Meonske Professional Development Conference Presenters and Panelists

Barbara Benton ​
Vice President, Government Relations - The Ohio Society of CPAs

Barbara Benton is a veteran lobbyist and association leader who has successfully led the advocacy interests of Ohio’s CPAs for over three decades. In that role, she leads OSCPA’s lobbying efforts at the state and national levels, including managing The Ohio Society’s political action committee.  She represents OSCPA on various coalitions and committees related to priorities of OSCPA and its members and analyzes legislative, political and regulatory developments affecting the CPA profession to keep OSCPA members and stakeholders informed and to ensure the voice of the CPA profession is heard. Barbara is a Certified Association Executive, a past president of the Ohio Lobbying Association (OLA), a two-time recipient of OLA’s President’s Award for contributions to the lobbying profession, and the 2019 recipient of the American Society of Association Executive’s national Professional Performance Award.

Allison Bores ​
Forensic Accountant  - Cleveland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Allison Bores is a forensic accountant for the Cleveland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), assigned to Cyber Criminal investigations involving, but not limited to, virtual currency domestic and international money laundering, dark web market vendor payments, and ransomware victim payments. Bores joined the FBI in March 2020 after approximately 7 years in private wealth management. She obtained a BBA in accounting and finance from Baldwin Wallace University and an MBA focused in accounting from Baldwin Wallace University. Bores is a Certified Fraud Examiner and a Certified Anti-Money laundering Specialist.

Kyle Cheney ​
Deloitte Controllership

Cheney is a leader in Deloitte’s Controllership practice with over 20 years of financial accounting and consulting experience. He has extensive experience in initiatives designed to improve controllership capabilities with automation, governance, and process efficiency. He graduated from Kent State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, and holds a Master’s degree in Management Information Systems from Case Western Reserve University. He is also a CPA in the state of Ohio.

Ted Christy ​
Senior Manager, Audit - KPMG

Ted is a Senior Manager in KPMG’s Audit practice and was a founding member of the audit practice’s ESG Center of Excellence. Ted is a collaborative and team-oriented leader in KPMG Cleveland’s Audit practice. Eleven years of experience providing financial statement audits and is responsible for the execution of reporting and assurance procedures related to ESG subject matter. Most recently, Ted has spent the last 3 years developing the US firm’s resources and capabilities in ESG, including the execution of a variety of ESG reporting and assurance engagements.

Christy Coffman ​
Senior Director, Internal Audit - Lubrizol Corporation

Christy Coffman is the Sr. Director of Internal Audit at the Lubrizol Corporation, a Berkshire Hathaway company. Christy is accountable for providing independent evaluations of operations to drive improvements which maximize efficiency and ensuring compliance with company policies and applicable laws and regulations. In her current role, she partners with Ethics and Compliance, Information Security, and Enterprise Risk Management to ensure the company has a robust governance framework that enhances overall risk management and ethical conduct. Over her 20-year career, she has held various roles in risk advisory, procurement, and internal controls. Christy has her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Kent State University. She is a member of the City of Solon Audit Committee and active in the P.T.A. for her daughters’ schools.

Tiffany Crosby ​
Chief Learning Officer - The Ohio Society of CPAs

Tiffany Crosby is the Chief Learning Officer for The Ohio Society of CPAs. She is responsible for organizational development, workforce development, learning, and DEI. Crosby is also one of OSCPA’s premiere instructors for ethics. Prior to her work with the society, she was the Founder and President of Petra Learning LLC, a professional training and development company. Additionally, Crosby was an Executive Director in the Advisory Risk Practice of Ernst & Young, LLP. She spent more than 13 years at EY leading various types of internal audit, internal control, finance, and enterprise risk management projects. She has helped numerous companies define and implement processes and procedures to comply with new financial accounting standards, strengthen governance processes, and reduce costs. Crosby teaches financial management and business leadership classes as an adjunct faculty member at Southeastern University. She previously taught financial accounting and managerial accounting as an adjunct faculty member at Columbus State Community College (CSCC). Crosby is a CPA licensed in Pennsylvania and Ohio. She received a B.S.B.A. in Accounting from Duquesne University and MBA from Franklin University and is a doctoral student in Southeastern University’s Organizational Leadership Program. 

