Regional Programs Committee
2002 - 2003

Chair:

Carol Fischer
St. Bonaventure University
Department of Accounting
Route 417
St. Bonaventure, NY 14778
Phone: (716) 375-2021
Fax: (716) 375-2191
Email: cfischer@sbu.edu

Members:

Mid-Atlantic:
Susan Stiner (Villanova University), Regional Coordinator

Midwest:
Judy Sage (Chicago State University), Regional Coordinator
Becky Sheely (Emporia State)
Northeast:
Patricia Nodoushani (University of Hartford), Regional Coordinator
Phil Frese (Quinnipiac College)
Tracy Noga (Suffolk University)

Ohio:
Barry Arlinghaus (Miami University), Regional Coordinator

Southeast:
Tonya Flesher (University of Mississippi), Regional Coordinator
Bill Brown (Longwood College)
Steve Gara, (Old Dominion University)

Southwest:
Bambi Hora (University of Central Oklahoma), Regional Coordinator
Wilma Dye (Universtiy of Texas at Permian Basin)
Pam Smith (University of Texas San Antonio)

Western:
Sharon Cox (University of Hawaii), Regional Coordinator
Steve Smith (Western Washington University)

Charge:

  1. 1. Establish contact with the AAA Regional Vice President and the regional program chairs to ensure that the ATA is represented on all regional programs.
  2. Assist the Regional Vice President and program chairs in organizing sessions on tax research and tax educational issues. Notify members of submission deadlines and requirements for papers and panel sessions.
  3. Work with the ATA President to send an email to ATA members notifying them of submission deadlines for all regional meetings.
  4. Attend regional program planning meetings.
  5. Coordinate with any organizations sponsoring pre- and post-meeting seminars at the regional meetings.
  6. Assist the Membership Committee with distributing materials about the ATA at the regional meetings.
  7. Introduce tax practitioners to the ATA by involving them in planning.
  8. Publish information about the tax portion of the regional meetings in the Spring ATA Newsletter and the ATA website.
  9. Develop a description of procedures used to coordinate the Regional Programs that may be updated and passed on to successive Regional Program Chairs.