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Linette A. Rayeski, Ph.D.

Linette Rayeski, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Accounting Department

McGowan 110

Expertise: accounting, finance, entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility, ESG

Biography

Linette A. Rayeski, Ph.D., M.B.A., CMA, is an Assistant Professor of Accounting at the William G. McGowan School of Business. She teaches undergraduate-level courses that are major requirements of the Accounting, Management – Finance, and Management – Entrepreneurship degree programs, and business foundations requirements for all business major programs.

Dr. Rayeski earned her B.S. in Accounting from King’s College, M.B.A. from Columbia University, and Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Scranton. She is also a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).

Before entering academia, Dr. Rayeski spent 20 years working across the globe in Fortune 500 companies within the diversified industrial, consumer products, and retail sectors where she expanded her area of responsibility and rose to the level of Vice President. Her functional experience spans corporate finance, strategy, operations and supply chain, internal audit, business intelligence and analytics, mergers and acquisitions, and organizational, process, and technology transformation.

Her research interests include corporate reporting and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) disclosures, stakeholder and investor judgment and decision-making, and finance organization dynamics and competencies. Dr. Rayeski has published in peer-reviewed academic journals and professional journals and presented at academic conferences and professional events. She maintains memberships in academic and professional organizations including the American Accounting Association, Institute of Management Accountants, and IFRS Sustainability Alliance.

Education

  • B.S., Accounting, King’s College
  • M.B.A., Columbia University
  • Ph.D., Accounting, University of Scranton

Publications

  • “Integrating ESG into the Accounting Curriculum: Insights from Accounting Educators”; Valerie Simmons (The University of Southern Mississippi), Amanda Serafin (KPMG), Ashley Stampone (University of Scranton), and Linette A. Rayeski (King’s College); Issues in Accounting Education (ABDC – A rank, Cabells) Volume 39, Number 2, May 2024 pages 85-106 Online Early Access October 2023 https://doi.org/10.2308/ISSUES-2022-080.
  • “ESG Reporting May Come Easier with the Balanced Scorecard”; Linette A. Rayeski (King’s College), Paul E. Juras (Babson College), and Ashley Stampone (University of Scranton); Pennsylvania CPA Journal (Mainstream, Professional) Feature Article Summer (June) 2023 pages 30-33.
  • "Integrating ESG into the Accounting Curriculum: Insights from Accounting Faculty"; American Accounting Association (AAA) Sustainability, ESG, and Accounting – Implications for the Academy and the Profession Conference; Valerie Simmons (The University of Southern Mississippi), Amanda Serafin and Ashley Stampone (University of Scranton), and Linette Rayeski (King’s College); February 2023.
  • “Career Opportunities in Managerial & Cost Accounting”; Adelphi University Advanced Managerial Accounting Class Visiting Speaker; Linette A. Rayeski (King’s College); October 2021.
  • “An Examination of Trends in Financial Literacy and Higher Education: A First-Generation Faculty Mentor and Student Researcher Team Leverage an Inaugural Summer Undergraduate Research Program to Address a Gap in Financial Education Resources”; American Accounting Association (AAA) 2021 Annual Meeting (Virtual) – Faculty Student Collaborations in Accounting (FASTCA-21); Shyann Church and Linette A. Rayeski (King’s College); August 2021.
  • “Nonfinancial Corporate Reporting and Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) Disclosures” Webinar; IMA Columbus Ohio Chapter; Linette A. Rayeski (King’s College); August 2021.
  • “Nonfinancial Corporate Reporting and Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) Disclosures” Webinar; IMA Pennsylvania Northeast Chapter; Linette A. Rayeski (King’s College); May 2021.
  • “Financing Entrepreneurship”; Long Island University (LIU) Post Entrepreneurship Class Visiting Speaker; Linette A. Rayeski (King’s College); April 2021.

Awards and Designations

  • Delta Epsilon Sigma National Scholastic Catholic Honor Society – 2023
  • Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society – 2022
  • The Case Centre Case Teaching Scholarship – 2021, IMA Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Certification – 2020
  • Institute of Management Accountants CMA Doctoral Scholarship – 2019

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