Eileen Pastenieks Named President Of CalCPA Education Foundation

LOS ANGELES, June 22, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Eileen Pastenieks, has been elected president of the California Society of CPAs (CalCPA.org) Education Foundation for 2018–19 by the CalCPA Council at its meeting at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel.

Pastenieks has served on the board since 2012 and most recently held the position of first vice president.

The Foundation, which has 48 state partners, offers more than 1,750 live and webcast continuing professional education (CPE) courses to CPAs and other financial professionals.

In accepting her new position, Pastenieks said that technology has changed the way accountants and finance professionals take their CPE. She noted that the majority of the training is being done on-line and keeps evolving at an accelerated rate.

"The Foundation is tasked with rapidly developing innovative products and services to meet the needs of its customers, which include young and seasoned accounting and financial professionals," Pastenieks said. "Providing education continues to be an extremely competitive environment."

She said that the Foundation strives to provide quality CPE. The newest trend in delivering CPE is called "nano" learning, which consists of 10-minute units. The Foundation plans to launch nano-learning modules within the coming year.

Pastenieks is the managing partner of Pastenieks, Bucheli & Falasco LLP, Modesto, California. She is the litigation services chair for CalCPA's San Joaquin Chapter and is a former state chair of CalCPA's Management of Accounting Practices Committee.

Pastenieks holds a bachelor's degree in business administration (accounting emphasis) from California State University, Stanislaus.

About CalCPA Education Foundation

Headquartered in Burlingame, California, the CalCPA Education Foundation is the nation's largest CPE provider associated with a state CPA society and offers more than 1,750 live courses, conferences, webcasts and on-demand self-study courses annually. Visit www.calcpa.org/catalog for more information.

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SOURCE California Society of CPAs