, CPA (Fractor Consulting)

Karmela Germar, CPA (Winnigham Becker & Company, LLP)

James Harris, CPA, CGMA (Pay Ready, Inc.)

Sevana Janian, CPA (Green Plus CPA)

Kurt Lipar, CPA (Grant Thornton LLP)

Linda Pei, CPA (Moss Adams LLP)

Claudia Sanchez (EY)

Jerry Schnaus, CPA, ESQ (Schnaus Law Group)

Angela Tong, CPA (EY)

Peter Velez, CPA (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board)

COUNCIL

Ariel Ayaay, CPA (RSM US LLP)

Mingyan Chen, CPA

Gina DeRosa, CPA (Gina Derosa CPA)

Frances Ellington, CPA (GHJ)

Carrie Hidding, CPA (teamCFO, Inc.)

Raffi Kurkjian, CPA (RGK Accountancy P.C.)

Robert Seltzer, CPA (Seltzer Business Management, Inc.)

Nadeesha Hapuarachchi, CPA (EY)

James Harris, (Pay Ready, Inc.)