My name is Elaine Yue. a Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”) with my office YYL CPA P.C. at Great Neck, NY. I came to the USA in 2009 from Hunan, China, with an I.T. background. I started my accounting study at Queens College in 2010, and at the same time, I gave birth to my first three children one by one throughout my study years. 2015 was my first tax season as a CPA practitioner, and I gave birth to my fourth child at the end of February 2015. After five years, I accidentally had another two children in the years 2020 & 2021. I officially became six children’s mom & CPA in my community and our CPA society. In my spare time, besides taking care of my children,  I love running. I’m also a marathon runner, and I finished my NYC marathon three weeks ago. Triathlon is my dream. I wish one day I would make my dream come true as other triathlons did. 

2020 was a challenging year for all of us. Covid-19 changed our life, how we practice, and the world. I also became the president of the Chinese American Society of CPAs on January 1, 2020. After three years of my tenure, I have to say that this position has helped me grow in leadership, time management, and people skills. It has also provided opportunities to work closely with our members and colleagues. I appreciate the opportunities this position has provided and the support I’ve received from our members and the board of directors. Since Covid-19, we have been organizing professional continuing education courses via Zoom. We also hosted a virtual Christmas Party & many virtual social events for our members. These new virtual events kept our members united and connected during difficult times. Additionally, 2020 & 2021 were exceptional years for me, not only  because I gave birth to my fifth and sixth children in two years but also became a Certified Financial Planner at the end of 2020.

I have been very fortunate to be part of the CASCPA family since December 2014. I still remember attending the first CASCPA Christmas party during my eight-month pregnancy with a big heartfelt welcome from then-President Josephine Lam. I felt like a family member right on the spot. So I joined CASCAP immediately. Luckily, I also met my fellow member Tony C. Wong at the same event. Ever since then, he has become a good friend who offered me valuable advice on how to grow my start-up accounting practice back then. After participating in more events, I also began to connect with other colleagues and build new friendships in which I found my mentor MiaoLing Lin, CPA, a long-time board member of the CASCPA. Ryan Zhang was the president before me and shared much of his experience with me, from CPA practice management to CASCPA operations. In the past three years, due to the contribution & support of the board of directors and members, we made CASCPA a more active & stronger organization. 

I am very thankful to CASCPA. Members helping members is one of our core values at CASCPA.  I feel comfortable and always happy when joining our meetings and other CPE seminars/webinars and having dinner with my colleagues. Colleagues are always friendly and willing to offer to help. Whenever I have questions, I get answers and support from our members. Special thanks to Lam Mui, Tony Wong, Miaoling Lin, Ryan Zhang, Jean Chen, Andy Wang, Flora Si & Josephine Lam. They are always with me whenever I encounter problems with my practice & my daily life. 

I am on my way to pursuing more goals in my life: short-term and/or long-term. I’m a true believer in never giving up. So we can accomplish more and make our dream come true. 

Happy Holidays to all of my CASCPA colleagues and friends. 

Elaine Yanlin Yue, CPA CFP, YYL CPA P.C.  (516)829-6600  Great Neck NY