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

The accounting industry has faced a dearth of workers in recent years; in 2024, Peters told Virginia Business that, while CPA staffing levels had become more stable in recent years, staffing levels industrywide were “still critical.”

But VSCPA made strides in helping with this challenge. In March, Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed legislation backed by the VSCPA to add a new pathway to CPA designation and ensure practice mobility for out-of-state CPAs. Now, prospective CPAs aren’t required to obtain 150 education hours to become certified in Virginia.

Peters serves on the executive committee for the Virginia Council on Economic Education and has served as president of the CPA Society Executives Association’s board and on the American Institute of CPAs’ Peer Review Board and the AICPA/National Association of State Boards of Accountancy’s Uniform Accountancy Act Committee.

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

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In 2021, Rogish became the first woman to lead Big Four global accounting firm Deloitte’s Central Virginia market. Rogish joined Deloitte in 1998, specializing in human capital services for clients in the financial services industry. She became a relationship leader for several clients in the Washington, D.C., metro area in 2005. In 2015, she was promoted to managing director of client relationships.

A women’s leadership advocate, Rogish co-sponsors several gender equity initiatives at Deloitte, including Within Reach, a research series analyzing the rise of women in leadership positions. She founded and is an executive sponsor of DC Spark, a networking organization for female executives in the Washington, D.C., metro area. Rogish serves on the boards of the Richmond Forum and ChamberRVA.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University and a master’s degree in organizational psychology from Columbia University.

For fiscal 2024, Deloitte reported record revenues of $67.2 billion, a 3.6% increase over the previous fiscal year.

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In July, Ryan became KPMG’s national managing partner of advisory strategy and markets. He’s responsible for building a profitable growth strategy for the Big Four accounting firm’s advisory business.

Ryan remains D.C. metro office managing partner and U.S. federal business leader, roles he has held since June 2024. He has more than 4,000 employees in the region and leads market strategy. As federal sector leader, Ryan oversees the firm’s federal audit and advisory practices, supporting more than 2,000 employees.

The James Madison University graduate began his career in 2000 at KPMG’s D.C. audit practice before serving as senior director for SEC reporting at InPhonic and vice president for accounting and valuation services at Integral Financial Group. He returned to KPMG in 2011 as a partner in the firm’s audit practice, serving federal and commercial clients. Ryan was appointed U.S. and Americas leader for accounting advisory services in 2020.

In the past year, KPMG, which posted global revenue of $38.4 billion in fiscal 2024, has launched an AI platform called KPMG Workbench as well as a law firm, making it the first owned by a Big Four firm in the U.S.

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In 2024, Sprouse was named CEO of Brown Edwards, the accounting firm where she has spent more than 25 years of her career. She succeeded Jason Hartman, who retired after 38 years.

Sprouse’s expertise focuses on accounting information system services. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance and decision support systems from Ferrum College and is a CPA. She is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Forbes recognized her this year as a best-in-state CPA.

Brown Edwards had approximately $88 million in fiscal 2024 revenue and has more than 450 employees. In 2024, he firm ranked No. 69 in Inside Public Accounting’s Top 500 CPA firms ranking, which is based on net revenue. Forbes named it to the 2023 America’s Best Tax and Accounting Firms list.

Additionally, Brown Edwards received a client experience award in the 2025 BDO Alliance Awards.

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