WE ARE NOT YOUR MAMA’S MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION:
Amanda O’Rourke
How many of your friends/family/colleagues have recently left the state of Washington for somewhere with less traffic and less growing pains? Personally, there have been so many within my personal circle that I have lost count. The change our state has experienced in the last decade has been significant. Despite the number of goodbye parties I have attended in recent years, (according to the US Census Bureau) the population of Washington has grown 13.2 percent during the last decade. Nationwide, the growth rates slowed across the country, but our state was the exception. Nine hundred thousand residents moved here in the last 10 years. As our state population grows, so does our profession. I, like everyone, dislike traffic, but I love the new energy, talent, and opportunities that the growth brings. CPAs are making a difference at big firms, small firms, tech firms or no firms, and we are thriving. Just as the CPA profession is rapidly changing, the WSCPA is adapting to meet the needs of our state. This is not your mama’s membership organization any longer. Are you tapping in to all the WSCPA offers? Here are some ways to get the most of your WSCPA membership:
Amanda O’Rourke, CPA, is Partner with Greenwood Ohlund LLP CPAs in Seattle and chair of the WSCPA Board of Directors. You can contact her at amanda@greenwoodcpa.com.
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