Journal of Accountancy (May 23, 2024) – Raised in a family that valued entrepreneurship, business acumen, and hard work, new AICPA Chair Carla McCall, CPA, CGMA, credits two trailblazing women for inspiring her the most.
Her paternal grandmother held a job in banking until she founded her own insurance agency in 1948 and turned it into the family business. Both of McCall’s parents worked there. Her mother, the youngest of 12 siblings, immigrated to the United States from Italy at age 15. She learned a new language, signed up for community college classes, and, after leaving the family insurance business, worked for the IRS for 17 years.