SPOTLIGHT
The VSCPA’s first-ever Women to Watch
As part of the VSCPA Virtual Women’s Leadership Forum held last December, we launched the Women to Watch Awards to highlight the accomplishments of two women in the accounting profession. Two awards, for established and emerging leaders, are given to members who demonstrate leadership and support the development of future female leaders.
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The CPA profession owes a lot to its female pioneers, past and present, and the VSCPA is committed to increasing their presence among the profession’s elite leadership.
practice and currently leads the firm’s accounting services department.
JOAN M. RENNER, CPA, CGMA Established leader honoree Joan is a shareholder with Renner and Company, CPA, PC, in Alexandria, a firm founded by her husband, John Renner. During the past 30 years as a shareholder, Joan has led the firm’s audit practice, quality control for 15 years, growth team and nonprofit
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Over that time, she’s helped hundreds of nonprofits guide their organizations financially with her expertise in providing services to nonprofits in the areas of accounting, auditing, consulting and nonprofit taxation. She has encouraged, taught and trained young professionals as a firm leader, and has shared her expertise with hundreds of her fellow professionals as well as with nonprofit leaders and community organizations as a popular presenter at professional and industry conferences.