2019-2020 WSCPA AWARDS
CEO Award Bea Nahon is a principal at Sweeney Conrad PS in Bellevue, focused on commercial real estate, auto dealers, professional services and high-net-worth clients. “Every once in a while you meet a person that inspires you with their passion, motivates you with their involvement, and mentors you with their wisdom and support. Bea has been that person for me. She has been actively engaged in advocacy for the profession on a local level and national level since I met her almost 20 years ago,” said Kimberly Scott, CAE, WSCPA President & CEO. Bea is past chair of the WSCPA and past member of the AICPA Board of Directors and its governing Council. Currently vicechair of the WSCPA CPAPAC, she has served on and chaired multiple committees and task forces for the WSCPA, AICPA and Washington State Board of Accountancy.
For Leadership and Dedication to the WSCPA and the Accounting Profession in Washington State. Recognizes an individual (or organization) who has made a significant contribution to the success of the profession.
Bea’s extensive community board and committee history includes Hillel at UW, Hopelink and the City of Kirkland, currently serving on its Small Business Relief committee and chairing its “Outside of the Walls” task force for small business resilience. Whether it’s checking out the theater and dining scenes in big cities or relaxing at a resort, Bea loves to travel with her husband. On her bucket list is to see Paris, Greece, Turkey and explore more of Australia and New Zealand.
Chair's Award For extraordinary Commitment and Service. As CFO for the WSCPA Hayden Williams does so much more than “oversee all financial matters” as the WSCPA staff webpage notes. “Hayden has been playing and supporting countless roles that support the success of the WSCPA,” said Amanda O’Rourke, WSCPA Chair for 2019-2020.
Selected by the Chair of the Board of Directors, this award honors a WSCPA member who has provided extraordinary commitment and service to the WSCPA.
thank for helping them to receive their licenses. “From setting the WSCPA up for success with innovative CPE to handling other responsibilities that don’t typically come with a traditional CFO role, the entire board of directors is so grateful for everything that Hayden does for the WSCPA,” said Amanda.
“Though Hayden first came to the WSCPA as CFO in 2006, when I first joined the board six years ago he was Vice President of Education. His job description and accomplishments in that role were varied. You would (and still do) see Hayden diagnosing tech problems at conferences. You may not realize that he led the WSCPA to begin offering CPE webcasts 10 years ago.”
Prior to joining the WSCPA, he was the Director of Finance for the Arizona Society of CPAs and worked in public accounting for five years.
Hayden stepped back into the CFO role in 2016 and now leads the organization’s technology initiatives all while maintaining a clean audit opinion.
Outside of work, Hayden enjoys doing projects around the house, riding his bike, and taking walks with his wife and dogs.
He regularly supports CPA candidates by signing off on experience requirements. More than 100 current CPAs have Hayden to
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