Arkansas Alumni Association Hires Finance Director

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Ross Baldwin.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Alfred “Ross” Baldwin has been hired as the director of finance for the Arkansas Alumni Association and will begin his new position on Feb. 2. He will report to Brandy Cox, executive director and associate vice chancellor for the Arkansas Alumni Association.

“We are thrilled to have Ross Baldwin join our team at the Arkansas Alumni Association,” said Cox. “His accounting expertise and experience will bring important leadership to our budgeting processes and fiscal management. He believes in our mission to connect and serve University of Arkansas alumni and will play a vital role in helping us move the association forward.”

Baldwin previously spent seven years as an auditor with the Arkansas Division of Legislative Audit.  Baldwin also served as a staff auditor for Ernst & Young LLP in Rogers for two years. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in accounting from Arkansas Tech University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

“I am very excited to be joining the University of Arkansas staff,” said Baldwin. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to serve our state’s flagship university and alumni. I am very impressed with the Arkansas Alumni Association team; they have a close-knit culture that allows them to be extremely productive on behalf of the university’s alumni.”

Baldwin is a certified public accountant, certified fraud examiner, certified internal auditor and chartered global management accountant. He is also involved with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Arkansas Society of Certified Public Accountants, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and the Institute of Internal Auditors.