DALLAS Odessa-based certified public accountant Catherine Speer, CPA, has been elected 2023-24 president of the Texas Society of CPAs (TXCPA) Permian Basin Chapter.
Speer currently serves as a partner at Whitley Penn. Midland-based certified public accountant John Michael Jaramillo, CPA, partner at Weaver, was named president-elect of the chapter.
Joining Speer and Jaramillo on the 2023-24 TXCPA Permian Basin Board of Directors are:
- Vice President – Meredith McKeehan, CPA
- Secretary/Treasurer – Alba Priest, CPA
- Chapter Director At Large – Gerry Adkins, CPA
- Chapter Director At Large – Daniel Lujan, CPA
- Chapter Director Midland – Lashawn Bearden, CPA, CGMA
- Chapter Director Midland – Monica Corey, CPA
- Chapter Director Odessa – Mackenzie Craft, CPA
- Chapter Director Odessa – Jennifer Smith, CPA
- Immediate Past President/State Director expiring 2026 – Derby Gallo, CPA
- State Director expiring 2025 – Kate Devey, CPA
- UTPB Faculty Representative – Narita Holmes, CPA
- UTPB Student Representative – Samantha Delgado, The University of Texas Permian Basin
The following will serve on the TXCPA Leadership Council
- Rod Aguilar, CPA
- Kate Devey, CPA
- Larry Edgerton, CPA
- Elena Levario, CPA
- Catherine Speer, CPA
The chapter also recognized four of its members with special awards due to their continued and dedicated service:
- Outstanding Executive Officer – Catherine Speer, CPA, partner at Whitley Penn
- Outstanding Director – Kristie Jumper, CPA, Controller at Elevation Resources LLC
- Outstanding Committee Chair – Alba Priest, CPA, Controller at Oasis Transportation and Marketing
- Accounting Excellence Award Winner – Samir Chavira, The University of Texas Permian Basin
The Texas Society of CPAs (TXCPA) is the premier professional membership organization for CPAs in Texas. Founded in 1915, the society empowers members to lead and succeed by promoting professional excellence, advocating on behalf of CPAs, and supporting a sense of community and connection among its members. With 20 local chapters and 28,000 members, TXCPA has one of the largest memberships of any CPA society in the U.S.
TXCPA Permian Basin, a chapter of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, has been serving TXCPA members since 1949. The chapter now serves more than 500 members in Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Kent, Loving, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Pecos, Reagan, Reeves, Scurry, Sterling, Terrell, Upton, Ward and Winkler counties.
