Women in Accounting Symposium

Women in Accounting attendees listen to presenters
Women in Accounting Symposium

You are invited to attend the 15th Annual Women in Accounting Symposium. This annual event welcomes accomplished alumni and representatives from prominent accounting firms to campus as they share career advice and lessons learned. This event provides opportunities for current students to connect with their peers and learn valuable tools from alumni to help navigate their career. This year’s symposium will have a focus on careers in Analytics and AI. All Business majors are invited to attend.

2023 Symposium

Women in Accounting Symposium

March 24, 2023
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Offering complimentary professional portraits from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM to all student attendees.
Daniel & Margaret Goodrum Auditorium
Gerson Hall 126

The 2023 event will feature representatives from BDO, Deloitte, EY, Grant Thornton, KPMG, PwC, and RSM.


2023 WIAS Schedule

  • 9:00 – 10:00 Registration – Professional Portraits are offered during this time
  • 10:00 -10:15 – Opening Remarks – Gary McGill
  • 10:15 – 10:45 –Sarah DuWors, CFO TABLE Management, NYC – From Big Four to A Family Office
  • 10:45- 11:30 – Alteryx – Building your Data Superpowers
    • Alyssa Michlin – Sr. Associate, Audit – Tampa, KPMG
    • Sarah Florian – Sr. Associate, Audit – Tampa, KPMG
  • 11:30 – 12:00 – RSM – Words of Wisdom from 72 years in Public Accounting
    • Lynn Sedwick, Partner
    • Stephanie Gardner, Sr. Manager
    • Mari Chumley, Partner
  • 12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch – Salary Research and Negotiations, Kim Beach, Associate Director Business Career Services
  • 1:00 – 1:30 – Wendi Christensen – Tax Managing Partner, Florida & Puerto Rico, Deloitte, Careers in Accounting & Data Analytics
  • 1:30 2:15 – Panel Discussion – Moderated by Becky Sproul, KPMG U.S. Audit Talent and Culture Leader – Partner in Charge, Audit – Coastal Business Unit
    • Margaret Reach, BDO Tax Managing Director – Core Tax Services
    • Destinee Swanson, Director of Assurance Risk Management, GT
    • Liz Locke, EY Senior Manager Tampa office, in Tax – Global Compliance & Reporting (GCR)
    • Sarika Davis, PWC, Partner | Digital Assurance & Transparency
  • 2:15– 3:00 – Networking Reception

Presented by:

  • UF Fisher School of Accounting, Warrington College of Business

Sponsors:

  • BDO
  • Deloitte
  • EY
  • Grant Thornton
  • KPMG
  • PWC
  • RSM