The first is on Linda Swift, whose firm, United Tax Service, has seven employees in two offices in Milwaukee's central city district. She's one of the eight percent of CPAs who are of color, and one percent of CPAs who are African-American.
Given the dearth of minorities in the accounting profession, Swift believes it's critical that African-American children see more role models like her in the community. That is why she chooses to operate her accounting and tax service in the central city, where the only finance professionals many kids are exposed to are tellers and bookkeepers.
The second item is an interview with Tommie Vassel, president of the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants. Of the hiring situation in New Orleans, he says:
What I’m hearing in the accounting profession as far as firms are concerned is that most of them have an abundance of work but they lack the more experienced
personnel to actually do the work. Some firms are actually starting to turn down
potential clients because they just don’t have the staff to fulfill the workload.
She sees — and fills — a need for accountants in central city [Journal Sentinel]
Look Who's Talking: Tommie Vassel [New Orleans City Business]
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