KATHRYN KISSKA-SCHULZE, JD, LL.M.

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1 KATHRYN KISSKA-SCHULZE, JD, LL.M. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL & TECHNICAL STATE UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS, DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT, Greensboro, NC; August 2010 Present Assistant Professor Responsible for teaching business law, the legal environment of business law, and federal income taxation. Research interests include federal and state and local taxation, with specific emphasis placed on sales and use tax. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE LONG REIMER WINEGAR BEPPLER LLP, Cheyenne, WY; Attorney Advised and assisted clients in the area of choice of entity selection and formation. Formed IRC Section 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations. Represented clients in IRS tax controversies. Prepared comprehensive analyses for high net-worth clients pertaining to state sales, use, income and property tax issues. Assisted estate planning department in preparing wills, trusts, contracts for the sale of real property and deeds. Counseled and represented clients in judicial proceedings. DELOITTE TAX LLP, McLean, VA; Senior Tax Consultant Devised tax planning strategies related to the reorganization of U.S. and foreign corporate structures; researched and prepared analyses of foreign tax credits, tax treaties, foreign and U.S. tax implications of real estate sales, and global currency exchange issues. Involved in all aspects of client representation with respect to international, federal and state tax issues, to include preparing private letter ruling requests, voluntary disclosure agreements, opinion letters, audit appeals, and cost of performance analyses. Reviewed and prepared state and federal tax returns. Represented clients before state comptrollers and state appeals commissioners. SCHOLARLY AWARDS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AWARD North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, School of Business and Economics, BEST PAPER AWARD Taxation of Internet Sales Where In the Cyberspace is Nexus?, Rocky Mountain Academy of Legal Studies in Business, 2011.

2 BEST PAPER AWARD The Legal Complexities of High Risk Industries: Balancing Customer Service, Safety Issues, and Legal Requirements, Co-authored with Tapis, G.P., Priya, K. & Haser, J., Rocky Mountain Academy of Legal Studies in Business, GRANT AWARDS Investigator, Collaborative Earth System Science Research: Atmospheric Modeling Sensing and Societal Impacts ($361,739), National Science Foundation (2013). North Carolina A&T State University, School of Business and Economics ($2,000) (2013). PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Kathryn Kisska-Schulze and Adam Epstein, Show Me the Money! Analyzing the Potential State Tax Implications of Paying Student-Athletes (forthcoming, VA. SPORTS & ENT. L.J., 2014). Darren Prum and Kathryn Kisska-Schulze, The Environmentally Conscious Skies: Did the European Union's Game of Brinksmanship Lead to a Viable Global Plan for Emissions Trading in Aviation? (forthcoming, WASH. U. GLOBAL STUDIES L. REV., 2014). Adam Epstein and Kathryn Kisska-Schulze, The NBA s Collectively Bargained Amnesty Clause Exploring the Fundamentals (forthcoming, ATLANTIC LAW JOURNAL, 2014). Kathryn Kisska-Schulze, The Future of Taxation in the Wake of the Expiration of the Internet Tax Freedom Act, AM. BUS. L. J., V. 51, Issue 2 (Summer 2014). SSRN Top Ten download, Other Political Economy: Taxation, Subsidies, & Revenue (December 2013). SSRN Top Ten download, Other Political Economy: Taxation, Subsidies, & Revenue (January 2014). Kathryn Kisska-Schulze and Adam Epstein, Taxing Missy: Operation Gold and the 2012 Proposed Olympic Tax Elimination Act, TEX. REV. ENT. & SPORTS L., V. 14, No. 2 (Spring, 2013). SSRN Top Ten download, Political Economy: Taxation, Subsidies, & Revenue ejournal (April 2013). SSRN Top Ten download, Journal of LSN: Tax (April 2013). SSRN Top Ten download, Tax Law & Policy ejournals (April 2013). SSRN Top Ten download, Personal Income & Other Non-Business Taxes & Subsidies (Topic) (March 2013). SSRN Top Ten download, LSN: Tax (Topic) (March 2013).

