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LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

EMPOWERING the Next Generation of LEADERS A leadership void is looming...

SCACPA is meeting the challenge by launching the CPA Leadership Institute, the only local program designed specifically for accounting professionals.

South Carolina

CPA

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE A leadership void is looming in the accounting profession.

The American Institute of CPAs estimates that 75 percent of today’s CPAs – by and large the baby boomers – will be retiring within the next 15 years. Preparing the next tier of CPAs to assume leadership roles is critical to the future of the profession and your organization.

For public accounting firms it is not just about recruiting qualified staff, but identifying gaps in succession and training top talent. For CPAs in business and industry, government and nonprofit, strong leaders are vital to the success of the organization and must be equipped to design and execute business strategy.

To meet this ongoing challenge, the S.C. Association of CPAs is launching the CPA Leadership Institute, the only local program designed specifically for accounting professionals. Limited to 20 participants, this five month intensive training program combines live classes and webinars. The program incorporates actual case studies of relevance to the accounting profession and enables young CPAs to develop the skill set necessary to become the next generation of leaders.

APPLY OR NOMINATE A YOUNG CPA TODAY! www.scacpa.org/leadership

CPA Leadership Institute participants will: • Develop critical and creative thinking skills that facilitate collaboration and a shared vision for their respective organizations • Acquire practical tools that they can immediately implement in their professional activities • Identify, refine and leverage their unique leadership strengths to inspire others to create engaged and skilled teams • Create a local network of top professionals and future business leaders, establish valuable relationships with other talented emerging leaders and build a sense of accountability within this community of peers • Build a pipeline of future leaders for the profession and the S.C. Association of CPAs The South Carolina CPA Leadership Institute features the nationally recognized program, Insights to Action, a systematic approach to strategic planning that will engage participants in learning how to create a shared strategy that instills commitment and inspires action.

The program also utilizes Strengths Based Leadership, which helps participants identify their top strengths and align these natural talents within their organization fostering an innovative and productive environment.

Program Requirements: • Licensed CPA • Member of the S.C. Association of CPAs • Age 36 or under at the time of application • Completed application and submission of resume • Letter of recommendation from current employer • Essay explaining why you want to participate in the CPA Leadership Institute (500 words or less)

Program Overview May 8 | Columbia | CPA Leadership Institute Kick Off Meet your classmates, strengthen your communications skills and hear a professional issues update.

June 19 | Online | Leveraging Your Leadership Strengths Based on Strengths Based Leadership, identify your strengths and how to leverage them to improve your leadership ability.

Aug. 17-19 | Buck Ridge Plantation, Neeses CPA Leadership Institute Retreat This two and a half day retreat is dedicated to training, mentoring and exploring how participants can build the CPA profession in the state.

Participants will glean insights from a panel of profession leaders; discover how to assemble and manage high-performing teams; and acquire skills to open up dialogue, both up and down the organizational chain. Attendees will develope tangible goals and objectives in order to cultivate coaching skills, which can then be used to develop others within their organization.

Oct. 28 | SCACPA, West Columbia Your Leadership Plan in Action/Graduation Discover how to apply your leadership skills in your organization and the S.C. Association of CPAs. The day will conclude with a graduation ceremony.

CPE Credits: 30 Cost: The cost of the program is $1,000 (excluding travel and hotel*).

However, the S.C. Association of CPAs is subsidizing $500 per participant for 2014. *Hotel cost (2 nights) is estimated at $150. Travel includes mileage to Columbia for two sessions and travel to Neeses for the retreat.

Attendance: The CPA Leadership Institute is a certificate program and attendance is required in order to successfully complete the program.

Application deadline: April 30, 2014

Apply at www.scacpa.org/leadership

Meet Your Leaders Dan Griffiths, CPA, CGMA | Tanner, LLC Dan Griffiths, CPA, CGMA, is the director of strategic planning at Tanner, LLC, a Salt Lake City-based professional services firm with about 80 team members.

Prior to merging his practice with Tanner, he co-founded Proficio Services Group to provide strategic and business planning, leadership development, and business coaching services. Dan is a graduate of the 2010 AICPA Leadership Academy and in 2011-2012 served as the chair of the Young CPA Network Committee for the AICPA. Dan has also been very active with the Utah Association of CPAs and in 2011 was recognized as the Outstanding CPA in Business and Management.

He was recently selected to serve as Utah’s elected member of the AICPA Governing Council and was appointed by Governor Herbert to serve on the State Board of Education.

Erin Hardwick Pate, CAE | S.C. Association of CPAs Erin Hardwick Pate has served as president/CEO of the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants since 2005. During her tenure she has led efforts to strengthen and grow an organization by creating an environment that fosters innovative thinking. Previously, Erin served as the founding executive director of the S.C. Association of Nonprofit Organizations.

Erin currently serves as immediate past board chair of CPA-SEA, the National Association of CPA society executives; a member of American Institute of CPAs’ Future of Learning Task Force; a member of the Public Policy Committee of the American Society of Association Executives; and a member of the advisory council of the Non-Profit Leadership Institute at Francis Marion University. She is a graduate of Leadership Columbia, Leadership Lexington County and the S.C. Executive Institute sponsored by the S.C. Budget and Control Board.

EMPOWERING the Next Generation of LEADERS

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

CPA

South Carolina

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