Patricia McCarthy, MBA, is a member of Mill Creek Publishing, a company engaged in professional education. Her focus is on Microsoft products, particularly Excel, and how to use these programs effectively in business.  Patricia has been in software training for over 27 years, and her client list includes the Indiana CPA Society, which awarded her its Outstanding Discussion Leader award.  She has been a contributor to the Journal of Accountancy and has published articles in several CPA society magazines, including societies in Indiana, Missouri, Texas, and Arizona.  Patricia also has an extensive business background in audit and financial functions. 

She is a certified MOS expert in Excel. Patricia runs a blog called “Chatting about Excel and More” which can be found at http://excel-diva.blogspot.com. It was rated as one of the “Top 57 Blogs in the World for Learning Excel”.

Patricia is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and also holds an MBA from Babson College. She was a full-time lecturer at Butler University’s School of Business for 6 years and has taught at several of Indiana’s other universities.    

About Us: Patricia McCarthy and Joe Helstrom CPA are the owners of Mill Creek Publishing LLC. They specialize in creating continuing professional education materials for CPAs. Our courses, eBooks, and Videos can be found on a variety of CPE Provider sites.  We create a variety of courses, including accounting and fraud,  however, our two areas of concentration are Ethics and Microsoft Excel. Currently, all our material is self-study -eBooks and Videos.