Accounting and Risk Advisory and Assurance Advisory Boards

Members of Albers' Risk Advisory and Assurance Advisory Boards are composed of top professionals from blue-chip companies, as well as leading academics with deep knowledge of this specialist field.

  1. Albers School of Business & Economics
  2. Departments
  3. Department of Accounting
  4. Accounting and Risk Advisory and Assurance Advisory Boards
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Fusing Academic Rigor with Professional Expertise

Both the Albers’ Accounting Advisory Board and the Risk Advisory and Assurance Board play pivotal roles in bridging academics and real-world practice at Seattle University. Our boards, comprised of experienced professionals and accredited scholars, provide strategic guidance to ensure our curriculum remains cutting-edge and our students are career-ready. Their collective expertise and insight are vital to our mission of preparing ethical, inclusive, and innovative leaders to meet the exciting challenges of the accounting profession head-on. 

Accounting and Risk Advisory & Assurance Boards

Angela Bever
Senior Manager
Deloitte

Lisa Cooke
Audit Principal
Clark Nuber

Ryan Harkness
Audit Manager
E&Y

Zahra Hirani
Global Corporate Controller
Zones, LLC

Sheila Lozan
Associate Professor
Bellevue College

Stephen McDonald
Senior Tax Manager
Amazon

Carlene Merlino
Managing Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers

Justin Nikbakhsh (Chair)
VP, Financial Operations
Weyerhaeuser

Kelsey Reynolds
Managing Director
KPMG

Ian Smith
Managing Director
Alvarez and Marsal

Michelle Steffin
VP of Finance Operations
Sono Bello

Pooja Sund
Engineering Finance Leader
Microsoft

Li Tan
Corporate Controller
Steinhauer Properties