Category: Diversity

In honor of International Women’s Day, Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) is proud to celebrate Edna Nick, the first of several women who continue to serve as equity partners in our history of more than 100 years. Edna Nick was the first woman to pass the CPA examination in the Commonwealth of Virginia and, after becoming certified, she would go on to work at CBM for 51 years and become the firm’s first equity woman partner. Although women were a… Read more ›

Reema Patel, a manager at Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) and co-director of D-PATH, the firm’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiative, was interviewed by Bonnie Buol Ruszczyk, owner of the Accounting MOVE Project, on issues related to CBM policies that attract and retain women, a financial planning process she developed to attract millennials and DEI skepticism. Late last year, CBM was recognized for the fifth consecutive year by the Accounting MOVE Project, a benchmarking project that counts and advocates for women in… Read more ›

PDF: Accounting MOVE Project Names Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell One of the Best CPA Firms for Women and Equity Leadership After four consecutive years of being named to the Accounting MOVE Project’s (MOVE) annual list of top firms for equity leadership, Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) received that honor for a fifth year in 2023 along with first-time recognition as one of the best accounting firms for women. MOVE, which publishes with the Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance an annual… Read more ›

Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) will sponsor and present at the 2023 Greater Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants (GWSCPA) Women’s Leadership Conference on Tuesday, May 23. This annual conference, which will take place at the National Association of Home Builders in Washington, DC, is developed by the GWSCPA’s Women’s Leadership section whose members are committed to advancing the standing of women in the accounting profession, and to empower and motivate each other in their leadership goals. CBM Partner Julia… Read more ›

Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell’s (CBM) D-PATH group has launched a months-long giving campaign in support of Suited for Change, an organization whose mission is to equip women in need throughout our communities on their path to financial independence by providing them with professional attire, coaching and skills training. Team members will be actively engaged in efforts to donate new or like-new seasonally appropriate women’s professional clothing, shoes, handbags and jewelry to Suited for Change. D-PATH, which stands for “Diversity-Professional Accountants… Read more ›

PDF: Accounting MOVE Project Recognizes Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell for Fourth Consecutive Year; Highlights Contributions and Career Opportunities for Women in the Accounting Profession Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) was recognized for the fourth consecutive year by the Accounting MOVE Project, which investigates factors proven to be essential to women’s career success in the accounting profession. CBM appeared on the Project’s 2022 list of best firms for equity leadership, reflecting a high level of representation of women in management-level positions…. Read more ›

Reema Patel, manager and co-director of Diversity – Professional Accountants and Advisors Transforming the Horizon (D-PATH), Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell’s (CBM) internal diversity and inclusion group, published an article in the Spring 2022 issue of Disclosures, the membership publication of the Virginia Society of CPAs. Patel’s article, “Carving a Diverse Path: How One CPA Firm Developed a Program to Develop and Advance a Diverse Workforce”, shares how D-PATH began driving more intentional efforts to empower women and minorities through professional… Read more ›

Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM) is proud to serve as a gold sponsor of the 2022 Greater Washington Society of CPAs Women’s Leadership Conference at the Towers Crescent Conference Center in Vienna, VA. This event, to be held on Thursday, May 19, provides networking and professional development opportunities for women throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan region. Through the firm’s internal diversity and inclusion group, Diversity – Professional Accountants and Advisors Transforming the Horizon (D-PATH), CBM has been involved for several… Read more ›

  Every not-for-profit develops a culture over time, often defining the organization. However, even if your group’s been successful in the past, a change in culture could be a change for the better. Warning Signs to Observe First, does your culture need an alteration? It’s often difficult to know for sure, but there are several warning signs that change might be warranted. For instance: Lack of commitment. It’s important for the people working for your organization to believe in its… Read more ›

Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell (CBM), a full-service tax, accounting and advisory business serving clients in the Washington, DC metropolitan and Mid-Atlantic regions, collaborated with individual team members to donate more than $14,000 to Ukraine relief efforts and in support of girls and women experiencing homelessness around the world. The giving campaign ran through March 2022 in recognition of Women’s History Month, International Women’s Day and current international events. Ukraine relief donations by individual team members totaled $6,910 in support of… Read more ›