Biography

Katie Phillips is an Instructor of Accounting in the Gary E. West College of Business at West Liberty University. Her academic interests include financial accounting and reporting and financial statement and compliance auditing. Her teaching emphasizes real world financial accounting situations and simulations from large publicly traded companies to small businesses who require GAAP compliant financial statements and use small, computerized accounting systems.
Before joining academia full-time, Katie worked for 10 years in public accounting. She served as a Senior Audit Manager in the Audit practice of Deloitte and Touche LLP. Some of her largest clients included retailers, healthcare systems, and manufacturing companies in the public and private sectors. At West Liberty, Katie is the advisor for the student-led Accounting Society and serves on various college and University committees, in addition to advising current accounting students.

Education

Washington and Jefferson College BA – Accounting and Political Science
Robert Morris University – Master of Business Administration

Professional Experiences

CPA
MBA