Governance and Administration
The governing board of directors include Brent Andrewsen (Partner at Kirton & McConkie Attorneys at Law), James Blaylock (President at Blaylock & Company, CPA), Ben Bush (President at Voonami, Inc), Richard Edmunds (President at Richard M. Edmunds, CPA), Richard Gordon (President at IC Central Pty Ltd), Kathryn Hanson (Board Secretary and Treasurer & VP at Washington Institute), Robert Hanson (Chairman & President at Washington Institute), Wes Howell (President at HTV, Inc), Bruce Jackson, PhD (President at The Institute of Applied Human Excellence), Richard Spead, PhD (President at Spead Tax Group, PLLC) and Aaron Webber (CEO at Webber Investments).
Our Distinguished Faculty
BRENT ANDREWSEN, J.D., is an Adjunct Professor and member of the Board of Directors with Washington Institute. B.A. (Political Science/BYU), J.D. (Washington & Lee University Law School). He is a member of Kirton & McConkie's Business, Tax and Estate Planning Sections. His practice includes estate planning, probate and trust administration, gift taxation, tax-exempt organizations, charitable trusts and planned giving. Mr. Andrewsen also has advised clients with respect to business matters and has assisted in forming various business entities and transactions. He is a frequent speaker on issues regarding tax-exempt organizations, planned giving, estate planning, and related topics. In addition to his professional work, he has sat on the boards of various charitable organizations over the years.
JAMES BLAYLOCK, CPA, CITP, is an Adjunct Professor and member of the Board of Directors with Washington Institute. a 3rd Generation CPA, he received his BS Degree in Accounting from Brigham Young University (1974). He is the Founder and President of Blaylock & Company CPA, PC, Founder and Chairman of the board of eFileCabinet, Inc., President of Village Green Associates, Past Presidents of the Utah Valley Estate Planning Council, Utah Chapter of NATP, Southern Chapter of the Utah Association of Certified Public Accountants, Past board memberof Utah Association of Public Accountants, Utah State Tax Commission Steerin Committee and a highly sought author/instructor on tax, document management and paperless technology.
KULWANT SINGH BOORA is an adjunct professor of International Law with Washington Institute for Graduate Studies. Mr. Boora studied law at Sutton Coldfield College where he completed his Professional Dipolma in Law and Higher Professional Diploma in conjunction with the Institute of Legal Executives Tutorial College of Law. After completing his law studies with Sutton Coldfield College, he furthered his legal education and went on to complete his Graduate Diploma in Law/CPE (Law Society of England and Wales Common Professional Examinations) with Hertfordshire University School of Law. He also earned a Bachelor of Arts with Honors (B.A. Hons) from Staffordshire University and completed his Diploma with honors in Higher Education (Theology) with the University of Wales. He has been a visiting lecturer at the University of Toledo, Ohio, and has served as a law tutor with ICLS. He has also served as a judicial intern to a United States District Court Federal Judge and is also admitted as a Fellow and Legal Executive lawyer in the United Kingdom. Mr. Boora is also on Washington Institute's International Advisory Board, where he advises on international regulations and policy.
RYAN BORNSTEIN is an advisory faculty member of Washington Institute for Graduate Studies PhD program. B.S. (Accounting, University of Delaware), LL.M. (Villanova Graduate Tax Program). He is a member of the law firm of Harvey Ballard & Bornstein, LLC and concentrates on estate and income tax planning in addition to estate administration. He focuses particularly on certain federal tax aspects of planning for substantial estates, including generation skipping transfer tax. He works with clients on tax-advantaged opportunities, analyzing stock option plans. He is Professor of Law with the Adjunct Faculty of the Graduate Tax Program at the Villanova University School of Law where he teaches Taxation of Property Dispositions. He has written a number of timely tax articles. He is admitted to the United States Tax Court and practices before the Internal Revenue Service, and is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
THOMAS M. BRINKER, Jr., C.P.A., advisory faculty member of Washington Institute for Graduate Studies PhD program, B.S. (Acct., Cum Laude, Saint Joseph's University) M.S. (Acct., Widener University), M.S. (Taxation, Widener University), LL.M. (International Taxation, Regent University School of law), D.B.A. program (Acct. and Taxation, University of Sarasota), Ph.D. (Taxation, Washington Institute), professor of accounting at Arcadia University, formerly with Coopers & Lybrand and Arthur Young & Co.
