Alumni - Accounting Advisory Board
The Accounting Advisory Board was constituted in its current form in 2015. At a meeting of alumni in January 2015, it was decided to establish a Board consisting of 12 members, serving staggered terms, who would work with the Department to help guide future decisions, advise on curricular issues, build stronger relationships with alumni and other stakeholders, and promote the general welfare of the Accounting Department and the Accounting profession.
The Board, for the first few years, served primarily in advisory capacity. In 2021, the Board decided that it could provide more assistance to the Department by becoming more active. The Board voted to increase its size to 15 members, and embarked on a plan to create small task forces to work on specific issues; such as Alumni Relations, Curriculum, Faculty Relations, and Strategic Planning.
Representation on the Board is representative of the various regions of the state, and is demographically represented by a diverse cross-section of alumni and stockholders. The Board meets four times each year.
Board Members
Courtney Tucker, 2014
Manager, Ernst & Young, Nashville
Travis Lowe, 2006
Audit Officer, Pugh CPAs, Knoxville
Richard Hill
CPA, Mitchell Emert & Hill, Knoxville
Kara Fitzgerald
President/CEO, TSCPA, Brentwood
Melody Peace, 1991
Senior Manager, Regulatory Assurance and Compliance, TVA, Chattanooga
Tommye Wells
CFO, CRMC, Cookeville
Gina Pruitt, 1985
Partner, Kraft CPAs, Nashville
Chase Tramel
CISA, TN Comptroller, Nashville
Kurt Zollner, 2011
Senior Manager, LBMC, Nashville
Jennifer Phipps
Phipps, CPA, Cookeville
Connie Glover, 1989
Vice President, HCA, Nashville
Sean Owens, 2000
CPA, Member, Assurance Services, Kraft CPAs, Nashville
Kyle Butler
Partner, Mauldin & Jenkins, Chattanooga
