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The members of our Los Angeles Advisory Board are industry leaders, tax lawyers and accountants, many of whom are also Golden Gate University alumni. In their role as advisors they help ensure the MS Tax curriculum remains current and relevant and that appropriate learning outcomes are identified. In addition the board performs a critical function in identifying trends in the market place, hiring needs of the Southern California tax profession as well as assisting with identification and recruitment of adjunct faculty experts in the field.

Glenn Gines Tax Director RSM McGladrey MBA in taxation, Golden Gate University		Glenn Gines is a tax director in the Pasadena office of RSM McGladrey's Southern California Economic Unit. His background, prior to joining the firm in 2004, includes 15 years of Big Four experience. Glenn spent more than nine years with Deloitte and more than five years with KPMG prior to joining the firm. He has extensive experience in serving publicly traded corporations with multi-state and international operations as well as high-growth, midsized companies. Glenn has extensive knowledge and experience in corporate taxation and accounting for income taxes (FAS 109). He was a member of Deloitte's National FAS 109 Competency Group and has led numerous FAS 109 training seminars for tax professionals as well as members of the Tax Executives Institute. He has assisted the firm and other clients in the documentation of the tax cycle in numerous SOX 404 consulting engagements. Glenn is RSM McGladrey's Southern California FAS 109 practice leader and is a member of the National FAS 109 Technical Advisory Group. He assists with the development of FAS 109, FIN 48 and related technical/training materials and presents them at the local and national levels. Glenn consults nationwide on a variety of technical FAS 109 issues, including accounting for uncertainty in income taxes (FIN 48), interim provisions, business combinations, foreign provisions and stock-based compensation (FAS 123R). He has also provided tax consulting services to clients on a variety of issues, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, analysis of corporate structures, consolidated returns and accounting methods. Glenn is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA). He has a BS in Business Administration with an option in Accounting from California State University and a MBA in taxation from Golden Gate University.
Ernest Howard Sole Practitioner Golden Gate University Adjunct Professor		In practice since 1978, Ernest Howard's practice offers a full range of accounting, tax, business consulting and bookkeeping services, as well as aggressive tax planning and tax-audit defense. Client services provided includes assisting in organization of many new businesses and representation in tax audit and collection matters. A part time Accounting Instructor at CSU, Dominquez Hills and part time instructor at Golden Gate University (Los Angeles Campus) since 1999, his courses taught include "S -Corp and LLC's", "Corporations II", "Taxation of Corporate Reorganizations" and "Tax Attribute Carry-Overs". Prior experience includes: five years experience working with Big Six (Peat, Marwick, Main & Co.); experience in charge responsibility on certified audits and preparation of financial statements for publicly held corporations, preparation of unaudited financial statements, as well as corporation and partnership tax returns.
Nitai Pathak Partner Kling & Pathak CPAs Cerritos, CA MS in taxation, Golden Gate University		Nitai H. Pathak, CPA, MS in Taxation, is in charge of the corporate services section at Kling & Pathak CPAs. Kling & Pathak is an accounting, tax and consulting firm that focuses on providing quality professional services parallel to national accounting firms with the level of dedication one expects from a personal advisor. The firm specializes in assurance/accounting services support and outsource tax compliance and tax consulting for small to mid-size (i.e., sales of $20 million to $500 million) companies. His areas of practice include consolidated federal and multi-state corporate tax returns; managing and responding to Internal Revenue Service and state tax examinations; and reviewing tax provisions and related disclosures for publis and non-public companies. Nitai was a Tax Manager at Ernst & Young LLP prior to joining Kling & Pathak CPAs. He has an undergraduate degree from California State University Long Beach and a MS in taxation from Golden Gate University.
