Council Board

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President & Engagement VP
Scott Berry
Reno Chapter

Scott enjoys building businesses and has spent most of his career as a financial executive with broad experience in planning, accounting and financial management. This experience includes manufacturing entities, financial consulting, strategic planning, acquisitions and SEC reporting. Scott has worked with early-stage start ups as well as established companies.

Scott also has several years experience managing supply chain operations for both manufacturing and design/outsourcing consumer product companies. He has experience with contract manufacturing in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Away from the office Scott loves to explore the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Scott and his wife Gina are the proud parents of three children, Chase, Austin and Madison.

Patt Mayer
 REST Planning Committee Director, Regional Council Delegate 
Patt Mayer, CNA, CPA
Diablo Valley Chapter		 Patricia J. Mayer (Patt) is an active CPA and a CMA, and former CEO of Patricia J. Mayer & Associates, a staffing company for financial candidates. Prior to that, she was the VP Finance, Retail division, Customer Segments, of Charles Schwab & Co., the VP Finance for Macromedia Inc., and the CFO of the YMCA of San Francisco.

Patt is past president of the East Bay chapter of the California Society of CPAs, currently on their State nominating committee, past president of San Francisco chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI), past president of the Diablo Valley chapter of Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), and an active member of the planning committee of REST.

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Secretary 
LuAnn M. Klann, CMA
Central California Chapter

LuAnn Klann is a finance executive with extensive and diverse experience in a variety of industries. Her expertise includes a consistent record of improving financial results through innovative business processes and her significant strengths include evaluating business processes and initiating change management to improve financial results and performance.

Ms. Klann’s teaching strength lies mainly in being able to perceive student’s/target’s learning style and adapting teaching style to meet them. Crossed experience in corporate finance, LuAnn provides a unique blend rarely found in University Professors. Also included in her arsenal is forensic accounting experience which includes fraud detection in the fast food, restaurant, corporate finance, and other private industries.
Professional Education Vice President 
Gail Bergunde, CPA

 Gail Bergunde is an active CPA and is an active member of the planning committee of REST.
Treasurer 
Mindy Caporin, CMA

 Mindy Caporin is an active CMA and is an active member of the planning committee of REST.

Communications Vice President  
Naomi Withers,
EMBA, CPSP

Eastbay - Northern California Chapter

Naomi is passionate about growth and change for the better. She brings and Executive MBA with emphases in Advanced Finance, Entrepreneurial Finance, US Business Law, Strategic leadership, Advanced Corporate Level Strategy and Business Communications. She takes leadership and her fiduciary duty seriously but brings it all together with with humor and purpose. 

In the role of Communications Vice President she is hoping to help build more engagement and connection with the Golden West Council and strengthen ties with the chapters we serve.

Director of Scholarships 
Linus Li,
CMA, CFM, CPA

 Linus Li is an active CMA, CFM and CPA.

Regional Council Delegate
Sherry McCormick

 Sherry McCormick is an active member of the Institute for Management Accountants.