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October 30, 2025 - 9:00 am-2:30 pm | Wichita State University - W. Frank Barton School of Business in Woolsey Hall - 1845 Fairmount Wichita, KS 67260-0088 | KSCPA
$20.00
Powered by the Kansas Society of CPAs
Hosted by Wichita State University
October 30, 2025 - 9:00 am-2:30 pm
Investigate Accounting! Join fellow high school juniors and seniors at the INSPIRE Business Camp, designed to develop your business prowess for future success!
Accountants are critical agents in the financial and business worlds! You’ll hear from a lineup of pros and analyze career opportunities in accounting and finance!
Register by October 13 to reserve your spot!
Please have a parent complete and submit the Consent and Waiver Form.
To register a group, contact karen@kscpa.org to complete a group registration form.
High school juniors or seniors interested in learning more about a college degree in accounting and finance.
Take a look at a past camp experience below!
Kimberly Ellison-Taylor is a global business leader, entrepreneur, and mentor who proves that hard work and big dreams can take you anywhere. She grew up in the inner city of Baltimore, Maryland, and discovered early that her love of accounting and problem-solving could open doors to amazing opportunities. Kimberly achieved her dream of becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), and along the way pursued information systems. 
Beyond her career, she is passionate about helping young people see their own potential. She often speaks to students about resilience, leadership, and the importance of inclusion and innovation. Kimberly believes that every student—no matter their background—can make a difference by combining curiosity, education, and confidence.
Kimberly has an undergraduate degree in Information Systems from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, a MBA from Loyola University, an Accounting Certificate from Baltimore County Community College and a Master of Science from Carnegie Mellon University in Information Technology Management as well as a Chief Information Officer certificate. She is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Information Technology Professional, Certified Global Management Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, and Certified Information Systems Auditor.
She is a sought- after keynote speaker and has received many awards and recognitions for her expertise and leadership including Accounting Today's Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting, CPA Practice Advisor's 25 Most Powerful Women in Accounting and Forbes Top 200 CPAs in America.
Kimberly has volunteered in the profession for over 20 years including past leadership positions as Chairman of the American Institute of CPAs, Chairman of the Association of Certified Professional Accountants, and Chairman of the Maryland Association of CPAs. Kimberly is a Past President for Beta Alpha Psi, the Chairman of the Maryland Association of CPAs Education Foundation and serves on the board of trustees for Loyola University Maryland.
In her personal life, Kimberly is also committed to volunteerism and has served in various leadership positions for a community service organization that serves women, youth, and families, seniors and the military.
Today, as the CEO of KET Solutions, she uses her voice to inspire the next generation of leaders. Her message to high school students is simple: Dream without limits, work with purpose, and believe in yourself.
Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA, Managing Partner of AAFCPAs, a U.S. Top 100 CPA and consulting firm based in New England. She is also former Chair of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). In 2024, Carla was named one of Accounting Today’s Top 100 Most Influential People and one of the Most Powerful Women in the Accounting Profession in 2020-2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 by the AICPA and CPA Practice Advisor Magazine. Her dynamic executive leadership, bold practicality, and enthusiasm to embrace change is setting the standard for mission-driven, growth organizations.
Carla has been an instrumental force in the evolution of AAFCPAs, responsible for driving the expansion of services for our sophisticated clients beyond the core audit and tax, such as outsourced accounting, wealth management, robotic process automation, IT and cyber security, system selection and implementation, and data analytics. She thinks about the client in everything she does and puts AAFCPAs’ customers in the center, at the core of our business, to provide a positive experience and meet their evolving needs.
Carla recognizes the importance of setting an influential tone at the top to inspire AAFCPAs’ people-first culture and core values. In 2011, she launched AAFCPAs’ Women’s Opportunity Network (WON), which serves as a platform to ensure women have a clear path to leadership. In 2017, recognizing the need to expand on diversity, equity, and inclusion, Carla launched the firm’s Inclusion & Belonging initiative. In 2018, she established the firm’s Innovation Lab and Changemaker Challenge, where team members are encouraged to question everyday processes and think like entrepreneurs. And in 2021, Carla launched the firm’s Automation Initiative, supported by the firm’s in-house Data Analytics/Robotic Process Automation team, to help our teams realize measurable results through more efficient and effective working infrastructures. “We can only grow by nurturing and embracing innovation that helps us ‘work smarter, not harder’,” said Carla.
Carla commits a great deal of her personal time to mentoring young professionals and serving nonprofits so that both may benefit from her knowledge and experience in order to thrive. She leads with authenticity, and her commitment to service, volunteerism, and purposeful work is contagious. She inspires new pathways to growth, sustainability, and excellence.
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