Sandra Richtermeyer is dean of the Manning School of Business at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. She is also a former Chair of the IMA Global Board and a member of the IMA Emeritus Committee. She served in the Chair role in fiscal 2010-2011.

Most recently, Richtermeyer was professor of accountancy and associate dean of the Williams College of Business at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. Her teaching interests include corporate governance, accounting information systems, and nonprofit and governmental accounting; her research interests include technology enablement and enterprise systems, nonprofit accounting, and professional issues for accountants. She has authored many articles in academic and practitioner publications and has more than 20 years of experience on boards as well as on technology and accounting-related advisory committees.

In addition to her academic background, Richtermeyer worked as a CPA for many years in Denver, Colo., with a practice focus on compliance, assurance, and systems implementation. She is the 2013-2014 Ohio Accounting Educator of the Year and the 2011 American Women’s Society of CPAs Educator of the Year. She was the 2013-2014 president of the American Accounting Association (AAA) Ohio Region and a vice president on the board of the AAA Accounting Program Leaders Group. She is an incoming member of the Ohio Society of CPAs board.