About Us
The MassCPAs Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization, which works to build a diverse pipeline of future of CPAs in Massachusetts through a series of initiatives focusing on financial support, college and career readiness programs, and resources for high school and college educators.
2025-2026 Educational Foundation Board of Directors
- Laura Christianson, CPA | UMass Lowell
- Marquis Cooper | Boston Scientific
- Shanikwa Davis, CPA | S. Davis Tax Consultants
- Sophia Elton, CPA | KPMG LLP
- Samai Jusu, CPA | JUSU CPA, LLC
- Danfeng Kircheis, CPA | Kirwan Surgical Products
- Tim MacLellan Jr., CPA | Morgan & Morgan P.C.
- Michelle Mercurio | Wolf & Company, P.C.
- Robert Miller, CPA, CFE | Stone & Company, LLC
- Amy Phelan, CPA, MST, AEP | tonneson + co
- Mary-Joan Potvin, CPA, CGMA | Bentley University
- Alison Sawyer, CPA, CFF, CFE | Merrimack College
- Kerry Stakem | PwC LLP
- Dominic Viadero, CPA, MSA, MBA | EY
2025 Scholarship Selection Committee
- Cheryl Burke | PKF O'Connor Davies
- Julie Chasse, CPA | Northeastern University
- Marquis Cooper | Boston Scientific
- Shanikwa Davis, CPA | S. Davis Tax Consultants
- Merideth Fuller, CPA | Baker Newman Noyes (BNN)
- Molly Griffiths | RSM US LLP
- Keith Kenez, CPA, MBA, MSA | AAFCPAs
- Anthony Manzi | KPMG LLP
- Eileen McBride | EisnerAmper
- Allie McCartney | PwC LLP
- Ashley Meehan, CPA, MSA | CohnReznick
- Amy Phelan, CPA, MST, AEP | tonneson + co
- Jaelynn Plante | Wolf & Company, P.C.
- Melissa Sawyer | Bentley University
- Allie Wallace, SHRM-CP | CBIZ