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Gwen Mazzola, CPA

Partner

Gwen Mazzola joined HoganTaylor in 2008 and currently serves as the Firm’s Lead Employee Benefit Plan Partner. She has more than 25 years of experience providing audit and accounting services to clients and devotes 100% of her professional efforts in the employee benefit plan industry.

Gwen was recently been appointed to the Department of Labor’s Advisory Council and will be sesrving a three-year-term. Gwen is also currently serving as the co-chair of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Employee Benefit Plans National Conference planning committee and as a member of the AICPA EBP Audit and Accounting Guide task force. Gwen previously served as a member of the AICPA’s Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality Center’s Executive Committee. Gwen is a presenter at various conferences nationwide, including the AICPA Employee Benefit Plan National Conference. 

Gwen is a member of the AICPA, the Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Oklahoma Society of Certified Accountants, and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. 

Gwen is a Summa Cum Laude graduate from the University of Arkansas with a Bachelor of Science in Business Adminsitration in Accounting. 

Certifications & Honors

  • Certified Public Accountant

Education

  • B.S.B.A. in Accounting, The University of Arkansas, Summa Cum Laude

Professional & Civic Affiliations

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), member
  • AICPA Employee Benefits Plan National Conference, planning committee member 2013-current
  • Southwest Benefits Association, Former Board member
  • Employee Benefits Institute, Board Member and Regional Ambassador
  • Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants (ASCPA), member
  • Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA), member
  • Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants (TXCPA), member
  • BDO Employee Benefit Plan Alliance Community, Steering Committee former member
  • Tulsa Employee Benefits Group, member
    Northwest Arkansas Human Resources Association, member
    Leadership Benton County, Steering Committee member, 2009 to 2017
  • Leadership Benton County, Graduate, 2008

Speaking Engagements & Published Articles

  • Arkansas Fiduciary Summit, "Common Operational Errors and the Impact on Financial Statements and Communications", August 2022
  • AICPA EBP Audit Quality Center webcast, "Common Operational Errors ", June 2022
  • Massachusetts Society of CPAs, "Best Practices in Project Management", May 2022
  • Florida Institute of CPAs MEGA Conference, "Risk Assessment and Planning for Employee Benefit Plans", "A&A Update – Employee Benefits Focused", and Panel Discussion: Ask the EBP Experts", June 2022
  • The Plan Sponsor University, Panelist of Industry Experts, Louisville, KY, January 2022; Houston, TX, February 2022; Charlotte, NC, March 2022; Indianapolis, IN, April 2022; Oklahoma City, OK, May 2022; St. Louis, MO, June 2022; Houston, TX, July 2022; Charlotte, NC, Aug 2022
  • Missouri Society of CPAs, "Risk Assessment and Planning for Employee Benefit Plans", May 2022

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