California Society of CPAs

New CalCPA Chair Stresses Need for More Minority CPAs

Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 16th, 2009

Recently named 2009-10 chair of the 35,000-member California Society of CPAs, Andrea G. Cope will emphasize the need to attract more minorities to the CPA profession during her term. She assumes the position as CalCPA celebrates its 100th anniversary.

As the leader of the nation's largest state accounting association, Cope noted that while 37 percent of Californians identify themselves as Hispanic, only 4 percent of the CPA profession within the state is Hispanic. She also mentioned that only 2 percent of California CPAs are African Americans, compared to 6 percent of African Americans in the state's population.

"I believe it is critical that we...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-07-16)

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