Our Instructors

You can be comfortable knowing that each one of our classes will be taught by experienced, highly qualified instructors excited to help candidates pass the CPA exam. Just take a look at the credentials of our primary instructors:

Robert Smolin, CPA, MBA

Lead Instructor, Lambers CPA Review of California. 17 years experience in CPA Review. Current faculty member at California State University Los Angeles and California State University Long Beach. Previous faculty at Pepperdine University, California State University Fullerton. Previously with Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC). BA from California State University Fullerton. MBA from California State University Long Beach.

Kathryn Hansen, CPA, PhD

Instuctor at California State University Los Angeles.

Julie Gentile, CPA, MBT

Current faculty at California State University Long Beach. BA from California State University Long Beach. Masters in Business Tax at Golden Gate University. Previous Tax Supervisor at KPMG. Previous Tax Director at Pacific HealthCare. 7 years of CPA Review experience.

Edward Monsour, JD, MBA, CPA

Over 14 years of CPA Review experience and former National Tax Lecturer. Currently faculty at California State University Los Angeles. BBA & MBA from Cleveland State University, JD from John Marshall College of Law. Previously Director of Southern California Golden Gate University Graduate School of Taxation.