Authors Contributing to the December 2011 Issue

Kevin Kelso is a corporate finance consultant based in Delaware. He has held senior management positions in the banking and financial services industry over the past 25 years, including serving as a controller for J.P. Morgan and a senior finance manager at Discover Bank. He earned his B.S. in accounting at Penn State University.

J. Carlton Collins, CPA, is an author, lecturer and technology consultant. He has published dozens of books and articles, delivered several thousand lectures and assisted hundreds of companies with their accountingsystem selection and implementation. He also writes the JofA’s monthly Technology Q&A column.

Jeff Drew is a JofA senior editor. He oversees coverage of practice management and technology. He has nearly 20 years of journalism experience, including a decade in various editorial capacities with American City Business Journals.

Yasmine El-Ramly, CPA/CITP, is a project manager with the AICPA’s Private Companies Practice Section, which provides practice management information and resources to CPA firms of all sizes. She specializes in women’s initiatives and human capital projects. Previously, she worked in public accounting with three CPA firms of various sizes.

Sandy Johns, CPA, is owner of Revolution Financial Solutions in Nashville, Tenn. Her firm provides accounting, tax and back-office support services for individuals, nonprofits and small businesses. Her private-sector experience encompasses a broad range of industries and fields including engineering, broadcast media, distribution, recording, law and education.

Larry Maples, CPA, DBA, is a professor of accounting at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tenn. He has written frequently for the JofA, including (with Mark Turner and Beth Howard) “Tax Considerations for Buying and Selling Property With a Burdensome Lease,” April 2009, page 51; and “Tax Treatment of Rebates May Be Clearing Up,” Oct. 2008, page 42.