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 • nccpaboard.gov • No. 01-2015
Ann J. Hinkle, Manager of Professional Standards,
Retires from Board
Ann J. Hinkle, the manager of the
Board's Professional Standards section,
has retired after nearly 28 years with
the Board.
First hired as tire Board's reception¬
ist in 1987, Hinkle's degree in political
science, her interest in legal matters,
and her understanding of the Board's
responsibility to protect the public
interest by regulating CPAs, made her
an obvious choice to take on the role of
Coordinator of Professional Standards
in 1990. [Her job title was later changed to
Manager of Professional Standards.]
As Manager of the Professional
Standards section, Hinkle worked
closely with the Board's Staff Attor¬
ney, Executive Staff, and three other
Professional Standards employees on
all aspects of the Board's enforcement
activities.
Her intimate knowledge of the
accountancy statutes and Board rules
were invaluable when responding to
the numerous phone calls she received
from licensees.
Many of the calls she received
started out with a licensee saying, "This
may be a dumb question, but . "
Hinkle's response to this feeling
of misgiving was simple. "To me, the
only dumb question is the one that is
not asked."
"So many licensees fear they will
appear incompetent when they call to
ask a question. Yes, maybe that question
is one that I've heard before, but for that
person, at that moment, answering that
particular question needed to be the
most important thing I did all day,"
she explained.
Hinkle recently said, "I've become
friends with many CPAs over the years;
we may have never met, but we've
talked on the phone so many times that
we formed a friendship."
At the Board's December 15, 2014,
meeting, the Board's President, Bucky
Glover, CPA, presented Hinkle with a
resolution thanking her for her years of
service to the Board, the CPA profes¬
sion, and the public.
Said Glover, "It has been a real
pleasure working with Arm over the
years. Her work with the Professional
Standards Committee has been excep¬
tional."
Upon accepting a framed copy of
the resolution, Hinkle said, "I really
appreciate this. I appreciate the ac¬
knowledgment. Thank you."
"I have enjoyed my time here. I
have enjoyed being a part of this or¬
ganization. "
She continued, "It has been a chal¬
lenge, but as I have told every person I
have ever hired here, the best part of this
job is that no two days are the same. "
The Board's Executive Director,
Robert N. Brooks, commented, "Over
the years, Ann has proven her worth
time and again."
"Her knowledge of the statutes and
rules, her ability to connect with the
licensees and the public, her knack for
recalling case history, will allbe missed,
but we wish her wel 1 in her retirement."
David Nance, CPA, the Board's
Deputy Director, said, "Ann has been
a dedicated employee of the Board and
we will surely miss her professionalism
and work in the Professional Standards
section. I am sure that she will enjoy
the many things that retirement brings
her way."
Although Hinkle doesn't have a
set plan for what she will do in her
retirement, she knows she will be able
to spend more time with her husband,
Bob, who retired several years ago.
She also looks forward to visiting
her children and grandchildren who
live out-of-state. "I just have to decide
if I will drive north to Virginia or south
to Georgia, "she laughed.
On behalf of the Board, its staff,
and the many CPAs and members of
the public you have helped over the
years, thank you for your hard work
and dedication, Ann J. Hinkle. Enjoy
your retirement!
In This Issue
2015 Board Meetings . 2
Certificates Issued . 4
Contacting the Board . 7
Disciplinary Actions . 2
Cease and Desist Agreements . 5
Reclassifications . 4
