Wendy M. Tietz, PhD, CPA, CGMA, CMA, CSCA, MCT, is an accounting professor at Kent State University. She teaches introductory financial and managerial accounting and also teaches advanced management accounting and advanced accounting analytics and technology. Dr. Tietz is active in IMA, AAA, AICPA, and several other professional organizations. She has taught more than 20,000 students to date and has received several teaching awards, including the American Accounting Association Cook Deloitte Foundation Prize for undergraduate teaching, and the IMA Exemplary Educator Award. She is also the co-author of two introductory accounting textbooks with Pearson Education. Dr. Tietz has a book “Teaching with Microsoft Teams: Student Engagement Strategies” publishing soon. She is passionate about teaching accounting and using educational technology to enhance student engagement. Puzzles and games have always intrigued her, which is part of the reason she originally chose accounting as a major.