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State Legislative Policy Committee

Discusses revisions to Florida accountancy laws and rules, develops proposed legislative policies, coordinates with FICPA committees on potential legislative issues and review pending legislation affecting the CPA profession. Prepares summaries for legislative positions and submit recommendations for the legislative agenda for Executive Committee and Board of Governors’ consideration.

Leadership

  • Chair

    Guy Strum

    Owner/President

    Gladstone, Strum & Company, CPAs - Plantation

  • Director

    Chris Oatis

    Partner - SALT

    Grant Thornton Advisors LLC - Orlando

  • Staff Liaison

    Jason Harrell

    Chief External Affairs Officer

    Florida Institute of CPAs - Tallahassee

  • Staff Liaison

    Lauren Jones

    Deputy Director of Governmental Affairs

    Florida Institute of CPAs - Tallahassee

  • Vice Chair

    Amy Kistka

    Managing Director

    Deloitte Tax LLP - Jacksonville

Members

  • Allen Akins

    Office Managing Partner

    Hancock Askew & Co LLP - Jacksonville

  • Jeffrey Barbacci

    Partner

    Thomas Howell Ferguson, PA - Tallahassee

  • Benjamin Bell

    President

    Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund, CPAs - Tampa

  • Kristin Bivona

    GellerRagans - Orlando

  • Claire Blanton

    National Director, Independence, Compliance and Ethics

    RSM US LLP - Jacksonville

  • Meagan Camp

    Senior Manager

    Purvis, Gray & Company, LLP - Tallahassee

  • Yvonne Clayborne

    Audit & Consulting Partner

    Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC - Melbourne

  • Eduardo Duarte

    Chief Financial Officer

    Foreign Parts Distributors, Inc - Miami

  • Joseph Epstein

    Managing Director--Business Development

    LerroSarbey, PLLC - Fort Lauderdale

  • Barry Gould

    EisnerAmper LLP - Coral Gables

  • Joshua Hanover

    Boca Raton Office Lead

    CBIZ, Inc - Boca Raton

  • Jennifer Keller

    Senior Tax Manager

    Crowe LLP - Tampa

  • Linda Kidwell

    Chair, Accounting Department

    Nova Southeastern University - Davie

  • Karen Lake

    Director

    Berkowitz Pollack Brant Accountants, LLP - Fort Lauderdale

  • Brian Matlock

    Partner, South Florida Market Leader

    FORVIS MAZARS - Boca Raton

  • Shawn McCabe

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  • Kymberly Messersmith

    KPMG LLP - Washington

  • Leif Novie

    BDO USA, PC - Miami

  • Joshua Rader

    Citrin Cooperman - Managing Partner Miami Metro

    Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP - Coral Gables

  • Stuart Rohatiner

    Partner

    Gerson, Preston, Klein, Lips, Eisenberg, & Gelber, PA - Miami

  • Brion Sharpe

    PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP - Tampa

  • Richard Slater

    Managing Principal, Palm Beach & Brow

    Kaufman, Rossin & Co, PA - Boca Raton

  • John Stroemer

    Partner

    Stroemer & Company, LLC - Fort Myers

  • Holly Sudano

    Senior Lecturer & Assistant Department Chair

    Florida State University Rovetta Business Building - Tallahassee

  • Alexander Sueiro

    PAAST, PL - Coral Gables

  • Alex Welsh

    Senior Manager and Partner

    A-lign - Tampa