Julie Spiegel, Manhattan, has been elected Chair of the Kansas Board of Accountancy.
The Kansas Board of Accountancy elected Julie Spiegel as its Chair for the 2022-2023 term. Her term begins August 1st. The Kansas Board of Accountancy is comprised of five practicing Certified Public Accountants and two public members. Julie was appointed to the board by Governor Kelly in Oct 2019 to serve a three-year term and was recently re-appointed for an additional three-year term in July 2022.
The board licenses and regulates certified public accountants and is authorized to carry out the laws and administrative regulations governing CPAs. The board is disciplinary and has the authority to conduct investigations.
Julie is an owner of Varney and Associates CPA’s, LLC. She earned her Bachelor’s in Accounting and Business Administration from the University of Kansas and has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1997. Julie is an active member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants (KSCPA).
Julie leads the firm’s growing Agriculture niche providing tax consulting and advisory services to farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses throughout the state of Kansas.
In addition to her professional duties, Julie helps her husband, Bill, manage their family’s fourth-generation farm in North Central Kansas. In her free time, Julie enjoys spending time with her twin sons, Jack and Sam, traveling, and running.
“I have truly enjoyed serving our state’s certified public accountants on the Kansas Board of Accountancy over the past three years and look forward to continued service to our profession,” said Spiegel.
