54th Annual

MNCPA TAX CONFERENCE

2008

November 20 - 21, 2008

Minneapolis Convention Center

TECHNICAL EXPERTS

Betsy Adrian

Betsy Adrian
Minnesota Society of CPAs
Bloomington, MN

Stuart Bear, JD

Stuart Bear, JD
Chestnut & Cambronne, P.A.
Minneapolis, MN

Andrew Biebl, CPA

Andrew Biebl, CPA
LarsonAllen LLP
New Ulm, MN

Eve Borenstein, JD

Eve Borenstein, JD
Borenstein and McVeigh Law Office LLC
Minneapolis, MN

Natalie Choate, Esq.

Natalie Choate, Esq.
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Boston, MA

Rick Darvis, CPA, CCPA

Rick Darvis, CPA, CCPA
National Institute of Certified College Planners
Plentywood, MT

Stephen Dennis, CPA/ABV, JD
Baune Dosen & Co., PLLP
Minneapolis, MN

Ward Einess
Minnesota Department of Revenue
St. Paul, MN

Geno Fragnito

Geno Fragnito
Minnesota Society of CPAs
Bloomington, MN

Jerome Geis
Briggs & Morgan
Saint Paul, MN

Paul Gutterman, JD, LL.M, CPA
University of Minnesota - MBT Carlson School of Management
Minneapolis, MN

Sharon Kreider, CPA

Sharon Kreider, CPA
Kreider CPA
Sunnyvale, CA

Keith Loveland, JD, AIFA(R), CIDA

Keith Loveland, JD, AIFA(R), CIDA
Loveland Consulting
Minneapolis, MN

Michael Mares, CPA/ABV, JD

Michael Mares, CPA/ABV, JD
Mares Nichols CPE, Inc.
New Castle, PA

E. Lynn Nichols, CPA

E. Lynn Nichols, CPA
Mares Nichols CPE, Inc.
New Castle, PA

Maureen Pechacek, CPA

Maureen Pechacek, CPA
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
San Diego, CA

Christopher Romans, CPA, MBA
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Minneapolis, MN

Charles Selcer, CPA

Charles Selcer, CPA
Schechter Dokken Kanter, CPAs
Minneapolis, MN

Mark Sellner, CPA, JD, LLM

Mark Sellner, CPA, JD, LLM
University of Minnesota - MBT Carlson School of Management
Minneapolis, MN

Sheldon Smith, JD, LLM (taxation)

Sheldon Smith, JD, LLM (taxation)
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
Denver, CO

Thomas Stephens, CPA, CITP

Thomas Stephens, CPA, CITP
K2 Enterprises
Hammond, LA

John Surgent, CPA

John Surgent, CPA
Surgent McCoy CPE, LLC
Devon, PA

Greg Williams

Greg Williams
Jenux Technologies
Minnetonka, MN

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Lawrence Jacobs
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN


Session A1: Monday, 8:00 a.m.
The Presidential Election: What Happened and What Lies Ahead

Jackie Pflug
Jackie Pflug &
Associates, Inc.
Eden Prairie, MN

Session L1: Tuesday, 4:10 p.m.
The Courage to Succeed