CITP Champion Program
The Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) Champion Program is an AICPA Initiative that offers CITPs the support, structure and resources to help promote and expand awareness of the CITP credential. The purpose of the program is to inform the professional accounting community about the vital role of CITP professionals, the knowledge required to become a CITP, and the benefits of the CITP credential. CITP Champions are CITP credential holders who understand the benefits of the CITP credential and play a leadership role in advancing the credential and in encouraging a sense of community amongst CITP credential holders within their state.
Prospective CITP credential holders are encouraged to contact their local CITP Champion for information about the benefits of and path to obtaining the CITP credential.
Review each state's current CITP Champion(s) below!
Role of the Champion
- Serve as the local point of contact in your state for CPAs seeking information about the CITP credential
- Liaison with your state society for the CITP credential
- Collect and share ideas, needs and resources from your state’s IT community
- Promote CITP-related efforts, initiatives, content via social media channels
- Participate in bi-monthly CITP Champion conference calls
Benefits
- Networking opportunities with local CPAs or other participating CITP Champion professionals
- Include role as a CITP Champion on your resume or CV
- Recognition by your state society or local university as a representative of the CITP community
- Opportunities to cultivate relationships and mentor professionals, providing support and advocacy
Requirements
Upfront qualification requirements:
- Must be a CITP credential holder
- Submit an updated resume or CV to Paul Warrick, program manager
- Active or desire to be active in local community activities that promote the CITP credential and the role of the CITP professional in the marketplace (e.g., academic community, state society, etc.)
Annual CITP Champion requirements:
- Participate in CITP Champion conference calls (six calls per year)
- Participate in local events (state society, university, technology conference/meeting) to promote the CITP credential and aid in recruitment of new CITP candidates
- Communicate with staff about initiatives held at the local or State Society level
- Perform at least 2 activities per year to promote the CITP credential
Suggested Annual Activities
- Contribute to your State Society newsletter or AICPA publication
- Partner with existing information management and technology assurance groups or host a networking event
- Speak at local or state society events and conferences
- Teach IT related CPE for your State Society
- Attend/make presentations at local colleges/universities in your area
- Participate in the development of content as a subject matter expert in the CITP body of knowledge
- Develop and provide presentations to other referral sources to increase awareness of the CITP credential
- Serve as a mentor to a CITP candidate through the application and education process and beyond
Program Resources: CITP Champion Toolkit
CURRENT CITP CHAMPIONS
Alabama
- Tommie Singleton
Arkansas
- Cody Griffin
Arizona
- Dave Collins
- Corbin Smith
California
- Harsh Jadhav
Colorado
- Jim Gilbert
- Greg Johnson
Florida
- Chris Fraser
- David Jones
- Marie Hibbert
- Mario Nowogrodzki
Georgia
- Chris Etterlee
- Scott Levine
Illinois
- Jordan Zoot
Indiana
- Catherine Melvin
Iowa
- Jessica Richter
Kansas
- Chad Allen
- Michele Herzog
Kentucky
- Dana Greene
- James Burns
Louisiana
- Geoffrey Cover
Maryland
- Byron Patrick
- Morris Saks
Massachusetts
- Diana Bawn
- Norbert Tschakert
Michigan
- Deborah Habel
Missouri
- Jack Toland
- Audrey Katcher
- Chris Slinkard
Nevada
- Justin Thomsen
New Jersey
- Larry Boyd
- Rich Vera
New Mexico
- Michael Reeves
New York
- Charles Bogguess
- Matthew O'Leary
North Carolina
- Robert Rowan
North Dakota
- Howard Fulks
Ohio
- Amy Vetter
- Kevin Martin
Oklahoma
- Gary Crouch
Oregon
- Thomas Achor
Pennsylvania
- Chris Reimel
- Torpey White
- Troy Fine
Rhode Island
- Jim Wilkinson
South Carolina
- Brent Reese
Tennessee
- Mike Skinner
Texas
- Pauline Le
- Sundeep Bablani
- Troy Brewster
Utah
- Mike Warren
Virginia
- Adam Chaikin
- Jeff Cook
- Kyle Viele
- Mark Plostock
Washington
- Ray Sang
West Virginia
- Lisa Stover
Wisconsin
- Jeff Lemmermann
Wyoming
- Vikki Nunn
