Experience

College of Coastal Georgia

• Professor of Accounting



College of Costal Georiga

• Brunswick, GA

• Professor of Accounting

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  Dr. Wanda DeLeo is a Professor of Accounting in the School of Business and Public Management. Dr. DeLeo came to the college in 2015 after retiring from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) where she was most recently the Deputy Director of the Division of Conservatorship where she lead all activities associated with the Agency’s conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Before taking that role in 2013, Dr. DeLeo held multiple positions at FHFA, including Deputy Director of the Office of Strategic Initiatives, Deputy Director of the Division of Examination Programs and Support, Acting Deputy Director of the Division of Housing Mission and Goals and Chief Accountant. Before becoming Chief Accountant at FHFA in 2008, she was Examination Manager for Accounting and later Chief Accountant for the former Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), one of FHFA’s predecessor agencies. Prior to joining OFHEO in 2002, Dr. DeLeo enjoyed a 20-year academic career teaching and conducting research in financial accounting at Winthrop University, Christian Brothers University, University of Houston – Downtown, Georgia State University and Kennesaw State University. Dr. DeLeo holds a doctorate in accounting from Georgia State University, a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Central Florida and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from University of Georgia. She is also a licensed CPA in the states of Georgia and Florida and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Dr. DeLeo has over 50 articles and presentations. She has presentations at National Conferences including the American Accounting Association, the American Academy of Accounting and Finance and the Mortgage Bankers Association. Journal in which she has published include Management Accounting, Journal of Accounting and Finance and the Journal of Education for Business. She has also received a number of outstanding achievement and teaching awards. Show less