Joni Sundquist is president and executive director of the Nebraska Society of CPAs. You may contact her at (402) 476-8482 or joni@nescpa.org. TREASURER David E. “Dave” Swan of Lincoln is a founder of SP Group, PC. He has extensive experience with corporate, partnership, and individual taxation and overall wealth planning. Swan grew up in Grant before attending the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he was a member of both Farmhouse Fraternity and the Innocents Society. He graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from UNL in 1994. Swan joined Grant Thornton LLP in 1993, working there for six and a half years before starting SP Group, PC in Lincoln. A member of the Nebraska Society since 1997, Swan has served on the Society Board as treasurer since 2018 and on the Society’s Taxation Committee from 2000-2019. He is married to Tracey and hopes to be a role model for his two daughters, Kate and Lauren. He still loves to play “old man” basketball. DIRECTOR Grant H. Buckley is a partner and fourth-generation accounting professional with Buckley & Sitzman LLP in Lincoln. He joined the firm in 2013 after spending three years with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Buckley graduated with highest distinction from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in accounting, with minors in finance and sociology. He also received a Master of Professional Accountancy, with highest distinction, from UNL. Buckley has been a member of the Nebraska Society of CPAs for nine years and is also a member of the AICPA and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He is a board member and treasurer for the Community Action Partnership of Lancaster and Saunders Counties and also has served on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln School of Accountancy Junior Advisory Board. His wife, Kelsey, is a dentist and together they share two daughters, Libby and Claire. Outside the office, Buckley enjoys golf and traveling. DIRECTOR Brian M. Klintworth is a partner at HBE LLP in Lincoln. He graduated with highest distinction from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting and finance. In 2015, he joined HBE as a tax intern and shortly after began his full-time career as an accountant. He has been instrumental in growing the firm’s tax preparation and consulting services. While at HBE, Klintworth earned a Master of Taxation in 2019 from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law. Since 2021, he has taught income tax as an adjunct instructor at Concordia University Nebraska in Seward. In the community, Klintworth is a mentor and presenter at Academy Sessions for TeamMatesMentoring. Amember of the Nebraska Society of CPAs for five years, he serves as chairman of the Society’s CPECommittee and as a member of the Accounting Careers Committee, LincolnMAP Roundtable, and Taxation Committee. Klintworth graduated from the AICPA Leadership Academy in 2019 and played an active role in the Nebraska Leadership Seminar in Omaha from 2015-2020. A complete list of the members of the Nebraska Society of CPAs Board of Directors is found on page 3. THANK YOU! We also extend our sincere gratitude to Ryan L. Burger of Gabriel, Burger & Else, CPA, PC in Seward, Neal D. Lyons of UNICO Group Inc. in Lincoln, and Patrick A. “Pat” Meyer of HBE LLP in Lincoln, whose terms on the Society Board of Directors have come to an end. Burger is a past Society chairman and has served on the Nebraska Society Board of Directors for five years. Lyons has been the Society’s secretary for the past year and has served on the Society Board for three years. Meyer is a past chairman of the Society and a past AICPA Elected Council Representative; he has served on the Society Board for seven years. All of these individuals will continue their volunteer service on the Foundation of the Nebraska Society of CPAs Board of Trustees. Without a doubt, leadership and involvement are the greatest contributions you can make to your Society and your profession. Thank you to each and every one of these individuals for their ongoing commitment to the Society and the CPA profession. I S S U E 5 , 2 0 2 2 8 nebraska cpas
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