Tax, Finance & Accounting Conference for Cooperatives (TFACC) 2023 | FORVIS | 22 July 2023 | TBA

It is a collaborative event for cooperatives and rural, independent companies hosted by three organizations the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA), National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NREC), and National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives (NSAC). With education focused on accounting, tax, and finance topics geared toward co-ops in the agribusiness, electrical, and telecom industries, this conference will include two presentations from Todd Thorson from our Telecommunications practice:

2023 Speakers

PRESENTERS:

Nate Scott
President & CEO, Cargas Systems

Todd Thorson
President and Chief Technology Officer, TANJ Cybersecurity & Technologies

Randy Throener
Partner, Forvis

SPEAKERS

Aaron S. Johnson, CPA
VP, Electric Distribution Division, CoBank

Kacey Gast, CPA
Audit Partner, Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert & Moss, LLP

Adam R. Bailey, CPA
Partner, Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert & Moss, L.L.P

Trevor Barnett, MBA
Regional Vice President, CFC

Luke Greden, CPA
Manager, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP (CLA)

Eric Krienert, CPA
Partner, Moss Adams LLP

Steven Neher, CPA
Financial Advisor, Managing Member, Director of A&, Cordell, Neher & Company, PLLC

Kyle Meissner, CPA,
Cordell, Neher & Company, PLLC

Kristy Szabo
Director of Consulting, Vantage Point Solutions

Jeff H. Smith
Vice-President of Public Policy and Advocacy, Vantage Point Solutions

Wayne F. McGurk
Chief Information Officer and SVP of IT, NRECA

Jeremy S. Wortman, PhD
Owner, HRD Initiatives

Jeff L. Wicker, CPA
Managing Partner, Thomas, Speight& Noble CPAs

Teresa Ferguson
Senior Director, Broadband and Infrastructure Fund, NRTC

Cassie Cunningham
VP/Chief Growth Officer, White River Valley Electric Cooperative, White River Connect

Lisa Prachar
Vice President/CFO

Liddy Steele, JD, LLM
Senior Manager, R&D Tax Services

Erin Clayville, CPA, CFE
Partner, Moss Adams LLP

Camille Christiansen, CPA, MBA
Partner, Moss Adams LLP

Ty Thompson
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Director, NRECA

Thomas Tyler
Deputy Director, ConnectLA

Drew Lovelace, MBA
Operations Manager, Office of Broadband Access and Expansion

Daniel Holbrook, AICP
Broadband Manager

Jeff Murphy
Manager of Operations, Columbia REA

Laura A. Dunn, CPA
Controller, First Electric Cooperative Corporation

Ted Solomon, NA
Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Development, NRTC

Brian O'Hara
Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, NRECA

Kevin Adams
Managing Director, CEO, The Mountain Group LLC

Sean Battle, CPA
Audit Senior Manager, Bauknight Pietras & Stormer

Jarrod M. Bryant, CPA
Audit Partner, BSGM, LLP

Chris McLean
Assistant Administrator, Office of Assistant Administrator, Electric Programs, Rural Utilities Service

Dan Cawood
Vice President, Portfolio Management, CFC

Julie Desimone, CPA
Partner, Moss Adams LLP

Brett M. Wainger, CPA
International Tax Managing Director, KPMG LLP

April Graves, CPA
Controller, United Agricultural Cooperative Inc.

Peggy Maranan, CPA, DBA, MBA
Vice President, Finance, DEMCO

Jeff Krejdl
CEO, Ag Valley Cooperative

Justin Wardle, CPA
Senior Manager, Moss Adams LLP

Chad D. Holzer, CPA
Senior Manager, Moss Adams LLP

Amanda Seger, MIP
Regional Vice President, CFC

Alison Deelstra
Regional Vice President, CFC

Elena Kanaeva-Larson
Manager, Rates and Regulatory Services, Power Systems Engineering

Shaurice Moorman
Executive Consultant, Power Systems Engineering

Pat Cooper, CPA
Principal, Jackson Thornton

Bryanna L. Fredericks, CPA
Senior Manager, Herbein + Company, Inc.

Stephanie Atkins, CPA
Senior Manager, Herbein + Company, Inc.

Michael Cheng, CPA
National Professional Practice Partner, Frazier & Deeter

Todd Thorson, CPA
Partner, Forvis

Shelley Young, CFPC
CFO, South Kentucky RECC

Chester Conti, CFPC
CFO/Director of Finance & Accounting, Central Electric Cooperative, Inc.

April Renner, CPA
Vice President, Corporate Services, Jackson Energy Cooperative

Michael Ross
Principal, HBK CPAs & Consultants

Doran Dennis
Managing Director, CoBank

Sarah Crites
CFO, Sangre de Cristo Electric Association

John Holston, CPA
CFO, Coast Electric Power Association

Lisa Prachar
Vice President/CFO, East Central Energy

Bill Miller, CPA
Tax Partner, Bolinger, Segars, Gilbert & Moss, LLP

Erik Detlefsen
Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Michael W. Droke, JD
Partner, Industry Group Co-Leader, Food and Agribu, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Jim Halvorsen, CPA
Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP (CLA)

Edit Kranner
Consultant, Consortia Consulting

David Walker
Former U.S. Comptroller General, Advisor, Author

Erik Gillam, CPA
Partner, Aldrich CPAs + Advisors LLP

Elizabeth Kolb Robillard, MBA
Consultant, Negotiating At Work

Beverly Ross
Vice President of Internal Audit, CFC

Josh Harbin, CPA
Senior Manager, Tax Credits & Incentives, Moss Adams LLP

Josh Bakke, CPA
Senior Manager, Moss Adams LLP

Nick L. Mueting, CPA
Managing Shareholder, Lindburg Vogel Pierce Faris, Chtd.

Dave Antoni, CPA
Managing Director, Tax / National Director of Coop, KPMG LLP

Kristin Sandy, CPA MBT
Senior Tax Manager, Land O' Lakes, Inc.

Jeff Johnson
Lead Economist, CoBank

Adam Carroll
Author, Speaker, and Mentor, Building a Bigger Life

Dennis D. Hicks, CPA
Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen

Brian Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA
Director, Strategic Relationships, K2 Enterprises

Paul Gutierrez
Senior Principal, NRECA

Chris McLean
Assistant Administrator, Office of Assistant Administrator, Electric Programs, Rural Utilities Service