Activity Review
North Carolina State
Board of Certified Public
Accountant Examiners
1101 Oberlin Rd., Ste. 104 • PO Box 12827 • Raleigh, NC 27605 • 919-733-4222 • www.nccpaboard.gov • No. 08-2010
Barton W. Baldwin, CPA,
Appointed to Board
Barton W. Baldwin, CPA
Governor Beverly Perdue has appointed
Barton W. Baldwin, CPA, of Mount Ol¬
ive, to a three-year term on the Board of
CPA Examiners. He succeeds Jeffrey T.
Barber, CPA, whose term expired in June.
See Resolution on page 5.
Baldwin, a partner in the firm
Baldwin & Hodge, LLP, previously
served on the Board from 1994 through
2000. During that time, he was elected
Vice President of the Board and served
asa memberof the Executive Committee
and the Personnel Committee. In addi¬
tion, he served as Chair of the Profes¬
sional Standards Committee.
An active member of the NC ACPA
since 1 977, Ba ldwin ha s served as Presi -
dent and member of the Board of Direc¬
tors. In 1998, Baldwin received the
NCACPA's "Raymond Rains Award
for Outstanding Service to the Profes¬
sion."
At the national level, Baldwin has
been an integral part of the National
Association of State Boards of Accoun¬
tancy (NASBA), serving not only as a
member of numerous committees, but
also as Middle Atlantic Regional Direc¬
tor, Director-at-Large, Vice Chair, IF AC
delegate and most recently, Chair of
NASBA. As NASBA Chair, he was in¬
strumental in the negotiation and sign¬
ing of the contract that introduced the
computer-based CPA Examination.
In 2009, NASBA presented Baldwin
with the "William H. Van Rensselaer
Award. " The Van Rensselaer award rec¬
ognizes individuals who have earned
recognition through their contributions
in the development of a new program or
improvement of a current program for
boards of accountancy, or who influ¬
enced passage of rules or statutes to
improve accountancy regulations and
laws.
In addition to his sendee to NASBA,
Baldwin has served the AICPA as a
member of the Governing Council, State
Legislation Committee, and the Quality
Review ExecutiveCommittee.
Baldwin has also dedicated his time
and talents within the community by
sen'ing in various leadership capacities
with the Mount Olive Area Chamber of
Commerce, Mount Olive Jay cees, Boys
and Girls Clubs, the North Carolina
Democratic Party, and FirstUnited Meth¬
odist Church.
Maria M. Lynch, Esq.,
Reappointed to Board
Governor Perdue has appointed
Maria M. Lynch of Raleigh, to the
Board of CPA Examiners for a three-
year term expiring June 30, 2013. Ini¬
tially appointed to the Board in 2007,
Lynch is sen'ing a second term as
Secretary -Treasurer of the Board.
Lynch, a partner in the law firm of
Lynch & Eatman, LLP, will sen'e as
one of the Board's two public mem¬
bers.
In addition, she is the current
Chair of the Professional Education
and Applications Committee and the
Personnel Committee. She is a mem¬
ber of Joint Regulations Task Force
and past Chair of the Mobility Task
Force .
Lynch, who was admitted to the
NorthCarolinaStateBarinl979,was
awarded the Sarah H. Davis Excel¬
lence Award in 2006 by the North
Carolina Bar for her sendee to the
profession.
In This Issue...
2010 Board Meetings . 6
Cease & Desist Orders . 4
Certificates Issued . 3
Disciplinary Actions . 2
Exam Fees . 3
Inactive Status . 7
Reclassifications . 6
Resolution: Jeffrey T. Barber, CPA .. 5
Rules Effective July 1, 2010 . 6
