Standing Committees and 2023 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          Credits and Incentives Education
 State Income Tax Education    Joint Education Committees
 Property Tax Education    Professional Designation Committees
 Sales and Use Tax Education    Other Standing Committees
 VAT Education    

Annual Conference

2023 Annual Conference Program

OVERALL CHAIR

Glenn C. McCoy, Jr., CMI, Esq.
Ryan, LLC

Credits & Incentives Chair 
Scott J. Ziance, Esq.
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

State Income Tax Chair
Jennifer C. Waryjas, Esq.
Jones Day
 
Property Tax Chair 
Jeffrey D. Gordon, Esq.
Archer & Greiner, P.C.

Sales Tax Chair
Aradhana (Allie) S. Carlson, Esq. LLM
Mesigian and Carlson Law LLC

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 

2023 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

2023 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
Suzy Curnier
ADP

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.
Ryan, LLC  

2023 State Income Tax School

To develop and administer a curriculum, including identification and coordination of instructors, to teach basic income taxation.Co-Chairs

Co-Chairs
Mark A. Loyd, Esq., CPA
Dentons Bingham Greenebaum LLP

Mark L. Nachbar, Esq., CPA
Ryan, LLC

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
Rick H. Izumi, CMI
ITA, LLC

2023 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.

2023 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

2023 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

2023 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
Kenneth West, Esq.
Ryan Law Firm, PLLC

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

2023 Sales Tax School I:Introduction to Sales and Use Taxes

Chair
Emily Gauthier, CMI
KPMG LLP

2023 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
WebsterRogers LLP

2023 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
Gina M. Pizzo, CMI
Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, LLC

VAT Education

2023 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
Thomas Boniface, CPA
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Joint Education Committees

2023 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

2023 ABA/IPT Advanced State Income Tax Seminar


Chair
Matthew J. Landwehr, Esq. 
Thompson Coburn LLP

2023 ABA/IPT Advanced Property Tax Seminar


Chair
Thomas R. Wilhelmy, Esq.
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

2023 ABA/IPT Advanced Sales Tax Seminar


Chair
Doug Sigel, Esq.
Ryan Law Firm LLP

Virtual Education

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
TBD

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

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
Early Warning Services LLC

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.

Nominating

Chair
Mark S. Hutcheson, CMI, Esq., CRE
Popp Hutcheson PLLC

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. 


Diane D. Brown, CMI (2021-2024)
Kinder Morgan, Inc.

Vicki C. Harris, CMI  (2020-2023)                                                          
FedEx Corporation

William J. McConnell, CMI, CPA, Esq. (2020-2023)
Zayo Group LLC

Jeff McGhehey, CMI (2022-2024)
The Home Depot
   
Tommy L. “Chip” Twomey, II, CMI (2022-2025)
Marathon Petroleum Company LP

University Relations

Chair
Gwendolyn S. Evans, CMI
GSE

Young Professionals

Chair
TBD

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.