Discover more about earning your Master in Professional Accounting degree by meeting the faculty who teach in the program at our upcoming webinar on Thursday, October 28 from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. CT.

Join us at the Master in Professional Accounting (MPA) Faculty Panel to meet Professors Gretchen Charrier, Steve Goodson, Donna Johnston-Blair, and John McInnis. You’ll hear about their backgrounds and why accounting is such an important facet of business, as well as get your questions answered on the MPA curriculum, the classes they teach, and what life is like in the program. The panel will be facilitated by Program Director Kristina Zvinakis.

We hope to see you there!

Thursday, October 28 from 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. CT – REGISTER

GRETCHEN CHARRIER
Fall 2021 Class: Governmental Accounting

Gretchen earned her bachelor’s in accounting at the University of Kentucky and is an alum of our very own MPA program here at The University of Texas at Austin. Prior to pursuing her MPA degree, Gretchen worked with KPMG and PwC. She has been teaching at the McCombs School of Business since 1997.

STEVE GOODSON
Fall 2021 Class: Internal Auditing and Control

Steve has worked as audit and quality assurance staff and as a consultant for companies ranging from the Texas Department of Public Safety to the National Football League. Before coming to Texas McCombs, he was the Chief Internal Auditor for the University of North Texas and has been teaching in the MPA program since 2016.

DONNA JOHNSTON-BLAIR
Spring 2022 Classes: Tax Practicum & Taxation of Entities

Donna earned her MBA from the University of Toronto and is CPA certified in California, Colorado, and Texas. After working in public accounting as a tax manager, she started her own tax consulting firm and began teaching at universities. Donna has been with Texas McCombs since 2013 teaching financial, managerial, and tax accounting.

JOHN McINNIS
Fall 2021 Class: Financial Accounting Standards and Analysis II

After earning his bachelor’s and master’s from The University of Texas at Austin, John received his PhD from the University of Iowa. He has been teaching financial accounting in the MPA program since 2008 and has published articles in top scholarly journals including The Accounting Review, Journal of Finance, Management Science, and more.