CPT Board of Directors
The CPT Board of Directors meets quarterly, but offers continuous guidance and support throughout the year. The CPT is privileged to have these leaders share their knowledge and professional experience.
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Donald Burkett
CPT Chair
Executive Vice President, Burkett, Burkett & Burkett CPAs
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Jimmy Burkes, CPA
CPT Secretary
(Retired) Partner, Haddox, Reid, Eubanks, Betts PLLC
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David A. Costello, CPA
CPT Life Director
President & CEO, Retired NASBA & NASBA CPT
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Milton Brown
CPT Life Director
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Larry Bridgesmith, J.D., ESQ
CPT Life Director
CRO ERM Legal Solutions
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J. Coalter Baker, CPA
Partner, Baker & Cockburn, PLLC CPAs
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Tommye Barie, CPA
EVP, Leadership Development Succession Institute, LLC
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Jason Brooks, Ph.D., MBA
Founder & CEO of Thrive
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Kevin James, Ph.D., CPA
Professor, North Carolina A&T University
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William Latham, Ph.D.
Chief Student Development & Success Officer
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Delbert Madison
Senior Vice President, Cash Management Officer
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Sean McVey, CPA
Partner, Deloitte LLP
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Kymberly Messersmith
Managing Director, KPMG
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Kent Noble
Bill Daniels Chair of Business Ethics
University of Wyoming College of Business, Department of Management & Marketing
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Andrea Perry, ESQ
Member, Attorney Bone McAllester Norton PLLC
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Joseph Petito, Esq.
Principal-Public Policy, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Retired
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