Pub. 3 2021 Issue 5

11 nebraska society of cpas W W W . N E S C P A . O R G • CPE: Christi Olsen, Chairman; Mark Manning; Melissa Ruff; New Member* • Education & Exam: Marcy Luth, Chairman; Ken Brauer; Christi Olsen; New Member* • Peer Review: Mark Manning, Chairman; Jeff Kanger; New Member* * It is anticipated new State Board members will be appointed by Governor Pete Ricketts. I n add i t i on , t he S t a t e Boa r d recognized and issued service awards at themeeting to Dr. Thomas Purcell, CPA, and Glen Waltemath, CPA, for their respective eight years of service on the State Board. Dr. Purcell also received an award for his service as chairman of the board. t the State Board’s Enforcement Committee and is a member of the State Board’s Executive and CPE Committees. She has previously served as State Board secretary and been serving on the State Board since 2019. Christi L. Olsen, CPA, of Omaha, was elected secretary of the State Board. Olsen is a member of Circle CPA LLC in Omaha and has been practicing public accounting since 1989. She has been amember of the Nebraska Society of CPAs for 31 years, serving on the Society Board of Directors from 2016-2019. She has been serving on the Society’s Taxation Committee for the past five years and has also been on the Society’s Ethics Committee and Industry Committee, among others. Olsen is also past chairman of the Foundation of the Accounting and Financial Women's Alliance (AFWA). She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Olsen is chairman of the State Board’s CPE Committee and is a member of the State Board’s Executive and Education & Examination Committees. She has been serving on the State Board since 2020. At the Sept. 10, 2021, meeting, Luth made the following State Board committee appointments for the 2021-2022 term: • Executive: Marcy Luth, Chairman; Melissa Ruff, Vice Chairman; Christi Olsen, Secretary • Legislative: Marcy Luth, Chairman; Melissa Ruff • Enforcement: Melissa Ruff, Chairman • Licensing: Ken Brauer, Chairman; Marcy Luth; Jeff Kanger; New Member* The Nebraska State Board of Public Accountancy administers public accountancy law in Nebraska. Six of the eight board members are certified public accountants with active permits to practice and two are members of the public. Information about licensed CPAs can be obtained at www.nbpa.ne.gov . Dan Sweetwood is executive director of the Nebraska Board of Public Accountancy. You may contact him at (402) 471-3595 or dan.sweetwood@nebraska.gov . You may also contact Kristen VanWinkle, admin- istrator of the State Board, at kristen.vanwinkle@nebraska.gov. 800-397-0249 www.APS.net Trent Holmes Trent@APS.net IF YOU ARE READInG THIS... So Is Your Buyer! CONNECTING MORE SELLERS AND BUYERS