110th Annual Conference: Inspire the Future

Thomas Triumph

Thomas Triumph helps companies grow by collaboratively working on vital areas of their business - Technology, Product Development and Marketing. He is a hands-on executive with a record of achievement managing dozens of innovative products within several different industries - and within Fortune 500 and startup companies.

Tom is the author of the book Evolve or Die: Lessons for World-Class Innovation & Creativity. The book contains a culmination of experiences, thoughts, and learning– much of it from world-class innovators and creators.

Tom has helped large organizations act more nimbly in the market and small companies scale. Leading Marketing and Business Development, he has launched numerous technology products and led cross-functional teams – including participating in two technology revolutions – less invasive medical devices and the Internet/software. Tom has been a part of some remarkable technology and business growth success stories (as well as some misfires).

Building submarines out of 55-gallon drums in grade school, he eventually fulfilled a childhood dream of living aboard a research ship (Jacques Cousteau was on the Board of Directors) and tending to the mini-sub. Tom also wrestled in the Olympic Trials, founded a consumer electronic company (Athletech), and worked for leading companies to help launch and lead: medical device products, software, Internet companies, professional consulting services, and the largest hovercraft ever built in the U.S. from composite materials (25 ton).

He’s an enthusiastic and collaborative team player who maintains a good sense of humor. He resides in North Carolina and is an ultrarunner who envies Tom Hanks’ long run as Forrest Gump.

Terri Herron

Dr. Herron is the Paul & Betty Haack Distinguished Faculty Fellow and a Professor of Accounting. She has served as MAcct Director (3 yrs), Associate Dean (4 yrs), and Chair of the Accounting & Finance department (7 yrs), teaching Auditing and Financial Accounting. She was an Audit Manager, National Course Instructor, and Computer Specialist with KPMG prior to entering academia, and she obtained additional audit field experience with KPMG during a sabbatical in spring 2006.

Dr. Herron researches behavioral issues of auditing. Additional research interests include PCAOB regulation and accountants’ ethical behavior. She has published in a number of journals, including Auditing: A Journal of Practice & Theory, Current Issues in Auditing, Issues in Accounting Education, Research in Accounting Regulations, Journal of Information Systems, Business Ethics Quarterly, Society and Business Review, Journal of Accountancy, and CPA Journal. She served on the editorial board of The Journal of Accounting Education. She and her co-author received the Society and Business Review Literati Award for Outstanding Paper in 2021.

Dr. Herron is a member of the Montana Society of CPAs (MSCPA), the AICPA, and American Accounting Association. She has served on the Board of Directors of the MSCPA and currently serveson the Ethics Committee and on the board of the MSCPA Legacy Foundation. She received the 2018 Outstanding Accounting Faculty Award, UM Academic Administrator Award (2011), the UM John Ruffatto Memorial Award (2005), and the MSCPA Jack J. Kempner Outstanding Accounting Educator Award (2002). She recently began serving on the YWCA-Missoula board as Treasurer and is completing a 3-year term of Treasurer at her church.

Mariah Stopplecamp

Mariah has been with MSU for the past 7 years. She graduated with a B.S in Agricultural Business in 2019 and earned her MBA from the University of Montana in 2021. Mariah’s main goal is to facilitate strong relationships between our community employers and our incredible students. She organizes the semesterly Meet the Business Recruiter events, the Fall Meet the Accounting Recruiter event, organizes the Jabs E-Series speakers and professional development events, and more. After 5 pm you can find Mariah out on the river fly fishing, enjoying one of the many local Bozeman hikes, or at the dog park with her dog, Coco.

Amy Vetter

Amy Vetter, CPA, CITP, CGMA, MBA, is the CEO of The B³ Method Institute and B³ Yoga, which provide ongoing learning to help people in all industries and career levels to achieve their desired potential in work and life.

Amy is a transformative keynote speaker, consultant, board member, author, and host of the podcast, Breaking Beliefs. As the creator of the B³ Method® for Business, Balance & Bliss, Amy has inspired thousands of people at hundreds of events on the mindful use of technology, change management, connected leadership, mindfulness in the workplace, and work-life balance.

As a CPA, Amy is also a key influencer in the accounting and finance profession. She has been named one of the “Most Powerful Women in Accounting” by the AICPA and CPA Practice Advisor for the third year in a row and a Top 100 Most Influential Person by Accounting Today multiple times. Amy also shares her accounting and business insights as a contributor to AICPA’s Journal of Accountancy, Accounting Today, CPA Practice Advisor as well as Inc.com and Entrepreneur.com.

Amy is a member of the AICPA Council, a Board Member for the Ohio Society of CPAs, and a member of the AICPA’s Engage Tech+ conference planning committee. Additionally, Amy has been a part of the AICPA’s key blockchain initiatives, including AICPA’s Blockchain Symposium, technical reviewer and speaker for the AICPA’s Blockchain Fundamentals Program.

With an MBA and deep entrepreneurial roots, Amy is a skilled c-suite executive and corporate board member. She has deep experience in cloud technology and transformation, and creating go-to-market (GTM) strategies to scale businesses nationally and internationally. Amy has held leadership roles overseeing sales, education, marketing, and advisory services functions at accounting software companies, as a partner in a CPA Firm, and when she owned and operated her own national accounting and advisory services practice.

Jim Murray

CPA with over 27 years of experience in both public accounting and private industry. CFO of Bloom Montana since September of 2020.

Jace Dukart

Former Cannabis Public Accounting and Big 4 Certified Public Accountant, currently the Senior Accountant/Financial Analyst at Bloom Montana

Amy Vetter

Amy Vetter, CPA, CITP, CGMA, MBA, is the CEO of The B³ Method Institute and B³ Yoga, which provide ongoing learning to help people in all industries and career levels to achieve their desired potential in work and life.

Amy is a transformative keynote speaker, consultant, board member, author, and host of the podcast, Breaking Beliefs. As the creator of the B³ Method® for Business, Balance & Bliss, Amy has inspired thousands of people at hundreds of events on the mindful use of technology, change management, connected leadership, mindfulness in the workplace, and work-life balance.

As a CPA, Amy is also a key influencer in the accounting and finance profession. She has been named one of the “Most Powerful Women in Accounting” by the AICPA and CPA Practice Advisor for the third year in a row and a Top 100 Most Influential Person by Accounting Today multiple times. Amy also shares her accounting and business insights as a contributor to AICPA’s Journal of Accountancy, Accounting Today, CPA Practice Advisor as well as Inc.com and Entrepreneur.com.

Amy is a member of the AICPA Council, a Board Member for the Ohio Society of CPAs, and a member of the AICPA’s Engage Tech+ conference planning committee. Additionally, Amy has been a part of the AICPA’s key blockchain initiatives, including AICPA’s Blockchain Symposium, technical reviewer and speaker for the AICPA’s Blockchain Fundamentals Program.

With an MBA and deep entrepreneurial roots, Amy is a skilled c-suite executive and corporate board member. She has deep experience in cloud technology and transformation, and creating go-to-market (GTM) strategies to scale businesses nationally and internationally. Amy has held leadership roles overseeing sales, education, marketing, and advisory services functions at accounting software companies, as a partner in a CPA Firm, and when she owned and operated her own national accounting and advisory services practice.