"If our profession is to survive in the future and be dynamic, we must recruit the best and the brightest young people."
Steven Galet, CPA
Thyssen Krupp Elevator, Commerce

"Many practitioners these days are having problems hiring good employees. Outreach programs such as this can help us attract as many good students as possible."
Guy M. Wong, CPA
Guy M. Wong, CPA, Sacramento

"When working with students we have to walk the walk that what we do is fun, challenging, different and above all loved by us personally. We can't complain about low student enrollment or lack of qualified candidates if we aren't willing to do something about it."
Daniel D. Morris, CPA
Morris + D'Angelo, San Jose

"It's satisfying to communicate to young people who are considering the wide range of possibilities before them in life. I've found that most young people have never even considered, nor have any idea the diversity of services a CPA provides."
David George, CPA
Soren McAdam George Investment Advisory, Irvine

"I truly enjoy going out and speaking to the students. I love dispelling the myth that we're all geeks and sit in a back room just crunching numbers. It's fun to let the students know what a 'people profession' we operate in."
Pam Kelty, CPA
Soares, Sandall, Bernacchi and Petrovich LLP, Oxnard

"I enjoyed having the opportunity to talk with the students. They were attentive and asked good questions. They seemed to enjoy the AICPA video. I appreciated the information the AICPA and CalCPA put together. It made preparation much easier."
Howard Loomis, CPA
Perisho, Tombor, Loomis & Ramirez, Campbell

"I'd be happy to speak again in the future. The students that were there were very interested and asked really good questions."
Karen Kaseno, CPA
The Kaseno CPA Firm APC, San Diego