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Julie Pfeil

Director of Finance
Generac Power Systems, Inc.
Waukesha, WI

 

Whatever you do, don’t ask Julie Pfeil about income taxes. “I can’t tell you how many times people ask me tax questions when they find out I’m a CPA,” Julie says. “I always have to explain that there’s more to accounting than filing taxes.”

Instead, you might ask her what being a CPA has to do with one of her passions – volunteering. Julie headed up Milwaukee’s Race for the Cure – an event that gathers thousands of people together to help fight breast cancer. As the leader of the race committee, Julie put her skills as a CPA to work immediately. She was responsible for developing and managing a million dollar budget for the event and managed 45 volunteers in the weeks and months leading up to the race.

“I believe everyone has the ability to give back – and they should,” she says. “I wanted to get involved with causes that are important to me.” After helping raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to fight breast cancer, it’s safe to say she’s on the right track.

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