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David H. Ringstrom, CPA

ACE IT! CPE has partnered with DAVID H. RINGSTROM, CPA to bring you quality courses to earn your CPE credits. David is an acclaimed Microsoft Excel expert, and is the president and owner of Accounting Advisors, Inc. based in Atlanta, Georgia. David founded Accounting Advisors in 1991 as a consulting-services business, but in 2009, he began teaching for continuing education providers as well. His mission since then has been to offer quality training on Excel and additional accounting software via live webcasts, on-demand self-study webcasts, and in-house engagements. He has taught over 2,300 live webinars on Microft Excel and other topics.  David’s Excel courses cover the gamut of the software’s features and functions to provide CPAs as well as accounting and financial professionals the knowledge they need to work more efficiently and effectively in Excel. David is known for saying, “Either you work Excel, or it works you.” Based on this belief, he focuses on teaching users what they don’t know but should know about Excel.  His comprehensive yet easy to understand presentations focus on Excel for Microsoft 365, Excel 2021, 2019, and 2016. David’s webcasts are fast paced, and he welcomes attendees’ questions. In addition, his detailed handouts and slides serve as handy reference tools students can fall back on after participating in his webcasts or taking his self-study courses.

Garrett Wasny, MA, CMC, CITP/FIBP

ACE IT! CPE has partnered with Garret to bring exciting CPE course content with a focus on AI technology. GARRETT WASNY, MA, CMC, CITP/FITP, Award-Winning Artificial Intelligence (AI) Skills Advisor brings fresh content to Accountants Worldwide. With 20+ years of experience, Garrett’s CPE courses focus on the intersection of accounting and technology. His sessions demystify emerging cloud, mobile, and social applications, and explain in plain language how financial professionals can use these online tools to build trust, solve problems, and create new value. He’s also an award-winning Internet speaker, author, app developer, professional development specialist, and former management consultant for Price Waterhouse. He’s published 50+ ebooks on computing and ethical issues related to accounting, written hundreds of articles and columns on Internet strategy, and delivered thousands of seminars and webinars to CPAs and accounting organizations around the globe.

Sefton Boyars, CPA (Ret.), CGFM (Ret.), Author

ACE IT! CPE has partnered with Sefton to provide quality CPE course content.  SEFTON BOYARS, Until his retirement in October 1996, Sefton Boyars had been the Department of Education’s Regional Inspector General for Audit in Regions IX and X for sixteen years.  During his 35-year career, Sefton worked for a variety of federal government audit agencies and a California county.Sefton was active in his profession.  He was a member of the California CPA Society and was a long-time Chair of his chapter’s committee on Government Accounting and Auditing.  He served on the Qualifications Committee of the California State Board of Accountancy for three years.  Sefton is a retired Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Government Financial Manager.  Sefton is a former Chair of the Western Intergovernmental Audit Forum and often served as chair or co-chair of its subcommittees and roundtables.  Sefton was the President of the San Francisco chapter of the Association of Government Accountants.  After retiring from the federal government, Sefton taught training classes for numerous organizations, including federal, state and local governments, professional associations, the California CPA Education Foundation, the USDA Graduate School and Management Concepts, Incorporated.  He received AGA’s National Education and Training Award for 1998.  Mr. Boyars is the co-author of many online texts and video presentations.

Reid Conrad, CPA

ACE IT! CPE has partnered with Reid to provide quality CPE course content. Reid Conrad is a renowned CPA. With contagious enthusiasm, he engages audiences uniquely through text-based presentations. He is a distinguished renowned educator, and esteemed presenter in the realm of Accounting. With a passion that knows no bounds, Reid’s presentations are infused with an infectious enthusiasm that captivates his audience. Reid is a trailblazer in the field, sharing his knowledge exclusively through text-based formats. His mastery of the written word allows him to communicate complex Accounting concepts with exceptional clarity and precision, leaving a lasting impact on his audience’s understanding.

 

 

William T. Allen, CPA (ret.) Author

ACE IT! CPE has partnered with Bill to provide quality CPE course content. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Bill has 30 years of federal audit and contract monitoring experience.  He served as the U.S. Department of Education’s Regional Inspector General for Audit for Regions VII, VIII, and X.  Mr. Allen also served as Region IX’s Assistant Regional Inspector General for Audit.  In these capacities, he managed the planning, performing, and reporting for performance and compliance audits of public and private (nonprofit and for-profit) educational and health-related organizations.  He has led a peer review for a major government department and, throughout his career, has participated on numerous projects designed to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness.  He received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from California State University, East Bay.  Mr. Allen was a CPA, licensed in state of Missouri from 1990-2007 (currently inactive). Mr. Allen served as an instructor for the Graduate School (formerly USDA-Grad School) and the Association of Government Accountants.  Mr. Allen served as president of the Sacramento AGA Chapter, co-chair for the Mountain and Plains Intergovernmental Audit Forum, and a member of the Executive Committee Mid-America Intergovernmental Audit Forum.

 

 

Paul J. Winn CLU ChFC

ACE IT! CPE has partnered with, the founder and CEO of Winn Publications to provide quality CPE course content. Paul is a former insurance company senior executive and CEO of a registered investment adviser corporation. A published book author and creator of 100+ continuing education courses for tax, insurance and investment professionals, he has been in the continuing education business for more than 25 years

Daniel Winn

ACE IT! CPE has partnered with Daniel Winn of Winn Publications to bring you quality CPE content.  Dan  is a former healthcare and administration professional with 20+ years of experience. He is the company’s principal manager.

Walter G. Austin, Ph.D., CPA

ACE IT! CPE has partnered with Walter to provide quality CPE course content.  WALTER G. AUSTIN, Ph.D., CPA, is an Associate Professor Emeritus of the University of Texas at El Paso. He is registered with several state Boards of Public Accountancy as a sponsor of ethics courses. Author has published self-paced learning materials for college accounting texts, a computerized audit practice set, audit sampling templates, and several articles in journals. Walter has also written and presented numerous CPE courses for state and local CPA chapters. Aside from his writing and teaching, he has given speeches to various professional and academic organizations such as the National Association of Accountants, the American Accounting Association, and local CPA chapters. Walter has received numerous teaching awards and is a former Senior Auditor in the financial services industry with KPMG Peat Marwick.

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