Education & Credentials

BA in Accounting & Economics/Business Administration - Immaculata College - 1990
Certified Public Accountant - 1992
Master of Business Administration - Lebanon Valley College - 1996
Admitted as Partner - 2002
Certified Employee Benefit Specialist - 2002

Professional Organizations

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Central Pennsylvania Chapter of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists
ESOP Association
Government Finance Officers Association
Pennsylvania Association of Federal Program Coordinators
Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials
International Society of Certified Employee Benefit Specialists (ISCEBS)

Community Involvement

Immaculata University - Business Advisory Board
Lancaster County Community Foundation - Treasurer and Finance Committee
The Central Pennsylvania Chapter of ISCEBS - Board Member

PICPA - Professional Ethics Committee, Government Accounting and Auditing Thought Leadership Committee, & Employee Benefit Plans Thought Leadership Committee
Government Finance Officers Association - Special Review Committee

Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials - Accounting Committee and Special Education Task Force

Awards & Acknowledgements

2013 Women of Influence Award
2018 PICPA South Central Chapter Volunteer Service Award

Office

Lancaster, PA

Krista A. Showers, CPA, MBA, CEBS

Partner

Practice Areas

Krista joined Trout CPA after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree (magna cum laude) in Accounting and Economics/Business Administration with a Certificate of Management from Immaculata College. In addition, she has received a Master of Business Administration degree from Lebanon Valley College.

Krista is chair of the firm's Employee Benefit Plans Practice Group, co-chair of the Governmental Practice Group, and serves on the Quality Control, Management, and Business Development Committees.

Krista currently serves as treasurer of the Lancaster County Community Foundation. She is also a member of the Immaculata University Business Advisory Board. In 2021, she was reappointed to the Board of the Central PA Chapter of ISCEBS.

Krista enjoys the arts and traveling. She lives in Lancaster County with her family.