Professor Takes Leadership Roles with Professional Accounting Organizations

Ashley L. Stampone, Ph.D., '10, G'11, PHD'22, assistant professor in the Accounting Department, was selected as one of just 25 educators/academic members worldwide to serve on the Institute of Management Accountants' (IMA) Committee of Academic Relations for a two-year term. She was also elected to serve as vice president on the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants' (PICPA) Board of Directors for a one-year term and will serve as the PICPA board representative on the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania CPA Foundation.

"Dr. Stampone's commitment to advancing the accounting profession and bringing that insight to our students in the classroom and through mentoring is genuinely inspiring," said Douglas M. Boyle, D.B.A., professor and chair of the Accounting Department and director of the University's Ph.D. program in accounting. "Her most recent appointments with the PICPA and IMA further demonstrate her commitment and contribution to the profession. We are proud to have her in our department."

A three-time graduate of The University of Scranton, Dr. Stampone is a four-time recipient as the Kania School of Management Professor of the Year award, having garnered that honor in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2024. She was named Accounting Department Teacher of the Year in 2023.

Additionally, Dr. Stampone has won numerous state and national awards and professional honors. In 2019, she was given the IMA's Faculty Leadership Award, a national prize bestowed to an educator who has demonstrated significant leadership. Dr. Stampone received the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Young Leaders Award in 2021. That same year, she also received IMA's Ursel K. Albers IMA Campus Advocate of the Year Award, which recognizes a campus advocate/student chapter advisor who has made significant contributions to the IMA and student members in particular.

Dr. Stampone serves as the faculty advisor for the University's Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) student chapter - a group repeatedly recognized as among the five most outstanding student chapters in the nation.

Dr. Stampone joined the faculty at the University is 2016. Before teaching, Dr. Stampone worked as an internal auditor for QVC, Inc., as a senior financial systems analyst for Bridon American Corporation, as an inventory accountant for International Salt Company and as a staff accountant for ParenteBeard, LLC.

Dr. Stampone earned her bachelor's degree in accounting, her MBA and her Ph.D. from The University of Scranton.