Paulette SchirmerPaulette Schirmer is an accountant with the Division of Finance for the State of Alaska and a certified advanced facilitator for the University of Phoenix, where she teaches accounting courses at the bachelor's and master's levels. Dr. Schirmer also orks with the University of Alaska Southeast as an online instructor for its payroll accounting course. She received her BS in accounting from Metropolitan State College of Denver (now Metropolitan State University of Denver), her MBA from Regis University, and her DBA from University of Phoenix, where she conducted research on globalization strategies for small businesses.

Dr. Schirmer is active in the preparation of Alaska's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports and that state's annual Compensation and Travel Report, as well as training state employees on the state's financial and reporting systems. Read More Read Less