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Jeff Gabello is a supervising project manager with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). He joined the FASB staff in May 2014, leading the project team that developed the 2017 standard to improve and simplify accounting rules around hedge accounting. Since early 2021, Jeff has focused on not-for-profit technical accounting issues. He also leads the FASB project on the statement of cash flows.

Prior to joining the FASB, Jeff worked for five years as an accounting policy manager at IBM in Somers, New York, where he assessed the impact of FASB and International Accounting Standards Board standard-setting activities on the company's financial reporting. Prior to that, Jeff worked for eight years as the assistant director of external reporting at UBS AG in Zurich, Switzerland, focused on International Financial Reporting Standards, U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting. Jeff holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania and an MBA from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Diane E. Edelstein is a Senior Partner at Maher Duessel in Pittsburgh and has over 30 years of experience in public accounting. Her entire auditing career has focused on nonprofits, governments, and Single Audits. She now works part time and specializes in teaching and consulting. Diane was a member of the AICPA NPO Planning Conference Committee from 2012 to 2017 and spoke each year on Single Audit topics. She is also a past member of the AICPA Governmental Audit Quality Center Executive Committee. She has conducted peer reviews of Single Audits and is a prior member of the PICPA Professional Ethics Committee. Diane received a B.A. in accounting (with distinction) from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.

Christy N. Tennant is Deputy Director with the Tennessee Comptroller's Division of Investigations. Christy is responsible for overseeing and directing investigations involving fraud, waste and abuse in local governments, state agencies, and other publicly funded entities. Christy has worked with the Comptroller's Office for over 23 years. She has directed investigations, resulting in the discovery of fraud, waste and abuse and the prosecution of public officials and employees. Christy has also worked closely with the TBI, the FBI, local District Attorneys General and local law enforcement groups. A graduate of Tennessee Technological University , Christy is also a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Financial Government Manager and a Certified Fraud Examiner. She provides training to professional groups related to internal controls and fraud.

Dr. Michaelia Black is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Lee University's School of Business in Cleveland, TN. She earned her Master of Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University and doctorate from Liberty University. She is a certified public accountant and member of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Michaelia has spent over 18 years teaching accounting to students at various institutions. Her specialties are in cost accounting, analytics, and accounting information systems. In addition to higher education, she is experienced in non-profit accounting, risk management, internal audit, financial statement reporting, endowment funds, and grant accounting.

Dave Arman, CPA, is a Senior Manager on the Audit & Accounting Quality team at the AICPA and has been with the AICPA for over 15 years. In role on the A&A Quality team, he leads the AICPA's Enhancing Audit Quality (EAQ) Initiative which promotes high quality auditing and assurance, with a focus on subject matter that has created challenges for practitioners. His responsibilities also include the broader audit portfolio, including technical authoring, reviewing and maintaining learning products. Dave regularly speaks on behalf of the AICPA at various AICPA and state society events. Dave lives in the seaside town of Southport, NC with his wife and three daughters.

Thomas Hill is the Owner and Founder of CD Technology and one of Tennessee's leading consultants for CPA and accounting managed IT services. With over 25 years of hands-on experience, Thomas has built a trusted name in the IT world by helping small businesses and non-profits protect themselves from cyber threats and stay ahead of today's ever-changing technology landscape.

After earning his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering Technology from East Tennessee State University, Thomas transformed a side gig into what is now CD Technology, a thriving IT support company serving over 200 small business and non-profit clients across Tennessee and surrounding states. His team specializes in managing cybersecurity risks, solving daily tech headaches, and helping organizations focus on what they do best.

Thomas is a respected voice in the tech community, featured in local publications and as a guest speaker on News Talk 98.7 and Joy 620. He is known for his clear, practical approach to topics like cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and cyber liability insurance-especially for organizations with limited resources.