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The Southeast Region of the American Accounting Association consists of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Officers
President Maria Leach The University of Southern Mississippi 730 E Beach Blvd, COB 118 Long Beach, MS 39560 Phone: 228-214-3343 Maria.Leach@usm.edu	Past President Donald L. Ariail Kennesaw State University School of Accountancy Burruss Building, Rm. 208, MD 0402 560 Parliament Garden Way Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 Phone: 470-578-7387 dariail1@kennesaw.edu

President-Elect Eric Bostwick University of West Florida – Pensacola 11000 University Pkwy, Bldg 76A, Office 341 Pensacola, FL 32514 Phone: 850-857-6319 ebostwick@uwf.edu	Council Representative Lynn Clements Florida Southern College 1960 High Vista Drive Lakeland, fl 33813 Phone: 863-680-4288 lclements@flsouthern.edu

Strategic Region Leader Committee Representatives
Donald L. Ariail Kennesaw State University School of Accountancy Burruss Building, Rm. 208, MD 0402 560 Parliament Garden Way Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 Phone: 470-578-7387 dariail1@kennesaw.edu	Lynn Clements Florida Southern College 1960 High Vista Drive Lakeland, fl 33813 Phone: 863-680-4288 lclements@flsouthern.edu

2017 Southeast Region Meeting Program Committee
2017 Program Chair Eric Bostwick University of West Florida – Pensacola Phone: 850-857-6319 ebostwick@uwf.edu	2017 Paper Chair Charlene Spiceland Simmons College Phone: 901-413-1431 charlene.spiceland@simmons.edu	2017 Assistant Chair Karen McCarron Georgia Gwinnett College (770) 358-5031 kmccarron@ggc.edu

Subcommittees
Membership Engagement Subcommittee Chair- Christine Jonick, University of North Georgia, christine.jonick@ung.edu	Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Sessions Subcommittee Chair, Diania McRae Western Carolina University,dlmcrae@wcu.edu Emma Cole, Troy University, ecole43491@troy.edu Aretha Hill, Florida A&M University, aretha.hill@famu.edu Carol Hughes, AB Technical College, NC, chughes@abtech.edu Doug Parker, Western Carolina University, rparker@yorktech.edu

Research Panel Subcommittee Chair, Eric Bostwick, University of West Florida-Pensacola, ebostwick@uwf.edu	Doctoral Student/Faculty Interchange Subcommittee Chair, Maria Leach The University of Southern Mississippi, Maria.Leach@usm.edu Co-Chair, Eric Bostwick, University of West Florida – Pensacola, ebostwick@uwf.edu DFSI Liaison, Sandria Stephenson, Kennesaw State University, ssstephenson@kennesaw.edu

CPE/Industry Tour Subcommittee Chair, Eric Bostwick, University of West Florida-Pensacola, ebostwick@uwf.edu

The Southeast Region of the American Accounting Association consists of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.

Officers
President Maria Leach The University of Southern Mississippi 730 E Beach Blvd, COB 118 Long Beach, MS 39560 Phone: 228-214-3343 Maria.Leach@usm.edu	Past President Donald L. Ariail Kennesaw State University School of Accountancy Burruss Building, Rm. 208, MD 0402 560 Parliament Garden Way Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 Phone: 470-578-7387 dariail1@kennesaw.edu

President-Elect Eric Bostwick University of West Florida – Pensacola 11000 University Pkwy, Bldg 76A, Office 341 Pensacola, FL 32514 Phone: 850-857-6319 ebostwick@uwf.edu	Council Representative Lynn Clements Florida Southern College 1960 High Vista Drive Lakeland, fl 33813 Phone: 863-680-4288 lclements@flsouthern.edu

Strategic Region Leader Committee Representatives
Donald L. Ariail Kennesaw State University School of Accountancy Burruss Building, Rm. 208, MD 0402 560 Parliament Garden Way Kennesaw, Georgia 30144 Phone: 470-578-7387 dariail1@kennesaw.edu	Lynn Clements Florida Southern College 1960 High Vista Drive Lakeland, fl 33813 Phone: 863-680-4288 lclements@flsouthern.edu

2017 Southeast Region Meeting Program Committee
2017 Program Chair Eric Bostwick University of West Florida – Pensacola Phone: 850-857-6319 ebostwick@uwf.edu	2017 Paper Chair Charlene Spiceland Simmons College Phone: 901-413-1431 charlene.spiceland@simmons.edu	2017 Assistant Chair Karen McCarron Georgia Gwinnett College (770) 358-5031 kmccarron@ggc.edu

Subcommittees
Membership Engagement Subcommittee Chair- Christine Jonick, University of North Georgia, christine.jonick@ung.edu	Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Sessions Subcommittee Chair, Diania McRae Western Carolina University,dlmcrae@wcu.edu Emma Cole, Troy University, ecole43491@troy.edu Aretha Hill, Florida A&M University, aretha.hill@famu.edu Carol Hughes, AB Technical College, NC, chughes@abtech.edu Doug Parker, Western Carolina University, rparker@yorktech.edu

Research Panel Subcommittee Chair, Eric Bostwick, University of West Florida-Pensacola, ebostwick@uwf.edu	Doctoral Student/Faculty Interchange Subcommittee Chair, Maria Leach The University of Southern Mississippi, Maria.Leach@usm.edu Co-Chair, Eric Bostwick, University of West Florida – Pensacola, ebostwick@uwf.edu DFSI Liaison, Sandria Stephenson, Kennesaw State University, ssstephenson@kennesaw.edu

CPE/Industry Tour Subcommittee Chair, Eric Bostwick, University of West Florida-Pensacola, ebostwick@uwf.edu

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