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Leavey School of Business Santa Clara University
Department ofAccounting

Advisory Board New Members

ACTG Advisory Board New Member 2015

Renee Hazel
Partner
Loomis & Co., LLP

Renée has over twenty-five years experience in public accounting, serving the financial reporting, tax, and consulting needs of successful privately held businesses.  She has worked with clients in a number of industries, including service, wholesale distribution, construction, and manufacturing.

Renée was a senior manager at Perisho Tombor Loomis & Ramirez, and previously worked with Shilling & Kenyon and Hemming Morse.  She is a business graduate of Santa Clara University.  She is a current member of the Campbell Rotary Club and is past co-chair of the Attorney Banker & CPA (ABC) networking event for the Silicon Valley/San Jose Chapter of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants. 

Renee enjoys being with her family, cooking and staying active.  One of her daughters, Erin, is a junior and a biology major at SCU.


ACTG Advisory Board New Member 2015

Joe Allanson
EVP, Cheif Accounting Officer and Controller
salesforce.com, inc. (San Francisco)

Joe Allanson serves as salesforce’s Chief Accounting Officer and Controller and is a member of the Company’s executive leadership team.

Joe joined salesforce in August 2003 and was the finance leader on the Company’s June 2004 initial public offering.  He has served in varying finance management capacities, and in June 2007 he assumed the role of the Controller, a role that he continues to have.  In February 2014, Joe’s responsibilities were expanded to include the role of the Chief Accounting Officer.  And in August 2015 he was promoted to Executive Vice President. 

Prior to August 2003, Joe spent 4 years at autodesk and 3 years at Chiron Corporation in key corporate finance positions.  He also spent 11 years at Arthur Andersen LLP in their San Francisco audit and business advisory services group.

Joe graduated from Santa Clara University in 1985 with a BS degree in accounting. While at Santa Clara, Joe was the co-chair of the Accounting Association during his junior and senior years, and was the President of the Business Administration Association and the business manager of the school newspaper during his senior year.  Joe was honored at commencement for his contributions to the business school.

Joe currently serves on the Board of Regents at St. Ignatius College Preparatory in San Francisco.  He is an alum of the school and he is the chair of the finance committee and the vice-chair of the Board.   Joe also serves on the audit committee of the salesforce.com Foundation.

Joe is married and has two children.  Both of his children attend the University of Southern California. He and his family reside in San Rafael.

Table of Contents

     Chair's Message

     Department News

     New Department Chair

     New Dean of Leavey School of Business

     Faculty Spotlight - Haidan Li

     Accounting Association News

     Accounting Association Officers

     2015 Outstanding Graduates

     2015 Scholarship Recipients

     New Advisory Board Members

     2015-16 Advisory Board Members

     Accounting Class of 2015

     Student Seminar Series

     CAAP Program News

     CAAP Class of 2015

     Donors

     Make a Difference