Western Region | American Accounting Association

Objectives

The Western Region ascribes to the goals and objectives stated in Article II of the American Accounting Association By-Laws. Our primary goal is to create a community of peers who value scholarship, academic improvement, and creativity. It is our goal to encourage exchange of ideas among our members related to accounting research, education, and environmental forces facing the profession. More specifically, we strive to:

Facilitate a broad-based member participation in the activities and programs of the American Accounting Association;
Sponsor broad-based research and educational programs for the benefit of its members;
Offer continuing education programs that shall be coordinated with the AAA's director of education;
Tailor each meeting to the specific needs and desires of the regional members, and strive to draw on the talents of a broad spectrum of members in the Region; and
Publish the proceedings of each meeting.

2018 Western Region Meeting Program Committee
2018 Program Chair Robin Clement University of Oregon Phone: (541) 346-3295 Email: rclement@uoregon.edu	2018 Paper Chair Sharon Lightner National University Phone: (858) 642-8663 Email: slightner@nu.edu		2018 Assistant Paper Chair Nancy Mangold California State University – East Bay Phone: (510) 885-3315 Email: nancy.mangold@csueastbay.edu

Subcommittees
Membership Engagement Subcommittee Chair- TBD		Awards Subcommittee Co-Chair, Tina Zamora, Seattle University, zamorava@seattleu.edu Co-Chair, Peter Demerjian, University of Washington, pdemerj@uw.edu

CPE/Industry Tour Subcommittee Chair, Robin Clement, University of Oregon, rclement@uoregon.edu		CTLA/Sharpen Your Teaching Skills Subcommittee Chair, Nancy Mangold, California State University, nancy.mangold@csueastbay.edu

Research Session Effectiveness Chair- Sharon Lightner, National University, slightner@nu.edu		Doctoral Student/Faculty Interchange Coordinator Yonca Ertimur, University of Colorado-Boulder, yonca.ertimur@colorado.edu

Strategic Region Leader Committee Representatives

Angela Woodland
Montana State University- Bozeman
Phone: (406) 994-2653
Email: awoodland@montana.edu

Sara Kern
Gonzaga University
Phone: (509) 313-7031
Email: kern@gonzaga.edu

Officers
President Angela Woodland Montana State University- Bozeman 432 Reid Hall Bozeman, M 59717 Phone: (406) 994-2653 Email: awoodland@montana.edu	Past President Sara Kern Gonzaga University School of Business Administration 502 E. Bone Ave, AD9 Spokane, WA 99258 Phone: (509) 313-7031 Email: kern@gonzaga.edu

President-Elect Robin Clement University of Oregon 1208 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403 Phone: (541) 346-3295 Email: rclement@uoregon.edu	Secretary/Treasurer Sharon Lightner National University School of Business and Management Accounting 11255 North Torrey Pines Road La Jolla, CA 92037 Phone: (858) 642-8663 slightner@nu.edu

Council Representative David G DeBoskey San Diego State University School of Accountancy 5500 Campanile Drive, Room SSE2401 San Diego, CA 92182-8221 Phone: (619) 594-2376 Email: deboskey@mail.sdsu.edu

Objectives

2018 Western Region Meeting Program Committee

Subcommittees

Strategic Region Leader Committee Representatives

Officers