Amanda “Jo” Erven is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and the President and Founder of Audit. Consulting. Education. LLC. Jo’s firm specializes in progressive internal audit, risk, fraud, and ethics consulting along with providing impactful training courses to organizations. Jo is also a full-time, accounting faculty member at Metropolitan State University of Denver as well as the Director of Internal Audit Education for the University. Jo’s educational background includes both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting from the University of Georgia. She started her career in public accounting at one of the Big Four firms, experienced a traditional accounting role at a multinational oilfield services corporation, and directed an internal audit function at an international financial services organization. Jo has written and published three books, is a member of many professional organizations, and personally advocates and fundraises for women and men surviving and thriving through breast cancer. After finding out she was positive for the breast and ovarian cancer gene mutation (BRCA1), Jo underwent multiple preventative surgeries (6 surgeries in 22 months!), including a full hysterectomy and a double mastectomy. She believes knowledge is power and encourages others to take action in their personal AND professional lives.
You may not think of being “selfish” as a good thing, but if there is one thing Amanda “Jo” Erven, CPA, CIA, CFE, has learned over the past 18 years, it is that taking charge of your own career is a MUST for happiness and success. Jo’s motto is “Good things come to those who wait… but don’t. You deserve better than good.” Join this session to see how to stop settling for good or waiting for the right time and start being “PRO-SELF” – PROactive and SELFish in your career and life!
*Join us each month for the Young Professionals Council series, Oh the Places You Can Go as a CPA, as we explore the many career paths that the CPA designation affords.