Faculty

Jane D. Poulin, CPA, was formerly the Chief Accounting Officer at a Fortune 500 company.  In this role, she was responsible for the company’s application of U.S. GAAP and compliance with Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) rules and regulations.  Jane was also responsible for the company’s internal audit program and SOX 404 compliance. Jane was formerly an Associate Chief Accountant in the Office of the Chief Accountant of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for five years, where she served as a technical accounting expert to other commission accountants, SEC registrants and public accounting firms.  Jane’s experience at the SEC covered many areas of accounting including: revenue recognition, business combinations, and accounting for variable interest entities under FIN 46R. Jane previously worked at Ernst & Young for 10 years where she was an audit senior manager focusing on SEC registrants and companies in the manufacturing industry.  Jane has also held roles as corporate controller, manager of external reporting, and was a staff auditor with KPMG. Jane is a Certified Public Accountant and has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Plymouth State College and a master’s degree in taxation from American University. Jane serves as the treasurer on the board of directors of Polaris Project, a charitable organization combating human trafficking and modern-day slavery. Jane is an Advisory Board member for BNA Accounting Policy & Practice Series.  Jane is a former member of the Committee on Corporate Reporting (CCR) of Financial Executives International (FEI) and the SEC subcommittee thereof.

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Larry P. Schumann, CPA, joined the faculty of Westminster College as Distinguished Executive-in-Residence Professor in July 2007. He retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in June 2007 after 20 years as an audit partner. Larry was the head of the firm's Salt Lake City Audit Practice. Previously, Larry was the Managing Partner of Coopers & Lybrand's offices in Houston and Salt Lake City. He also served as the Vice President, Finance of a large manufacturing company. Throughout his career, Larry has authored and taught various FASB/APB review and update courses. His entertaining style and insight has consistently impressed participants in both the Colorado Society of CPAs and SEC Institute conferences where he has been voted "best speaker." Our original and highly-acclaimed FASB/GAAP In Depth Workshop is Larry's creation as well as our FIN46(R), SFAS 123(R) and SFAS 109 workshops. Larry is a graduate of Duke University and has been an Adjunct Professor of Accounting at the University of Utah and Seattle University. Larry also provides accounting advisory services through The Cadence Group, which is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Carol A. Stacey, CPA, joined The SEC Institute as Vice President in July 2007. Carol is responsible for conducting seminars on various reporting and financial accounting topics, as well as overseeing our Conference Division. Formerly Carol was the Chief Accountant of the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, an appointment she held since February 2002. Her previous roles in the Division include Deputy Chief Accountant, Associate Chief Accountant, and Assistant Chief Accountant. She joined the Commission as a Staff Accountant in the Division in 1996. Before joining the Commission, Carol worked for an SEC registrant in various roles, including Director of Financial Reporting, Assistant Corporate Controller, and Divisional Controller. Prior to that, she was an auditor in the Boston office of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Carol has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy from Bentley College and a Master of Science degree in Accountancy from Virginia Tech.