Charles P. Rettig, Esq. Hochman, Salkin, Rettig, Toscher & Perez P.C. Beverly Hills, CA		Chuck Rettig specializes in tax controversies as well as tax, business, charitable and estate planning, and family wealth transfers. His representation includes federal and state civil and criminal tax controversy matters and tax litigation, including sensitive tax-related examinations and investigations for individuals, business enterprises, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations. Chuck is a frequent lecturer before national, state and local professional organizations and has authored articles in many national, state and local publications. Chuck has been quoted with respect to tax-related matters by the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Forbes, Tax Analysts-Tax Notes, the BNA Daily Tax Report the Los Angeles Times and other national and local periodicals. As stated in the Chambers USA 2007 Guide, "According to peers, Charles Rettig of small tax controversy boutique Hochman Salkin Rettig Toscher & Perez is 'phenomenal, just phenomenal.' He has a 'tremendous reputation' for his work which is primarily tax controversial." For 2008 Chambers USA Guide added "Charles Rettig of California's Hochman Salkin Rettig Toscher & Perez is regarded by market sources as a 'brilliant and gifted lawyer.'" He is a Certified Specialist in both Taxation Law and Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. Chuck is a member of the IRS Advisory Council (IRSAC); the Advisory Board of the California Franchise Tax Board; the Institute Chair for the UCLA Extension Annual Tax Controversy Institute; a Planning Committee Member for the USC School of Law Annual Institute on Federal Taxation (Institute Chair for the Subcommittee on Ethics, Compliance and Enforcement); a Planning Committee Member and the "Tax Controversies" Chair of the 67th NYU Institute on Federal Taxation and a Member of the Board of Trustees for the California CPA Education Foundation. He was selected as both a Top 100 Super Lawyer (Los Angeles County) by Los Angeles Magazine/Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine in 2005 and a Top Tax Super Lawyer (Los Angeles County), Los Angeles Magazine/Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. He was selected as one of the "Top 50 IRS Representation Practitioners for 2008" by CPA Magazine. Chuck is a Past-Chair of the Taxation Sections for the State bar of California and for the Beverly Hills Bar Association. He has previously served as Chair of the State and Local Taxation Committees of the State Bar of California and the Beverly Hills Bar Association and the Tax Procedure and Litigation Committee of the LACBA. He is a recipient of the 2003-2004 Presidents Award for Outstanding Contributions to CPA's in Hawaii (from the Hawaii Society of CPA's; the 2003 V. Judson Klein Award for Outstanding Achievement in Taxation (from the Taxation Section of the State Bar of California) and the 1998 IRS District Director's Award (Los Angeles). He was the 2000 Conference Speaker of the Year for the California CPA Education Foundation; the 2003 Commencement Speaker for the Graduate School of Taxation at Golden Gate University; and was the 2002 Instructor of the Year for the Graduate School of Taxation at Golden Gate University. He specializes in federal and state tax controversy matters and in tax, business, and estate planning. Chuck is on the National Board of Advisors for the Graduate Tax Program (LLM in Taxation) at New York University School of Law; the Board of Advisors for the CCH Journal of Tax Practice and Procedure; and the Advisory Board of the Graduate Tax Program Chapman University School of Law. He on the ABA Taxation Section Committee on Appointments to the US Tax Court; the Standards of Tax Practice Committee (Liaison to the IRS National Taxpayer Advocate); and is Vice-Chair of the Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties (Subcommittee Chair re Important Civil Developments). Chuck Rettig is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel; a Member of the Association of Tax Counsel (Los Angeles); a Life Member of the American Tax Policy Institute; a Member of the Federal Bar Association; a Member of the US Court of Federal Claims Bar Association; and is a Bar Liaison to the Los Angeles Chapter of the CSCPA Society Committee on Taxation. Chuck is an Associate Member of the Hawaii Society of CPA's Tax Committee; is on the Board of Trustees and the Faculty of Lecturers for the California CPA Education Foundation and is a frequent author and lecturer on tax-related issues. He is also on the Advisory Board and an Adjunct Professor at the Graduate School of Taxation, Golden Gate University, in Los Angeles. He is a co-author of "tax Crimes", Bureau of National Affairs-Tax Management, Publication 636, and recently authored a treatise on "Surviving an Audit" which is part of the CCH 19-Volume State and Local Tax Library. Chuck is a member of the State Bar of California, the State Bar of Arizona (Inactive), the State Bar of Hawaii, the United States Tax Court; the United States Court of Federal Claims; the United States Courts of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit and the Fifth Circuit; the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of California, the Central District of California, the Northern District of California, the District of Arizona and the District of Hawaii. He is a Member of the Los Angeles World Affairs Council, an Executive Member of Town Hall Los Angeles, the Honolulu Zoo Association and a Board Member for Crespi Carmelite High School in Encino, CA.
Barbara Rosenbaum Executive Vice President Gumbiner Savett Inc.		Barbara Rosenbaum is an Executive Vice President of Gumbiner Savett Inc., one of the largest, locally owned accounting firms in Southern California, and serves as the executive in charge of the Tax Department. She is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the AICPA and CSCPA. She is currently a member of the State Council of the California Society of CPA's (CSCPA) and Chair of BKR International's North America Tax Committee. She is past President of the Los Angeles Chapter of CSCPA. She is a Certified Valuation Analyst, a member of NACVA and is also a member of the Business Peer Group of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. She earned a BS in Accounting from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She started her career with Arthur Anderson & Co., joined Kenneth Leventhal & Co. and later was a partner in Kress & Rosenbaum.
Sam Sinasohn Vice President, Global Tax ResMed Inc. & Subsidiaries San Diego, CA MBA in taxation, Golden Gate University		Sam Sinasohn is currently Vice President, Global Tax for ResMed Inc. & Subsidiaries in San Diego and has been there since April 2008. Traded on the NYSE with a market capitalization of approximately $3.5 billion, ResMed is a leading global manufacturer of sleep apnea products and masks and has operations in approximately 30 countries. Previously, Sam was Vice President, Corporate Development and Taxes for Sunrise Medical Inc. & Subsidiaries for 23 years where he responsible for the tax affairs of the company, and in a non-tax capacity completed approximately 70 multinational acquisitions in approximately 15 countries. Traded on the NYSE and then subsequently private, Sunrise is a leading global manufacturer of durable medical equipment. Prior to Sunrise, Sam was with KPMG Peat Marwick in Los Angeles for 3 years where he was a Supervising Senior Tax Specialist. He received his B.S. Business Administration - Accounting from the University of Southern California and an MBA in taxation from Golden Gate University. He is a CPA licensed by the State of California. He is married with three children and lives in San Diego.