Standing Committees and 2021 Chairs
Serving on a committee of your association, IPT, is not simply just a way to get your name in print. IPT´s standing committees are active and represent an important part of IPT´s benefits and services. Although most committees meet at some point during the year, quite a large portion of committee work is handled by telephone and email. Contact a committee chair or the IPT office if you are interested in participating.
Annual Conference
2021 Annual Conference Program
OVERALL CHAIR
Carolyn M. Shantz, CMI, CPA
Merit Advisors, LLC
Credits & Incentives Chair
TBA
State Income Tax Chair
TBD
Property Tax Chair
TBA
Sales Tax Chair
TBA
Credits and Incentives Education
To coordinate the activities of the credits and incentives committees to assure continued improvement and consistency in the administration of the credits and incentives education programs.
Overall Chair
Jennifer Thompson, CPA, Chair
The Coca-Cola Company
2021 Credits and Incentives School
To develop and administer a curriculum, including identification and coordination of instructors, to teach advanced topics in sales and use taxation.
Chair
Blair Burns Westmoreland, CCIP
Deloitte Tax LLP
2021 Credits and Incentives Symposium
To develop and administer a program, including obtaining and coordinating speakers, on current credits and incentives topics of importance to the membership.
Chair
Teresa Lynch, CCIP, Esq., LLM
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
State Income Tax Education
To coordinate the activities of the income tax education committees to ensure continued improvement and consistency in the administration of the income tax education programs.
Overall Chair
Glenn C. McCoy, Jr., CMI, Esq.
KPMG LLP
2021 State Income Tax School I
To develop and administer a curriculum, including identification and coordination of instructors, to teach basic income taxation.
Co-Chairs
TBA
Property Tax Education
To coordinate the activities of the property tax education committees to ensure continued improvement and consistency in the administration of the education programs.
Overall Chair
Paul A. Wilke, CMI
Weingarten Realty Investors
2021 Property Tax School
To develop and administer a curriculum, including identification and coordination of instructors, to teach the fundamentals of property taxation.
Chair
Joshua E. Estes, CMI, Esq.
Estes & Gandhi, P.C.
2021 Personal Property Tax School
To develop and administer a curriculum, including identification and coordination of instructors, to expand upon the fundamentals of personal property taxation taught in the basic school.
Chair
Tommy L. "Chip" Twomey, II , CMI
Marathon Petroleum Company, LP
2021 Real Property Tax School
To develop and administer a curriculum, including identification and coordination of instructors, to expand upon the fundamentals of real property taxation taught in the basic school.
Chair
Melanie Brigante, CMI
Simon Property Tax Group
2021 Property Tax Symposium
To develop and administer a program on current property tax topics of importance to the membership, including obtaining and coordination of speakers.
Chair
John O'Neil, CMI
Marvin F. Poer and Company
Sales and Use Tax Education
To coordinate the activities of the sales & use tax education committees to ensure continued improvement and consistency in the administration of the sales & use tax education programs.
Overall Chair
Doug Sigel, Esq.
Ryan Law Firm, LLP
2021 Sales Tax School I:Introduction to Sales and Use Taxes
Chair
Allan J. Wells, CMI
ABB, Inc.
2021 Sales Tax School II: Theory and Practice for the Experienced Sales and Use Tax Professional
Theory and Practice for the Experienced Sales & Use Tax Professional - To develop and administer a curriculum, including identification and coordination of instructors, to teach advanced topics in sales and use taxation.
Chair
Kathleen M. Holston, CMI, CPA
Cherry Bekaert LLP
2021 Sales and Use Tax Symposium
To develop and administer a program, including obtaining and coordination of speakers, on current sales and use tax topics of importance to the membership.
Chair
Breen M. Schiller, Esq.
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
VAT Education
2021 Value Added Tax Symposium
To develop and administer a program, including obtaining and coordinating speakers, on current value added tax topics of importance to the membership.
Chair
Duncan Stocks
RSM US LLP
Joint Education Committees
2021 ABA/IPT Advanced Tax Seminars
To develop and administer a program, including obtaining and coordination of speakers, on current topics of importance in sales, property and income taxation.
Overall Chair
Stewart M. Weintraub, Esq.
Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry
Overal Vice Chair
Charles J. Moll. III, Esq.
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
2021 ABA/IPT Advanced State Income Tax Seminar
Chair
Leah S. Robinson, Esq.
Mayer Brown LLP
2021 ABA/IPT Advanced Property Tax Seminar
Chair
Charles J. Moll, III, Esq.
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
2021 ABA/IPT Advanced Sales Tax Seminar
Chair
Doug Sigel, Esq.
Ryan Law Firm LLP
Distance Learning
This committee is responsible for the continuing development of IPT’s online learning opportunities and in particular for identifying topics that would complement the Institute’s face-to-face programs. The committee shall identify appropriate subjects for distance learning, specify the duration of the course, determine the mode of delivery, and secure presenters and course materials, all with a view toward acceptance of the same by accrediting bodies for Continuing Education purposes.
