Faculty/Staff Directory
Faculty/Staff Directory
First Name
Susan
Last Name
Pifer
Email
pifersu@gvsu.edu
Title
Visiting Instructor
Office
3008 L. William Seidman Center
Phone
616-331-7469
Department
- School of Accounting
Expertise
- Financial Accounting
- Accounting Information Systems
- Taxation
Biography
Sue Pifer, Esq., brings ten years of higher education experience to Seidman College of Business. Prior to serving in education, Sue was the Vice President of Compliance for the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA), a leading education and network provider in Washington, DC. In her role, Sue led RILA’s Tax, Environmental, Internal Audit and Financial Leadership Councils, practicing in front of the IRS, EPA and FASB. She’s also served as the Chief Compliance Officer for Meijer in the Grand Rapids area. Her other Fortune 500 experience includes two years with Dow Chemical and eight years with Walt Disney World, primarily in financial and compliance roles. She has also served in government as Bureau Director for the Michigan Department of Treasury and the Director of Internal Audit for a municipal utility. Sue has multiple certifications and advanced degrees, including a JD and an LLM from Cooley Law School and an MBA from Michigan State University, as well as practicing as a certified public accountant, attorney at law, and a certified compliance and ethics professional.
Education
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Professional Accounting B.A., Dual Enrollment in Honors College 1984
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, Professional Accounting M.B.A. 1984
THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL, Honors Scholarship Juris Doctor. with Distinction Taxation and Corporate Law 2007
THOMAS M. COOLEY LAW SCHOOL, Master of Laws L.L.M. Taxation 2013
Teaching Areas
- Financial Accounting
- Cost Accounting
- Accounting Information Systems
- Governmental Accounting
- Taxation
Publications
Individual Income Tax Problems, Cognella 2021 An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Developing a Business Plan, Cognella 2021