TSBPA - Committee Members

Board Committee Members

The Board uses a committee structure to assist in the performance of its duties. The committees generally include two to five Board Members, and frequently non-Board CPAs are appointed for their expertise in relevant areas. All committee members are appointed by the presiding officer of the Board. The committees do not have binding authority, but make recommendations to the full Board for consideration and approval. Members of the eleven formal standing committees follow.

All correspondence pertaining to pending investigations or complaints must as a matter of law be directed to the Board office, and not to committee members.

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Behavioral Enforcement (BEC) – 8 Members

Studies complaints involving suspected violations of the Act and the board's rules and makes recommendations to the board as appropriate
Completes follow up on board orders to insure that certificate or registration holders and others adhere to sanctions prescribed by or agreements with the board
Makes recommendations to the board's policy-making committees (the executive committee and the rules committee) concerning proposed changes in board rules, opinions, and policies related to the behavioral restraints of the rules and the Act

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Constructive Enforcement (CEC) – 6 Members

Investigates matters forwarded to the committee from any other board committee or board staff in accordance with board instruction and policy
Prepares, as appropriate, investigative reports regarding each referred matter
Informs referring board committees or board staff of the results of its investigations
Informs the appropriate committee when possible violations of board rules and the Public Accountancy Act are observed
Makes recommendations to the board's policy-making committees (the executive committee and the rules committee) concerning proposed changes in board rules, opinions, and policies relating to the constructive enforcement program

Gary R. Brown, CPA	Round Rock, TX
John A. Eads, CPA	Dallas, TX
Everett Ferguson, CPA	Abilene, TX	Board Member
Evelyn M. Martinez, Esq.	San Antonio, TX	Board Member
John W. Steinberg	Marion, TX	Chair, Board Member
Stanley E. Winters, CPA	Ft. Worth, TX

Continuing Professional Education (CPE) – 7 Members

The mandatory continuing professional education program as it relates to reporting and attendance requirements, registration and monitoring of continuing professional education sponsors, disciplinary actions, reporting forms, and office procedures
Investigations of sponsor compliance with the terms of the sponsor agreements, including the related recordkeeping requirements
The results of monitoring continuing professional education courses for the purpose of evaluating the facilities, course content as presented, and the adequacy of the course presenter(s)
Recommendations to the board's policy-making committees (the executive committee and the rules committee) concerning proposed changes in board rules, opinions, and policies related to the mandatory continuing professional education program as it relates to licensees and to relations with sponsors of continuing professional education

John R. Broaddus, CPA	El Paso, TX	Board Member
Everett Ferguson, CPA	Abilene, TX	Chair, Board Member
Charles W. Holder, CPA	Austin, TX
Jon R. Keeney	Taylor Lake Village, TX	Board Member
David L. King, CPA	Lago Vista, TX	Board Member
William R. Moss, CPA	Richardson, TX
Edward M. Polansky, CPA	San Antonio, TX

Executive – 5 Members

Litigation
Emergency suspensions
Cease and desist orders and violations of cease and desist orders
Proposed changes in the board rules of professional conduct (the rules)
Amendments to the Act
Responses/positions relating to papers, reports, and other submissions from national associations or boards
Legislative oversight, including, but not limited to, budget, performance measures, proposed changes in legislation affecting the board, and computer utilization
Special issues

A. Carlos Barrera, CPA	Brownsville, TX	Presiding Officer
James C. Flagg, Ph.D., CPA	College Station, TX	Assistant Presiding Officer
Thomas G. Prothro, CPA	Tyler, TX	Secretary
David L. King, CPA	Lago Vista, TX	Treasurer
Catherine J. Rodewald	Dallas, TX	Executive Member-at-large

Fifth-Year Accounting Students Scholarship Program (SPAC) – 8 Members

The establishment and administration of scholarships under the Fifth-Year Accounting Students Scholarship Program
The amount of money needed to fund the scholarships
The maximum amount that may be awarded to a student
The prioritization of the factors of financial need, ethnic or racial minority status, and scholastic ability and performance

Walter D. Davis, CPA	Houston, TX
James C. Flagg, Ph.D., CPA	College Station, TX	Board Member
Roselyn Morris, Ph.D., CPA	San Marcos, TX
Sewon O	Houston, TX
Cynthia Ramos, CPA	Austin, TX
Melanie G. Thompson, CPA	New Braunfels, TX	Chair
Bob Vigeland	Ft. Worth, TX
Pat Wilson, CPA	San Antonio, TX

Licensing – 7 Members

Applications for certification, registration, and licensure
Requests or applications for reinstatement of any certificate, registration, or license which the board previously has revoked, suspended, or refused to renew
Recommendations to the board's policy-making committees (the executive committee and the rules committee) concerning proposed changes in board rules, opinions, and policies as they relate to the licensing process

