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National Association of Black Accountants

Wendy Lewis
Jun 8, 2023

Va. Board of Accountancy elects next chair

Wendy P. Lewis, a partner in KPMG LLP’s audit practice, will become chair of the Virginia Board of Accountancy on July 1. Lewis is currently the board’s vice chair; her term as chair will end on June 30, 2024. “I’m honored to step into the role of chair. … As the first Black woman to […]

Accounting firms must increase their focus on diversity to ensure business sustainability, says Royce Burnett, associate professor and chair of Old Dominion University’s School of Accountancy. Photo by Mark Rhodes
May 29, 2022

Counting on change

Royce Burnett remembers how challenging it felt in 1981 as a freshly graduated audit associate starting work at a Big Eight accounting firm in Texas. Of about 250 new employees hired at the time, Burnett, who’s now an associate professor and chair of Old Dominion University’s School of Accountancy, believes he was the only African […]

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