Auditors Save the World! Melisa Galasso

In this episode of Auditors Save the World, podcast host Leita Hart-Fanta, CPA interviews superhero, Melisa Galasso.

Faster than shifting regulations! More powerful than complex compliance! Able to leap tall stacks of federal guidance in a single bound!

Look! In the Single Audit Clearinghouse! It’s a teacher… it’s a standard-setter… it’s Melisa, the Audit Superhero!

Champion of federal grant auditing, defender of accountability, master of untangling the most technical topics and turning them into crystal-clear lessons.

By day, she shares her wisdom in classrooms and boardrooms. By night, she lends her voice to standard-setting bodies, shaping the very future of our profession.

Consequently, where confusion lurks, where compliance trembles, where technicality overwhelms, there’s where you will find Melisa. Bringing clarity, courage, and a cape made of technical excellence, Melisa is here to save the audit world!

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About Melisa F. Galasso, CPA CSP CPTD

Passionate about providing confidence, not just compliance, Melisa leads Galasso Learning Solutions as Founder & CEO. Melisa is a nationally recognized authority in designing and facilitating courses on advanced technical accounting and auditing topics, including not-for-profit and governmental accounting. Since 2016, she has guided the GLS team to deliver quality in everything we do.

With a far-ranging career in public accounting, academia and industry and a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University, Melisa has built a reputation for delivering engaging, effective learning experiences for CPAs. Committed to advancing our profession, she has served on multiple committees for leading industry organizations including the AICPA and FASB, written the nonprofit accounting book, “Money Matters for Nonprofits,” and has been honored with the Top 50 Women in Accounting Award, the Rising Star award from NAWBO Charlotte, and “40 under 40” recognition by CPA Practice Advisor.

In her free time, Melisa loves spending time with her family and can often be found at one of her daughter’s horse shows, supporting the arts with tickets to the orchestra, volunteering, or speaking a bit of French or Spanish on one of her treasured quarterly vacations.

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• Nov 5: Excel Pivot Tables & Advanced Data Analysis (2 CPE Hours)
• Nov 6: Integrating IT Objectives into Your Audit (4 CPE Hours)
• Nov 12-13: Mastering AI for Government Audits (8 CPE Hours)
• Nov 17: When Findings Meet Friction: Navigating Pushback with Confidence (3 CPE Hours)
• Nov 19: GAGAS 2024: The New Quality Management System (2 CPE Hours)

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