Level III: Beginning in Charge Staff Training

Bonnie Kennedy, Salve Regina

Bonnie Kennedy, CPA, licensed as a CPA in Rhode Island, is a Group Practice Leader for Kaplan Financial Education and AHI Associates. Bonnie has more than 30 years’ experience in the accounting profession. She began her career in public practice with a regional accounting firm in New England, before taking a position as the Controller and Treasurer of a manufacturing firm. Currently, Bonnie is a full-time faculty member at Salve Regina University. She has taught accounting and auditing courses at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. She holds a BS degree in Business Administration and a MS degree in Accounting from the University of Rhode Island. During her association with the regional CPA firm, Bonnie was involved in recruiting, interviewing, and mentoring new staff. She also designed and conducted continuing professional education programs for the firm. After initial exposure to both taxation and attestation work, Bonnie eventually specialized in audits of manufacturing companies and not-for-profit entities. She has published articles in scholarly journals, and presented her work at national conferences. She has served on the Board of Directors for several not-for-profit entities, and currently serves as the Treasurer for her local youth soccer association. She is a member of the Rhode Island Society of CPAs, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and the AICPA.