Governor Jennifer Granholm recently appointed Carla Sledge, CPA, CGFM, to the Michigan State Board of Accountancy. Sledge, of Franklin, is chief financial officer for the Wayne County Charter. She will represent certified public accountants for a term expiring June 30, 2012. She succeeds Alan C. Young whose term has expired.

A long-time member of the MACPA, Sledge recently completed a term on the MACPA Board of Directors. In 2006, she served as president of the Government Finance Officers Association.

The Governor also reappointed Mary Nickolas of Franklin, retired vice president of Airline Tariff Publishing Company, to represent the general public for a term expiring June 30, 2012.

The State Board of Accountancy is responsible for the certification, registration, and licensing of certified public accountants and the regulation of the practice of public accounting by individuals, firms, and corporations.