Member News
January 2010
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Bederson & Company, LLP (West Orange, NJ) named retired United States Bankruptcy Judge, Francis G. Conrad a partner in their Insolvency and Litigation Services Department. Judge Conrad brings key judicial, academic, accounting and executive experience to his new position at the firm. With in-depth knowledge of workouts, turnaround, arbitration and mediation, as well as working directly with debtors, creditors, