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Biography

I am a second-generation accountant. Born, raised and educated in the central Illinois area, I have degrees in Accounting from Illinois Central College and Bradley University. While in graduate school, I served as a graduate assistant for the accounting department. Running Bradley's accounting tutoring lab was one of my main assignments as a graduate assistant. It was at this time that I considered accounting education as a future career, although the reality would not happen until several years later.

Upon graduation from Bradley, I began full-time employment at a small Chillicothe accounting firm owned and operated by my father. At this firm, approximately 900 individual, business and not-for-profit returns are prepared. After approximately 6 years of full-time employment, I began teaching accounting courses as a secondary career. I have taught at a total of four local colleges and universities, and have been teaching at Midstate exclusively since 2006.

Currently, I work in public accounting full-time and teach 3 to 4 courses per quarter. In the future, I would love to pursue a Ph.D., either in the field of accounting or in education.

I enjoy spending my free time with my family and friends, working through a long "laundry list" of home repairs, and doting on some highly-spoiled pets: cats Angus (5), Sox(13), new kittens Finn and Jake (born August '12), as well as my parents' dog Buddy (2). As for hobbies, I would have to say that my #1 guilty pleasure is technology.

Education

• M.S.A., Accounting, 1998
  Bradley University
• B.S., Accounting, 1997
  Bradley University
• A.A.S., Accountancy, 1993
  Illinois Central College

Work Experience

• Midstate College (2006–present)
  Adjunct Instructor (2006-2010 and 2012-present); Faculty (2010-2012)

  Taught, as an adjunct instructor, various accounting and CIS courses (ACC 100, 101, 105, 110, 213, 215 & 315; CIS 114, 115 & 116).

• Robert Morris College (2005)
  Adjunct Instructor

  Taught, as an adjunct instructor, the course Financial Accounting 2.

• Bradley University (2004)
  Adjunct Instructor

  Taught, as an adjunct instructor, the course Principles of Financial Accounting.

• Illinois Central College (2004–2006)
  Adjunct Instructor

  Taught, as an adjunct instructor, the courses Payroll Accounting and Principles of Financial Accounting

• L. Patrick McElhiney, P.C. (1998–present)
  Accountant

  Full-time accountant since December 1998. Perform such tasks as: individual, partnership and corporate income tax return preparation; accounting information systems implementation and instruction; compilation of financial statements and municipal audit reports.

• Bradley University (1997–1998)
  Graduate Assistant

  Served as graduate assistant for several professors in the accounting department from August 1997 through December 1998. Performed such tasks as: grading of student homework and tests, proctoring of examinations, assisting with faculty research, coding various Foster College of Business Administration web pages, and tutoring of undergraduate students in accounting courses.

• L. Patrick McElhiney, P.C. (1994–1998)
  Bookkeeper

  Performed such tasks as: payroll tax return preparation; individual and corporate income tax return preparation; assistance with municipal audit fieldwork; compilation of financial statements and municipal audit reports.

Awards and Certifications

• Registered Tax Return Preparer, 2012
• Certified Public Accountant, 2001

Links

• AICPA

  The official site of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants contains information pertaining to various areas of the accounting profession, including: auditing, forensic accounting, tax and information systems.

• CPA Technology Advisor

  The CPA Technology Advisor is a publication that examines the various uses of technology in the accounting field.

• Illinois Board of Examiners

  A great resource for prospective Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Examination candidates.

• Illinois CPA Society

  The Illinois CPA Society is the state organization of Certified Public Accountants.

• IRS Website

  The IRS website is a fantastic resource to obtain tax forms, publications and tax-related new stories

• Journal of Accountancy

  The Journal of Accountancy (JofA) is the official publication of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.