Educator Champions
Inspiring the Next Generation of Accounting Professionals
TSCPA Educator Champions are dedicated faculty members who play a vital role in shaping the future of the accounting profession. By connecting students with TSCPA’s resources, opportunities, and community, they help guide future CPAs toward rewarding and successful careers.
Purpose
The TSCPA Educator Champions Program empowers educators to serve as trusted partners in advancing the profession. Champions help students engage with TSCPA, discover the value of membership, and explore the many career pathways available to them within accounting.
Meet Our TSCPA Educator Champions
Jennifer Thayer
Austin Peay State University
Associate Professor
Accounting, Finance and Economics
Marilyn Young
Belmont University
Professor of Accounting, Director of Accounting Center for Excellence
Cheri Flynn
Carson-Newman University
Professor of Accounting; Director of Accounting and BBA Programs, College of Professional Studies
Jennifer Weske
Christian Brothers University
Chair and Director of Master of Accountancy Program
Mary Haley
Cumberland University
Professor of Accounting
Michelle Freeman
East Tennessee State University
Associate Professor of Accountancy and Graduate Coordinator of M.Acc. Program
Brandon Lanciloti
Freed-Hardeman University
Brandon Lanciloti
Assistant Dean/Associate Professor of Accounting
Mark Jobe
Lipscomb University
Mark Jobe
Hilton & Sallie Dean Endowed Chair of Accountancy
Cynthia Elliott
Southwestern Tennessee Community College
Associate Professor
Greg Runyan
Trevecca Nazarene University
Associate Professor, Business/Chair, Department of Business Administration
Karen Miller
Union University
James and Shirley Porter Endowed Chair, University Prof. of Accounting, and Accounting Disc. Coord.
John Trussel
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Professor
Carrie Davis
Walters State Community College
Assistant Dean of Business and Technical Education, Department Head and Associate Professor of Accounting