Pub. 3 2021 Issue 5

S E P T E M B E R / O C T O B E R 2 0 2 1 6 nebraska cpas PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE BY JONI SUNDQUIST, NEBRASKA SOCIETY OF CPAS A CELEBRATION OF LEADERSHIP SOCIETY ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 2021-2022 LEADERSHIP POSITIONS The Nominating Committee of the NebraskaSocietyof CPAs has recommended an outstanding slate of CPAs to serve in leadership positions for the 2021-2022 fiscal year during the Society Board of Directors meeting held at the NESCPA off ice in Lincoln and via ZoomonAug. 26, 2021. The membership is provided the opportunity to vote on the nominees during the Annual Meeting, which will be held via webcast on Oct. 28, 2021, in conjunction with the Fall Conference. Since theNebraska Society of CPAs began in 1928, member volunteers have contributed to the Society and the profession. “Volunteering for the Nebraska Society of CPAs has given me the opportunity to inf luence and guide the direction of both the Society and the profession,” said Past Chairman and Nominating Committee Chairman ShariMunro of Frankel Zacharia in Omaha. “I am grateful that I have been able to give back to a profession that has afforded me so many opportunities. Every member should consider volunteering a portion of their time and energy to help advance the interests and needs of the accounting profession as a whole,” she said. “Serving as your chai rman this past year has been an honor,” stated Society Chairman Ryan Burger of Gabriel, Burger & Else, CPA, PC in Seward. “I am very proud to be a CPA. I’m also proud of what the Society does for our profession, and of what our profession does for this state. But our Society couldn’t do what we do without the continued commitment and active participation of our members,” Burger said. “Fortunately, we have an outstanding group of highly experienced leaders who wi l l cont inue to guide and move our Society in a positive direction this coming year,” he stated. “Congratulations to the following slate of candidates for the 2021- 2022 Society year.” • CHAIRMAN: Erica R. Parks, BKD LLP, Omaha • CHAIRMAN-ELECT: Lorraine A. Egger, CyncHealth, La Vista • DIRECTOR: Jodi M. Eckhout, Woods & Durham, Holdrege • DIRECTOR: MeganC. Holt, Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co., Omaha • DIRECTOR: Dr. Thomas Purcell, Creighton University, Omaha FOR CHAIRMAN Erica R. Parks of Omaha is a managing director in the tax pract ice at BKD CPAs & Advisors. A native of t he Ba l t imor e a r ea , Parks graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1994. Shortly thereafter, she began her