Accountancy Advisory Board
Notre Dame’s Department of Accountancy connects students with alumni and industry leaders through the Accountancy Advisory Board (AAB), Young Members Council and AAB Sustaining Members. Together, these groups strengthen connections across the Accountancy community, and members share their professional perspectives, mentor students, and provide guidance that supports the continued strength of Notre Dame’s Accountancy programs.
Accountancy Advisory Board Members
- Jessica Koehneman, AAB President, Deals Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Ann Mennel ’98, ’99 MSA, AAB Vice President, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Merit Energy Company
- Mark Bellantoni, Managing Director in Deals, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Eric Biro ’13, ’14 MSA, Cloud Technical Accounting, Google
- Meghan Bolinger ’22, ‘23 MSA, Financial Reporting Manager, University of Notre Dame
- Ellen Bonito, Managing Director, Andersen LLC
- Andrew Bozzelli '03, '04 MSA, Managing Partner, Livingstone
- Ryan Brady ’01, ’02 MSA, Partner, Accounting Principles Group, Grant Thornton LLP
- Thomas (TJ) Brecht ’01, ’02 MSA, CPA, Tax Partner, Crowe LLP
- Robert Burke, Chairman & CEO, Burke America
- Stacey A. Cloutier ’92, Managing Director, Deloitte
- Steven Crowe, Partner, Deloitte Tax LLP
- Dana A. D'Amelio Daly, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
- Keith Early ’13 MSA, International Tax Senior Manager, Deloitte Tax LLP
- Alex Eisele, Senior Audit Manager, KPMG LLP
- Martin Fiore, Americas Vice Chairman – Tax, Ernst & Young LLP
- Bob Glynn '00, Partner, Assurance, RSM US LLP
- William (Bill) J. Harrington ’92, Risk Management Consultant, Tölt Strategies
- Matt Janzaruk, SVP Chief Accounting Officer, The Procter & Gamble Company
- Elizabeth Jensen ’94, Chief Financial Officer, Catalina Island Conservancy
- John Kmetz '97, National Assurance Leader, Forvis Mazars LLP
- Paul W. Linehan '91, Vice Chairman, AML RightSource LLC
- Mike Mendola, CPA, AI Strategy & Change Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Michael Nussbaum, Strategic Financial Advisor, Electrified Materials Corporation
- Stephanie S. Petruzzi, Partner, KPMG LLP
- Matt Render, Managing Director, CME Group
- Dinesh Sinniah '05, '06 MSA, Partner, Tax, KPMG LLP
- Sean Sullivan, EVP/CFO, Acushnet Company
- Pete Ugo ’97, CPA, Partner, Crowe LLP
- Robert (Bobby) Weltner, C.S.C. ’14, Seminarian, Congregation of Holy Cross
- Richard F. Westenberger ’90, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer, Carter’s, Inc.
- Matt Zimmer, Managing Director, Global Head of Investment Banking, William Blair
Young Members Council
The Young Members Council brings together recent Notre Dame Accountancy graduates. Members support and mentor current students while offering a valuable perspective shaped by their experiences as recent graduates and emerging professionals.
- Monica Allgaier '19, CPA, CFO Advisory, Technical Accounting & Reporting Manager
- Matthew Crow '25, MSA '26, Audit Associate, KPMG
- Elizabeth (Lombard) Eckert, MBA/JD '19, CPA, Director of Investment Legal Affairs, University of Notre Dame du Lac
- Patrick Fine, CFA, VP – Finance, Goldring Family Interests
- Jorge E. Blasini Frontera, Senior Accounting Associate, Hanover Park
- Katherine Huang, Staff Accountant, Glenair
- Frank Jang, '23, MSA '24, CPA, Analyst, Transaction Advisory Services, Kroll
- Sam Jones, CPA, Accounting Manager, OpenGov, Inc.
- Crystal Lin, Valuation Consultant, Deloitte
- Victor Pologruto, CPA, Controller, Private Family Office
- Duncan Turnbull, CPA,Senior Associate, Deal Advisory & Strategy, Accounting Advisory Services, KPMG
- Kyle Voulgaris, CPA,Tax Associate, PwC
AAB Sustaining Members
AAB Sustaining Members continue a longstanding connection with Notre Dame’s Department of Accountancy. Their ongoing engagement reflects a shared commitment to supporting the department and its community.
- Ann Marie Achille ’96, ’00 MSA, Tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Robert Burke, Burke America
- Chantal Ottino-Cavaleri ’09 MSA, Ernst & Young LLP
- Natalie Ambrosio Preudhomme, Associate Director, Moody’s Analytics CRE
- Kenneth (Ken) M Haffey, Partner-in-Charge, National Mergers & Acquisitions, Marcum LLP
- Christina Kaminski, Partner, CrossCountry Consulting
- John G. Klinge, Partner, Financial Services-Banking & Finance, KPMG LLP
- Andrew Paluf, Associate VP for Finance & Controller, University of Notre Dame
- Daniel F. Rahill, Managing Director, Wintrust Wealth Management
- Ken Barker, SVP, Chief Accounting Officer of Electronic Arts
- Colleen Wolfson, Manager, Deloitte LLP
- Jim Jaeger, Partner, Deloitte LLP
- Tim Gray, Chairman Emeritus, Ryan Companies US, Inc.
- Matt Barrett, Professor Emeritus of Law, University of Notre Dame
- Richard (Dick) I. Fremgen, Retired Partner, Deloitte LLP
- Ramon Villalpando, Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney's Office of the Northern District of Illinois
- Elizabeth (Betsy) Killian, Director, Risk Consulting, KPMG
- Walter Lelusic, VP, Technical Center of Excellence Controller, General Electric Company
- Glenn Zubryd, Principal, Rehmann
- Thomas (Tom) E. Murphy, Partner, Crowe Horwarth
- Norm Prestage, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
- Jamie Lamers, Accounting Division Manager, Allstate Investments, LLC
- Laly Molina, FP & Strategic Initiative Supervisor, Abbott Laboratories
- Jill Godbout, Regional University Recruiting Manager, Grant Thornton LLP
- Mark M. Chain, Partner, National Independence Consultation, Deloitte LLP
- Sanjay Gupta, Russell E. Palmer Endowed Professor in Accounting and Chairperson, The Eli Broad College of Business Michigan State University
- Cynthia Smetana, CFO, The Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese in Chicago
- Michael W. Wallace, Executive Vice President & CFO, Saveolgy.com
- Eugene J. Bastedo, Retired Vice President, Internal Audit, FedEX Corporation
- Jennie Wilson, Senior Vice President, Limited Brands, Inc
- Philip Reckers, Professor of Accountancy, Arizona State University
- Clare Richer, CFO, Fidelity Investments Life Insurance Company
- James Hummer, President & CEO, Whole Health Mgmt, Inc.
- James A. Burkhart, The Procter & Gamble Company
- Don Bouffard, Partner, Crowe Chizek & Co. LLP
- Kevin T. Maguire, Partner, Cargill
- Frank Criniti, Office Managing Partner, Crowe Chizek & Co. LLP
- Wayne R. Ebersberger, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
- Kenneth M. O'Grady, Manager-Corporate Finance, The Procter & Gamble Company
- Stephanie Hauge, Financial VP & CFO, AT&T
- Bill Miller, Recruiting, Cargill