Paulette SchirmerUniversity of Alaska Southeast Paulette Schirmer is an assistant professor of accounting with the University of Alaska Southeast for its accounting courses. She received her B.S. in accounting from Metropolitan State College of Denver (now Metopolitan State University of Denver), her M.B.A. from Regis University, and her D.B.A. from the University of Phoenix, where she researched globalization strategies for small businesses.

Dr. Schirmer was also recently an accountant with the Division of Finance for the State of Alaska. She worked as the statewide training coordinator and assisted with developing and troubleshooting the accounting program's reporting system. Dr. Schirmer was active in preparing Alaska's Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Annual Compensation and Travel Report, assisted with budgetary implementation, departmental accounting, and structure training. Dr. Schirmer is an active member of the Institute for Management Accountants (IMA), Teachers of Accounting at Two-Year Colleges (TACTYC), the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), American Payroll Association, and Quality Matters.
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