Faculty
The institute boasts an elite and experienced tax faculty core, possessing diversified and complementary professional backgrounds. The attorneys are among Illinois’ best in practice. Further, the institute seeks out other professionals in related fields as instructors, who value the importance of effective communications to assist our students in understanding various tax and IRS related issues. Moreover, students have face-to-face access to faculty and the opportunity to have the most simple or complex questions answered and gain a wealth of knowledge on the subject matter.
James P. Greene, M.A., JD/LLM who is ITTI's founder and current president has an extensive background in tax law, both domestic and international. He is an experienced Tax Attorney with offices located in Chicago, Illinois, and regularly advises tax clients in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mr. Greene is also a faculty member at The John Marshall Law School of Chicago. Among other notable academic, career, and professional distinctions, he was an Economics Fellow at the University of Chicago. Mr. Greene is the instructor for Modules One, Two, and Three. Click here for the Profile of James P. Greene
Adrienne Harrison, EA has IRS work experience as Branch Chief, Supervisory Revenue Officer, Regional and National Office Analyst. She has served as a volunteer for the VITA/TCE and AARP Tax Service Program and currently is a Site Manager and Instructor for Center for Economic Progress.
Ellen Mitchell, EA has experience in writing explanations for IRS-sourced document and preparing tax returns. She worked as a Taxpayer Service Specialist for the Internal Revenue Service and currently is Editor-Tax Analyst and Site Manager for CEP.
Kamilah Exum, JD employs strong tax law and management experience. She exercises excellent negotiation skills through practice including examinations, collection matters, Innocent Spouse, pre and post assessment appeals.
Laura L. Burke, EA is admitted to "Practice before the IRS". She is an approved CPE IRS instructor. She has taught for over 10 years in taxes and mortgage finance. She is a current candidate for the United States Tax Court Practioner exam and IRS Electronic Advisory Committee. Currently serving on Intuit's Accounting Professional Research Panel.
Tony Kozaili, EA has representation experience in a wide range of tax issues such as offer in compromise, tax disputes, removing liens/levies, audits and installment plans. He is doing his master degree in taxation at John Marshall Law School.
William H. Pittman, CPA has experience in providing leadership to IRS-Indianapolis (Indiana) Territory's tax compliance operation, as well as managing and providing oversight to more than 200 group managers and examiners (revenue agents) in the audit of income tax returns. Also he is the proprietor of a certified public accounting firm and an instructor at Chicago State University.
Yvette Chester, EA has federal and state tax preparation both for individuals and businesses. She also has extensive knowledge of IRS guidelines and tax codes with excellent research and analytical skills.