April 20, 2026Adopting the risk‑taking mentality of his immigrant parents, Jason Howell, BS Accounting ’97, has never put limitations on himself. As an Independent candidate, he ran for a seat in the United States Congress. He authored a book titled Joy of Financial Planning: 7 Strategies for Transforming Your Finances and Reclaiming Your American Dream and has been featured as a financial expert and political strategist on a wide array of major networks and publications. He also teaches personal finance at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University. Most recently, he celebrated ten years of Jason Howell Company.
March 19, 2026When representatives from the university’s career services came to Larry Guerin’s class to present him with the Outstanding Career Influencer Award, it came as a major surprise to the retired FBI supervisory special agent.
February 23, 2026Heather Baker is a CPA with 15 years of audit and tax experience at EY. She focused on the health care industry, and, in addition to client service responsibilities, she was involved in developing internal software programs and procedures. Throughout her public accounting career, she consistently recruited, mentored, and worked with newer staff members, developing her love for teaching. After encouragement from one of her old professors, Baker decided to make the career switch.
January 21, 2026For the past few years, Jerry Pierce, MBA ’92, has been teaching Accounting 203 at the Costello College of Business at George Mason University. A course largely attended by sophomores, Pierce relishes the opportunity to impart his wisdom and teach students about the accounting profession and about life in general.