James C. Flagg, Ph.D., CPA	College Station, TX	Board Member
Jimmie L. Mason, CPA	Lubbock, TX
Edward M. Polansky, CPA	San Antonio, TX
Thomas G. Prothro, CPA	Tyler, TX	Board Member
Catherine J. Rodewald	Dallas, TX	Chair, Board Member
Joyce J. Smith, CPA	Austin, TX
John W. Steinberg	Marion, TX	Board Member

Peer Assistance Oversight – 5 Members

Is a working committee comprised of at least two Board Members, one of whom serves as chair, assisted by at least two non-Board Members who serve in an advisory capacity. The committee oversees the peer assistance program administered by the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants as required under the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 467.001(B), and insures that the minimum criteria as set out by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse are met. It makes recommendations to the board and the TSCPA regarding modifications to the program and, if warranted, refers cases to other board committees for consideration of disciplinary or remedial action by the board. The committee reports to the board on a semi-annual basis, by case number, on the status of the program.

E. Rhett Buck, CPA	Houston, TX
Patricia (Patsy) C. Culver, CPA	Alpine, TX
Jon R. Keeney	Taylor Lake Village, TX	Chair, Board Member
Evelyn M. Martinez, Esq.	San Antonio, TX	Board Member
Catherine J. Rodewald	Dallas, TX	Board Member

Peer Review – 9 Members

Conducts a periodic review and evaluation of reports publicly filed with the State of Texas (or any board, commission, or agency thereof) and of each of the various types of reports, as defined by board rule, of each practice unit, as defined by board rule, which is engaged in the practice of public accountancy in the State of Texas
Refers to the technical standards review committee egregious substandard reports issued by practice units for which educational rehabilitation has not been effective
Makes recommendations to the board's policy-making committees (the executive committee and the rules committee) concerning proposed changes in board rules, opinions, and policies relating to the peer review program

John W. Anderson III, CPA	Lubbock, TX
Jonathan B. Cluck, Esq.	Boerne, TX	Board Member
Rocky L. Duckworth, CPA	Houston, TX	Board Member
Dan H. Hanke, CPA	San Antonio, TX
Larry H. Henderson, CPA	Texarkana, TX
David A. Jentho, CPA	Baytown, TX
Robert M. McAdams, CPA	San Antonio, TX
Steve D. Peña, CPA	Round Rock, TX	Chair, Board Member
W. David Rook, CPA	Houston, TX

Qualifications – 8 Members

The educational qualifications of an applicant for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination
The administration, security, discipline, and other aspects of the conduct of the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination in Texas
The work experience qualifications of an applicant for the certified public accountant certificate and/or where applicable, the equivalency examination measuring the professional competency of an applicant for a CPA certificate by reciprocity
Recommendations to the board's policy-making committees (the executive committee and the rules committee) concerning proposed changes in board rules, opinions, and policies relating to the qualifications process

Florence J. A. Atiase, CPA	Austin, TX
Jonathan B. Cluck, Esq.	Boerne, TX	Board Member
James C. Flagg, Ph.D., CPA	College Station, TX	Chair, Board Member
Sharron Graves, CPA	Nacogdoches, TX
David L. King, CPA	Lago Vista, TX	Board Member
Roselyn Morris, Ph.D., CPA	San Marcos, TX
Thomas G. Prothro, CPA	Tyler, TX	Board Member
Melanie G. Thompson, CPA	New Braunfels, TX

Rules – 5 Members

Is a policy-making committee comprised of at least three Board Members, one of whom serves as chair. The committee makes recommendations to the board concerning the board's rules, opinions and policies. All working committees refer proposed changes to the board's rules, opinions and policies to the rules committee for consideration for recommendation to the board.

J. Coalter Baker, CPA	Austin, TX	Board Member
Rocky L. Duckworth, CPA	Houston, TX	Board Member
Maribess L. Miller, CPA	Dallas, TX	Board Member
Thomas G. Prothro, CPA	Tyler, TX	Chair, Board Member
Catherine J. Rodewald	Dallas, TX	Board Member

Technical Standards Review – 8 Members

Studies complaints from any source involving suspected violations of the technical standards included in the rules and make recommendations to the board as appropriate
Completes follow up on board orders to insure that certificate or registration holders and others adhere to sanctions prescribed by or agreements with the board
Makes recommendations to the board's policy-making committees (the executive committee and the rules committee) concerning proposed changes in board rules, opinions, and policies related to enforcement of technical standards

Rocky L. Duckworth, CPA	Houston, TX	Board Member
Everett Ferguson, CPA	Abilene, TX	Board Member
James W. (Jim) Johnson, CPA	Dallas, TX
Jon R. Keeney	Taylor Lake Village, TX	Board Member
David L. King, CPA	Lago Vista, TX	Chair, Board Member
Michael McConnell, CPA	Houston, TX
Steve D. Peña, CPA	Round Rock, TX	Board Member
W. David Rook, CPA	Houston, TX