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 Friday, March 25, 2022  - 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM 

Location: ZOOM

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 Christine Z. J. Noel, PhD, CPA is a tenured Associate Professor of Accounting and Academic Department Head for the Davis School of Business at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado. She is a current member of the Colorado Society of CPAs. She holds baccalaureate and master’s degrees in accountancy, and a PhD in Business Administration with a focus on accounting and ethics. She has more than 20 years’ teaching experience with expertise in financial accounting, auditing, fraud, and ethics. She served on the Colorado State Board of Accountancy, a governor-appointed position on the regulatory board for CPAs in Colorado, from 2015 to 2020, serving as both vice-chair and chair. She served as an audit committee member of The Colorado Trust, a grant making foundation dedicated to achieving access to healthcare for all Coloradans, from 2012 to 2017. She was named a Woman to Watch – Leader of Note by the Colorado Society of CPAs in 2016. She is also the recipient of various excellence in teaching awards. In her free time, she enjoys hiking and cross-country skiing.

Gary A. Hypes, JD, CPA (WV), CFE is an Instructor of Accounting at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction, Colorado. He is a current member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.  He holds a B.S. in Accounting, an M.B.A., as well as a Doctorate in Jurisprudence.  He has been teaching in higher education since 2004, as an assistant and associate professor at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, in the areas of accounting, law, fraud, ethics, etc.  Prior to teaching, he worked in various positions such as a financial analyst, internal auditor, commercial lender, senior tax accountant, and CFO.  Prior to moving to Colorado in the summer of 2021, he lived and worked in the Ohio Valley outside of Pittsburgh, PA for the past 30 years.  In his free time, he enjoys outdoor activities of hiking, hunting, etc.  However, one of his passions includes touring the country on his Street Glide Special as he camps along the way.

Choosing Industries Wisely: A Case of Professionals Toking Up the Wrong Tree.

The purpose of this case is to provide students of forensic accounting and fraud education, legal education, and law enforcement investigations training with a learning opportunity to think critically about facts as they relate to a legal framework within the marijuana industry.

Location: Baerresen Ballroom 320 ABC (our usual location)

Location: Baerresen Ballroom 320 ABC (our usual location)

Location: Baerresen Ballroom 320 ABC (our usual location)

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Location: Arvada Center

Location: Baerresen Ballroom 320 ABC (our usual location)

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