Okorie L. Ramsey, CPA, CGMA, PMP, NACD.DC
Okorie Ramsey is the Vice President, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals. In this role, he has responsibility and oversight for the SOX Program, including strategy, testing, and evaluating internal controls and assessing business risk to assist in building an effective internal control over financial reporting for the integrated health care enterprise.
Okorie currently serves as the Immediate Past Chairman of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (the Association), which represents the largest and most influential body of accounting and finance professionals in the world. Okorie also serves on the San Francisco State University Foundation Board of Trustees. Previously, Okorie has served on various boards as Chairman and board committees including Audit and Finance, Compensation, Nominations and Governance and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the fields of accounting and finance including the California Society of CPAs Education Foundation, the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA, Inc.), the Accounting Career Awareness Program (ACAP), and LIFE Courses. Okorie has also been named one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting by Accounting Today.
Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, CPA, CITP, CGMA, CIA, CISA
Kimberly Ellison-Taylor is a Global Technology and Finance leader with over 30 years of career achievements. She is the Chief Executive Officer of KET Solutions, LLC, a consulting firm focused on business growth, innovation, strategy, transformation and inclusive leadership. Ellison-Taylor is a sought-after keynote speaker and has received many awards and recognitions for her expertise and leadership including Accounting Today's Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting, CPA Practice Advisor's 25 Most Powerful Women in Accounting and Forbes Top 200 CPAs in America.
Kimberly has volunteered in the profession for over 20 years including past leadership positions as Chairman of the American Institute of CPAs, Chairman of the Association of Certified Professional Accountants, and Chairman of the Maryland Association of CPAs. Kimberly is also the Immediate Past Chair for the AICPA’s National Commission on Diversity and Inclusion and a Past President for Beta Alpha Psi. Ellison-Taylor is the Chairman of the Maryland Association of CPAs Education Foundation and serves on the board of trustees for Loyola University Maryland. She is a lifetime member of NABA.
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