Gordon T. Edwards ​
Chief Financial Officer - Akron Children's Hospital

Gordon joined Akron Children’s Hospital, as the Chief Financial Officer in September 2022. He moved to Ohio from Wisconsin, where he was most recently the Chief Operations and Financial Officer at Marshfield Clinic Health System. Gordon has also held a variety of healthcare executive roles at PeaceHealth (WA), Gundersen Health (WI), and Legacy Health (OR). Gordon earned his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Washington and his MBA from Viterbo University in LaCrosse, WI. He is a CPA in the states of Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin, and Ohio. He is also a Fellow with Healthcare Finance Management Association. 

Thomas Fagan ​
Director, State and Local Tax - PwC

Tom is a Director in PwC’s State and Local Tax practice with almost 20 years of experience focused on multistate and local tax matters. He has provided his clients with a variety of multistate and local tax services including state audit defense, state refund reviews, legal entity reorganization assistance, state apportionment studies, state nexus studies, securing state voluntary disclosure agreements and state compliance services. Tom’s work experience includes Big 4 accounting firm experience, regional accounting firm experience with a focus on closely held businesses, and state and local tax law firm experience. He graduated from Kent State University with a B.B.A. and M.S. in Accounting and the University of Akron School of Law. Tom is licensed to practice law in Ohio. 

Ashley B. Gibson ​
Chief Financial Officer - Eikon-X

Ashley B. Gibson, CPA, CMA, CSCA is the CFO for Eikon-X and leads the Finance & Accounting practice. Ashley has over 13 years of experience in executing finance transformation initiatives for publicly-held, private, and not-for-profit clients around the world. Ashley aligns finance organizations with robust strategies to maximize operational efficiency and effectiveness by harnessing technological capabilities to deliver business insights. Ashley graduated from Southern Illinois University with a BS in Accountancy (magna cum laude) and a Master of Accountancy with a concentration in Auditing & Accounting Information Systems. She also received her MBA from Texas A&M University. Ashley is a published author on numerous thought leadership pieces, is a public speaker, and has served on numerous not-for-profit boards. 

Patrick Gilmore ​
Partner - Deloitte

Patrick Gilmore is a Partner with Deloitte in its national office, where he specializes in matters pertaining to SEC rules and regulations related to financial reporting. Patrick joined Deloitte in 2021 after 17 years on the staff of the SEC in the Division of Corporation Finance. Prior to joining Deloitte, from 2017 until his departure, Patrick served as the Deputy Chief Accountant in the Division of Corporation Finance’s Office of the Chief Accountant at the SEC, where he led the staff in providing technical accounting and reporting support for the Division’s disclosure review program, led various rulemaking efforts, and answered interpretive questions and waiver requests related to the form and content of financial statements to be included in SEC filings. During 2020, Gilmore also served as the Acting Disclosure Review Program Director, where he oversaw the Division’s selective review of transactional and periodic filings. He spent the earlier part of his career with the SEC in various management and staff positions in the Division of Corporation Finance’s Office of the Chief Accountant and the disclosure review program in the computer and software industry group. Gilmore earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Towson University and is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the AICPA. 

Doug Hayes ​
Chief Financial Officer - Baker Manufacturing Company

With 25+ years of finance leadership experience, Doug is the Chief Financial Officer for Baker Manufacturing Company. Prior to his current role, Doug served as the Vice President of Finance for Bettcher Industries, a KKR FoodTech platform company, in addition to General Electric’s lighting division. Through his extensive experience leading the finance function for public and private equity-backed multinational companies, Doug has driven transformative M&A initiatives enabled by the underlying finance and accounting technology. During his time at Bettcher Industries, Doug spearheaded the financial integration of a 250M+ international organization. During his 12 years at General Electric, Doug successfully lead the spinoff of a sensors division.  

Gaurav Hiranandani ​
Senior Associate Chief Accountant, OCA - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 

Gaurav Hiranandani is a Senior Associate Chief Accountant in the Office of the Chief Accountant (OCA) at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In this role, he serves on the leadership team for OCA's accounting group, focusing on accounting and financial reporting matters relating to financial assets, derivatives and hedging, debt and equity, consolidation, compensation, income taxes, and crypto assets. The accounting group's activities include responding to accounting consultations from registrants, auditors, and SEC staff regarding complex financial reporting issues; overseeing the activities of the Financial Accounting Standards Board; monitoring the activities of international accounting standard setters including the International Accounting Standards Board; and communicating key technical accounting issues to stakeholders. Prior to joining the Commission, Gaurav worked in various industry technical accounting and financial reporting roles, first at Coinbase, Inc. and then at Stripe, Inc. Before that, Gaurav served in multiple roles at Ernst & Young, LLP, including within audit, advisory and the national practice. Gaurav is a graduate of George Mason University. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Virginia and New York, as well as a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Greg Jonovich ​
Division CFO, Electronic Materials - Materion Corporation

