Allison M. Henry, CPA
Vice President, Professional & Technical
Standards
PICPA
Allison is presently the Vice President - Professional & Technical
Standards for Pennsylvania Institute of CPA’s (PICPA) where she is responsible
for overseeing the administration of the AICPA’s Peer Review Program in
Pennsylvania, Delaware, and the Virgin Islands. She also administers PICPA’s
Joint Ethics Enforcement Program with the AICPA, and serves as the technical
staff liaison to seven state-wide committees and two newly-created task forces;
specifically, the Peer Review, Professional Ethics, Accounting and Auditing
Procedures, Forensic and Litigation Services, Business Valuation, Not-for-Profit
and Employee Benefit Plan Committees and the Healthcare Reform and Marcellus
Shale Task Forces. In addition, she fields technical inquiries, writes columns
for the CPA Journal and Pursuit publications, provides technical updates at
PICPA chapter events, and assists in writing responses to technical exposure
drafts.
Allison has been in the profession for about twenty years, including twelve
years in public accounting and over eight years with PICPA. Her public
accounting experience consists of several years as senior manager with a
regional accounting firm and nine years at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, where she
worked in their assurance and advisory services group. Her diverse client
service experience includes many not-for-profit, healthcare, and world relief
organizations, as well as small and large manufacturing, distribution, and other
service-oriented entities. She has also served as the designated employee
benefits specialist. Prior to her experience with Deloitte, she spent four years
in internal accounting positions including the Department of Defense, while her
husband was serving on active duty with the U.S. Army.
Allison is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and holds an
accounting equivalency from the University of Arkansas in Little Rock. She is a
member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. She is also a member of
Washington Crossing United Methodist Church, where she serves on the financial
accountability team, and volunteers for the children’s ministry. She is a native
of St. Louis, Mo. and is an avid runner.
