Tag: Accounting

Dr. Daehyun Kim

Welcoming Dr. Daehyun Kim to MBS

The Maine Business School is pleased to welcome Dr. Daehyun Kim to the University of Maine! Dr. Kim, Assistant Professor of Accounting, came to academia from the world of investment banking, managerial accounting, and corporate finance. Finding a lack of work-life balance, Dr. Kim took the advice of his father to pursue his Ph.D.  What […]

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MBS alumni at Accounting Firm Night

Alumni Connections Shine at Accounting Firm Night

The Maine Business School recently hosted its annual Accounting Firm Night (AFN) at the Buchanan Alumni House, bringing together 61 business students and 11 UMaine alumni. Representatives from 10 leading accounting firms across New England shared information about internships and early career opportunities in public accounting. For many students, the highlight of AFN is the […]

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Versant Power Interns

Internship Story: Versant Power

This summer, four Maine Business School students are powering their professional growth at Versant Power. From accounting to human resources, undergraduates Alanna Berube, Wyatt Byther, and Bailey Clarke, along with MBA student Ernest Asane, are gaining hands-on experience in the utility industry, translating their classroom learning into real-world impact. Their internships offer an inside look […]

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Sarah Johnson

Internship Story: Sarah Johnson at BerryDunn

Sarah Johnson, an Accounting major from Clifton, ME, learned about the BerryDunn internship program from her professors and professional development events on campus. Her spring 2025 internship was such a success, Sarah will join the firm as a spring 2026 tax intern and, after graduation, become a full-time employee! Why did you choose to intern […]

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Accounting Firm Night

Accounting Firm Night provides a space for networking

Eleven UMaine alums represented Maine and New Hampshire accounting firms at the Fall 2023 Accounting Firm Night. Ian Lichtenberg, ’18; Nicole Pelletier, ’21 and ’22G; and Mikayla Roy ’19 from Baker Newman Noyes; Bethany Ashley, ’20 and ’21G; and Michelle Miller, ’19 and ’21G from BerryDunn; James Shokal, ’19 from Nathan Wechsler & Company; Nick […]

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Emma Ardell at Cianbro

Internship Story: Emma Ardell at Cianbro

Emma Ardell, an Accounting major from Aroostook County, found her summer internship at the University of Maine Career Fair. Her experience at Cianbro left her feeling confident in her skills as she’s finishing her college career at the Maine Business School. How did you hear about this internship with Cianbro? I heard about this internship […]

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Charles Day

Charles Day joins the Maine Business School Accounting faculty

The Maine Business School added a new Lecturer in Accounting to the faculty at the start of the 2022-2023 academic year. Charles Day, CPA, has lived, taught, and worked in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, Canada, and the United States. We’re thrilled he has joined us in Maine. “Charles brings a unique background in […]

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Kyle Lee, BNN

BNN’s immersive experience highlights workplace culture for business students

Kyle Lee is the kind of student who doesn’t let an opportunity pass him by. When his accounting professor David Barrett, and MBS internship coordinator Taylor Ashley shared information about an externship held by Baker Newman Noyes (BNN), he applied. The Culture & Career Summit is a hands-on, immersive experience. BNN invites 20 students to […]

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Accounting Firm Night at the Buchanan Alumni House

MBS alumni and students connect at Accounting Firm Night

More than 20 representatives from eight accounting firms across the state joined the Maine Business School’s 2022 Accounting Firm Night in September. Seven of those representatives are graduates of the Maine Business School: Spencer Hathaway, ’13; Connor Smart, ’16; and Ian Lichtenberg, ’18 from Baker Newman Noyes; Ryan King, ’14 and Katherine Orne, ’20 from […]

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Tholia Hallett, Tyler Tech Intern

Internship Story: Tholia Hallett at Tyler Tech

Tholia Hallett has always enjoyed working with numbers. The Accounting and Finance student from Falmouth, Maine, knew she wanted to study business. Her summer internship at Tyler Tech gave her a peek at what her future career could look like. Why did you choose to intern at Tyler Technologies? Tyler Tech is a great company […]

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