Winners :

CPA Emerging Leader : Elizabeth Houseman , Sensiba San Filippo LLP

CPA Experienced Leader Winner : Irene Baba , PwC

CPA Trailblazer : Monic Ramirez , Sensiba San Filippo LLP

Nominees

CPA Emerging Leader Adithi Ramesh , Audit Manager , Baker Tilly US , LLP Christine Williams ( Tsoi ), Audit Manager ,

Baker Tilly US , LLP Jesse Bowens , Audit Senior , Deloitte Luz ( Perez ) Solorio , Manager , RSM US LLP Desree Foster , Accounting Manager , Seiler LLP Tamarra L . Brown , Director , Administrative Services ,

Alameda County Public Health Tracy Wong , Tax Manager , RSM US LLP

CPA Experienced Leader Angela Kramer , Financial Services Industry Senior Analyst and

Senior Manager , RSM US LLP Ashley Fischer , Managing Director , KPMG LLP Claudia Shen , Senior Manager , Seiler LLP Destiny Flood , Audit Partner , Petrinovich , Pugh , & Co . Emily Egkan , Senior Manager , Withum Erin Silva , Tax Partner , Rubens Partners Jenna Bertuccelli , Principal , CLA ( CliftonLarsonAllen LLP ) Jennie Ly , Innovation & Strategy Senior Manager , Moss Adams

Jennifer Rudisill , CPA / Owner , Rudisill Accountancy APC Maya Ivanova , Partner , Wilson Ivanova Certified Public Accountants , Inc . APAC Megan Thompson , President , Thompson Accounting Michelle Choy , Tax Director , BPM LLP Sara Bailey , Tax Partner , Moss Adams Stacie Droege , Senior Manager , RSM US LLP Stasia Forrest , Tax Manager , Wastvedt & Company Winny Wong , Advisory Partner , BPM LLP

CPA Trailblazer Angel Naval , Partner , FAAS , Macias , Gini , & OConnel , CPAs Carol Wagner , CPA , Managing Principal , Abbott , Stringham & Lynch Cathy Kleineahlbrandt , Partner , HCVT LLP Chaka Lockhart , Partner , Family Office , Seiler LLP Crystal Knepler , Partner , Bartlett , Pringle & Wolf , LLP Darcy Wilson-Jones , Partner , Audit Practice Leader & RSM US

Board Member , RSM US LLP Erin Goldfarb , Assurance Partner , Moss Adams Grace Tang , Textainer Group Holidings , NetEase , Inc ., Brii

Bioscience Limited , ECARX Holdings , Inc ., Elkem ASA . Janette Brooks , Founder and Fiduciary , D4 Fiduciary , Business

Advisory Services and Family Office Services Kelly Mann , CEO & Co-Founder , AuditMiner Leslie Stackpole , Office Leader , RSM US LLP Lindsay Stevenson , Chief Transformation Officer , BPM Rachel Friedland , Friedland & Associates Teresa Reed , Managing Partner , Del Cerro Tax , LLP

Our upcoming Entertainment Industry Conference June 22-23 will be shining the spotlight on expert speakers who will dive into the top issues facing CPAs , business managers , attorneys and bankers with clients in the entertainment industry . You ’ ll learn about :

• Anticipated sweat equity deals and M & As , and related tax strategies ;

• Employment law ;

• Fallout of FTX ; and more . Along with building your knowledge , you can build your network during the conference , as well as at our evening reception featuring live music . Register at calcpa . org / conferences .

Entertainment Industry Conference June 22-23

www . calcpa . org MAY 2023 CALIFORNIA CPA 7