斯蒂芬妮·韦伯

Current Position: Associate, Audit 和 Deal Advisory, for KPMG US

As a high school student at William Tennent High School, Stephanie was a member of the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) Club, which first introduced her to GMercyU. The teachers in charge of the club were involved with GMercyU’s 双录取 program.

Stephanie was encour年龄d to take two of the 双录取 courses offered, 会计 和 Marketing. 作为一个 FBLA member 和 双录取 student, she visited GMercyU on many occasions.

My favorite part about GMercyU is the relationships you build with your professors, which is possible because of the small class sizes. These relationships are key to underst和ing 和 applying the material outside of the classroom.

Experience in the 会计 Program

Stephanie described her time in the 会计 program as “fantastic” 和 expressed her admiration for now retired professors 罗恩·布鲁斯 和 卡洛Silvesti.

"They were extremely thorough in their teachings 和 were always available for questions. Both professors were also very encouraging 和 always trying to involve me in any business events or challenges that could help me to gain experience for my resume,她说.

In addition to the support she received from 罗恩·布鲁斯 和 卡洛Silvesti, Dr. 艾伦·哈珀 和 Adjunct Professor Bill Callahan also stood out during her time at GMercyU.

“My favorite part about GMercyU is the relationships you build with your professors, which is possible because of the small class sizes. These relationships are key to underst和ing 和 applying the material outside of the classroom,斯蒂芬妮说.

作为一个 会计 student, Stephanie was presented with many 机会 for personal 和 professional growth. It was her professors who encour年龄d her to become a peer tutor.

During her time on campus, Stephanie served as a peer tutor in the 学生 Success Center 和 a Griffin Ambassador for the 招生 Department. She was also a member of the Business 学生 Advisory Board 和 Sigma Beta Delta, the International Honor Society for Business, 管理, 和 Administration.

On behalf of GMercyU, along with a small group of students, Stephanie competed in the annual International 认证 Council for Business Education (IACBE) Virtual Case Study Competition for the first time in GMercyU history. The team earned second place. The case study was spearheaded by Professor 罗恩·布鲁斯 和 former Dean Heather Pfleger.

She also attended multiple 会计 和 Finance Career Fairs held at GMercyU, 和 participated in a number of student panels for prospective business students.

“I would definitely recommend GMercyU to a prospective student as the business programs are only continuing to add to their repertoire of content, 机会, 和工作人员,斯蒂芬妮说.

Internship Experience

During her sophomore year, Stephanie completed a tax internship at Herbein +Co, Inc.; GMercyU 教师 played an instrumental role in helping her l和 it. In this role, she was responsible for preparing personal 和 business tax returns.

After completing her internship, she accepted another role as a Financial Reporter for Ascensus. She worked in this role for three years, on-和-off. 在那里, she prepared quarterly 和 year-end financial statements, posted journal entries, performed research using Big 4 platforms used to prepare technical accounting memos, 和 other ad hoc projects.

毕业后

Since graduating from GMercyU, Stephanie interned at KPMG, LLP in the auditing department 和 then accepted a full-time position as a Dual Path Audit & Advisory Associate with the firm.

“This is a new program that rotates between auditing 和 advisory throughout the year allowing me to gain experiences in both areas before officially choosing one practice. 与此同时, I have been studying for the CPA exam 和 working part-time at Ascensus,斯蒂芬妮说.