Andrea Hearn is Technical Product Manager at Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting North America. Andrea works with customers and software teams to provide new audit products, new features and industry titles for CCH® ProSystem fx® Knowledge Coach and CCH® Axcess® Knowledge Coach. Andrea also works closely with the Wolters Kluwer Research and Learning team to ensure titles have optimal workflow for Knowledge Coach Customers.
 
Prior to joining Wolters Kluwer in 2006, Andrea worked as a business planning manager in the financial services industry and has a Masters Degree in Arts from York University.

Carl Mayes is the Senior Technical Manager – Special Projects on the Public Practice and Global Alliances team at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He is responsible for managing practice quality initiatives for the AICPA including regulator quality studies, practice monitoring, and various technical and regulatory-focused projects. He is the project manager for the AICPA’s Enhancing Audit Quality initiative and manages the execution of the AICPA’s 6-Point Plan to Improve Audits.

Before joining the Public Practice and Global Alliances team, Mayes helped perform market research, develop the business plan and identify the membership model for the AICPA Not-for-Profit Section.

Jason is a Partner in the Audit and Assurance group at Anglin Reichmann Armstrong with over 14 years’ experience in public accounting. As leader of the firm’s peer review practice, Jason helps support and enhance the audit quality and efficiency for Anglin and the audit practice of other firms around the country. He specializes in audit and assurance services, such as: audits, reviews, compilations, preparations, agreed upon procedures and examinations. He also provides consulting and data analytic services to non-profit, manufacturing and other commercial entities. In addition to these services, Jason consistently researches the latest audit and assurance guidelines to better support clients in the future. Jason also plays a critical role in the firm’s research into technology, software packages and data analytics to support clients moving forward. Jason’s industry focus includes biotechnology, employee benefit plans, government contracting, information technology, manufacturing and not-for-profit agencies.