Accounting Advisory Council

Providing Strategic Guidance to the Accounting Area

Accounting Advisory Council members represent a variety of accounting firms, corporations, and government entities.

To increase the community's participation in the development of future accounting professionals, the accounting area in the Costello College of Business at George Mason University maintains a strong tradition of building partnerships through the Accounting Advisory Council. The council's mission is to advise and assist the accounting area so graduates are prepared to be successful contributors to an increasingly global accounting profession, and to ensure the College's undergraduate and masters programs to the needs of the accounting profession.

Council Chair

Vice Council Chair

Past Council Chair

Council Members

Asif A. Khan
Director, Financial Management and Assurance US Government Accountability Office

Asif Khan is a Director at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in the Financial Management and Assurance team.
Hakeem Khwaja
Partner, KPMG

Hakeem Khawaja is a Partner at KMPG.
Renee Mathews
CPA, Audit Partner, CohnReznick

Renee Mathews is a partner in CohnReznick’s Bethesda, Maryland office with more than 20 years of experience in accounting, tax, and financial management.
Kimberly A. McGatlin
Assistant Director, Financial Management and Assurance US Government Accountability Office

Kimberly A. McGatlin is an assistant director at the Government Accountability Office.
Dawit Negari
Shareholder at Rubino & Company

Dawit Negari is a Shareholder at Rubino & Company.
Daniel O'Shea
Partner, CohnReznick

Daniel O’Shea is a partner in CohnReznick, a national accounting firm, where he co-leads the Not-For-Profit and Education Industry Practice for the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Erin Ogburn, '01
Chief People Officer, Kearney & Company, PC
Past Chair, Accounting Advisory Council

Erin Ogburn is currently the Chief People Officer (Partner) at Kearney & Company, an accounting and consulting Firm and a “Best Place to Work” (Washington Business Journal) in Alexandria, VA.
Grant Patterson
Partner, Aprio LLP

As a Director in Aprio's Tax Services Group, Grant Patterson specializes in comprehensive tax services for government contractors and real estate companies.
David Semendinger, '90
Partner, Aprio LLP

David Semendinger, CPA, is the practice lead for both Aprio LLP’s Quality Control Group and Assurance Services Group.
Sarah Shuey, '03
Director, KPMG, LLP

Sarah Shuey is a Director in KPMG’s Financial Transformation Consulting practice with over 19 years of experience including 13 years conducting audits.