Meet the Speakers

2025 Virtual Workshop | Higher Education Accounting & Reporting

Michael D. Baumert, CPA, Assistant Vice President and Controller - Financial Services, Arizona State University

Michael D. Baumert is Assistant Vice President and Controller - Financial Services at Arizona State University and is responsible for management of operational accounting, financial reporting, tax, capital assets management, and payroll. A prior WACUBO workshop presenter, he received his MPA from Arizona State University in 2005 and BS in Accountancy and BA in Political Science from Miami University in 2003. He began his professional career with the Arizona Office of the Auditor General as a financial auditor prior to joining Arizona State University in 2012.

Brian Thomason, Vice President for Finance, Chapman University

Brian Thomason is Vice President for Finance at Chapman University. He earned a BBA in Finance from Abilene Christian University and his MBA in Finance from Auburn University.  Brian is a Certified Public Accountant and has taught as an Adjunct Professor of Accounting and Finance at Pepperdine and at Chapman. He previously worked as an Executive Director at JP Morgan, Associate Vice President and Controller at Pepperdine University, and Manager of Financial Planning and Reporting at Abilene Christian University. He serves as Executive Vice President of the BMW Car Club of America, Treasurer of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Gg Harbor, WA and is a member of the Board of Global Samaritan Resources in Abilene, TX. 

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