Reg Baker, CPA Installed as State President of Nevada Society of CPA’s

On June 4th, I will be installed as State President for the Nevada Society of CPA’s. This will be the second time that I have served as a State President or Chairman for a state society of CPA’s. I served as a two term Chairman for the Hawaii Society of CPA’s and now the State President (similar to Chairman) for the Nevada Society of CPA’s. Very few CPA’s have had the privilege of serving as the elected leader of two state Society’s of CPA’s.

My focus during the next year as State President is to promote Financial Literacy and generate interest with our members in industry. Occasionally we tend to forget that there are many CPA members that do not practice public accounting, We, as a society, need to increase visibility and service to these non-public accounting CPA’s.

Financial Literacy is an essential element of education that must be incorporated into our schools and colleges. Many of the social problems we are experiencing today could have been mitigated if we only provided some basic financial skills or awareness to our younger members of society. Warning our children and young adults of the danger of excessive debt, teaching them how to save and plan for the future and providing them knowledge to avoid being victims of a scam is a moral obligation we must take seriously.

Please let me know if you would be interested in assisting the NSCPA’s in either of the above objectives.