Governor Granholm Announces Appointments to State Board of Accountancy

August 6, 2004

LANSING – Governor Jennifer M. Granholm announced the recent appointment of Mary L. Nickolas and Alan C. Young to the State Board of Accountancy. The board is responsible for the certification, registration, and licensing of certified public accountants and the regulation of the practice of public accounting by individuals, firms, and corporations.

Nickolas, of Franklin, is appointed to represent the general public for a term expiring June 30, 2008. She succeeds Lola Peterson whose term has expired.

Young, of West Bloomfield, managing director of Alan C. Young & Associates, P.C. accounting firm in Detroit, is reappointed to represent certified public accountants for a term expiring June 30, 2008.

The above appointment and reappointment are subject to the advice and consent of the Senate.