Name: Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), The Association of Accountants and Financial Professionals in Business at Edinburg.
Purpose: The nonprofit student organization provides students and the community with an educational and social outlet promoting academic excellence, career readiness, student engagement, research, leadership, networking skills, as well as exposure to the accounting and financial professions. It is dedicated to promoting careers in assurance, consulting, IT auditing and fraud examination.
President: Mauricio Alonso
Vice President: Oscar Medrano
Vice President of Membership: Paloma Guzman
Vice President of Finance: Alexis Martinez
Vice President of Academics: Laura Diaz
Vice President of Community Service: Alina Ramirez
Vice President of Marketing: Andrea Aleman
Vice President of Public Relations: Rolando Herrera
Advisers: Lecturers Delia Sanchez, Linda Acevedo, Deborah Gonzales and Assistant Professor Christian Sobngwi
Activities: VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance): The organization has partnered with United Way to help low-income families who earn less than $56,000 with free income tax return preparation.
Awards: Received 2017 Gold Student Award of Excellence, New Organization of the Year and Outstanding Campus Program/Event in the Regional Leadership Conference during the 2016-2017 school year.
Meetings: 12:15 to 1:10 p.m. Thursdays in Robert C. Vackar College of Business and Entrepreneurship 110 on the Edinburg campus.
Membership requirements: Local membership is $20 and national membership is $40, which includes an IMA T-shirt and discounts for the national conference.
For more information, email: imautrgv01gmail.com.
–Compiled by Lesley Robles
