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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2018
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THE EDMOND SUN

Edmond
CPAs
honored as
2018
Trailblazers
The Oklahoma Society of
Certified Public Accountants
(OSCPA) released the names of
its 2018 Trailblazers in conjunc-
tion with the March/April spe-
cial issue of the society’s maga-
zine, CPAFOCUS. Only 20 CPAs
are selected for the honor each
year. This year, five of the hon-
orees have Edmond ties.
They are the following:
• Austin S. Foust, CPA, a senior
tax accountant at Peters &
Chandler PC in Oklahoma City,
who is a graduate of the
University of Central Oklahoma
(UCO); A new consignment venue, Rhea Lana’s, is open in Edmond. Own
• Shane Gibson, CPA, an budgets while still obtaining high-quality items.
assurance manager at Ernst &
Young LLP in Oklahoma City,
who is an Edmond resident;
• Katharine Johnston, CPA,
audit senior manager at Eide
Bailly LLP in Oklahoma City,
who is an Edmond resident;
• Lindsey Williams, CPA, an
Chamber ho
cutting for R
audit supervisor at Arledge &
Associates, PC in Edmond; and
• Jacob Winkler, CPA, an assur-
ance services manager at RSM
US, LLP in Oklahoma City, a
UCO graduate and Edmond res-
ident. Rhea Lana’s of Edmond held a ribbon their budget, while a
The Trailblazer program was cutting in late February with the chase high-quality ch
established in 2010 to recognize Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce to fraction of the retail
the innovation, professional celebrate the new store’s grand opening. Rhea Lana’s of Edm
dedication and community Rhea Lana’s specializes in consignment sands of items. Shop
commitment of the OSCPA’s of boutique and name brand clothing, to find deals for the f
New CPAs, defined as members toys, baby equipment and furniture for roof.
who are under the age of 40 and children and moms-to-be. The consign- As part of the Rhea
have five or fewer years of CPA ment event venue will have community initiative, following t
experience. events intended to help families stretch items are donated to
“This year’s Trailblazers repre-
sent some of the greatest practi-
tioners in our field,” said OSCPA

Median home
Board Chairman Jane Haskin,
CPA. “We look forward to their
continuing leadership and
accomplishments in the future.”
The 2018 Trailblazer honorees
will be celebrated at the

inventory up
OSCPA’s 100th Annual Members
Meeting on June 8 in Oklahoma
City.
The OSCPA accepts Trailblazer
nominations from members
and non-members every year The total housing
during summer and fall. inventory in Edmond at
the end of January 2018
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rose to 1,314 existing
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versus last year’s 1,122

Steele homes.
The market experi-