TSCPA Selects Incoming Executive Director/CEO

Sept. 15, 2016

The Texas Society of CPAs is pleased to announce the selection of our incoming Executive Director and CEO Jodi Ann Ray, CCE, IOM, who will step into the role on January 1, 2017. Jodi Ann comes to TSCPA from Meeting Professionals International (MPI) where she was the vice president of membership and volunteer experience responsible for governance, as well as community development, which encompassed membership and more than 90 chapters and clubs in 24 countries. Prior to joining MPI, she served as the CEO for chambers of commerce in Connecticut, North Carolina and Texas, where she oversaw all operations including membership, government affairs, economic development and finance.

Jodi Ann had this to say about her new opportunity at TSCPA, “I am looking forward to working with the members, volunteers, chapters, and staff at the Texas Society of CPAs and to bringing my experience in membership and volunteer development, strategic leadership, and organizational management to this time-honored association.”

Jodi Ann has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Fairfield University. She received the Institute for Organization Management (IOM) designation in 1998 and the Certified Chamber Executive designation (CCE) in 2007.

Past TSCPA Chairman Mark Lee, CPA – Houston led the task force who worked with an executive search firm on the nationwide search. He thanked the task force by saying this, “I can’t express enough thanks for the many hours contributed by the dedicated task force charged with selecting the next executive director and CEO for TSCPA. This was not an easy task, and it was one that we each put a great deal of thought and care into completing with the best interest of TSCPA in mind. We are confident that Jodi Ann is well-positioned to take our organization into our next 100 years.”

Task force members included Allyson Baumeister, CPA – Fort Worth, Larry Edgerton, CPA – Permian Basin, Willie Hornberger, CPA – Dallas, Kathy Kapka, CPA – East Texas, Jim Oliver, CPA – San Antonio, Stephen Parker, CPA – Houston, Jeannette Smith, CPA – Rio Grande Valley, and Donna Wesling, CPA – Austin.