Lisa A. Ritter, CPA, CFE

lritter@md-cpas.com

Lisa joined Maher Duessel in 2009 after previously being a shareholder, a supervisor, and head of the audit department for a regional accounting firm in Harrisburg. She has over 23 years of public accounting experience. She is the winner of Pennsylvania’s Best 50 Women in Business Award and was a past recipient of the 40 under 40 Award presented by the Central Pennsylvania Business Journal. Lisa has been a speaker and organizer for continued education programs as an approved sponsor by the Pennsylvania State Board of Accountancy.

Professional Activities

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
• AICPA Auditing Standards Board – Past Member
• Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)
• PICPA Accounting and Auditing Procedures Committee
• PICPA Not-for-Profit Committee
• PICPA Not-For-Profit Tech Issues Subcommittee
• Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Not-for-Profit Resource Group
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
• Association of Governmental Accountants (AGA) Central Pennsylvania Chapter
• Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations (PANO) – Treasurer and Board Member

Speaking Engagements

• AICPA – Alphabet Soup: Explaining the Acronyms that Affect Financial Reporting
• Maher Duessel Annual Non-Profit Seminar

Community/Civic Involvement

• Leadership Harrisburg – Class of 2011
• Susquehanna Art Museum – Board of Directors

Education

B.S. in Accounting – The Pennsylvania State University