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Linette A. Rayeski, Ph.D.

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

McGowan 110

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

Biography

Linette A. Rayeski, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Accounting at King’s College. She earned her Ph.D. in Accounting from the University of Scranton, M.B.A. from Columbia University, and B.S. in Accounting from King’s College. Linette is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential Holder.

Dr. Rayeski’s teaching includes undergraduate-level courses that are business foundations or major requirements within Accounting, Finance, and Management–Entrepreneurship for all business degrees. She has published in peer-reviewed academic and professional journals and presented at academic conferences and professional events. 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. She maintains memberships in academic and professional organizations, including the American Accounting Association, Institute of Management Accountants, and IFRS Sustainability Alliance. From a service perspective, she serves within the college as an academic advisor and mentor to students. She also serves on several committees there and within the local community on the American Cancer Society Northeast Pa. Board of Advisors.

Linette was born and raised in Mountain Top, Pa. Before working in academia, she spent 20 years working across the globe in Fortune 500 companies, including Ingersoll-Rand, Revlon, and ANN Inc. in progressively expanding roles up 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.

Education

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

Publications and Presentations

  • "Integrating ESG into the Accounting Curriculum: Insights from Accounting Educators"; AAA weARE Webinar Integrating ESG and Sustainability with Ethics into the Accounting Curriculum; Linette Rayeski (King's College); October 2024.
  • “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 .
  • “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

  • Fundamentals of Sustainability (FSA) credential holder
  • 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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