Chris Fawson
Ph.D., Department Head and Professor, Department of Economics, Utah State University
Economic Outlook for the Intermountain Region
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Chris Fawson is the Department Head for the Economics Department, former Vice Provost for Academic and International Affairs, and former Director for the Center for Rural Economic Development at USU. He speaks Mandarin Chinese and has traveled to many parts of Southeast Asia, the Mediterranean, and Africa on socioeconomic research projects for groups such as the World Bank, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the United Nations. Chris will present an economic outlook for the intermountain region with a special emphasis on emerging socioeconomic forces that are projected to change state and federal public finance policy over the next five years.

Tim Larsen
CPA, Managing Partner, Squire & Company, PC
360 Degrees of Financial Literacy

Tim Larsen began his career with Squire & Company, PC upon graduating with his Masters of Accountancy from Brigham Young University in April 1982. He has served as managing partner of the firm since July 2004. During his career he has worked in audit, tax, technology services, and consulting. Tim was the first individual in Utah to receive the Certified Information Technology Professional designation from the UACPA, receiving the 33rd certificate issued nationwide. He currently serves as a board member for the Risk Management Association. Tim will present on the 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy, the AICPA and CPA State Societies’ initiative to support financial literacy. This unique program encourages CPAs to take a broad leadership role in volunteering to educate the American public, from school children to retirees, on financial topics that apply to their particular stage of life.

	Mark W. Stevens PhD, CPA, Audit Director, Deloitte.
	AnnMarie Geddes Audit Senior Manager, Deloitte.

Financial Update 2005
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Mark is a CPA and Audit Director in the Utah practice of Deloitte. Mark's expertise includes areas of small business, not-for-profit organizations, governmental units, retail, technology and manufacturing. He leads services to the public sector, higher education and insurance industry clients for the firm in Utah. During his 31 years with the firm, Mark has served many of the largest and most prestigious clients of the Utah practice. Mark is currently fulfilling his second five-year term on the Utah State Board of Accountancy. He is a past President, former board member and member of the Executive Committee of the UACPA. In 1999, he was awarded the UACPA’s highest honor as Outstanding CPA of the Year. He is a member and former council member of the AICPA. For over 15 years he has served on the Special Review Committee for the GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. Mark will discuss recent financial accounting decisions made by the FASB, SEC, AcSEC, and IASB.

AnnMarie serves as an Audit Senior Manager. She is a CPA with ten years of experience in public accounting, specializing in the public sector. She is a graduate of Utah State University with a Master’s Degree in Professional Accountancy. She is a member of the AICPA and the UACPA. Some of the clients that she has served are the include Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., United Carrier Network, Boart Longyear, America First Credit Union, Salt Lake City Corporation, Utah Retirement Systems, Utah State University, Dyno Nobel, and the Children’s Miracle Network.