Student Ambassadors: Building the CPA Pipeline

Pipeline is a word that has long been associated with attracting students to the study of accounting and careers in the CPA profession. Ensuring that the pipeline is full of qualified students is a challenge that The Ohio CPA Foundation has focused on through a variety of programs that inform students about the profession and inspire them to pursue CPA careers.

Since its inception in 2002, the Student Ambassador Program has introduced thousands of Ohio college students to the opportunities and benefits that come with an accounting degree. Student Ambassadors employ the power of peer-to-peer networking to reach students who have not yet declared a major with information about accounting and the CPA profession. 

Student Ambassadors are accounting majors who are in their junior, senior, fifth year or enrolled in a graduate-level accounting program. They are chosen from participating schools based on academic achievement, as well as traits such as an outgoing personality, strong communication and presentation skills, and commitment to a career as a CPA.  

The Student Ambassador Program operates on 26 university and community college campuses. With the help of the Ambassadors, students have a better understanding of rewarding career opportunities that come with an accounting degree and the benefits of becoming a CPA.

If you are interested in having an ambassador at your school and/or being an ambassador, please contact Hannah Thomas

2024-2025 Student Ambassadors

 

  • Ali Stecker: Ashland University
  • Julia Devney: Baldwin Wallace University
  • George Klepec: Bowling Green State University
  • Kyan Howe: Case Western Reserve University
  • Ne'Siah Jones: Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
  • Anastasia Hunt: Cleveland State University
  • Kiron Anderson & Sheyenne Dempsey: Columbus State Community College
  • Hunter Reich: Hiram College
  • Nicole Locke: John Carroll University 
  • Anna Siesel: Kent State University
  • Alexa Leach & Ava Nagy: Miami University
  • Gabriella Wetherill: Muskingum University
  • Becca Marxman: Ohio Northern University
  • Open Position: The Ohio State University
  • Open Position: Ohio Wesleyan University 
  • Tionge Banda & Atlantis Thompson: Sinclair Community College
  • Conrad Guzman & Trinity Villarreal: Stark State Community College
  • Wade Hostetler: University of Akron
  • Open Position: University of Cincinnati
  • Josephine Heidkamp: University of Dayton
  • Emily Morehart: University of Findlay
  • Emily Dunn: University of Mount Union
  • Nicholas Kohler: University of Toledo
  • Americo Levak: Walsh University 
  • Lauren Johnson: Wright State University
  • Trevor Tiemeyer: Xavier University
  • Kabir Abdullahi: Youngstown State University