National Appointments

AICPA National Appointments

Maher Duessel is proud of the reputation we have built nationally in the non-profit and governmental sectors. As a result of this effort, Maher Duessel partners have been selected for pretigious appointments on several AICPA national committees.

Robert Lent is an appointed member of the AICPA State and Local Government Expert Panel; an honor held by no other in the state of Pennsylvania and made up of only fourteen individuals from across the Country. The purpose of the panel is to identify state and local government financial reporting and auditing issues and to work with appropriate bodies for resolutions benefiting the public interest. They also advise and assist in the development of AICPA products and services related to state and local government audits and accounting.

Diane Edelstein serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center and is one of fourteen nationally appointed members. The Center is committed to helping its members achieve the highest standards in performing quality government audits, and promote  the importance of quality governmental audits and the value of such audits.

Betsy Krisher is a past member of the AICPA National Non-Profit Expert Panel/Audit Guide Revision Task Force and is a current associate member of the AICPA Tax Exempt Organization Tax Resource Panel. Betsy’s service with the Expert Panels involves her with the standard-setting process and provides her with insight into the future direction of accounting standards which will affect non-profit entities.

Lisa Ritter previously served on the AICPA Auditing Standards Board (ASB). The ASB is the senior technical committee designated by the AICPA to issue auditing, attestation, and quality control statements, standards and guidance to certified public accountants for non-public company audits.