She earned her B.S. in Business Administration – Accounting at Alderson-Broaddus College in 1980 and Masters of Business Administration – Finance at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1982.
Victoria became a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 1982 and has had public accounting experience since 1983. CPAs are licensed and regulated by their state boards of accountancy. While state laws and regulations vary, the education, experience and testing requirements for licensure as a CPA generally include minimum college education, minimum experience levels, and successful passage of the Uniform CPA Examination. To maintain a CPA license, states generally require the completion of 40 hours of continuing professional education each year. Additionally, all American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) members are required to follow a rigorous Code of Professional Conduct which requires that they act with integrity, objectivity, due care, competence, fully disclose any conflicts of interest, maintain client confidentiality, disclose to the client any commission or referral fees, and service the public interest when providing financial services. The vast majority of state boards of accountancy have adopted the AICPA’s Code of Professional Conduct within their state accountancy laws or have created their own.
Victoria became an Investment Advisor Representative in 2019, passing the Series 65 exam. With continued education of twelve hours a year.