Dr. Adrian Mayse is a native of Victoria, Mississippi where he graduated as the valedictorian of Byhalia High School in 2002. In 2005, he received his B.B.A. in finance from the University of Mississippi. In 2007, he received his M. P. A. (Master of Professional Accountancy) from Jackson State University. Dr. Mayse worked for the Mississippi Department of Revenue (formerly the Mississippi Tax Commission) for three years as a tax auditor. He became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 2010. Dr. Mayse taught as an instructor at Jackson State University from 2012 to 2013. He received his Ph.D. in accounting in 2014 from Jackson State University. Dr. Mayse taught as an Assistant Professor of Accounting at Middle Tennessee State University from 2013 to 2015. Currently, Dr. Mayse is a tenured Associate Professor and Department Chair of Accounting at Howard University.
He is a member of the American Accounting Association (AAA), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), the Ph.D. project, the National Society of Black CPAs (NSBCPA), and the National Association of Black Accountants (NABA). He serves on the Howard University Center for Accounting Education Advisory Board, the North American Accounting Society Board of Directors, the MBAA International Advisory Council, the Barbershop Books Board of Directors, and the Hurston/Wright Foundation Board of Directors. He has been recognized for being the youngest tenured Associate Professor of Accounting at Howard University and awarded the 2021 Business of Pride by the Washington Business Journal. He has also been featured in Clarion-Ledger for his opinion piece on the importance of diversity and inclusion by providing awareness that we can’t break through barriers and leave others behind. Dr. Mayse has a passion for diversity, inclusion, and equity in the workplace, classroom, and the world.
He currently resides in Washington, DC with his husband, Duvalier Malone, and their dog, Guy.
Dr. Adrian L. Mayse, CPA released his first children’s book entitled “When I Grow Up I Want To Be… An Accountant”
When I Grow Up I Want To Be… An Accountant is a children’s fiction book that exposes children to the world of accounting. This book allows children of diverse backgrounds to see themselves on the pages through creative and colorful artwork. He said
“My hope is that students at an early age hear about the field of accounting. Many times, we see young students being inspired to be doctors, lawyers, and teachers, but we do not expose students at an early age to the career field of accounting. It is also my hope to increase African Americans who are in the field of accounting and for the accounting profession to look as diverse as the world.”
DR. Adrian Mayse’s interview
Why did you choose education as a career?
I chose education as a career because of my accounting professor, Dr. Bobbie Daniels, in my Master’s program at Jackson State University. I served as her graduate assistant and she asked me if I ever considered being an accounting professor. She introduced me to the Ph.D. Project, an organization that focuses on increasing underrepresented business professors and the rest is history.
What are some gaps in education that institutions need to address from your observation?
Institutions need to continue to focus on student success and make sure that their programs are relevant and relatable to the diverse student experiences.
What is the most traumatic experience in your education career as a black gay man?
Fortunately, I have not had any traumatic experiences directly related to my educational career but I have had traumatic experiences along my educational journey such as losing my youngest brother while in my undergraduate program, my grandfather while in my Master’s program, and another younger brother before starting my Ph.D. program.
What advice do you have for young black LGBTQ+ students?
My advice to young black LGBTQ+ students is to be their authentic selves and to continue to advocate for themselves and others.
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