Greg Jonovich is Division CFO, Electronic Materials, for Materion Corporation. He serves as a strategic partner for the business, helping to develop and execute strategy while working at all levels of the organization to drive growth initiatives, enhance profitability and evaluate value-creation opportunities. Materion is a multinational company based in Cleveland, Ohio, that specializes in high-performance engineered materials serving the telecommunications, consumer electronics, automotive, medical, industrial, aerospace, defense and optical coating industries, among others. Prior to joining Materion, Greg spent more than 20 years progressing through numerous financial leadership roles at Lubrizol, including eight years as Vice President of Finance for the Advanced Materials segment, a $2.6M global specialty chemicals business. Greg is a CPA and holds a BSBA in Accounting from John Carroll University, as well as an MBA from Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. He is currently on the Board of Directors for the Ohio Society of CPAs and is a member of the Cuyahoga Community College Business Advisory Board.

Joyce T. Joseph, DBA ​
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

Joyce T. Joseph, DBA, joined the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on July 1, 2023. Her first term concludes June 30, 2028, when she will be eligible to be considered for reappointment to a second term. An accomplished financial leader, Dr. Joseph brings to the Board substantial expertise in technical accounting and a unique depth of understanding of the standard-setting process and its relevance to the financial investor, having previously served on the FASB’s Investor Technical Advisory Committee and on the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s Standing Advisory Group.  Prior to joining the FASB, Dr. Joseph spent nearly two decades leading research and analysis on current and emerging financial accounting and reporting matters with an investor and user perspective, first as a managing director at S&P Global Ratings before founding Capital Accounting Advisory and Research, LLC. She also was a vice president at JP Morgan Chase & Co., leading Securities and Exchange Commission reporting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and an assistant professor of professional practice at Rutgers University. She began her career at KPMG LLP auditing financial institutions before joining Deutsche Bank, becoming assistant vice president with controllership responsibilities. Dr. Joseph was a board member on the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Board of Examiners, setting policy for the CPA exams and shaping the future of the accounting profession and its members. She is a member of the AICPA, National Association of Black Accountants, and CFA Society New York. Dr. Joseph holds a Doctor of Business Administration degree from Rutgers University, a Master of Business Administration degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Pace University. She is a certified public accountant (CPA), a chartered global management accountant (CGMA), and a Standard & Poor’s certified credit ratings analyst – Financial Institutions Industry.  

Steve Kraynak ​
U.S. Director - SumProduct.com

Steve Kraynak joined SumProduct.com as the U.S. director after more than a decade as a product manager for the Excel team at Microsoft, where helped craft many features in Excel, including new worksheet functions like IFS & TEXTJOIN, Data from Picture, Excel for Mac, user experience improvements like Smooth Scrolling, and many others. Kraynak has been a featured presenter at Microsoft Ignite, Excelapalooza, Excel Summit South, Excel Virtually Global, Microsoft Business Applications Summit (MBAS), EuSpRIG and others. He also has years of experience working with Excel prior to joining Microsoft, in both the software and vaccine manufacturing industries, where he made his mark by using desktop tools such as Excel to automate and simplify many business processes. Kraynak has a passion for listening to customers and helping them succeed by making the most of technology and their data, especially by using Excel.  

Ron Lewis ​
Senior Vice President & Head of Finance Shared Services - KeyBank

Ron Lewis is the SVP and Head of Finance Shared Services at KeyBank.  He brings more than 30 years of banking experience to this role.  He is responsible for Corporate Procurement, Corporate Reconcilement, Financial System Support and Information Delivery, and serves as the CFO of KeyBank’s Technology and Operations division.  Prior to his current role, he was the Assistant Controller for KeyBank responsible for Month End Close, Consolidation Accounting, and a number of other Accounting operations areas.  During his time as the Assistant Controller, he led a significant finance transformation through the implementation of Workday technology.

