JP Krahel

Loyola University, Associate Professor & Chair of Accounting

John Peter "JP" Krahel, Ph.D., CPA, received his B.A. in English (2006) and Master of Accountancy (2008) from Rider University. He went on to earn his Ph.D. in Accounting from Rutgers University in 2012, defending his dissertation on the formalization of accounting standards. Dr. Krahel then accepted a faculty position at Loyola University Maryland, where he is currently a tenured associate professor and the Patrick and Deborah Allender Endowed Chair of Accounting.

Dr. Krahel has 14 years of experience in accounting academia and has been published in such academic journals as Journal of Information Systems, Accounting Horizons, International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, Journal of Emerging Technologies in Accounting, and Issues in Accounting Education, as well as such professional journals as The CPA Journal and Strategic Finance. He has also been quoted in the Baltimore Sun and the Washington Post.

He helped to found Loyola's Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) clinic, has earned numerous awards, including Loyola's Distinguished Teacher of the Year award (2019), and teaches financial literacy to inner-city youth and first-generation college students.

Howard Allentoff

Allentoff Consulting, Founder

Howard Allentoff is originally from Bowie, Maryland. He earned his BS in Psychology from the University of Maryland and then both his Master's and Ph.D. in Industrial & Organizational Psychology from Auburn University. Following graduate school, he began a 3-decades run of HR leadership roles within companies such as Westinghouse, Sylvan Learning, Blackboard, K12 and Delta Career Education. Howard is currently leading the HR team for Hudson Global Scholars, an online education company.

He has also consulted during most of his career in many HR areas, including leadership coaching, assessment, performance management, organizational design, training/development and team effectiveness. A sampling of consulting clients include PepsiCo, Panera Bread, The Humane Society, Omega Healthcare Investors and Nubank.

Howard is a long-time member of the Society for Human Resources Management, Chesapeake HR Association and the Society of Industrial & Organizational Psychology. He is married to his college sweetheart, has three grown kids and enjoys spending time in both Owings Mills and Brigantine Beach, New Jersey.

Jennings Kelly

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc., Vice President of Human Resources

Jennings Kelly is the Vice President, Human Resources for Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. Although he began his professional career as an accountant, he went on to earn his undergraduate degree in Business Management with a specialization in Human Resources from the University of Baltimore. He also has the distinction of being SHRM- Senior Certified Professional.

His background is that of a Human Resources Generalist, where he has provided executive/managerial/employee coaching, organization development, talent acquisition strategies, risk mitigation, compensation & benefits, and succession planning.

Jennings has supported a diverse portfolio of companies in his career - Sylvan Learning Systems (Laureate), WorldCom, Comcast, Northrup Grumman, BrightView (Brickman), Kiddie Academy, and Omega Healthcare Investors. His roles have afforded him the ability to enhance well-established enterprises as well as create, implement, and lead Human Resource strategies that support the overall effectiveness of the business. Jennings is an active member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) and their local chapter, the Chesapeake Human Resources Association (CHRA).