Lead the Accountancy programs.

President 2017-18 - Initiated the process to merge APLG and FSA (the Federation of Schools of Accountancy). A task force was formed to study and report on the feasibility of the merger. The boards of both organizations approved the merger during the following year. The merger was completed in 2022 with the formation of the New Leadership in Accounting Education Section of the AAA.President Elect - 2016-17 - Led the new chairs workshop at the AAA 2016 annual meeting. Invited PhD program coordinators to join annual APLG/FSA joint conference. Vice President - Program and Organizational Value 2014-16 - Initiated a now annual CPE program for new department chairs, first delivered at the 2016 annual meeting of the American Accounting Association in New York. Added six concurrent sessions to annual APLG/FSA joint seminar in 2015 to better serve MACC program managers. Concurrent sessions are now offered at all annual meetings. Co-chair of 10th & 11th Annual APLG/FSA Joint Seminars: Feb 2014 & Feb 2105 - Planned all aspects of this 2-day meeting of about 250 leaders of accounting programs. The mission of APLG is to develop and support accounting program leaders. We do this by: Providing resources and programs to develop effective accounting program leaders;Promoting and enabling mentoring, networking, and sharing of best practices; andInteracting with external organizations and members on relevant issues.

Served two 2-year terms 2013-15 and 2019-21.

Trustee from 2015-18. Task force member for revising the scholarship selection process.

The task force focused on enhancing the value of accounting accreditation and solicited perspectives from both the academic and professional communities. It was formed in collaboration with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), American Institute of Certified Public Accounts (AICPA) and Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). It resulted in proposed standards for accounting accreditation that were approved by AACSB members in April 2018.

Chair from November 2015 to March 2018Vice Chair 2014-15Member beginning 2012Assist the academic community in preparing students with the core competencies needed for entry into the CPA profession by recommending continuous improvements in curricula, instructional materials and pedagogy. Encourage and support the recruitment of talented students into the profession.

Guide the growth and effectiveness of the largest minority professional association in the country.

Member of leadership team for professional association of 19,000 members.

First appointed by Commissioner Regalado. My term ended with the Commissioner's as he was elected Mayor of Miami in 2009. Reappointed by Commissioner Francis Suarez in 2010.

Led the Accounting program from being unranked to #18 in the country by BusinessWeek in 2009.

Advise the IRS on ways to improve service