Learn more about how members of the Accounting Advisory Council at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University are helping our students and alumni in the field.
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February 26, 2025When Chip Helme, BS Accounting ‘85, was a student at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, he participated for two and half years in the co-op program, which had him take classes for six months followed by six months of working in an office setting.
November 18, 2024Representing PricewaterhouseCoopers on Costello’s Accounting Advisory Council as vice council chair, Nicole Stroud has a particular interest in the pipeline of talent entering the profession to not only her firm, but also the profession at large.
February 1, 2024Shabinaaz Mahdi, BS Accounting ’12, discovered a passion for accounting at the Donald G. Costello College of Business at George Mason University. While in school, she was introduced to Baker Tilly, a leading advisory tax and assurance firm, where she has risen through the ranks to become partner.
January 10, 2024When Liz Lowery, BS Accounting ’18, first decided to enroll at George Mason University, she had yet to figure out which field she wanted to study. Coming from a small town, she was immediately drawn to the faster paced environment, academic opportunities, and access to Washington, D.C., that Mason offered. After a few classes, she found that her accounting course was the first time she was truly challenged in school, and that was the challenge she needed to stay engaged.
November 20, 2023Shortly after transferring from Virginia Commonwealth University, Carrie He, BS Accounting ’20, MS Accounting ’21, felt the pull to change career paths and study accounting.
September 6, 2023An active board member and past chair of the Accounting Advisory Council at the George Mason University School of Business, A.J. Eschle, BS Accounting ’08, MBA ’12, works with the accounting area to prepare students for the accounting profession and to ensure that the school’s programs are where they need to be.
May 24, 2023Ishrah Ahmed, BS Accounting ’16, had been studying pharmacy at St. John’s University before she moved to Virginia, where her husband Saad Ahmed, BS Information Systems and Operations Management ’17, was enrolled in the George Mason University School of Business.