Accountancy Advisory Board
Notre Dame’s Department of Accountancy connects students with alumni and industry leaders through the Accountancy Advisory Board (AAB), Young Members Council and AAB Sustaining Members. Together, these groups strengthen connections across the Accountancy community, and members share their professional perspectives, mentor students, and provide guidance that supports the continued strength of Notre Dame’s Accountancy programs.
Accountancy Advisory Board Members
- Martin Fiore, AAB President, Americas Vice Chairman – Tax, Ernst & Young LLP
- Jessica Koehneman, AAB Vice President, Deals Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Ann Marie Achille ’96, ’00 MSA, Tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Mark Bellantoni, Managing Director in Deals, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Eric Biro ’13, ’14 MSA, Cloud Technical Accounting, Google
- Meghan Bolinger ’22, ‘23 MSA, Staff Accountant, Sidley Austin LLP
- Ellen Bonito, Managing Director, Andersen LLC
- Ryan Brady ’01, ’02 MSA, Partner, Accounting Principles Group, Grant Thornton LLP
- Thomas (TJ) Brecht ’01, ’02 MSA, CPA, Tax Partner, Crowe LLP
- Robert Burke, Chairman & CEO, Burke America
- Stacey A. Cloutier ’92, Managing Director, Deloitte
- Steven Crowe, Partner, Deloitte Tax LLP
- Dana A. D'Amelio Daly, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
- Keith Early ’13 MSA, International Tax Senior Manager, Deloitte Tax LLP
- Alex Eisele, Senior Audit Manager, KPMG LLP
- William (Bill) J. Harrington ’92, Risk Management Consultant, Tölt Strategies
- Matt Janzaruk, SVP Chief Accounting Officer, The Procter & Gamble Company
- Elizabeth Jensen ’94, Chief Financial Officer, Catalina Island Conservancy
- Paul W. Linehan '91, Vice Chairman, AML RightSource LLC
- Ann Mennel ’98, ’99 MSA, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Merit Energy Company
- Michael Nussbaum, Vice President, Accounting Strategy, United Parcel Service
- Chantal Ottino-Cavaleri ’09 MSA, Senior Manager, Consulting – Technology Risk, Ernst & Young LLP
- Stephanie S. Petruzzi, Partner, KPMG LLP
- Matt Render, Managing Director, CME Group
- Dinesh Sinniah '05, '06 MSA, Partner, Tax, KPMG LLP
- Sean Sullivan, EVP/CFO, Acushnet Company
- Pete Ugo ’97, CPA, Partner, Crowe LLP
- Robert (Bobby) Weltner, C.S.C. ’14, Seminarian, Congregation of Holy Cross
- Richard F. Westenberger ’90, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Carter’s, Inc.
- Matt Zimmer, Managing Director, Global Head of Investment Banking, William Blair
Young Members Council
The Young Members Council brings together recent Notre Dame Accountancy graduates. Members support and mentor current students while offering a valuable perspective shaped by their experiences as recent graduates and emerging professionals.
- Monica Allgaier '19, CPA, CFO Advisory, Technical Accounting & Reporting Manager
- Matthew Crow '25, MSA '26, MSA Candidate, Mendoza College of Business
- Elizabeth (Lombard) Eckert, MBA/JD '19, CPA, Director of Investment Legal Affairs, University of Notre Dame du Lac
- Patrick Fine, CFA, VP – Finance, Goldring Family Interests
- Jorge E. Blasini Frontera, Analyst, Blackstone
- Katherine Huang, Staff Accountant, Glenair
- Frank Jang, CPA, Analyst, Transaction Advisory Services, Kroll
- Sam Jones, CPA, Accounting Manager, OpenGov, Inc.
- Crystal Lin, Valuation Consultant, Deloitte
- Victor Pologruto, CPA, Controller, Private Family Office
- Duncan Turnbull, CPA,Senior Associate, Deal Advisory & Strategy, Accounting Advisory Services, KPMG
- Kyle Voulgaris, CPA,Tax Associate, PwC
AAB Sustaining Members
AAB Sustaining Members continue a longstanding connection with Notre Dame’s Department of Accountancy. Their ongoing engagement reflects a shared commitment to supporting the department and its community.
