Hello class, my name is Kelsey Stipp. I am 30 years old and currently live in Carl Junction, Mo. I am currently attending CMU pursuing my bachelor’s in accountancy. I graduated in May with my Associates of Business from Crowder College in Neosho, MO. The first eight weeks of last semester I took statistics, which was a doozy, and intermediate accounting. I have previous experience in banking. I work full time at a small construction company, working with a/p, invoicing, tax preparation, and general accounting duties. I hope to eventually be the controller when our current controller retires. I began my interest in accounting at my previous job, which closed due to Covid-19. I worked as a production coordinator alongside the controller at an egg processing plant. The controller gave me the opportunity to appreciate accounting and gain knowledge while working. I worked closely with him while inputting inventory/cost information into SAP and with month end activities. I am hoping to gain more knowledge of accounting to apply to my normal workday. I also hope to someday achieve my CPA license and open my own firm or help people on the side with taxes or bookkeeping questions. School seemed so unobtainable when I first started, but being so close to my bachelor’s end date of Spring 2022 is so refreshing. I am happy I stuck with it!