Student Mentor Directory

Sometimes the best advice will come from someone you don’t know, but who’s been in a similar situation. Making decisions about your career isn’t easy, nor is it something to do without weighing your options. So whether you’re looking for tips on how to make an impression in an interview, or deciding whether to go into public accounting or corporate, talk to those that have been there.

The Student Mentor Directory was created to connect students looking for career guidance or advice with members that recall what it’s like and want to support the profession's future CPAs.

If you would like to be included in the Student Mentor Directory, contact Tabitha McDonald.

Robin Abrahamson
Tax Manager
Boulay, Heutmaker, Zibell & Co., PLLP

Cal Anderson
Vice President of Administration
J J Taylor Distributing Co.

Amy Babcock
Senior Accountant
Schechter Dokken Kanter, CPAs

Zeeshan Baig
Sr. Financial Analyst
Uponor, Inc

Reed Beckler
President
RAB Accounting & Consulting, LLC

Julie Boyer
Tax Manager
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

Angela Braud
Hansen House Company

David Brenne
Chief Financial Officer
Walker Methodist, Inc.

Aaron Bushberger
Director of Finance
South Washington County Schools Independent School District #833

James Casey
Internal Audit Manager
Graco Inc.

Abby Dahms
Senior Financial Analyst
HickoryTech Corporation

John Dauwalter
Manager
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Sara DeRoo
Accounting Supervisor
Christianson & Associates, PLLP

Dawn Dexter
Director, Business Technology Operati
Target Corporation

Jacqueline Dunker
Senior Financial Analyst
Ameriprise Financial

Sheila Earp
Financial Analyst
AgriBank

Cassandra Elgersma
Manager
Schechter Dokken Kanter, CPAs

Charles Esler
Systems Accounting Manager
Hennepin Faculty Associates

Nicholas Fitzgerald
Controller
AEI Fund Management, Inc.

Christy Fodor
VP Controller
CSM Corporation

Sean Fredrickson
Senior Accountant
Mahoney Ulbrich Christiansen Russ PA

Ashley Fretty
Staff Accountant
Carlson Advisors, LLC

Joel Germershausen
State & Local Income Tax Manager
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Katharyn Goeman
Audit Manager
Grant Thornton LLP

Maximilian Graupner
KPMG LLP

Laura Gust
Manager
Blanski Peter Kronlage & Zoch, P.A.

James Hacking
Own Account
James R. Hacking, Ltd.

Jesse Hallstrom
Accountant
John D. Freeman, CPA

Joshua Hanig
Archer Daniels Midland Company

Karla Havemeier
Owner
Karla Havemeier, LTD

Jessica Hendrickson
Financial Reporting
The Valspar Corporation

Ryan Hirsch
Assurance Services Manager
RSM McGladrey, Inc.

Steven Hirsch
Accounting Program Chair
Minnesota School of Business

Katherine Imholte
Recruiting Manager
Salo, LLC

Kelli Johnson
Audit Senior Accountant
Mayer Hoffman McCann P.C.

Ronald Kelner
Shareholder
Schechter Dokken Kanter, CPAs

Amanda Kennedy
Supervisor
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

Richard Kes
Manager, Audit Services
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP

Megan Koski
Senior Accountant
Conway, Deuth & Schmiesing, PLLP

Mary Kurth
Zinpro Corporation

Marshall Lehman
Senior Finance Director
Factory Motor Parts

Meng Lor
Graco Inc.

Jamie Majerus
Internal Audit Manager
Minnesota Judicial Branch

Meredith Menden
Tax Senior Manager
Eide Bailly LLP

Ruth Ann Michnay
Ruth Ann Michnay PA

Jessica Midura
ELCA Board of Pensions

Kimberly Mikolz
Division Controller
Homeshield

Alexis Miller
Internal Auditor
Graco Inc.

Ibragim Mirzoyev
Senior Associate
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Kristina Moore
Tax Accountant
Target Corporation

Jenna Mueller
Tax and Audit Accountant
Murry & Murry, LTD

Michaela Mumbleau
Schechter Dokken Kanter, CPAs

Thomas Nickels
Tax Accountant
Waycrosse, Inc.

Brooke Orr
Family Client Accountant
Waycrosse, Inc.

Megan Orr
Senior Accountant
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Daniel Owens
Audit Manager
Olsen Thielen & Co., Ltd.

Kristin Paulson
Mgr, Investment Accounting
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Sara Portner
Controller
Frana Companies

Rebecca Ramsey
St. Jude Medical, Inc

Robert Raveling
Adjunct Instructor
Globe University

Johnathan Rodewald
Manager, Regulatory Analysis
Park Nicollet Health Services

Ashley Roemhild
Accountant
Cargill, Inc.

Kate Russell
Senior Accountant
HLB Tautges Redpath, Ltd.

David Sawyer
Co-Founder

Kristin Schultes
CFO
Metropolitan Mechanical Contractors

Jill Schultz
Manager
Smith, Schafer & Associates, Ltd.

Joy Shealer Orson
Manager
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

Jennifer Sigfrinius
Sr. Analyst, Federal Income Tax
Best Buy Enterprise Services, Inc.

Judith Soderlund
Manager
Wipfli LLP

Laurel St. John
Abercrombie Accounting

Amanda Stamp
Business Tax Services Senior
Ernst & Young LLP

Gary Storm
Gary L. Storm, CPA, LLC

Dianna Streed
Manager
Wolter & Raak, Ltd.

Nicholas Swedberg
Supervisor
Boyum & Barenscheer, PLLP

Kelly Wait
Senior Staff Accountant
Baune Dosen & Co LLP

Eric Walker
Manager Internal Audit
Alliant Techsystems, Inc.

Steven Warren
Director of Taxation
Lehrman, Flom & Co., PLLP

Claudia Weinberger
Assistant Controller
Winona National Bank

Christi Westman
External Audit Senior
Deloitte & Touche LLP

Christina Weyenberg
Manager, Accounting Policy
General Mills, Inc.

Susan Wilson
Chief Financial Officer
Signature Bank

Jason Winter
Recruiting Manager
SNI Financial

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