Nov//Dec'25 Focus: Mind the Gap: Can Linguistic Analysis Help Us Narrow the Fraud Expectation Gap?

Raychel Clark, CPA is an accounting manager with W&W|AFCO Steel, which fabricates and erects steel structures internationally. She began her accounting career at a local non-profit, later moving on to jobs in the construction industry and public accounting as an auditor. She earned a Master of Science in Accounting from Oklahoma City University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Oklahoma. Raychel is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA). At the OSCPA, she currently sits on the Accounting Careers and Members in Industry committees as a committee member. In the past, she has been involved in a number of OSCPA projects: the Strategic Planning Pipeline Task Force; the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee as a committee chair; and the Financial Literacy and Young Accounting Professionals committees as a committee member. In 2018, she was recognized with a Trailblazer award from the OSCPA. Her favorite volunteering activity is cleaning up parks with other CPAs at the annual CPA Day of Service.