3 SSRN Top Ten download: Political Economy: Taxation, Subsidies, & Revenue ejournal (March 2013). Kathryn Kisska-Schulze and Gregory P. Tapis, Projections for Reducing Aircraft Emissions, J. AIR L. & COM. Vo. 77, No. 4 (Fall, 2012). Kathryn Kisska-Schulze, Taxation of Internet Sales Where In the Cyberspace is Nexus? ROCKY MOUNTAIN LAW JOURNAL. Vo. 1, Issue 1 (2012). Gregory P. Tapis, Kathryn Kisska-Schulze, Kanu Priya and J. Haser, The Legal Complexities of High Risk Industries: Balancing Customer Service, Safety Issues, and Legal Requirements, ATLANTIC LAW JOURNAL, Vo. 13 (2011). Kathryn Kisska-Schulze and Christopher Reimer, Non-Commercial Aircraft Sales Planning Strategies to Ensure FAA Compliance and Minimize Taxes, WYO. L. REV., V. 10, No. 1 (April 2010). PROCEEDINGS PUBLICATIONS Kathryn Kisska-Schulze, Taxation of Internet Sales Where In the Cyberspace is Nexus? Rocky Mountain Academy of Legal Studies in Business Proceeding, Vail, Colorado, Kathryn Kisska-Schulze and Gregory P. Tapis, Sustainable Projections for Aircraft Emissions - What's the Future For Our Skies?, Academy of Legal Studies in Business National Proceedings, New Orleans, Louisiana, Gregory P. Tapis, Kathryn Kisska-Schulze, Kanu Priya and J. Haser, The Legal Complexities of High Risk Industries: Balancing Customer Service, Safety Issues, and Legal Requirements, Rocky Mountain Academy of Legal Studies in Business Proceedings, Vail, Colorado, OTHER PUBLICATIONS Choice of Business Entity, Chapter Meals and Lodging for the Convenience of the Employer, Chapter PARKER TAX PRO LIBRARY, available at Wyoming Practitioner Liaison Meeting, WYOMING LAWYER MAGAZINE, December SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS The Environmentally Conscious Skies: Did the European Union s Game of Brinkmanship Lead to a Viable Global Plan for Emissions Trading in Aviation?, Academy of Legal Students in Business Conference, Seattle, Washington, 2014.

4 Paying Student Athletes: It s That Time of Year Again To Start School Shopping, Rocky Mountain Academy of Legal Studies in Business, Vail, Colorado, States Taxing Our ? Should They Could They? An In-Depth Analysis into the Future Of Taxation in the Wake of the Expiration of the Internet Tax Freedom Act, Academy of Legal Studies in Business Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, Team USA Finds Its Biggest Fan in Uncle Sam, Rocky Mountain Academy of Legal Studies in Business Conference, Vail, Colorado, Invited Speaker, The Retail Revolution: The Impacts of Online Retail Sales on State, County and Municipal Economies, Academy of Marketing Science Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, Taxation of Internet Sales Where in the Cyberspace Is Nexus?, Rocky Mountain Academy of Legal Studies in Business Conference, Vail, Colorado, Sustainable Projections for Aircraft Emissions - What's the Future For Our Skies?, Academy of Legal Studies in Business Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, The Legal Complexities of High Risk Industries: Balancing Customer Service, Safety Issues, and Legal Requirement, Rocky Mountain Academy of Legal Studies in Business Conference, Vail, Colorado, Non-Commercial Aircraft Sales Planning Strategies to Ensure FAA Compliance and Minimize Tax, Rocky Mountain Academy of Legal Studies in Business Conference, Vail, Colorado, Invited Speaker, Irrevocable Trusts: Uses in General Practice and Estate Planning, Wyoming State Bar Annual Meeting and Judicial Conference, Cheyenne, Wyoming, SERVICE PRESENTATIONS Invited Speaker, Legal Dangers of the Abuse of Social Media, Happy Girl Ministries Love Thyself Workshop, Greensboro, North Carolina, Invited Speaker, Taxation of Internet Sales Where in the Cyberspace is Nexus?, Continuing Professional Education Program, Department of Accounting, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, 2012.

5 MEDIA RELATIONS Correspondent, TAXTV, March 2012 Present Perfect Time to Take a Mid-Year Tax Inventory (July 16, 2012) E-Commerce Sales and the Need for Congress to Step In and Help! (April 10, 2012) Online Retailers and States Quest for Nexus (March 27, 2012) E-Commerce and the Role of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (March 20, 2012) SCHOLARSHIP IN PROGRESS Kathryn Kisska-Schulze and Adam Epstein, The National Labor Relations Board v. Northwestern University: Cultivating a New Era for Taxing Student-Athletes. EDUCATION University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida, LL.M. (Taxation), 2005 Honors: University of Florida, College of Law Faculty Scholarship Award Graduate Research Assistant for Dean Michael Friel University of Wyoming, College of Law, Laramie, Wyoming, JD, 2004 Honors: University of Wyoming, College of Law Scholarship Award Deans Honor Roll Radford University, Radford, Virginia, Bachelor of Science, 1996 Honors: Graduated cum laude Highlander Scholar, Honors Academy ADMISSIONS District of Columbia State Bar (2004), Wyoming State Bar (2008) MEMBERSHIP Academy of Legal Studies in Business (2010 Present). Rocky Mountain Academy of Legal Studies in Business (2010 Present).

6 SERVICE President, Rocky Mountain Academy of Legal Studies in Business ( ). Program Chair, Rocky Mountain Academy of Legal Studies in Business ( ). Journal Editor, Rocky Mountain Law Journal ( ). Proceedings Editor, Academy of Legal Studies in Business ( ). Proceedings Editor, Rocky Mountain Academy of Legal Studies in Business ( ). Academic Advisor, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (2011 Present). Faculty Co-Advisor, Society for the Advancement of Management, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (2011 Present). Volunteer, PGA Tour Wyndham Championship (2014). Volunteer, School of Business Education (SOBE) Writing Center, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (2013). Judge, Ronald E. McNair Research Symposium, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University ( ). Board of Director (Assistant Treasurer), High Point Gymnastics Academy Parent Association ( ). Board of Director, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) of Laramie County (2008).