Kathryn Fletcher, quality control manager at Draffin & Tucker, LLP, has been selected as one of 38 young CPAs to participate in the American Institute of CPAs 5th annual Leadership Academy in Durham, N.C. from Sept. 29 – Oct. 3.
The AICPA selected the 38 attendees of the Leadership Academy from more than 120 candidates recommended by their employers, state CPA societies or both. Fletcher will join an exclusive group of rising stars in the accounting profession to learn leadership theory and strategic planning techniques while developing tools for handling complex management challenges. Leadership Academy participants, all under age 36, will discuss pressing issues facing CPAs and the accounting profession with some of the profession’s most influential leaders.
Fletcher is a quality control manager in Draffin & Tucker’s Atlanta office and assists the firm with accounting and auditing research, attest engagement reviews, training and development of firm personnel, and monitoring the firm's quality control policies. She is one of 42 professionals selected for the Leadership Gwinnett Class of 2014 and is the 2013-2014 President-Elect of the Junior League of Gwinnett & North Fulton Counties. Fletcher received her Bachelor of Science from Brewton-Parker College and is currently working on her MBA from Kennesaw State University.
