Linda Chase

Dr. Linda Chase is an adjunct lecturer of accounting at Baldwin Wallace University. She teaches principles of accounting, intermediate accounting, principles of fraud examination and advanced accounting. Chase is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Ohio and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

She has worked for both private industry and public accounting firms prior to joining BW as a full-time professor. She has extensive experience working with financial statement preparation and consolidation. Her last position involved helping with the computer transfer of Eaton's financial data into their new Oracle computer system. She designed many of the financial reports that are used globally and trained Eaton employees on designing their own Oracle financial reports.

In addition to her work in the classroom, Chase also served as Baldwin Wallace's interim provost in 2025, contributing academic leadership and operational oversight.

Chase has been a regular presenter to various organizations on ethics and CPA exam readiness, often qualifying as continuing education credits for CPA licensure and CFE credential.

Classes

• Intro to Financial Accounting (ACC-211)
• Principles of Fraud Examination (ACC-378 and ACC-578)
• Intermediate Accounting I (ACC-321 and ACC-501)
• Advanced Accounting (ACC-521)

Memberships

• National American Accounting Association, Leadership in Education:
  1. VP in Leadership Development, past board member
  2. Current member of AAA’s Leadership in Education group
  3. APLG State of Ohio meeting organizer
• Board member of Northeast Ohio Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• National Member of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners