Session Topic: Let's Talk Tax: A Variety of Perspectives from the Profession
Day
Wednesday
Start Time
10:00 AM
Length
50
Location
CH 101
Accounting
Presenter(s)
Kayla
Cunningham
Manager, Tax Manager
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylahornstein/
CSB Alum and UNCW Alumn
UNCW alumna with both undergraduate and master’s degrees in accountancy, Kayla began her career in Tax at RSM, where she gained experience across Federal, State, and Local Tax services, supporting both individual and business clients. After a few years, she joined GTM, a corporate tax management firm, to focus on business tax, specializing in multi-jurisdictional compliance, corporate accounting, tax strategy, and financial reporting. This work led to her current role as a Tax Manager at Chesapeake Utilities Corporation, where she continues to deepen her expertise in corporate tax and financial accounting.
Sterling
Journigan
Tax Partner
PBMares LLP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sterlingjournigan/
CSB Alum and UNCW Alumn
Sterling Journigan is a Tax Partner at PBMares LLP in Wilmington and an MSA alumni of UNCW.
Prior to his journey in public accounting, Sterling led his family’s convenience store business where he developed a passion for tax and business strategy. After obtaining his undergraduate and graduate degrees at UNCW in 2015, Sterling joined the RSM office in Wilmington which was later acquired by PBMares in 2022.
Sterling provides tax compliance and consulting services to businesses and owners in real estate, construction, manufacturing along with other industries. He has also held various leadership roles within RSM and PBMares focusing on automation and technology to modernize the accounting profession.
Outside of work, Sterling enjoys surfing, spending time with his wife and two sons, playing music, and boating on the intracoastal.
Brendan
Ryan
Senior Manager
RSM US LLP
https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanryanm/
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Brendan has over ten years of experience providing tax consulting and compliance services to asset management clients. Brendan’s industry experience focuses primarily in serving private equity funds, hedge funds and fund of funds clients. Brendan’s specialized experience includes foreign investor reporting and withholding, tax efficient fund structuring, and working closely with clients to identify tax efficient investing strategies. • Certified Public Accountant, licensed in New York, North Carolina • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants • New York Society of Certified Public Accountants, member of its Taxation of Financial Instruments and Transactions Committee • Master of Science, taxation, City University of New York • Bachelor of Business Administration, accounting, University of South Carolina