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Joseph Thornton , CPA/ABV, CFF, PFS, CFP®, CVA, has over 30 years of experience in business valuation, public accounting, banking and financial consulting services. He is a former founder, director and commercial loan officer for Regency Bank in Richmond, and has many years of experience in all aspects of public accounting. Joseph is responsible for the business valuation and litigation support services for Mitchell, Wiggins & Company LLP. As a valuation specialist, he has prepared valuation reports for a wide range of purposes including: business planning, business purchases and sales, gift and estate tax returns, planning for gifts, estates and trusts, and other valuation consulting services. He has been accepted as a qualified expert witness in various courts within Virginia in the area of business valuations and accounting, and he also provides other litigation support services for attorneys in valuation, divorce, income for support purposes, tax consequences and economic damage issues. He has published numerous articles on the subject of business valuations and has made presentations to various groups and college classes on valuation and litigation topics. Joseph has also been recognized as one of Virginia’s “Super CPAs” in the Business Valuation/Litigation category by the Virginia Business magazine and the Virginia Society of CPAs every year since its inception in 2001, and was profiled as the Business Valuation “Super CPA” in the November 2011 issue. Deana Thorps , CPA, is manager, Audit Quality Initiatives, with the AICPA. She is a seasoned audit professional with over 13 years of public and private sector experience. Most recently, she has led audit quality efforts with the North Carolina Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General by developing standardized workpaper templates and audit reports to assist with compliance of applicable auditing standards. Brad Tress , CPA, is with Dixon Hughes Goodman. Brad has eight plus years of experience performing auditing, accounting, and consulting services for clients in both the Federal Government and the private sector. He has an extensive background in the application and interpretation of rules, regulations, and standards applicable to government contractors, including the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS). Brad is DHG’s labor law compliance lead and assists clients with issues involving the Service Contract Act (SCA), Davis Bacon Act (DBA), and other regulations associated with government contracting labor issues. Brad has co-hosted the Public Contracting Institute’s Fun with the FAR episode on FAR Part 22, Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions. He is a member of the AICPA, Greater Washington Society of CPAs and is a CPA in Virginia & Pennsylvania. He has a BS in Accounting from Penn State University. Garrett Wagner, CPA/CITP. He is the Entrepreneurial CPA, an industry thought leader and on a mission to fuel the entrepreneurial spirit and passion within the industry. With his ability to break free from the traditional CPA box, Garrett has embraced the entrepreneurial mindset and is on a mission to help others embrace the skills and knowledge needed to succeed. Garrett focuses on monitoring the evolving technologies and best practices in the industry to achieve the highest degree of success without being afraid to break free from traditional methods. Garrett’s background includes working inside successful CPA firms, speaking at conferences and events, and consulting for CPA firms across the country helping them to ignite lasting change by understanding the unique needs of each firm organization. Garrett believes that the public accounting landscape is undergoing a tremendous change and that by focusing on developing the next generation of leaders through education and leveraging technology any sized firm can be successful. Terry Warfield , Ph.D., is the PwC Professor in Accounting at the University of Wisconsin School of Business. He also is Chair of the Department of Accounting and Information Systems. He received a B.S. and MBA from Indiana University, and his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. Professor Warfield's area of expertise is financial accounting and his primary research interests are financial accounting standards and disclosure policies, including the effects of accounting information and disclosures on securities markets. He currently serves as a trustee for the Financial Accounting Foundation. Professor Warfield has received teaching awards at both the University of Iowa and the University of Wisconsin, and he is a member of the University of Wisconsin Teaching Academy. Professor Warfield has developed and published several case studies based on his research for use in accounting classes and which have been published in the AICPA Professor-Practitioner Casebooks and in Issues in Accounting Education. Duncan B. Will , CPA/ABV/CFF, CFE – Loss Prevention Manager/Accounting & Auditing Specialist. Mr. Will leverages his more than 30 years of experience in accounting, including public accounting, forensic accounting, consulting, and audit and tax compliance, to deliver to policyholders the high-touch, high-quality CAMICO experience. He works closely with the Loss Prevention Specialists to manage the department’s efforts to deliver policyholder service. Will’s specialties are accounting and auditing and business valuation-related risk management. He advises policyholders through the CAMICO Loss Prevention Hotline, speaks to CPA groups, and writes articles on a wide range of topics. Topics of particular interest include complying with the AICPA’s Statements on Standards for Accounting and Review Services, doubts about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern, cyber-security, and serving clients in the cannabis industry. Will began his accounting career in 1979 as a staff accountant in the Washington, D.C. area and spent most of his public accounting career in California and Florida. He earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Maryland and is Accredited in Business Valuation and Certified in Financial Forensics. A Certified Fraud Examiner, Will is an active member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners; has supplemented his education with college courses at the University of Baltimore, Golden Gate University, and Florida Atlantic University; and welcomes opportunities to expand his knowledge over a broad spectrum of accounting-related curricula. William (Bill) A. Young, Jr. , CPA, CGMA, is a partner at Mitchell, Wiggins & Company, LLP, where he served as the Firm’s managing partner for 8 years. He has over 45 years of experience serving automotive dealerships, community banks and a variety of closely held primarily family- owned businesses. He also specializes in estate planning and estate administration and is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Richmond, Virginia. He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and the Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA). He currently serves on the Boards of three private foundations and a community organization. Bill is a graduate of the University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce. He has spoken at previous Virginia Accounting & Auditing Conferences, most recently on retirement planning and the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017.