John W. Schabow, ABA, ATA, ATP President John "Jack" W. Schabow has been a practicing accountant in his own firm in Phoenix, Arizona since 1973.  Before that he worked in private industry as well as for other accounting firms.  He is a co-founder of the Arizona Society of Practicing Accountants having served on all major committees as well as President for two years, currently serving on its Board.  He is also a member of the National Society of Accountants, has served on many of the committees as well as chairman of many.  He served on the Board of Governors of the Society for four years and was its "Accountant of the Year" in 2000.  He also served on the Advisory board of the H.D. Vest Financial Services, Inc. for two years and currently is on the Editorial Review Board of Accounting Today.  Mr. Schabow is involved in many community activities such as counselor for the families of amputees, President of a 1,200 plus homeowners association since 1999, lecturer for S.C.O.R.E. on a regular basis and is a certified real estate instructor.  He is listed in Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in the World and Who's Who in Business and Finance.  He served the US Army in the Counter Intelligence Corps.

Linda Trent, CPA, ABA, ECS Vice President, Taxation Linda Trent has owned and operated Trent Accounting, a full service accounting firm, since 1989. She served as President and Vice President of the Idaho Association of Public Accountants (IAPA) and has held numerous leadership and membership positions in various civic organizations to include Treasurer of the Parma Area Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Trent was instrumental in having the ACAT credential accepted and approved under the new legislative bill that became effective July 1, 2002 in which ACAT credentials can be used within the state of Idaho by all non-licensed practitioners.

Lanny F. Nelms, ABA
Vice President, Accountancy

Lanny F. Nelms has been a full-time faculty member at Gwinnett Technical College in Lawrenceville, Georgia for 15 years, and is currently Program Director for Accounting there.  He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a Masters of Professional Accounting, both from Georgia State University.  Nelms has been an Accredited Business Accountant  since 1999, and is an active member of NSA, the Georgia Association of Public Accountants (GAPA), and is on the Board of Directors for Teachers of Accounting at Two Year Colleges (TACTYC).  Over the past six years, Nelms has helped dozens of students and practitioners prepare for ACAT's Comprehensive Examination for Accreditation in Accountancy, including teaching review courses for Gwinnett Tech, GAPA and NSA.

Peggy I. Johnson, EA, CPA, ATA, ABA 

Secretary/Treasurer

Ms. Johnson, who owns an accounting and tax practice in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, earned her first ACAT credential – the ATA – in 1989. Ms. Johnson says, "Although I am now licensed by the State Board, I have spent most of my career as an unlicensed practitioner. I am an avid supporter of the rights of unlicensed accountants and have been very involved in the uphill battle to preserve those rights in Oklahoma. I think it is extremely important for the unlicensed to be able to achieve credentials which demonstrate their competency. Unlicensed accountants with credentials gain more respect from clients, from tax authorities, and from the legislature. I feel privileged to serve on the ACAT Board of Directors."

  Jeffrey Adelstone, EA, ABA, ATA, ECS, CFP, RFP

  Member Practitioner

  Jeffrey Adelstone, president of The Adelstone Financial Network, has been in active

  practice in Tucson, AZ, since 1969. He most recently served as chairman of the IRS

  Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC), a special advisory committee

  to the Internal Revenue Service. In 1985 , NSA honored Mr. Adelstone as its first

  Accountant of the  Year. He served as president of NSA from 1999-2000. Previously, he

  had served as president of both the Arizona Society of Practicing Accountants and the

  Arizona Society of Enrolled Agents.  The U.S. Small Business Adminstration named him 

           Accountant Advocate of the year in 1988.

 

 

Milton Brown, PA, EA, ABA, ATP, ATA
Member Practitioner

Milton Brown, a practicing accountant with offices in Passaic and Clifton, New Jersey, holds all three ACAT credentials, obtaining his first -- the Accredited Business Accountant -- in 1975.  Mr. Brown's list of accomplishments and areas of service are endless.  Most recently, he was named "Accountant of the Century" by the National Society of Accountants.  In 1998 he was the first public accountant ever elected as NASBA chairman, and is a past president of the New Jersey State Board of Accountancy.  Mr. Brown served as president of the National Society of Accountants during 1994-1995.                                    

  Wanda Samek, EA, ABA, ATA, ATP, ECS

  First Vice President, National Society of Accountants

  Wanda Samek has been providing financial and consulting services for small businesses in the

   metropolitan Dallas area for more than 20 years. Her volunteer leadership positions for NSA include

   service on its Board of Governors; Executive Committee; chair of the Affiliated Society Relations, 

   State Directors, Education, and Professional Development Committees; and vice chair of the Task 

   Force on Regulation of the Profession. Ms. Samek served on the boards of the Accreditation Council of

 Accountancy and Taxation and the Coalition for Affordable Accounting. She is a past president and life member of the Texas Association of Financial and Tax Specialists. Ms. Samek’s service to the profession and NSA has been recognized by the following honors: Accountant of the Year Award in 1994; Distinguished Service Award in 1996; Golden Quill Award in 1998, and the President’s Award in 2003. Ms. Samek holds BBA and MBE degrees from the University of North Texas.

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