Professional Services 2024: STEPHANIE R. PETERS

Peters has led the state’s professional association for CPAs since 1997, representing nearly 13,000 members in both the public and private sectors.

Last year, VSCPA announced an investment in the Center for Audit Quality’s Accounting+ program, a national campaign that aims to attract a new generation of diverse students to the industry. The accounting industry has faced a dearth of workers in recent years; in March, Peters told Virginia Business that while CPA staffing levels had become more stable recently, staffing levels industrywide were “still critical.”

Peters serves on the executive committee for the Virginia Council on Economic Education and on the LGBTQ+ committee for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She has served as president of the CPA Society Executives Association’s board of directors and on the AICPA Peer Review Board and the AICPA/NASBA Uniform Accountancy Act Committee.

Peters holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia, a master’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, and is a graduate of Lead Virginia and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Organization Management.