ROBERT S. BURDETTE, CPA, B.A. (Acct., Univ. of Utah), M.S. (Taxation, Washington Institute), Assistant Professor of Accounting at Salt Lake Community College, former member UACPA Taxation Committee, Who's Who in Finance and Industry, received the Teaching Excellence Award for Region 7 from the ACBSP in 2004, the Technology in Education Award in 2005 for work in developing distance education classes for SLCC and the Teaching Excellence Award from SLCC in 2006.
ARI DEMIRAL Managing Director of Ari Demiral & Co. where he provides expertise on accounting, tax planning and preparation, financial management, business valuations, litigation support, private financing and business reorganizations. He provides industry expertise to a broad range of businesses with a focus on accounting controls and profitability; cash flow analysis; budgeting and forecasting; strategic financial and tax planning. Prior to founding Ari Demiral & Co., Ari served as a chief financial officer, vice president, controller and a member of the board of directors for several companies. He has represented clients before the Internal Revenue Service, Franchise Tax Board, Employment Development Department, and State Board of Equalization for tax return audits. He has given expert testimony in litigation cases and family law matters before the U.S. District Court. Ari is an Enrolled Agent, licensed by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to practice before the Internal Revenue Service and holds a BS in Business Administration: Accounting from the California State University, a MST from Washington School of Law and two graduate certificates (Taxation from UCLA and Business from Pepperdine University), as well as a PhD in Taxation from Washington Institute for Graduate Studies.
CHRISTOPHER M. HARVEY, J.D., CPA, LL.M Taxation, managing member in the law firm of Harvey Ballard & Bornstein, LLC, Counsel to the law firm of Harvey, Casterline & Vallini, L.L.P. Formerly the managing partner of Harvey & Mortensen handling estate and tax planning for closely-held business owners and high net worth individuals. Worked as a certified public accountant for Price Waterhouse, L.L.P. in New York City and Chase Manhattan Bank. Bachelor of Science in Accounting (cum laude) from the University of Delaware and his Juris Doctor (magna cum laude) and Master of Laws in Taxation from the Villanova University School of Law where he was Associate Editor of the Law Review, Certified Public Accountant, admitted to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey bars and the United States Tax Court. Adjunct professor at Villanova University School of Law's Graduate Tax Program teaching Taxation of Property Dispositions, Income Taxation of Trusts and Estates, Post Mortem Estate Planning and Estate Planning for Small Business Owners.
BONITA L. HATCHETT, LL.M. (Labor and Employment and Certificate in Employee Benefits Law, Georgetown University Law Center), J.D. (Rutgers University Law Center), B.A. (Religious Studies, University of Michigan), partner in the Employee Benefits practice at the law firm of K&L Gates LLP Chicago, Illinois.
W. KEVIN JACKSON, Esq. of the law firm of Jensen, Duffin, Carman, Dibb & Jackson, B.S. (Finance, Univ. of Utah), J.D. (B.Y.U.), LL.M. (Taxation, Boston Univ.), Dean of the Graduate Tax Program of Washington Institute for Graduate Studies.
DAVID S. KERZNER, Esq. (Emeritus) Principal, The Law Offices of David S. Kerzner, BA (Hons. Bus. Adm., Ivey), J.D. (Queen’s University), LL.M. (International, New York University), LL.M. (Taxation, New York University), Ph.D. (Candidate, Queen's University). Member of the bars of New York, Ontario, and Roll of Solicitors of England & Wales. Formerly with KPMG LLP, Washington National Tax, Washington D.C.
KEVIN A. KYLE, Esq., of the firm of Green Schoenfeld & Kyle LLP, Fort Myers, Florida, B.B.A., Accounting (with highest distinction), Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia; J.D. (with honors), University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida; LL.M. (Taxation), New York University, New York, New York; Florida Board Certified Tax Attorney; Florida Board Certified Wills, Trusts and Estates Attorney.
