Speakers Bureau

Houston CPA Society members are available to speak to local community groups on a variety of topics. We make it easy to arrange a dynamic speaker who will talk to your group about business or personal financial issues, the CPA profession, technology, ethics, leadership, and more!

The Houston CPA Society provides this Speakers Bureau as a community service to most organizations at no charge. Suggested topics are listed, but presentations can be tailored to your request.

Review the Speakers Bureau Directory and contact speakers with topics that are of interest. Please contact speakers well in advance of your date; a minimum of three weeks prior is preferred.

If you need additional information, please contact Nancy Rutledge, Executive Director (nrutledg@houstoncpa.org or 713.622.7733 x28).

HOUSTON CPA SOCIETY MEMBERS: Volunteer today to be a part of the Speakers Bureau by contacting Nancy Rutledge, Executive Director (nrutledg@houstoncpa.org or 713.622.7733 x28). Remember, there is a Speaking Out Policy in the TSCPA Volunteer Manual defining the circumstances under which a member can represent the views of TSCPA. While it is important to review and adhere to this policy - which can be found in the Volunteer Policies and Procedures section of the Volunteer Community web page - it refers mainly to expressions of TSCPA positions. It does not apply to most media inquiries that involve general information about CPAs or financial matters. The key question to ask yourself is "Am I being asked to express the opinion of TSCPA on this matter?" If so, only leadership listed in the policy may speak. If not, anyone qualified to answer may speak.

Media Response Team: The Houston CPA Society’s Public Relations Committee has developed a Media Response Team. Members of the media should contact Nancy Rutledge, Executive Director (nrutledg@houstoncpa.org or 713.622.7733 x28).

ACCOUNTING CAREER PRESENTATIONS FOR SCHOOLS
The Houston CPA Society also provides speakers and career awareness materials to schools for use at career day events and presentations. If your school would like a CPA to make a presentation about the profession, please contact Nancy Rutledge, Executive Director (nrutledg@houstoncpa.org or 713.622.7733 x28).

Topic/Title	Speaker/Contact Information
How to Get Financing for Your Small Business	Scott Actkinson Statesman Business Advisors, LLC (713) 595-1341 sactkinson@statesmanbiz.com
The Costs of Employee Theft and Abuse	Bob Barr Harper & Pearson Company, P.C. (713) 579-2324 rbarr@harperpearson.com
Tax Updates Tax Simplification IRS Taxes in Bankruptcy Converting Corporations to Limited Partnerships	E. Rhett Buck, CPA, Attorney (713) 868-9447 ERhettBuck@aol.com
Tax Controversy	Don Clanton Clanton & Co. Inc P.C. (713) 680-9577 don.clanton@clantoncpa.com
Insurance, mergers & acquisitions, fraud investigations, new business development	Patrick Cox P.R. Cox & Associates, CPAs (281) 497-5934 patrick.cox@coxcpa.net
The Legendary Leader	Chuck Cummings Cummings & Houston, L.L.P. (713) 224-8890 x71 chuck@cummingshouston.com
1000 Best Job Hunting Secrets Negotiating Win-Win Networking for Your Success Top 10 Hiring Mistakes and How To Avoid Them	Moritza E. Day Day West & Associates (713) 529-3399 daywestinc@mail.com
Proud To Be A CPA	Elwood Domaschk Domaschk & Associates, P.C. (713) 932-7028 elwooddomaschk@sbcglobal.net
Miscellaneous	Ray Frierson Frierson & Associates, PC (713) 651-9250 x223 ray@friersoncpa.com
Tax Planning Issues	Edward M. Gardner Gardner & Co., P.C. (713) 629-1040 edgardner@msn.com
Tax Consequences of Entity Selection	Gary Gardner Gary R. Gardner, CPA, P.C. (281) 762-2069 grgcpa@att.net
Interventions to Improve Business Performance	Mike Goodfriend Goodfriend & Associates (713) 789-6840 mikeg@goodfriendconsulting.com
Reality Based Investing	Steve Goodman Goodman Financial Corporation (713) 599-1777 SGoodman@GoodmanFinancial.com
Never Underestimate the Value of A CPA	Tom Kikis Kikis & Company, P.C. (713) 301-9511 tkikis1@att.net
Corporate Governance SEC Reporting and Auditing	Michael G. McConnell Grant Thornton LLP (832) 476-3739 michael.mcconnell@gt.com
Business Valuation Basics	David L. Palmer Genesis Partners (713) 665-1188 dpalmer@genesispartners.info
Building Public Trust	Stephen G. Parker PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (713) 356-6505 stephen.g.parker@us.pwc.com
Nonprofit Organizations Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA)	Kathy Ploch Zientek & Co, P.C. (281) 496-6152 x212 kploch@zientek.com
Ethics/SEC Reporting	Rick Powers (713) 303-6953 rickdpowers@yahoo.com
Get Their Hands Off Your Piece of the Pie Personal Finance for 55 and Over Having the Wrong Small Business Retirement Plan Could Be Costing You	Weldon J. Reeves Turlington, Reeves & Richard PLLC (281) 335-3959 weldon@trrcpa.com
Miscellaneous	Ginger Snider V L Snider, P.C. (936) 931-1315 vlsnidercpa@vlsnidercpa.com
Miscellaneous	Bob Sweeney Sentinel Trust Company, LBA (713) 630-9618 bsweeney@sentineltrust.com
Computer Technology	Barry Wilken International Cellulose Corporation (713) 433-6701 x208 bwilken@spray-on.com
CPAs – A Dynamic and Secure Profession	Al Zientek Zientek & Co, P.C. (281) 496-6152 x201 azientek@zientek.com