Instructor Biography

Valrie Chambers

Valrie Chambers, CPA, MBA, PhD

Associate Professor of Taxation & Accounting
Stetson University
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About The Instructor

Dr. Chambers is a speaker and the author of the book, Why Isn’t Everyone a Millionaire?  She is an Associate Professor of Accounting at the M.E. Rinker, Sr. Institute of Tax and Accountancy and at Stetson University, USA. Prior to receiving a Ph.D. concentrating in taxation in 2000, she had over a decade of public accounting experience as owner/partner-in-charge of a CPA firm in Houston that had a concentration in accounting issues for small business owners.  She has won multiple awards for her research and teaching, including the Texas Society of CPAs Outstanding Accounting Educator Award. Dr. Chambers has published articles in such journals as the Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of State Taxation, Strategic Finance, Journal of Accountancy, Tax Notes and Tax Adviser.  She has served on the American Taxation Association’s Family Tax Policy sub-committee, been cited by the National Taxpayer Advocate in her 2004 Annual Report to Congress, developed continuing education courses for accounting professionals and coordinated an extra-curricular simulation set with the Internal Revenue Service for students interested in careers curbing financial crimes. She has been quoted by The Street, The Wall Street Journal, WalletHub, Fortune.com and others. Dr. Chambers has also served on many professional committees, including the Florida Institute of CPA’s Board of Directors.