Dr. Andrew C. Temte, CFA

Biography:

Andrew Temte is CEO of the Kaplan Professional Education - a division of Kaplan, Inc., which is a subsidiary of The Washington Post. Andrew started his financial services education career in 1990, working together with Dr. Carl Schweser until 1999 to build Schweser Study Program into the global leader in CFA^® Exam review.

Upon its acquisition by Kaplan, Inc. in 1999, Temte took the reins of the Kaplan Schweser organization. Under his direction, Kaplan Schweser has been positioned as a leading global provider of innovative, efficient, and effective financial education solutions. In October 2007, he assumed responsibility for the Kaplan Financial Education division, which provides study tools for high-stakes securities and insurance licensing exams as well as the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) designation.

During Temte’s tenure, he has collaborated with some of the industry’s most respected business leaders and academicians to research, develop and implement new courseware for designations such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA). In addition to cutting-edge product development and implementation, Temte has made numerous and successful business acquisitions including the Study Seminar for Financial Analysts, Excel/JKE Exam Review, Koppel & Wiley, and U.S. CPA Success.

Temte earned his doctorate in finance at the University of Iowa with a concentration in international finance and investment theory. Temte holds the Chartered Financial Analyst^® (CFA^®) designation and has over sixteen years of university teaching experience in the areas of corporate finance, investments and international finance.

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Denise Probert, CPA, MPA

Biography:

Until January 2009, Denise was an Associate Professor in the Dahl School of Business at Viterbo University in La Crosse, WI. She taught accounting and financial management at Viterbo University since 2000. Denise taught financial accounting at the intermediate and advanced levels, auditing, federal taxation, cost accounting, and financial management. In addition, Denise has taught quantitative methods in the Master of Business Administration program at Viterbo University. Prior to teaching at Viterbo, Denise taught at Upper Iowa University, Dakota State University, Southwest State University, and Wayne State College.

Denise has a Master of Professional Accountancy from the University of South Dakota. In addition, she holds a Master of Science in Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Education from Wayne State College. She is licensed to practice (CPA) in the state of Wisconsin and a member in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Accounting Association, Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and American Society of Women Accountants. Denise recently served as member and Treasurer of Gundersen Lutheran’s Partners board. Denise is a national and international speaker on the implications of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 on non-profit organizations and IT workers, building a culture of ethical behavior, ethics education, and assessment.

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Lynn Irving, CPA

Biography:

Lynn has 30 years of accounting and auditing experience. She has worked with clients in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, energy, financial services, governmental, and not-for-profit. Lynn has been an adjunct college professor for 22 years, specializing in financial accounting and audit. She has also taught continuing professional education courses for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Lynn received her Bachelor of Science in accounting from Indiana State University and a Master of Science in management and administrative sciences with a concentration in accounting from the University of Texas at Dallas. She is a member of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants.

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Darrel Surett, CPA

Biography:

Darrel has taught accounting at Union County college for over 20 years. In 2007 he was invited to be an adjunct for Mercer County Community College. His experience teaching CPA review covers all four parts of the exam. Darrel has assisted thousands of candidates since 1988. Known for tireless preparation, Darrel considers himself a teacher, not a lecturer. Darrel is a partner in the accounting firm of Barry Surett & Co. and its wholly owned subsidiary of Payroll Direct.

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Gary G. Brown

Biography:

Gary is currently the associate dean for the School of Business at Western Technical College in La Crosse, WI. He has been in this role since May of 2005. He works within the School of Business and as part of various college-wide teams to supervise people and programs in an effort to provide the best education possible for all students.

Gary's business experience includes four years in college administration, five years working as a business consultant specializing in computer software implementations, 16 years with manufacturing firms ranging from small privately held firms to Fortune 500 companies, and five years in the construction industry. His responsibilities included oversight of educational programs, financial and accounting functions, managing IT functions, sales and marketing of products, and project management.

Gary holds a Master of Business Administration from the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, a Bachelor of Science in business from Lake Forest College, an associate degree in accounting, and a microcomputer specialist associate degree.

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Norman Faeth, CPA (inactive)

Biography:

Norm earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse and a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in Accounting and Economics, from Western Illinois University. He holds a Certified Public Accountant certificate from the State of Minnesota. Prior to joining Kaplan Schweser in 2005, Norm held various positions in industry as Controller and CFO. At Kaplan Schweser, Norm’s principal role is serving customers who are engaged in preparing for the various sections of the CPA examination. Norm’s work includes the updating of various CPA and Continuing Professional Education study materials.

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Aubrey Glazman, CPA/ABV, CFE, LLB, CA, CBV

Biography:

In 1991, Aubrey passed all four parts of the CPA Exam on his first attempt and, over the past 17 years, has helped more than three-thousand students pass the CPA Exam.

Aubrey directed and instructed in the York University and CPA Success Review Courses from 1994 to 2007, and is the author of the highly acclaimed CPA Success Review Course study binder. Prior course participants have achieved exceptionally high success rates on the CPA Exam.

Aubrey holds a Law degree, an MBA, and is also a Chartered Accountant, Chartered Business Valuator, and Certified Fraud Examiner.

In 1998, Aubrey was accredited as a CPA specialist in business valuation by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants after passing the AICPA's annual Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) specialist examination.

He is currently the Vice-President for CPA Product Development at Kaplan CPA Review and is the former Academic Department Chair of Accounting at Kaplan University. His evaluations as an instructor are consistently excellent.

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Joseph T. Kastantin, MBA, CPA, CMA

Biography:

Joe Kastantin has worked 44 years in a wide range of fields including: university education, professional development training for auditors and lawyers, public accounting, manufacturing, sales, investment service, and the U.S. Army. For the past 29 years, Kastantin has served as Associate Professor of Accountancy at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse where he currently teaches Auditing, International Financial Reporting Standards, and Intermediate Accounting II. Previously he taught Intermediate Accounting I, Advanced Accounting, several principles of accounting courses and has published 29 journal articles and books.

Kastantin served from 1997--2008 in both full-time and part-time capacities with KPMG Central Europe in the department of professional practice and training where he conducted more than 100 IFRS and other technical courses for more than 1,200 KPMG auditors and lawyers.

Kastantin served on the board of directors and audit committee of the North Central Trust Company for three years and as chairman of the board of La Crosse Funds, Inc. for four years. Additionally, he served as president and board member for several not-for-profit entities, CEO of a small manufacturing company, business manager for an auto dealership, controller for a textile wholesaler, and sole practitioner in public accounting.

He served nearly ten years on active duty with the U.S. Army (SFC E-7) with tours in Korea and Vietnam and as an instructor and MOS test writer at the U.S. Army AG School.

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