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Certificate in Forensic Accounting Meet Your Instructor

Kathy A. Johnson

Kathy A. Johnson
CPA, CFF, CGMA, MBA

Contact Professor Johnson: KJohnson@csusb.edu 

Certifications include:

CPA, CFF (Certification in Financial Forensics), CGMA (Certified Global Management Accountant) & MBA.

Ms. Johnson is the Vice President of Forensic Accounting at JS Held LLC, providing expert witness and analysis services in the areas of Fraud, Family Law, Economic Damages, Estate/Trust Tracing and Business Valuations. She is also an Adjunct Professor teaching both graduate and undergraduate accounting courses at California State University San Bernardino & Long Beach, The University of Redlands and UCR.

Professional Association activities include:

Trustee CalCPA Education Foundation, Past Chair CalCPA (2017-2018), AICPA Council member,Magnifying Glass current member of the Enforcement Advisory Committee for the California Board of Accountancy, AICPA Relations with the Judiciary Committee, and CalCPAs Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (Chair).


Community Organizations include:

Executive Board Member of The Inland Empire Community Foundation, Board Member of The Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County, VP of the Alliance of Black Women Accountants, and Member of Redlands Rotary.