Public Interest | American Accounting Association

Objectives

Promote interaction among members of the academic and professional communities interested in the interface of accounting with social, economic, ethical, and political consequences of corporate activity, and in exploring the social and ethical roles and responsibilities of the accounting profession.
Encourage research in public interest accounting by identifying areas in need of research, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and findings, and providing opportunities for exposure of research results.
Present programs that create and expand an awareness of the profession's responsibility to society.
Develop and promote educational materials that foster an awareness of social and ethical issues in accounting students-
Encourage interdisciplinary exchanges between accountants and members of other learned groups.

Chair Amy Hageman Kansas State University Phone: 785-532-4484 Email: HagemanA@ksu.edu	Chair-Elect Mitchell Stein University of Western Ontario Email: mstein@ivey.ca

Secretary/Treasurer Patrick Kelly Providence College Phone: 860-464-1333 Email: pkelly@providence.edu	Vice Chair of Research Anne Schnader Suffolk University Phone: 617-573-1798 Email: aschnader@suffolk.edu

Vice Chair of Education Charles Stanley Baylor University Phone: (254) 710-6228 Email: charles_stanley@baylor.edu	Vice Chair of International Membership Michael Kraten Providence College Phone: 203-383-0900 Email: mkraten@providence.edu

Council Representative Charles Cullinan Bryant University Phone: 401-232-6421 Email: cullinan@bryant.edu

Journal Editor *Accounting and the Public Interest* Pamela Roush University of Central Florida Email: proush@ucf.edu	Social Media/ Online Communications Michael Kraten Providence College Phone: 203-383-0900 Email: mkraten@providence.edu

Newsletter Editor/Webmaster Lawrence Chui University of St. Thomas Phone: 651-962-5442 Email: lawrence.chui@stthomas.edu	Newsletter Assistant Editor/Webmaster Byron Pike Minnesota State University-Mankato Phone: 507-389-6909 Email: byron.pike@mnsu.edu

National Meeting Program Co-Chairperson Lois Mahoney Eastern Michigan University Phone: 734-487-0157 Email: lmahone1@emich.edu	National Meeting Program Co-Chairperson Amy Hageman Kansas State University Email: hagemana@ksu.edu

2018 Midyear Meeting Coordinators Larita Killian Indiana University-Purdue University- Columbus Phone: 812-328-7219 Email: ljkillia@iupuc.edu	Louella Moore Washburn University - Topeka Phone: 785-670-2051 Email: louella.moore@washburn.edu

Membership Committee Sue Ravenscroft Iowa State University Phone: 515-294-3574 Email: sueraven@iastate.edu	Nominations Committee Patrick Kelly Providence College Phone: 860-464-1333 Email: pkelly@providence.edu

Accounting Exemplar Award John Thornton Azusa Pacific University Phone: 626-812-3095 Email: jthornton@apu.edu

Coordinator of Regional Activities TBD	Mid-Atlantic Tara Shawver King's College Phone: 570-208-5900 Email: TaraShawver@kings.edu

Midwest Byron Pike Minnesota State University - Mankato Email: byron.pike@mnsu.edu	Northeast Cassandra Rohland University of Massachusetts - Lowell Email: Cassandra_Rohland@uml.edu

Ohio TBD	Southeast Andy Felo Nova Southeastern University Phone: 954-262-5279 Email: af878@nova.edu

Southwest Marty Stuebs Baylor University Phone: 254-710-1329 Email: Marty_Stuebs@baylor.edu	Western John Thornton Azusa Pacific University Phone: 626-812-3095 Email: jthornton@apu.edu

International Mitchell Stein University of Western Ontario Email: mstein@ivey.ca