Connection & Advocacy

Our Board of Governors provides strategic leadership for the organization, while our professional staff manages support services and professional development. MECPA members are invited to participate on committees that guide the Society’s activities. Please reach out to Executive Director, Trish Brigham for more information or to join.

Board of Governors:

Jake Black, CPA – President
Audit Manager, BerryDunn

Spencer Hathaway. CPA – Treasurer
Senior Manager, Baker Newman Noyes

Heather Perreault, CPA – Secretary
Deputy Commissioner, Finance, State of Maine

Matt Barbour, CPA
Principal, McLeod|Asciano

Dave Barrett, CPA, CMA
Business Professor, University of Maine

Micah Davis-Johnson, CPA
Director, Aries Wealth Management

Tami Gower, CPA, MBA
Business Professor, University of New England

Stefan Lange, CPA
VP & Controller, Partners Bank

Mike Santo, CPA
Partner, Wipfli, LLP

Kirin Schrum, CPA
Manager, Purdy Powers & Co. 

Kenneth Stewart
Senior Vice-President, M&T Bank

David Stone, CPA, MBA, CFE
Senior Manager, BerryDunn

 

Committees:

Advocacy & Taxation, Chair: Mike Santo

Innovation & CPE, Chair: David Stone

Difference Makers Committee, Co-Chairs: Jordan Kennedy & Kirin Schrum

Ethics, Chair, Peter Hall

Investment, Chair: Micah Davis-Johnson

Pipeline, Co-Chairs:  Jake Black & Micah Davis-Johnson

Nominating, Chair: Jake Black