Melissa Hooley named to Most Powerful Women in Accounting

She encourages firms to provide a flexible workplace

ColoradoBiz Staff //November 30, 2015//

Melissa Hooley named to Most Powerful Women in Accounting

She encourages firms to provide a flexible workplace

ColoradoBiz Staff //November 30, 2015//

Melissa K. Hooley, Partner-in-Charge of Anton Collins Mitchell LLP’s (ACM) Benefit Plan Practice, has been named one of the 2015 Most Powerful Women in Accounting. Each year, CPA Practice Advisor recognizes women professionals who have had the most impact on the profession, whether through day-to-day client service as a partner or senior member of an accounting practice, or by mentoring and guiding others.

Hooley is the current Chair of the AICPA Women’s Initiatives Executive Committee (WIEC). The WIEC’s mission is to promote and support the success of women for the broader purpose of sustaining the profession by creating an inclusive environment, increasing talent engagement and leadership opportunities for women. She also has a number of philanthropic involvements including the MS Society and American Transplant Foundation.

Hooley encourages firms to provide a flexible workplace and a path to reach professional goals, noting that the priorities of up-and-coming leaders has changed with quality of life being a higher priority than it has been for former generations.

Read more about Melissa in her CPA Practice Advisor interview here.

About ACM:
ACM is a full service public accounting firm headquartered in Denver with offices in Northern Colorado, Boulder and now Laramie, Wyo. ACM provides assurance, tax and consulting services to entrepreneurs and established companies ranging in size from start-up organizations in the development or exploratory stage to established entities with multi-state and international operations. The firm’s membership in the BDO Alliance USA combines the resources of the 5th largest accounting organization in the world and the personal attention of a local firm. For more information visit www.acmllp.com.