Overall Chair
Robert D. Butterbaugh, CMI
Global Tax Management, Inc.
Professional Designation Committees
To coordinate the activities of the three CMI committees to ensure continued improvement and consistency in the administration of IPT´s professional designation programs.
CCIP
Chair
Dean J. Uminski, CCIP, CEcD
Dean Uminski Tax Professional
State Income Tax
To administer the CMI professional designation program in income taxation. Membership on the Committee is limited to individuals possessing the CMI professional designation.
Chair
John J. Small, CMI, CPA
Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP
Property Tax
To administer the CMI professional designation program in property taxation. Membership on the Committee is limited to individuals possessing the CMI professional designation.
Chair
Greg Cardwell, CMI
Phillips 66 Company
Sales and Use Tax
To administer the CMI professional designation program in sales & use taxation. Membership on the Committee is limited to individuals possessing the CMI professional designation.
Chair
Vicki C. Harris, CMI
FedEx Corporation
Other Standing Committees
Admissions
To review new membership applications to ensure membership requirements are met.
Chair
Ken Shook, CMI
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation
Advisory Council
Past Presidents are members. To furnish advice and counsel to the Board of Governors and offer guidance as requested.
Chair
Janette M. Lohman, CMI, CCIP, Esq., CPA
Thompson Coburn LLP
Awards
To administer the awards program ensuring that deserving or outstanding efforts by individual members are recognized by the Institute.
Chair
Heidi R. Thomas, CMI
The University of Phoenix, Inc.
Awareness Committee
To administer the awards program ensuring that deserving or outstanding efforts by individual members are recognized by the Institute.
Chair
Andrew Wagner, CMI, JD, LLM, CPA
Editorial Committee
This committee is responsible for procuring articles and commentary on topics related to state and local taxes and other subject matter relevant to IPT members for use in Institute newsletters, websites and other communications vehicles. The committee’s objective is to secure useful technical content that will present insights and practical considerations that IPT members will find informative and valuable.
Chair
Jennifer A. Zimmerman, Esq.
Walgreen Co.
Education Fund
Chair
Daniel Peterson, CMI, CPA
National Bureau of Property Administration, Inc.
Legal
The committee is responsible for reviewing, pursuant to established IPT policies and procedures, all requests received from litigants asking that IPT file an amicus curiae brief in connection with a pending case. The committee is responsible for advising, in consultation with Corporate Counsel, the Board of Governors in connection with such requests.
Chair
Kyle O. Sollie, CMI, Esq.
Reed Smith LLP
Local Luncheon Liaison
To provide assistance to the Local Luncheon Groups and act as a liaison to the Board of Governors.
Chair
Jessica Nowlin
Best Buy Enterprise Services, Inc.
Member Connections
To act as advisory liason to the individual program committees to provide ideas and activities to promote interaction at our IPT programs. The committee will work with the program committees during the planning process as well as suggest ideas for the program whether at receptions, lunches, etc.
Co-Chair
Arlene M. Klika, CMI
Tax Professional
Co-Chair
Jamie Paul Stottlemyre, CMI, CPA
Deloitte Tax, LLP
Nominating
Chair
Janette M. Lohman, CMI, CCIP, Esq., CPA
Thompson Coburn LLP
Professional Ethics
Regular Members - Appointed by the President with the Board of Governors´ approval (as prescribed in IPT By-Laws). To investigate any allegations and/or charges of violations of the IPT Code of ethics by an IPT member that may be submitted by members and non-members of the Institute and present recommendations to the Board of Governors for resolution of the issues.
Chair (2020-2022)
Leslie S. Fisher, CMI
DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC
Jan Nash (fulfills Rick Johnson's term to 2021)
Tyson Foods, Inc.
DeAnne E. Storck, CMI (2018-2021)
Cadence Design Systems, Inc,
New Appointees (2020-2023):
Vicki C. Harris, CMI
FedEx Corporation
William J. McConnell, CMi, CPA, Esq.
Zayo Group LLC
New Appointees (2020-2022)
Mark F. Semerad, CMI, Esq. (fulfills April M. Nevarez, CMI’s term to 2022)
CenturyLink
Tommy L. “Chip” Twomey, II, CMI (fulfills Annette Prehn’s term to 2022)
Marathon Petroleum Company LP
Sponsored Research
Chair
Arthur R. Rosen, Esq.
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Uniformity in Administrative Requirements
Chair
April M. Nevarez, CMI
Icahn Automotive Group
University Relations
Chair
Gwendolyn S. Evans, CMI
RyanWest, LLC
Young Professionals
Chair
Adam J. Travis, CMI
Ryan, LLC
IPT Committee Participation
Serving on a committee of your association, IPT, is not simply just a way to get your name in print. IPT´s standing committees are active and represent an important part of IPT´s benefits and services. Although most committees meet at some point during the year, quite a large portion of committee work is handled by telephone and email. Contact a committee chair or the IPT office if you are interested in participating.