DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON
WHY: Runs the largest provider of accountants in OC and one of the largest accounting programs in the country, with about 1,400 students enrolled.
IN THE NEWS: Accounting program became an official school last fall, raised $1M in two weeks to prove demand to CSUF.
QUOTABLE: 80% of grads from the accounting program stay in OC. “That was the whole point in creating this school—to be a resource for Orange County accounting firms.”
