The Cabinet’s mission is to personally engage young professionals by promoting and aiding their involvement and development in the accounting profession.
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CABINET MISSION
The Cabinet’s description and role is to provide young professionals in the accounting profession with networking, community outreach, leadership development, and diverse opportunities. The Cabinet also seeks ways to enhance the value of Association membership for young members, increase membership and connections within the Association, and inform the leadership of topics relevant to young members.
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CABINET DESCRIPTION & ROLE
THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS CABINET…
ADVOCATES for the profession by building and maintaining relationships with legislators through NCACPA’s Key Person Program.
PROMOTES the profession through activities and events including involvement with the NC CPA Foundation Inc.
ENGAGES and collaborates with other young professionals within NCACPA, and other diverse organizations across the state, in an effort to serve both the community and the accounting profession.
SUPPORTS diversity and inclusion in the profession by collaborating with young professionals within NCACPA and other organizations across the state.
LEADS within their firm, the profession, and North Carolina’s business community by representing young professionals on behalf of NCACPA.
CABINET LEADERSHIP
Chair: One-year term
Vice-Chair: One-year term
Succession Planning Subcommittee Chair: One-year term
NC CPA Foundation Inc. Liaison: One-year term
Note: Each Cabinet member serves a 3-year term.
CABINET OPERATIONS
The Cabinet creates and adheres to an annual action plan which details activities for the year. The action plan is discussed and agreed upon in the January meeting prior to the beginning of the next fiscal year for budget purposes and revisited at the first meeting of the next year to include the new class. This is an evergreen document and may be adjusted throughout the year as needs arise, however, all Cabinet activities must relate to the Cabinet mission.
Questions about the Young Professionals Cabinet or application? Please contact staff liaisons Holly Bazemore or Mackenzie Williams.
Cabinet Leadership
Jessica Saggus White, CPA
Chair
Forvis Mazars, LLP
Central Piedmont (Charlotte)
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James Benjamin Stevens, Jr., CPA (Jay)
Vice Chair
Coefficient Giving
Central Piedmont (Charlotte)
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Rashel Korte, CPA
Succession Planning Subcommittee Chair
Enact MI
Triangle (Raleigh)
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Katie Patterson, CDFA
Foundation Liaison
Bell & Associates PLLC
Central Piedmont (Charlotte)
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2024-2027 Class
Justin Allen, CPA
Smith Leonard, PLLC
Western NC (Hickory)
Madison Bell, CPA
Forvis Mazars, LLP
Triangle (Raleigh)
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Brendan A. Garay, CPA
Windham Brannon
Central Piedmont (Charlotte)
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Rashel Korte, CPA
Enact MI
Triangle (Raleigh)
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Cody Ellison, CPA
CliftonLarsonAllen
Triangle (Raleigh)
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Katie F. Patterson, CDFA
Bell & Associates PLLC
Central Piedmont (Charlotte)
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Jessica Saggus White, CPA
Forvis Mazars, LLP
Central Piedmont (Charlotte)
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Rik Ujaan, CPA
Wake Forest University
Triad (Winston-Salem)
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2025-2028 Class
Alexis Feight, CPA
EY
Triangle (Rolesville)
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Lorin Hartley, CPA
DMJPS PLLC
Triad (Greensboro)
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Dr. Gabrielle Juba, CPA, CFE
Juba Forensics PLLC
Western NC (Brevard)
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Marie Lyons, CPA
Forza CPA, PLLC
Triangle (Wake Forest)
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Jessica Robinson, CPA
DMJPS PLLC
Eastern NC (Southern Pines)
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James Benjamin Stevens, Jr., CPA (Jay)
Coefficient Giving
Central Piedmont (Charlotte)
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Dylan Tuttle, CPA
Bernard Robinson & Company, LLP
Triad (Mayoden)
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Trent Williams, CPA
Hog Slat, Inc.
Eastern NC (Dunn)
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2026-2029 Class
Aspen Axelman, CPA, CMA
Govineer Solutions
Central Piedmont (Charlotte)
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Andrew Breytenbach, CPA
Rosewood Corporate Investments
Triangle (Raleigh)
David Crespo, CPA
Audemars Piguet (North America) Inc.
Triangle (Princeton)
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Francis Lozzi
Katz Sapper & Miller, LLP
Central Piedmont (Matthews)
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Samuel G. Macy
Avior Tax & Accounting
Triad (Greensboro)
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Matthew J. Shustack, CPA
Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
Central Piedmont (Mint Hill)
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Teneshia Spencer, PMP
BRC
Triad (Greensboro)
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Jessica Tyson, CPA
First Mile Insurance Company
Triangle (Raleigh)
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