Bea avidly participates in regional, state and national associations. Her smile and trademark laughter have graced many gatherings, and she has served as instructor for courses sponsored by the WSCPA, AICPA and Washington State Bar Association in areas pertaining to taxation, practice management, family law and litigation support. She is a frequent alumni speaker to undergraduate students considering the field of accounting at the University of Washington.

Publications

• Author, 2000 and 2005 Editions, Washington State Bar Association Family Law Deskbook, Tax chapter

• Author, “Beyond the Norm of Divorce Tax Planning”, The Practical Accountant, May, 1997

• Editorial Board Chair, Seasonality Success, 2006-present

• Editorial Advisor to the Journal of Accountancy 1998-2002, and 2005 - present

• Member, Editorial Board, Practicing CPA, 1995-2002 and Small Firm Solutions 2007-present

• Contributing author, AICPA Management of an Accounting Practice handbook, 1999 and 2003 editions

Click here to read Bea's interview in the Puget Sound Business Journal.

Professional Activities

• President of Washington Society of CPAs 2000-2001, President-Elect 1999-2000 and Vice-President 1997-1998

• Chair, WSCPA Government Affairs Committee and CPA-PAC 2005-2008

• Member, WSCPA Governance Restructuring Committee, 2007

• Member of American Institute of CPAs Board of Directors, 2002-2005

• Appointed member, AICPA Special Committee on Practice Mobility, 2006-present

• AICPA governing Council member, 1999-2005

• Chair, WSCPA Advisory Council 2000-2001

• CPA Ambassador – public speaking and media resource contact for Financial Literacy, Recruitment, Small Business, Restoring Confidence – 2003-present

• Charter member of AICPA Group of 100 (strategic planning advisory group) 1999-2001; Virtual Grassroots Panel 2005-present

• Member of AICPA/PCPS Executive Committee 2001-2002, 2006-2008, and Task Force for Adding Value to Peer Review and Strategic Review, 1998-2002

• Member, Washington State Board of Accountancy Quality Assurance Review Team, 1990; Team Captain 1991-1994

• Previous member, AICPA Effective Legislation, Management of an Accounting Practice and Small Firm Advocacy Committees and various AICPA Task Forces; Chair of 1995 AICPA National Small Firm Conference

• Member, WSCPA Litigation Services and Business Valuation Committees; Previous Chair, WSCPA Management of an Accounting Practice and Employee Benefit Plans Committees; Previous member, WSCPA CEO Search, Nominating, Peer Review Executive and Taxation Committees

• Course instructor for WSCPA, AICPA and Washington State Bar Association in taxation, accounting, practice management, family law and litigation support.

Accomplishments & Recognition

• Named as one of “100 Most Influential Practitioners” in the USA by CPA Magazine, 2005 & 2006 editions

• Chaired successful efforts to enact CPA “scope of practice” legislation in Olympia in 2001 and 2008

• As President-Elect and President of WSCPA, modernized volunteer committee and networking structure and oversaw development and adoption of updated strategic plan

• Member of Special Committee led nationwide practice mobility efforts, with successful enactment in 25 states in the first year (2007-2008)

As part of her involvement with the WSPCA, Bea (standing to the right of each respective Governor) chaired successful efforts to enact CPA “scope of practice” legislation in Olympia in 2001 and 2008.