NY State Society of CPAs Announces Deputy Executive Director

NY State Society of CPAs Announces Deputy Executive Director

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Lois Whitehead, Public Relations Manager
212-719-8405
lwhitehead@nysscpa.org

NEW YORK, NY, May 29, 2008 -- Joanne S. Barry has been promoted to Deputy Executive Director of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA). The NYSSCPA is the oldest state accounting organization in the nation with 29,000 members.

In her new role Barry will have primary responsibility for internal and external communications programs, and will assume a broadened role in policy, legislative and regulatory issues and strategic planning and budgeting.

Barry joined the association in 1981 as Assistant Director of Public Relations and quickly rose to several management positions including Director of Public Relations, Director of the Communications Division, and Managing Director. Previously, Barry worked for Hackensack University Medical Center and the New York City School Volunteer Program.

Barry is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and the International Association of Business Communicators, having served on the Executive Board of the New York Chapter. She also is a member of the American Society of Association Executives and its New York Chapter. During her career she has won more than 20 awards for communications programs.

Barry serves on the Board of Trustees and on the Executive Committee of Family and Children’s Services, a not-for-profit organization based in Elizabeth, NJ whose mission is to strengthen families and to build futures for disadvantaged community members. She chairs the Communications and Advocacy Committee and heads a task force on Governance Issues. She also serves on the Parent Advisory Board of St. Peter’s Preparatory School in Jersey City, NJ.

Barry received her BA from Montclair State University and is completing a master’s degree in Management and Urban Policy with a concentration in non-profit management at The New School in New York City.

Barry and her husband, Edward, reside in Union, NJ and have three sons – Christopher, Justin and Joshua.

About the NYSSCPA

Representing 29,000 CPAs, the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) is the oldest state accounting organization in the nation. Incorporated in 1897, the Society is a not-for-profit organization that seeks to establish and maintain high standards of integrity, honor, and character among certified public accountants. Its members are CPAs working in public practice, industry, government and education in a state that serves as the home of Wall Street and major financial institutions.

The New York State Society of CPAs is located at 3 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016. To learn more about the Society call 800-633-6320 or visit the Society’s website at www.nysscpa.org.