RALPH B. LARSEN, C.P.A. of the accounting firm Ralph B. Larsen, CPA, B.S. (Acct., Univ. of Utah), M.B.A. (Univ. of Utah), M.B.A. (Univ. Utah), M.S. (Taxation, Washington Institute), UACPA and AICPA, former acting Comptroller of the 12th Coast Guard District, Commanding Officer, USCG Reserve, former Vice-Pres., Emery Energy, Inc.
PHILIP LERNER, Esq. (New York), CPA (New York & New Jersey), B.A. (Brooklyn College), M.S. Taxation (Washington Institute for Graduate Studies, Summa Cum Laude), J.D. (Brooklyn Law School), L.L.M. Taxation (Washington Institute for Graduate Studies, Summa Cum Laude). Admitted to practice law in all State Courts in the State of New York, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. District Courts; the Southern District of New York and the Eastern District of New York, the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. Member of the American Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. Former chairman of the tax sub-committee, Estates, Gifts, and Trusts, New York County Lawyers Association, Former Trustee Heisman Memorial Trust..
BRUCE L. OLSON, Esq., shareholder with law firm of Ray, Quinney & Nebeker, B.S. (Acct., Magna Cum Laude, B.Y.U.), J.D. (Cum Laude, B.Y.U.), Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel, Chair, Nonprofit/Tax-exempt Section Utah State Bar, Former Chair, Tax Section Utah State Bar, Member, IRS Central Mountain Exempt Organization Council, Former Chair, IRS Dallas Key District Exempt Organization Council, Former Chair ABA Tax Liaison Committee (Southwest Region), Former Chair, Salt Lake IRS District Advisory Council, Former Chair, IRS Southwest Region Bar Association, Original Member, IRS Ogden Service Center Advisory Council, Former Chair Utah Limited Liability Company Act Revision Committee, Principal drafter, Utah Revised Nonprofit Corporation Act, Utah Editor, Limited Liability Company Law, Aspen Law Publishers, Colonel, United States Army Reserve.
RYAN PACE, Esq., attorney Of Counsel with the law firm of Smith Knowles P.C., B.S. (Finance, University of Utah), M.T. (Taxation, Arizona State University), J.D. (with honors, Washburn University), LL.M. (Taxation, New York University).
PAUL SAVAGE, J.D., is an advisory faculty member of Washington Institute for Graduate Studies PhD program. B.A. (Honors History, BYU), J.D. (Columbia University Law School), Fulbright Scholar (University of Bern, Switzerland). He is a partner of the law firm of Kirton & McConkie and former chair of the firm’s Tax section, as well as a member of the firm’s Corporate and International sections. He concentrates on international business, income tax planning, VAT and customs, tax controversy assistance, audit defense, business organizations, general corporate, tax exempt organizations, estate planning, cross-border licensing, market entry strategies, transfer pricing, international philanthropy, and dispute resolutions. Prior to joining Kirton & McConkie, Mr. Savage practiced with other distinguished law firms, as well as the internationally accounting firm KPMG. He serves on the board of the World Trade Center Utah and is past-president of the Utah World Trade Association. Mr. Savage taught for several years as adjunct tax professor at Seattle University Law School, and has lectured and written widely on various tax and business topics. He is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court and is a member of the bar in both New York and Utah.
RICHARD J. SPEAD, PhD, MST, PA, EA, CFE, CFS, CBM, ATA, ATP, ABA, DABFA, FACFEI; Founder and Managing Member of the Spead Tax Group, PLLC (Tax, Insolvency and Forensic Accountants); Licensed to Practice as a Public Accountant by the State of New Hampshire; Enrolled to Practice before the Internal Revenue Service; Certified Fraud Examiner; Certified Fraud Specialist; Certified Business Manager; Accredited Tax Advisor; Accredited Tax Preparer; Accredited Business Advisor; Diplomat of the American Board of Forensic Accountants; and a Fellow of the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute; Advanced Studies Harvard Law School Program of Instruction for Lawyers; Master of Science in Taxation, Summa Cum Laude (Washington Institute for Graduate Studies); Doctor of Philosophy in Taxation, with Honors (Washington Institute for Graduate Studies); published author of numerous tax articles and a nationally known lecturer on bankruptcy and tax related issues. PhD Advisor and Faculty Member at the Graduate Tax Program of the Washington Institute for Graduate Studies.
