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2003 - 2004 Rochester Chapter Officer Bios

Bill Dresnack, President, is chair and associate professor in the department of business administration and economics at SUNY-Brockport, where he has taught a wide variety of courses in accounting, tax and business law. He is a CPA and attorney in New York and, prior to teaching, worked for two Big Four firms and in industry. He also is an instructor for the Becker Conviser CPA Review course and maintains a law practice.

Dresnack has a Bachelor of Science degree in management from C.W. Post College, a Master of Science degree in accounting from Binghamton University and a degree of Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University at Buffalo. He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Institute of Management Accountants, the American Accounting Association and the New York State and Monroe County Bar Associations.

Steven Chatwin, President-Elect, is a senior accountant at Bonn, Shortsleeve & Gray, LLP, where he has worked since 1998. He now represents individuals and businesses in a variety of industries, including the hospitality, construction and professional services industries. He also does a lot of work helping start-up businesses with business plan projections and assisting them in obtaining the appropriate form of financing for their business.

Chatwin has a Bachelor of Science degree from SUNY-Brockport. He is involved with The Legal Connection and Partners in Community Development and acts as a board member for the Pirate Toy Fund. Chatwin also serves on the NYSS-CPA’s Hospitality Committee.

Steven M. Morse, Vice President, is vice president and CFO of Deloitte & Touche, LLP. In addition to his involvement with the Rochester Chapter, he serves on several boards, including the Trustees of New York Museum of Transportation and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf Foundation. He is also a board member on both the Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair of the Susan B. Anthony House, Inc., and the Rochester School for the Deaf.

Morse is a member of the AICPA, the Association of Financial Professionals of Western New York and the Institute of Management Accountants. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology. He resides in Penfield, N.Y., with wife, Kim, and children, Kayla and Austin. In his spare time, Morse enjoys playing the piano and following automobile racing.

Harry Howe, Treasurer, is associate professor and accounting coordinator at the Jones School of Business, SUNY-Geneseo. Prior to completing a PhD. at Union College, Howe held a variety of executive positions in the construction and commercial real estate industries in New York City and Albany. He has two sons, Benjamin, a senior at Union College double-majoring in classics and sociology, and Noah, a Brighton High School sophomore who is very interested in architecture. His wife, Lauren, is a freelance graphics artist.

Bonnie Chiappone, Secretary, has been a member of the Rochester Chapter’s leadership team since 1999, formerly serving as the Tax Committee cochair.

Chiappone works at Conlon and Company, CPA’s, P.C., as an audit/tax manager. She joined the firm in 2001 and works primarily with small businesses and individuals. Prior to this she was a senior tax consultant with Delloite and Touche, LLP, and worked for other small and medium-sized firms.

Chiappone received her Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from St. John Fisher College in 1996. She is a member of the New York State Society of CPAs and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

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