Alumni & Friends

Shelley Hulgrave is the Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer for Penske Automotive Group in Bloomfield Hills, MI.  Penske Automotive Group is the second largest automotive retailer in the U.S., with additional transportation operations in the U.K., Canada, Western Europe, Australia and New Zealand.  She has also served as the Corporate Controller and other financial roles since joining Penske Automotive Group in 2006.  Prior to that, she held various positions with DaimlerChrysler Financial and Ernst & Young LLP in Detroit, including the Campus Champion for EY recruiting at Michigan State.

Shelley also serves as a Director for Oakland Family Services in Pontiac, MI.  Oakland Family Services focuses on prevention, education, and treatment services to help enrich the lives of children, strengthen families and help rebuild lives in the community.

Shelley earned her B.A. in Accounting from Michigan State University in May of 2000.  During her time at MSU, Shelley served as a teaching assistant for ACC 201.  She is also a Certified Public Accountant in the State of MI.

Mike is a state and local tax partner with PwC based in Michigan. He has more than 16 years of experience assisting clients solve their unique challenges related to state and local taxation compliance, controversy, and consulting matters. He has extensive state and local tax compliance, consulting, and controversy experience with Fortune 1500 and private companies on complex multi-state and local income tax matters. In addition, he has extensive experience with accounting for income taxes, including analysis related to state uncertain tax positions and state tax controversy. He has diverse experience and knowledge related to tiered flow-through structures, property tax, and is a state tax technology and automation innovator and driver. Mike is a champion on the MSU recruiting team and enjoys his visits back to campus and the Eli Broad College of Business. Mike also is very involved with Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan and has a passion for food security.

Mike earned his B.A. (2004) and M.S. (2005) in Accounting from Michigan State University and is a CPA licensed to practice in Michigan. Mike is also a member of the MICPA and AICPA.

Kelly is a partner in the Consumer and Industrial Products Mid-Central Trust practice.  She has been a professional with PwC for 17 years, primarily serving audit clients in the Detroit area.  Her career has been focused on delivering services and providing value to clients in the automotive and consumer products sectors.  She has served a wide variety of multinational SEC registered companies as well as spent time in the New York Metropolitan Area as a PwC National Quality Organization consultant.

Kelly has a B.A. in Finance and M.S. in Accounting from Michigan State. She is a member of the AICPA, MICPA, United Way Emerging Philanthropists, and Impact100 Detroit.

Rebecca Merriman is a partner in Grant Thornton’s audit practice located in Southfield, Michigan. She is responsible for servicing a variety of clients including large privately held businesses and publicly traded companies. She also specializes in working with clients that have multiple international operations and employee benefit plan audits. Her experience includes providing services to public and private company clients in the automotive and manufacturing industry and construction, and privately held companies that are family or private owned. She most recently served as the audit partner for a publicly traded company that develops products based on advanced thermoelectric technologies for a wide range of global markets and applications. Rebecca coordinates several engagements involving Grant Thornton International affiliate firms and completed a two-year secondment in Dusseldorf, Germany in August 2012.

Rebecca earned a BA in Accounting from Michigan State University and an MSA from Walsh College. She holds membership in the Michigan Association of CPAs as well as the American Institute of CPAs. She serves on the board of directors of the Junior League of Birmingham and Vista Maria.

Ting Ting is the Assistant Controller of Structural Heart Global Operations Strategy at Abbott, located in Minneapolis, MN. She provides financial support for global operations network strategy, inventory management and strategy, long-range planning, and gross margin improvements. Ting Ting started at Abbott as a senior finance analyst in manufacturing and later moved to the Global Operations team as a finance manager. Prior to Abbott, she began her career at General Mills as part of the Finance Leadership Development Program and had various accounting/finance positions in controls, internal audit, sales analytics and reporting, marketing finance, trade and pricing, and a special project role in Shanghai, China.

Ting Ting is actively involved with Abbott’s diversity recruiting efforts and enjoys mentoring and coaching students. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Northside Economic Opportunity Network (NEON), a Minneapolis-based non-profit organization focused on building wealth for low-to-moderate income entrepreneurs in the historically underserved North Minneapolis and surrounding communities.

Ting Ting holds a B.A. (‘14) and M.S. in Accounting (’15) from Michigan State University.  While attending MSU, she served as the president of Multicultural Business Students and was a graduate assistant for the Department of Accounting and Information Systems.

Dan is an audit and assurance partner with Deloitte based out of Midland, Michigan with more than 15 years of experience. In addition to serving public and private audit clients, he partners with non-audit clients in his role as a national technical accounting specialist to tackle their most complex technical accounting matters and transactions. In addition to serving clients across a broad range of industries, Dan leads the Deloitte audit practice recruiting efforts at Michigan State University.  As a manager, Dan was located in Detroit and spent two years in Deloitte’s national office in Chicago.

Dan has a B.A. in Accounting (2005) and a M.S. in Accounting (2006) from Michigan State University, he is a CPA and holds membership in the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has been active in the Midland, Michigan United Way serving as a board member.

Jay recently retired after more than 35 years in industry, most recently serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at ChampionX Corporation (formerly Apergy Corporation) in The Woodlands, Texas, a position Jay held since 2018 when he played an integral role in taking Apergy public.

Prior to this role, Jay served as the Senior Vice President and Controller at TechnipFMC PLC, which was created through the 2017 merger between FMC Technologies and Technip S.A.  Prior to completion of the merger, Jay spent 30 years at FMC Technologies and its former parent FMC Corporation, where he functioned in significant operational and corporate positions, including most recently as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Treasurer. Jay also acted as the corporation’s European Finance Director during his five-year assignment in Brussels, Belgium.

Jay started his accounting career with CF Industries in Illinois after earning a BA in Accounting from Michigan State University. Jay also earned an MBA from Loyola University in Chicago.

