Sandra Abalos Participates in Arizona State University Panel About Careers for Accounting Majors
Award-Winning CPA Firm’s Managing Partner Spoke to Students About Educational and Career Choices
Phoenix, AZ, November 23, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Sandra Abalos, managing partner of Abalos & Associates, PLLC (http://www.abaloscpa.com) was a panelist on Arizona State University’s “Panel On Careers For Accounting Majors” on Monday, Nov. 21 from 8:35 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in Business Administration C-Wing, Room 116 on campus. The purpose of the panel is to provide information to students about career opportunities for accounting majors and to expose them to some successful professionals and their experiences in accounting. More than 400 freshmen and sophomore business majors from the W. P. Carey School of Business and School of Accountancy were expected to attend the panel presentation.
Quotes:
“I am looking forward to talking to the students at ASU about my educational and career choices and explaining how we do business at our firm,” said Abalos. “Students will likely want to know about earnings potential, work/life balance, and job prospects during difficult economic times, and I am interested in hearing their questions and comments.”
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Details:
- Other panelists will include Hope Levin, former president of U.S. Bank Arizona; Jeff Anthony, CFO of Sun Orchard, a premium fruit juice manufacturer; and Joe Epps, owner and president of Epps Forensic Consulting PLLC, a forensic accounting firm.
- For more information about Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business and School of Accountancy, contact Professor Donald Goldman at (480) 965-5905 or email donald.goldman@asu.edu.
About Sandra A. Abalos:
Sandra A. Abalos, CPA is the managing partner of Abalos & Associates, PLLC, a full-service, award-winning CPA firm in Phoenix that specializes in the needs of privately held businesses. Active in her profession, Abalos is the vice chair of the advisory committee of CPAConnect, the leading association for small CPA firms and a companion association to CPAmerica International. She serves on the board of directors of the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women (IEEW). Her other volunteer duties include serving on the Small Business Leadership Council of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and as director of Western National Bank. Sandy is a former member of the SBA National Advisory Council, IRS Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Council and past director of the Phoenix Industrial Development Authority (IDA). She has received numerous awards, including the Small Business Administration’s National Accountant Advocate, Arizona Small Business Person of the Year, and the National Association of Women Business Owners Business Owner of the Year. A sought-after speaker on issues impacting the business community, Abalos has a record of public policy leadership, business excellence, and community effectiveness that is recognized on a local and national level.
About Abalos & Associates, PLLC:
Abalos & Associates, PLLC is a full-service, award-winning CPA firm in Phoenix that specializes in the needs of privately held businesses. Established in 1981, the firm employs a custom approach to service each individual client. Among the wide range of services it offers are business and technology consulting, accounting, tax planning, succession planning, estate planning, audit services, business cash flow management and litigation support. Abalos & Associates, PLLC is nationally recognized as a leader in public policy, legislation and privately held business issues, and has been consistently recognized among the top accounting firms in the state by Arizona Business Magazine. For more information, contact (602) 943-1984 or visit the website at http://www.abaloscpa.com.
Jennifer Fair
MMI Public Relations
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jennifer@mmipublicrelations.com
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http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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Quotes:
“I am looking forward to talking to the students at ASU about my educational and career choices and explaining how we do business at our firm,” said Abalos. “Students will likely want to know about earnings potential, work/life balance, and job prospects during difficult economic times, and I am interested in hearing their questions and comments.”
New Media Content:
Abalos & Associates Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/abalosandassociates
Abalos & Associates LinkedIn page:
http://www.linkedin.com/company/abalos-&-associates-pllc
Details:
- Other panelists will include Hope Levin, former president of U.S. Bank Arizona; Jeff Anthony, CFO of Sun Orchard, a premium fruit juice manufacturer; and Joe Epps, owner and president of Epps Forensic Consulting PLLC, a forensic accounting firm.
- For more information about Arizona State University’s W. P. Carey School of Business and School of Accountancy, contact Professor Donald Goldman at (480) 965-5905 or email donald.goldman@asu.edu.
About Sandra A. Abalos:
Sandra A. Abalos, CPA is the managing partner of Abalos & Associates, PLLC, a full-service, award-winning CPA firm in Phoenix that specializes in the needs of privately held businesses. Active in her profession, Abalos is the vice chair of the advisory committee of CPAConnect, the leading association for small CPA firms and a companion association to CPAmerica International. She serves on the board of directors of the Institute for Economic Empowerment of Women (IEEW). Her other volunteer duties include serving on the Small Business Leadership Council of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and as director of Western National Bank. Sandy is a former member of the SBA National Advisory Council, IRS Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Council and past director of the Phoenix Industrial Development Authority (IDA). She has received numerous awards, including the Small Business Administration’s National Accountant Advocate, Arizona Small Business Person of the Year, and the National Association of Women Business Owners Business Owner of the Year. A sought-after speaker on issues impacting the business community, Abalos has a record of public policy leadership, business excellence, and community effectiveness that is recognized on a local and national level.
About Abalos & Associates, PLLC:
Abalos & Associates, PLLC is a full-service, award-winning CPA firm in Phoenix that specializes in the needs of privately held businesses. Established in 1981, the firm employs a custom approach to service each individual client. Among the wide range of services it offers are business and technology consulting, accounting, tax planning, succession planning, estate planning, audit services, business cash flow management and litigation support. Abalos & Associates, PLLC is nationally recognized as a leader in public policy, legislation and privately held business issues, and has been consistently recognized among the top accounting firms in the state by Arizona Business Magazine. For more information, contact (602) 943-1984 or visit the website at http://www.abaloscpa.com.
Jennifer Fair
MMI Public Relations
(919) 233-6600
jennifer@mmipublicrelations.com
http://twitter.com/MMIPR
http://www.mmipublicrelations.com
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