Memphis Chapter August Meeting

Jim Layman is the COO of the Tennessee Society of CPAs, overseeing communications, membership, continuing professional education and government relations. He is a licensed attorney, having graduated from University of Memphis School of Law after attending the University of Tennessee Knoxville for his undergraduate degree. Following several years in state government, Jim worked as General Counsel and Director of Government Relations for the Insurors of Tennessee before joining TSCPA in April 2021. Jim lives in Goodlettsville, TN with his wife Caitlyn and children James and Caroline.

Jennifer Weske obtained her bachelors degree in business administration (BBA) from Stephen F. Austin University with a major in accounting and a minor in computer science. During college, she worked on the Space Station OSC (Operations Support) contract at NASA. This was both a fun and exciting job! Immediately after college, Jennifer passed her CPA exam.

After graduation, Jennifer started her career in public accounting as an auditor with Arthur Anderson in the Houston office and was eventually recruited to start a computer audit group. From public accounting, Jennifer was recruited by FedEx to work in a computer audit group in Memphis. Jennifer has experience in project management, training, information systems and finance. Jennifer obtained her MBA in Finance from the University of Memphis and her Ph.D. in Accounting from Northcentral University with a specialization in forensic accounting. Jennifer is a Certified Public Accountant (Inactive), a Chartered Global Management Accountant, and a Certified Fraud Examiner. Jennifer also obtained one of the first Certified Information Systems Audit designations in 1990 but does not have an active certification. Jennifer teaches full time at Christian Brothers University as an Associate Professor of Accounting and is the Director of the Master of Accountancy program.