Celina Cereceres Named Women Who Mean Business Honoree
Whitley Penn (a TASBO Business Sponsor) is pleased to announce that Celina Cereceres, Partner in Charge of the firm’s Public Sector group, was named to the Houston Business Journal’s 2019 Women Who Mean Business list.
The Houston Business Journal’s Women Who Mean Business list includes 30 women who represent a myriad of industries in the Houston area including energy, finance, health care, real estate, professional services, law, hospitality, government, and non-profit.
Cereceres is a certified public accountant (CPA), with more than 18 years of audit experience overseeing audits and other attestation engagements for school districts, universities and colleges, other large governments, and non-profit organizations. As such, Cereceres has extensive knowledge with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) requirements under the Uniform Guidance (2CFR 200) and the State of Texas Uniform Grant Management Standards. In addition to the above, Cereceres is also responsible for training firm staff in accordance with Generally Accepted Auditing Standards, Governmental Audit Standards (“GAS”), and the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) requirement under the Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200).
Cereceres received the AICPA’s Single Audit Advanced Certificate, and is the designated Audit Quality Partner for the AICPA’s Government Audit Quality Center. She remains active with the Communities in Schools Bay Area, the Texas Education Agency Advisory Committee, the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO), and is a member of the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership Education and Workforce Committee.
She received her B.B.A. in Accounting and her Master of Accountancy from the University of Texas El Paso.
“We are proud of Celina for achieving this honor. Celina leads by example and encourages continued learning, and community involvement at all levels. She lead our Public Sector group to record growth in 2018 and we are excited to see what she will accomplish in the years to come,” stated Larry Autrey, Managing Partner of Whitley Penn.
Cereceres will be honored at the Women Who Mean Business Awards Gala on October 3 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel and in the Houston Business Journal’s special publication in the October 4 issue.
In addition to being a contributor in TASBO's Internal Control Tips online series, Cereceres is a frequent speaker at TASBO events.
About Whitley Penn, LLP
Whitley Penn continues to be one of the region’s most distinguished public accounting firms. With a strong base in Texas and a worldwide network affiliation via Nexia International, the firm is strategically positioned for continued growth both locally and internationally. Whitley Penn has been consistently recognized as “One the Top 100 Firms in the U.S.” and “Best of the Best” by INSIDE Public Accounting.
Source: Kristen Lollar, Whitley Penn
