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Accounting Principles Council

Established to support NACUBO’s accounting guidance and advocacy efforts, the Accounting Principles Council (APC) consists of volunteer representatives of member institutions. The volunteers are accounting and finance professionals knowledgeable in matters such as financial accounting standards, external financial reporting, governmental accounting and reporting, not-for-profit accounting and reporting, managerial accounting and reporting, and financial analysis. The APC serves as an advisory body to and is appointed by the President of NACUBO.

Members of the APC serve on various project teams and standing committees, including: Endowment Accounting Issues; GASB/FASB Differences; Sarbanes-Oxley Guidance; Reporting Inconsistencies; Preparing for an Audit; Operating Measure for Independent Institutions; Benchmarking; Interim Financial Reporting; GASB/NASACT Committee; FASB Committee; AICPA Committee; Professional Development; and Community Colleges/Small Institutions.

Council Members

Karl Turro (Chair)
Controller
Northwestern University

Mary Wheeler (Past Chair)
Assistant Vice President for Finance
Stevens Institute of Technology

John Horn
Comptroller
University of Pennsylvania

Brandon Gilliland
University Comptroller
Wake Forest University

Joe Schwartz
Controller
Weill Cornell Medical College

Kimberly Kvaal
Associate Vice President for Business & Finance
University of San Francisco

Gillian Emmons
University Comptroller
Boston University

Kenneth (Ken) Wilson (Vice Chair)
Division Comptroller
University of Michigan

Peggy Arrivas
Associate Vice President and System-wide Controller
University of California

Anne Shapiro
Controller
Cornell University

Kim Green
Associate Vice Chancellor of Business Affairs
Dallas County Community College District Office

Jose Carlos Hernandez
Associate Vice President of Finance and Controller
University of North Texas

Theresa Ashman
AVP for Finance and Controller
University of Miami

Mary Fischer
Professor of Accounting
University of Texas at Tyler

Chris Leach
Director of Finance
Washburn University

Ed Magee
Senior Director of Finance
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission

Dawn Robinson
Director of Fiscal Affairs
J.F. Ingram State Technical College

Technical Advisors

Susan E. Budak
NACUBO FARM author

Karen Craig
NACUBO Accounting Project Consultant
NACUBO representative - AICPA NFP Panel

Charles Tegen
NACUBO GASAC Representative
Clemson University, Comptroller

NACUBO Staff Liaisons

Susan Menditto
Director, Accounting Policy