Dawn Diskin, CPA, MBA has over twenty years of business experience in finance and accounting in San Diego.  Her experience includes auditing large publicly-held companies as well as providing accounting and financial counseling to small entrepreneurial businesses.  Dawn started her career at KPMG Peat Marwick as an auditor and then left public accounting to attend graduate school at San Diego State University. While attending SDSU, she worked at Wells Fargo Bank as assistant controller for the Consumer Credit Division.  Most recently, she formed her own consulting firm assisting small and mid-sized companies with accounting and finance matters.  Dawn has a continued passion for learning and teaching.  She previously taught Becker CPA Review courses and graduate level accounting and finance courses at Keller Graduate School of Management.

Dawn’s teaching philosophy favors the practical application of accounting. Every business needs to keep track of their finances and manage them wisely. This is especially true in today’s economic climate.  Dawn strives to keep the class interesting and relevant. She wants each student to feel the classroom experience was valuable and that the accounting concepts taught were easier to understand when applied to the “real world."

Dawn has been active in various local professional organizations, including serving as President of the American Woman’s Society of CPAs.  Dawn has a BS in Accounting from Arizona State University, graduating summa cum laude and a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from San Diego State University graduating magna cum laude.

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