ACCOUNTING 6 EGCC students accepted into IMA

Staff report

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Eastern Gateway Community College accounting students Laurice Abdullah, Cyrus Bailey, Deborah Carrocce, Andrea Rober, Kevin Runkle and Shawntae Weathers were accepted into the Institute of Management Accountants through the Akron IMA Chapter.

The six students attend classes at the college’s Valley Center in Youngstown.

The Akron IMA Chapter recently hosted a dinner for the new members when the students learned networking skills, careers area and employment opportunities in the accounting field.

James Senary, chapter member and assistant professor at Eastern Gateway, said it was noted at the dinner by several employment agencies that “the unemployment rate for people in the accounting profession is at zero in Northeast Ohio.”

For more than 90 years, IMA has been a champion of and resource for the financial management and accounting profession. IMA’s mission is to provide a forum for research, practice development, education, knowledge sharing, and the advocacy of the highest ethical and best business practices in management accounting and finance:

Offering a rigorous, highly respected credential — the CMA — that recognizes and rewards expertise.

Building a peer network of professional relationships to share industry experience, access career opportunities and make lasting business contacts.

Providing extensive education programs to advance professional knowledge, increase leadership potential and satisfy CPE requirements.

Giving a voice to the profession with insightful and timely journals and newsletters.

Promoting leading-edge research and industry best practices.

Advocating for the profession in a challenging regulatory environment.

IMA represents more than 60,000 accountants and financial professionals in business. The participation of each member makes the success of IMA’s mission possible.