Studying Resident Elected to Head Statewide CPA Group

Frances A. Aitken, a certified community accountant (CPA) from Looking through, Pa., was named president of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) for the 2021-2022 12 months. Aitken was elected at PICPA’s 124th Annual Assembly held June 11, 2021.

Aitken is chief running officer for Berks County Community Foundation in Reading through, overseeing the administration of the foundation’s property and the functions of the foundation’s setting up. Aitken also will work with regional estate and economic planners on advanced estate organizing functions and helps their customers with creating charitable legacies.

In her address to the 20,000 users of the PICPA, Aitken claimed, “As I start out my expression as president, I am dedicated to making sure the PICPA has the methods CPAs have to have for a article-COVID accounting job. In some techniques, the pandemic accelerated improvements in our sector that were being turning out to be inescapable. Now, it is up to all of us to embrace the positive kinds for the good of the career.”

Mike Colgan, PICPA’s CEO and government director, added, “Franki has shown exceptional leadership all over her years of PICPA membership at both equally the Reading through Chapter and point out amount. We search ahead to her unique point of view as a believed chief who operates in the not-for-gain place as the PICPA commences to navigate the write-up-pandemic business natural environment.”

Aitken gained her Bachelor of Science diploma in accounting from Widener College. In 2014, Lehigh Valley Business gave Aitken the CFO of the Calendar year Group Provider Award and the Higher Looking through Chamber of Commerce and Field chosen her for the ATHENA Award, which honors skilled excellence, neighborhood services, and lively support to females in their attainment of experienced excellence.

Aitken is a previous president of PICPA’s Studying Chapter and a latest member of the Pennsylvania CPA Foundation and CPA-PAC boards. In addition to her volunteer management with the PICPA, Aitken is a trustee of the Law Basis of Berks County.

Other elected officers at the annual conference include Aaron R. Risden, main financial officer and treasurer of Vision Positive aspects of America in Carnegie, Pa. (president-elect) Thomas H. Bouquets, controlling partner with Bouquets & Flowers CPAs in Harrisburg, Pa. (vice president) Ryan G. Lafferty, partner with Attolon Partners LLC in Philadelphia (vice president) and Elizabeth Krisher, manager husband or wife with Maher Duessel in Pittsburgh (treasurer).

For a comprehensive listing and photos of the 2021-2022 PICPA leadership, go to www.picpa.org/leadership.