2019 Accounting Information for Business Leaders

Stuck on how to balance the books AND balance numerous small business duties? We've got you covered!

We’re partnering with Alabama A&M University's Center for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Economic Development and the Department of Accounting and Finance for an exciting accounting class. This presentation will focus on how accounting information impacts business leaders' financial decisions, management planning and control, and overall performance.

This class is geared towards small to medium-sized business leaders and accounting associates.



Presenter:









Dr. Xia Zhang, Assistant Professor of Accounting
Alabama A&M University


More about the speaker:
Dr. Xia (Amy) Zhang is the Assistant professor of Accounting at Department of Accounting and Finance at Alabama A&M University (AAMU). Dr. Zhang is currently the international program coordinator at College of Business & Public Affairs (COBPA). She coordinated the first COBPA professor teaching International Finance for a month (05/20/19-06/20/19) at Jiangsu Normal University in China. She successfully coordinated to host the pilot summer international program (SIS) at AAMU in summer of 2018 for MBA students from Nanjing Forestry University. She also coordinated the establishment of partnership relationship between COBPA of AAMU with colleges of business at several universities in China.
 
Dr. Zhang was awarded the University Professor of the Academic Year 2017-2018 for overall excellence in teaching, research, and service at Alabama A&M University. For Academic Year 2017-2018, she received the award for Overall Excellence in Teaching, Research, and Service, and award for Excellence in Service to the University Community at College of Business & Public Affairs (COBPA) of Alabama A&M University. She published five academic articles on peer-reviewed academic journals since she joined AAMU in August 2016. She is also actively involved in college and university services as well as community services. She is the chair of the Teaching Excellence Committee of COBPA. She is the chair of Business & Finance Committee of AAMU Faculty Senate. She also serves on the board of International Society of Huntsville.
 
Dr. Zhang earned her PhD in Accounting in 2016 from Jackson State University, and master’s degree in Accountancy in 2003 from University of Alabama in Huntsville. She obtained her M.A. in English from Shandong University in 1996 and B.A. in English from Shandong Normal University in 1991.