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

  • School of Business Community Partner | 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.
  • School of Business Community Partner | Hakeem Khawaja

    Partner, KPMG

    Hakeem Khawaja is a Partner at KMPG.
  • School of Business Community Partner | Kimberly A. McGatlin

    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.
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    Assistant Director, Financial Management and Assurance US Government Accountability Office

    Kimberly A. McGatlin is an assistant director at the Government Accountability Office.
  • School of Business Community Partner | Dawit Negari

    Shareholder at Rubino & Company

    Dawit Negari is a Shareholder at Rubino & Company.
  • School of Business Community Partner | 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.
  • Past Chair, Accounting Advisory Council

    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.
  • School of Business Community Partner | 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.
  • School of Business Community Partner | David Semendinger

    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.  

College of Business Members