The Graduate: Getting Started on the Right Financial Foot

Roxanne P Ostlund, CPA, MBA, CGMA Roxanne has over 28 years’ experience with pro-active tax planning and coaching for businesses. She is the partner in charge of tax at Auer Woodley Ostlund, CPAs, LLC, and formerly was partner in another statewide firm acting as tax and audit partner. She has taught as adjunct college accounting faculty; delivered continuing education to other CPAs throughout the United States and has authored a number of business and tax related courses. Roxanne currently reviews and edits professional education tax manuals for providers of tax and accounting education throughout the United States. Additionally, she is a pilot tester of continuing education programs for CPAs in tax and accounting. Roxanne received her B.S. and MBA from the University of Wyoming with additional tax studies at University of California-Berkeley and doctoral studies at Northcentral University. Ryan Kolb Ryan Kolb was born in northern WY and eventually migrated south to earn an English degree from the University of Wyoming. Ryan has a lifelong interest in the creative arts including music, writing, and drawing. He’s also interested in money, but it rarely intersects. He never expected his first co-authored publication to be about personal finance but he loved giving advice and learning something while doing it.