In Good Company: Renee Vause, CPA Talk about stage presence…
of director. She handles the benefits for pipeline union workers and oversees more than a billion dollars in assets. Adding to her extraordinary background, Vause was crowned
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Mrs. Oklahoma in 2001 and was second runner-up for Mrs. America. She attributes where she is today to her background in both accounting and pageants. "My accounting background is vital for what I do on a daily
basis,” she explained. “Working in public accounting – for five years I audited where I now work – enabled me to learn about PIBF and eventually come to work here. I love helping the membership and working with the amazing group of managers and staff. We are a small office and really are a family." As to the pageant contribution to her success, Vause said, “I learned to confidently carry myself! Te interview training over the years was invaluable to me. I credit that experience for helping me with academic interviews in college and job interviews after college. I completely believe that I would not be where I am today without that confidence.” CPAFOCUS met with Vause to learn more about her unusual
road to CPA.
enee Vause, CPA, CGMA, the director for the Pipeline Industry Benefit Fund, is the first female to hold the position
CPAFOCUS: Which three words describe you best? Vause: Loyal, Sensitive, Straightforward
CPAFOCUS: What is the strangest job you have ever had? Vause: I refilled the salad bar at a Sirloin Stockade and was a car hop at Sonic. Oddly enough, years later, I was in a Sonic commercial as a car hop with Frankie Avalon. No roller skates involved!
CPAFOCUS: What is a movie you could watch over and over again? Vause:Miss Congeniality. It is hilarious and with my pageant background, I can relate to the pageant stigmas. Plus, the gown I wore as Mrs. Oklahoma when competing for Mrs. America in 2001 was the exact one Sandra Bullock wore in that movie!
CPAFOCUS: Is there anything you wish you could do that you feel you are pretty bad at? Vause: Singing. I admire singers and would love to be able to sing well.
CPAFOCUS: What is your favorite sports team? Vause: Oklahoma State Cowboys, any sport — go Pokes!
CPAFOCUS: When you were young, what did you want to be when you grew up? Vause: An accountant, no kidding!
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