Wei Li, Ph.D. ​
Chair for the Department of Accounting & Associate Professor - Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University

Wei Li, Ph.D., is the Chair for the Department of Accounting at the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University. She joined the Kent State faculty in 2006 after receiving a Ph.D. from Washington State University. Li’s main research interests examine whether and how psychological and social factors influence investors’ decision making. In addition, her work has explored the areas of management financial reporting decisions and donors’ decision processes. Li’s research is international in scope. She is a co-recipient of two research grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China.  

Serena Loftus, Ph.D. ​
Assistant Professor - Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University

Serena Loftus, Ph.D., joined the faculty of Kent State University in 2021. Her research focuses on how managers’ language choices impact investors’ and employees’ reactions to accounting information. Her research has been published in premier academic journals and has also appeared in news outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Workspan, Strategic Finance Magazine, and Investor Relations Magazine. Loftus has been nationally recognized for her teaching, including being named a Top 50 Undergraduate Business Professor for 2021 by Poets & Quants magazine. She is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).  

Alexandra Madonia​
Forensic Accountant  - Cleveland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Alexandra Madonia is a forensic accountant for the Cleveland Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), assigned to investigations involving, but not limited to, public corruption, organized crime, and corporate embezzlements. She leads a national initiative to combat elder fraud. Madonia joined the FBI in September 2021 after approximately seven years in the audit practice for a global public accounting firm. She obtained a B.B.A. in accounting from Kent State University and a master’s degree in communication from Purdue University. Madonia is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in the state of Ohio. 

Mark Marmon​
Vice President, Global Finance Transformation Practice  - RGP

Mark Marmon is a Vice President in RGP’s global Finance Transformation Practice. He is responsible for identifying, developing, and deploying solutions that improve process efficiency and enhance automation for clients in the areas of Finance, Accounting and Risk. Mark has extensive business experience leading functions reporting to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, blending consulting roles with corporate leadership roles. Throughout his career, Mark has focused on increasing the return on investment across accounting and finance organizations. These efforts have included finance process analysis and improvement, transaction support and post-merger integration, application of technical accounting pronouncements and design of finance operational support infrastructure. Mark has significant experience with Private Equity firms and understands the importance of middle market cash management and working capital needs. Mark has held the roles of Chief Financial Officer for a privately-held company, VP Finance for a publicly-held company, and Managing Director and Regional Practice Director for a global consulting organization. Mark also led an Area Practice for outsourcing and process improvement for a Big Four Accounting Firm. 

Neal McNally ​
Chief Financial Officer - Youngstown State University

Neal McNally is the VP of finance and business operations at Youngstown State University. He recently served as acting president for YSU. His prior roles include budget director for YSU and for the Ohio Board of Regents. McNally has a Master of Public Administration (MPA) and BA in public finance from Ohio State University.

Stephen McNally ​
CFO, Treasurer & Secretary - Plastic Technologies Inc. (PTI) 

J. Stephen McNally, CMA, CPA, is the Past Chair of IMA's Global Board of Directors and continues to serve on the Global Board, the Global Board’s Global Markets Committee, and the Small Business Committee. In addition, Steve is a proud member of the IMA Toledo Chapter. Steve is CFO, treasurer, and secretary of the Plastic Technologies Inc. (PTI) Group of Companies. Based in Holland, Ohio, the PTI Group serves nearly every major consumer goods company and is recognized worldwide for sustainable packaging innovation. Prior to PTI, Steve spent a lifetime at Campbell Soup Company.

Norman Meonske ​
Meonske Professional Development Conference Founder & Kent State Professor Emeritus

Norman Meonske, Ph.D., has conducted many continuing professional education presentations for state CPA societies, corporations, CPA firms, IMA meetings, and other professional organizations. He is the recipient of IMA’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also the 2004 recipient of IMA’s  prestigious R. Lee Brummet Exemplary Educator Award and IMA’s Ohio Regional Council’s Distinguished Service award. Meonske was recognized in 2011 as the Outstanding Educator of the Year by the OSCPA/The Ohio Region of the American Accounting Association. His prior public accounting experience was with Arthur Andersen & Co. 

Kyle Moffatt ​
Partner - PwC

Kyle Moffatt joined as a partner with PwC in April 2020. He has also worked for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and held titles of Chief Accountant and Disclosure Program Director, Chief Accountant, Associate Director of Disclosure Operations, Associate Director of Disclosure Standards, and Branch Chief Accountant. Moffatt received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Maryland, College Park.