This document provides an agenda and information for a 2016 ICPAS Young Professionals Leadership Conference. The agenda lists presentations and speakers on topics like positioning for success, leadership, and finding your dream job. It encourages attendees to network during breaks, participate in polls, and sign up for future ICPAS events. It also acknowledges sponsors and planning committee members.

1. Special thanks to our 2016 conference sponsors:
Start Your Path to Success
Make the most of your conference experience.
Pick a few of the items listed below and get started!
Get educated on offerings from
the conference sponsors
Take a photo with a
success white board
Strike up a conversation over
coffee with your table-mates
Ask a question via the interactive
Conference I/O polling
Sign up for an
upcoming ICPAS YPG event
Tweet your favorite conference take-a-ways
and photos to #YPleadercon16
Exchange business cards with
at least three new people
Use an ICPAS selfie stick to
capture the moment

2. PROGRAM AGENDA JOIN TODAY’S CONFERENCE
7:15AM to 8:00AM REGISTRATION
8:00AM to 8:15AM WELCOME
Todd Shapiro
President and CEO, Illinois CPA Society
Timm Bellazzini, CPA
Sikich LLP
8:15AM to 9:45AM POSITIONED FOR SUCCESS
Linda Imonti | Donna Zarcone
9:45AM to 10:00AM LEADERSHIP AWARD
PRESENTATION
Mike Maffei | Elizabeth S. Pittelkow
10:00AM to 10:35AM MAKE YOUR MARK
NETWORKING INTERLUDE
10:35AM to 11:10AM HOW I GOT HERE
Tom Kinder
11:10AM to 12:00PM KEYNOTE: DO THE WORK
OF A DREAM
Through personal experience and compelling
stories, Jeff will explain how to find your dream
job and what to expect throughout your journey.
Jeff Goins
12:00PM
CONFERENCE WRAP UP
POST CONFERENCE
Book Signing/Meet & Greet until 12:30PM with Jeff Goins.
Also, join attendees at WISHBONE for a post conference lunch.
Please sign-up at registration.
I/O PollWe are excited to offer an interactive poll for today’s conference
and invite you to participate - taking part is easy!
• To visit the ICPAS Conference I/O page, type icpas2.cnf.io
into your mobile device’s web browser.
• Click on the relevant topic and follow through polling
questions as the presenter asks them.
• You can ask questions, too! Just type your question and hit
“submit”.
• If you see a question someone else asked that you are also
interested in, you can “up-vote” it.
FREE WIFI
Look for the name:
Venue One Guest Network
and launch your browser to get online.

3. SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Conference Planning Committee:
Special thanks to Rachel Stushek - Director at Grant Thornton, for serving as our facilitator.
ICPAS Firm Ambassadors:
YP Leadership Award Recipient:
Elizabeth S. Pittelkow, CPA/CITP, CGMA, DTM
Elizabeth is currently serving as the Director of Accounting and
Compliance at ArrowStream, while also acting as the Illinois CPA
Society CPE Instructor and Ethics Committee Secretary. Among her
many additional professional activities, Elizabeth serves on the Illinois
CPA Society Board of Directors, as well as the AICPA Council and
AICPA Business Industry and Executive Committee. She was also a
CPA Practice Advisor for the 40 Under 40 Awards in 2014 and 2015.
Toya Bates
TrueBlue Inc.
Kamal Battu
Diversified Financial
Management
Timm Bellazzini
Sikich LLP
Andrew Bogren
Selden Fox, LTD
Martrice Caldwell
OneGoal
Michael Caulfield
CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
Ashlee Earl
Seaway Bank and Trust Co.
Kate Ernst
CohnReznick, LLP
Peter Hackley
Bronner Group, LLC
Sarah Klionsky
CMK Companies
Danielle Martin
Klein Hall CPA
Cameron McMillian
CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
Jason Parish
Plante Moran, LLP
Latoiya Robinson
Community Specialists
Meghan Rzepczynski
Crowe Horwath, LLP
Amanda Rzepka,
Jet Support Services, Inc.
Boone Silverman
Agro Group, US
Ryan Smith
Great Lakes Dredge
& Dock LLC
Leslie Swirn
CohnReznick, LLP
Matt Vertin
Shepard, Schwartz
& Harris, LLP
Kristy Young
CohnReznick, LLP
Stephanie Zaleski
Ostro, Reisin, Berk
& Abrams, Ltd.
Faye Zhang
Crowe Horwath, LLP
BDO USA LLP
Richard Gomez
BKD, LLP
Sean Mulroe
CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
Michael Caulfield
CohnReznick, LLP
Kathryn Ernst
Crowe Horwath, LLP
Ryan Bouray
Meghan Rzepczynski
Faye Zhang
Deloitte, LLP
Carlos Garcell
James Howell
E.C. Ortiz & Co., LLP
Alice Zhao
Ernst & Young, LLP
Jordan Centers
FGMK, LLP
Brian Baier
Pat Saliba
Grant Thornton, LLP
Jennifer Calderon
KPMG, LLP
Patty Lopez
Miller Cooper & Co., LTD
Irma Bondi
Ostrow, Reisin, Berk &
Abrams, LTD
Stephanie Zaleski
Plante Moran, PLLC
Jason Parish
Porte Brown, LLC
John Lancaster
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Kevin Rahill
RSM, US LLP (Chicago)
Ryan Stack
RSM, US LLP (Schaumburg)
Gary Krusenoski
Selden Fox, LTD
Dan DiMario
Shepard, Schwartz
& Harris, LLP
Matt Vertin
Sikich, LLP
Timm Bellazzini
Warady & Davis, LLP
Matthew Zindell
Jeff Goins
Jeff Goins is the popular author of four books, including
the national best seller, The Art of Work. He is also a full-
time blogger, speaker and entrepreneur. Jeff’s award-
winning blog, GoinsWriter.com, has been visited by over
four million people from around the world. His work has
been featured in the Washington Post, USA Today,
Entrepreneur, Forbes and Psychology Today.
Donna Zarcone
Donna Zarcone is the president and CEO of The
Economic Club of Chicago. She also currently serves
on three corporate boards including Cigna Corporation,
CDW and The Duchossois Group. Prior to the ECC, she
was founder and president of D.F. Zarcone & Associates
LLC and also served eight years as president of
Harley-Davidson Financial Services, Inc.
Linda Imonti
Linda Imonti is the National Partner in Charge, Advisory
Office Leaders and Chicago Office Leader for KPMG
LLP. Linda has more than 28 years of experience serving
a broad range of multinational clients where she has led
and coordinated multidisciplinary teams across the
country and globally. In 2015, she was elected to
KPMG’s U.S. Board of Directors and also leads the
KPMG Chicago Women Executives Network.
Tom Kinder
Tom Kinder is the managing partner of Plante Moran’s
Chicago office. Previously, Tom served as a partner at
Blackman Kallick. Since 1988, he has added an
entrepreneur’s viewpoint to the audit, accounting and
business consulting services he provides. Tom’s
specialty areas include the construction, hospitality,
manufacturing, distribution and foodservice industries.
ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

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Committee or
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perfect opportunity.
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obtain and maintain
the credential.
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professional development
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Group events.
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of Service or Junior
Achievement.
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Art of Success
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