President:
Maria Knight

'President's Photo'

Maria Knight is a senior from Burlington, Indiana. She is majoring in Accounting and Management with a Finance concentration. In May 2015, she plans to graduate with 150 hours and earn a Certificate of Advanced Accountancy. After graduation, Maria is expecting to take the Becker FastPass in the summer and sit for the CPA exams before the end of year.

Since joining PAA in her sophomore year, Maria has been active in the club's activities. She organized PAA's involvement in Purdue Winterization in Fall 2013 and became PAA's Vice President in Spring 2014. This fall and spring semesters, Maria will serve as the club's president and is hoping to mentor younger members and increase international student involvement.

In the summer of 2013, Maria was an accounting intern for Hunt Construction Group at a jobsite in Vincennes, Indiana. She enjoyed learning about private accounting and the construction industry. This past summer in 2014, Maria had a great experience as a tax intern for Ernst & Young in Indianapolis. She worked in the areas of federal tax compliance and state & local taxes during her internship.

To see a copy of Maria's resume click here, or to download it click here.