Leader Spotlight: Harriet Strothers

What are you looking forward to about serving on the Board?
Serving on the Board is an amazing opportunity to both give back to our profession and to meet and learn from some of the smartest CPAs in the state.  This is my 2nd time on the OSCPA Board, and I love being surrounded by others who value the profession and the credential!

What is the most important message OSCPA leaders can share with colleagues?
Being a CPA can be an incredibly rewarding career both personally and financially.  It is hard work to continue to learn year after year as the rules change, but if you keep an open mind and think outside of the box, you will have the chance to evolve personally and professionally.  Our profession is so different from when I began.  I was lucky enough to experience the change from pencils and 12 column paper to AI.  It has been a crazy fun ride!

What was the first job you ever had and what did you learn from it? 
If you do not count babysitting, which taught me that education was out, I was a swim and ski instructor.  I learned that there is no one way that people learn.  All CPAs are teachers, and we need to help grow our teams by adapting our teaching style to the individual and remaining open and receptive to trying new methods and processes.

What would you consider a perfect day? 
I live by the beach so a perfect day would be helping a client win, either in an audit or tax planning situation followed by a walk to the beach with my husband, dogs, and a glass of Oregon wine.

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