Tax and Estate Planning Association

The Tax and Estate Planning Association (TEPA) is a student-run organization. It enhances students' classroom education with experiential and service opportunities. For example, TEPA

Invites speakers to campus and organizes events off campus with tax and estate planning practitioners
Organizes employment workshops to help members better prepare for and manage employment-search efforts
Hosts the annual graduate tax program information seminar
Coordinates Tax Days with tax professional in the regional markets

Members of TEPA elect officers annually.

2010-2011 Officers

President: Amy Greiner is a third year law student from Kansas City, Missouri. Amy graduated from DePaul University in 2008 with a B.A. in History. Contact Amy at amy.greiner [at] washburn.edu.
Vice President: David Fall is a third year law student from Thousand Oaks, California. He attended California State University, Chico, and received a Bachelors in Psychology. Contact David at david.fall [at] washburn.edu.
Treasurer: Alex Bezu is a second year law student from the former Soviet Union. Alex settled in the United States in 2008. Prior to that, he was managing small businesses in a transitional economy in Russia. Alex speaks four languages and has a significant international experience. Contact Alex at alex.bezu [at] washburn.edu.
Secretary: Rebecca Sanders is a third year law student from Palo Verde, Arizona. She graduated from Northern Arizona University. Contact Rebecca rebecca.sanders [at] washburn.edu.

2010-2011 Committee Chairs

Speaker Committee: Asel Mukeyeva is a second year law student from Kyrgystan. She graduated from Georgetown University. Contact Asel at asel.mukeyeva [at] washburn.edu.
VITA Committee: Diane Lautt is a second-year law student from Manhattan, Kansas. Diane graduated from Tabor College with a B.A. in Business Administration: Finance & Management and History. Before attending law school, Diane worked for three years as a Financial Analyst for AT&T in Annapolis, Maryland. Contact Diane at diane.lautt [at] washburn.edu. Dillon Stum is a second year law student. Dillon grew up working on his family farm in Ness City, Kansas. He graduated from Kansas State University with a B.S. in Agricultural Economics. After law school, he hopes to return home to continue farming and practice law. Contact Dillon at dillon.stum [at] washburn.edu.

Advisor

Professional Advisor: Scott Taddiken is an attorney with Newbery, Ungerer & Hickert LLP in Topeka and practices in the areas of State and Federal Taxation, Estate Planning, and Business and Corporate Law. Scott received a JD, with a Tax Law Certificate, and an MBA from Washburn University and currently teaches as an adjunct professor with the Washburn University School of Business.