- Kathleen W. Anthony, Director of University Audits, University of Notre Dame
- Ken Barker, SVP, Chief Accounting Officer of Electronic Arts
- Matt Barrett, Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Notre Dame
- Eugene J. Bastedo, Retired Vice President, Internal Audit, FedEX Corporation
- Don Bouffard, Partner, Crowe Chizek & Co. LLP
- James P. Breen, Partner, KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
- James A. Burkhart, The Procter & Gamble Company
- Mark M. Chain, Partner, National Independence Consultation, Deloitte LLP
- Frank Criniti, Office Managing Partner, Crowe Chizek & Co. LLP
- Wayne R. Ebersberger, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
- Richard (Dick) I. Fremgen, Retired Partner, Deloitte LLP
- Sr. Maureen Geary, Vice President, Finance, Aquinas College
- Jill Godbout, Regional University Recruiting Manager, Grant Thornton LLP
- Tim Gray, Chairman Emeritus, Ryan Companies US, Inc.
- Sanjay Gupta, Russell E. Palmer Endowed Professor in Accounting and Chairperson, The Eli Broad College of Business Michigan State University
- Stephanie Hauge, Financial VP & CFO, AT&T
- Thomas W. Hiller, Partner, BDO Seidman LLP
- James Hummer, President & CEO, Whole Health Mgmt, Inc.
- Jim Jaeger, Partner, Deloitte LLP
- Milton Jones, President, Dealer Financial Serv., Nations Bank
- Elizabeth (Betsy) Killian, Director Risk Consulting, KPMG
- John G. Klinge, Partner, Financial Services-Banking & Finance, KPMG LLP
- Tim Koch, Planning Manager Shared Services, Amoco Corporation
- Mary Kay Ladone, Director of Supplier Relations, Baxter Healthcare Corporation
- Jamie Lamers, Accounting Division Manager, Allstate Investments, LLC
- Walter Lelusic, VP, Technical Center of Excellence Controller, General Electric Company
- Teri List, Financial Director, Juice Products, The Procter & Gamble Company
- Kevin T. Maguire, Partner, Cargill
- Bill Miller, Recruiting, Cargill
- Lynn Mohammad, Supervisor of Accounting, Amoco Corporation
- Laly Molina, FP & Strategic Initiative Supervisor, Abbott Laboratories
- Thomas (Tom) E. Murphy, Partner, Crowe Horwarth
- Melvin C. O’Connor, Deloitte & Touche Prof. of Accountancy, Department of Accounting
- Kenneth M. O'Grady, Manager-Corporate Finance, The Procter & Gamble Company
- Andrew Paluf, Associate VP for Finance & Controller, University of Notre Dame
- Norm Prestage, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
- Joseph J. Prochaska Jr., CFO, AON Group, INC.
- Daniel F. Rahill, Managing Director, Wintrust Wealth Management
- Philip Reckers, Professor of Accountancy, Arizona State University
- Clare Richer, CFO, Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company
- Timothy J. Sacheck, Retired Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Cynthia Smetana, CFO, The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese in Chicago
- Joseph J. Tapajna, Partner, Arthur Andersen & Co. LLP
- Ramon Villalpando, Assistant United States Attorney,United States Attorney's Office of the Northern District of Illinois
- Michael W. Wallace, Executive Vice President & CFO, Saveolgy.com
- Maggie Walsh, Anthony Travel
- Peter Wernau, Analyst, Andersen Consulting
- Jennie Wilson, Senior Vice President, Limited Brands, Inc
- Colleen Wolfson, Manager, Deloitte LLP
- Joseph M. Woodka, Partner, Crowe Chizek & Co. LLP
- Glenn Zubryd, Principal, Rehmann