The Massachusetts Society of CPAs, Boston, has appointed 19 members to its Board of Directors for its 2023-24 fiscal year: Board Chair Laura O’Brien, LGA LLP; Chair-Elect Laura Felice, BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc.; Vice Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Finance Committee Declan Lee, KPMG LLP; Vice Chairman of the Board, Audit Committee Chair Carol Ruiz, PwC LLP; Board Vice Chair Sandra Richtermeyer, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Recent Chair Karen McElroy, Deloitte LLP; President and CEO Amy Peter, MassCPA; and directors: Mark Audi, Baker Newman Noyes; Charlotte Cathro, TAC CPAs LLC; Marquis Cooper, Boston Scientific; Matthew Diment, BDO USA LLP; Molly Griffiths, RSM US LLP; Rose Jardim, Jardim & Marotta LLC; Adnani Johar, Brighthouse Financial, Inc.; Josh Lapan, S&G, LLP; Arthur Marshall, EY; Amy Phelan, Tonneson + Company; Linda Smith, Smith, Sullivan & Brown Computer; and Kathy Soule, Merrill Lynch. In addition, MassCPA released Amy A. Peter Presidential Scholarship to honor the legacy of its president and CEO, who will retire on December 31, 2023, which awards a $5,000 scholarship annually to a deserving undergraduate or graduate student majoring in accounting. degree in Massachusetts.
