Delaware College Scholars recently welcomed Peter S. Kennedy, CPA to its Board of Directors. A director at Cover & Rossiter, Pete heads up the organization’s audit practice, where he has the opportunity to work with many of the region’s nonprofit institutions.
In addition to his role with Delaware College Scholars, Pete serves on the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Not-For-Profit Financial Statement Project Resource Group, which is a national group of 20 individuals recognized for their not-for-profit accounting expertise.
Pete also serves as a member of the Christiana Care Health System Finance Committee, the Delaware Community Foundation Audit Committee, the Delaware State Employee Benefit Plans Management Board Governance Committee and EastSide Charter School’s Citizen’s Budget Oversight Committee.
Pete is retired from the Navy Reserve after 22 years of service (six years active duty and the last sixteen as a Reservist). He holds a degree in accounting from Clarkson University; holds active licenses in both Delaware and Pennsylvania; and is affiliated with both the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accounts and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Pete hails from upstate New York but has called Newark, DE his home for over 22 years.