Mike Patterson is an assurance partner with EY and has 16 years of experience serving both public and privately-held companies and has a wide range of experience serving advanced manufacturing and mobility companies. He has advised companies on the implementation of new accounting standards and internal control initiatives, and assisted companies with SEC and other regulatory filings and coordinated multi-location audit procedures. Previously, Mike served as EY’s Advanced Manufacturing and Mobility Assurance sector resident working closely with EY’s audit teams on accounting and regulatory matters. Mike also spent two years in EY’s Turin, Italy office where he worked with a number of Foreign Private Issuer audit engagements on implementing SOX 404, and complex technical accounting issues.

Mike is involved with EY’s recruiting efforts and enjoys helping students make the transition from the classroom to their professional careers. Mike graduated in 2004 from Michigan State University with a B.A. and an M.S. in Accounting. He is a CPA and a member of the AICPA.

Ryan Setter is currently the Houston Operations Cost Leader, supporting Dow’s Houston Hub sites for any accounting or finance related matters. In addition Ryan also leads a team of 8 manufacturing cost accountants who support our assets in the Gulf Coast.

Ryan has held several different positions at Dow since he joined in June 2011.  He hired into the CPTC, after interning in the Cost Accounting organization in the summer of 2010. After 1 ½ years in the CPTC Ryan joined the Cost Accounting NEA Implementation team. During this time Ryan worked with a global team to implement our current SAP ECC system. In winter of 2015, Ryan moved to Texas to support the Hydrocarbons business at the Texas Operations site. While in Texas, he also was involved in the Gulfstream projects and the implementation of the new PDH plant. He was then selected to the CEO Exchange program and relocated to Mumbai, India for 6 months to assume the role of Credit Analyst for multiple Dow Businesses. Upon completion of the program Ryan moved back to Midland to and joined the finance reporting, planning & analysis team supporting Finance reporting and estimates.

Ryan and his wife enjoy many outdoor activities including camping, fishing, hiking, and skiing. In addition he likes to spend his free time playing basketball, football, and softball. Ryan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from Michigan State University.

Scott is an assurance and advisory partner with Deloitte based out of Chicago, Illinois. His specializations include being the Canadian manufacturing industry leader, and National Service Offering Leader – Technology Enabled Solutions, focusing on digital transformation utilizing robotics process automations

and advanced analytics. He previously led the Chicago accounting and reporting advisory services involving complex accounting, new accounting standards implementation and life event transactions. Scott participates in the Office of Chief Executive Officer Partner Development Program, served on the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Global Service Innovation Board, and has extensive experience assisting Foreign Private Issuers with identifying differences between local accounting requirements and U.S. GAAP and drafting disclosure as part of annual SEC reporting requirements. Before his time in Chicago, Scott served as a partner out of Toronto, Canada and Midland, Michigan.  As a manager, he was located in Detroit and spent two years in Paris, France.

Scott has a B.A. in Accounting from Michigan State University, he is a CPA and holds membership in the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has been active in the Midland, Michigan United Way serving as president, member of the executive committee, and audit committee.

Wendy Trumbull is currently the Director of Finance and Budget for the Charter Township of Canton, currently the tenth largest community in the State of Michigan.  Wendy oversees the Township’s information technology and financial operations including preparation and maintenance of the Township’s $150 million annual budget, the annual financial report, centralized accounting, purchasing, and payroll.

Prior to her role with Canton Township, Wendy spent 15 years with Plante & Moran, PLLC, performing audits and consulting work for primarily non-profit and governmental clients.  Wendy graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and is a registered Certified Public Accountant.  In addition Wendy has spent time presenting financial topics to various external organizations including the Michigan Township’s Association, Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants, Municipal Employees’ Retirement System and Michigan Governmental Finance Officers Association.

Jenny Wallace is an audit partner in KPMG’s Detroit office with more than 16 years of experience providing audit and related services. She primarily serves public and privately held companies in the real estate and manufacturing industries.  Her experience includes the coordination of multi-national audits as well as assisting clients with a variety of transactions and the related accounting considerations.  Jenny has experience providing audit services to organizations in accordance with PCAOB requirements, under both US GAAP and IFRS.

Jenny graduated from the Eli Broad College of Business with a BA in Accounting in 2004. From MSU, she joined the audit practice at KPMG. Throughout her career at KPMG she has taken on several important roles within the firm, including being an instructor for the firm’s national training program and an active participant in the firm’s performance management and mentoring programs.  Jenny also serves as the partner champion for the KPMG Michigan offices Employer of Choice Council where they focus on initiatives regarding recognition and appreciation, work-life balance, coaching and mentoring and teamwork.  Jenny has also served as a quality control reviewer as part of KPMG’s quality assurance program.  In addition, she oversees and supports the efforts of each of the Inclusion and Diversity groups within the Michigan offices.

Christopher is a partner in KPMG’s Midwest Mergers & Acquisitions Tax practice and is based in the Firm’s Chicago, Illinois office. Christopher joined the practice in March 2001. He currently advises clients on the federal income tax consequences of proposed acquisition, disposition, joint venture and financing transactions. In addition, Christopher advises various clients on the tax issues associated with distressed and bankrupt debt restructurings including net operating loss limitations, consolidated return attribution reduction requirements, and discharge of indebtedness income.  Before joining the Mergers and Acquisitions Tax practice in March 2001, Christopher was a Manager in KPMG’s State and Local Tax Group where he focused on various state tax issues such as business/nonbusiness income, unitary group membership, nexus, tax base and apportionment. Christopher’s educational background includes an LL.M. in Taxation from Chicago-Kent College of Law, a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law, and a B.A. in Accounting from Michigan State University.  He is a licensed CPA in Illinois.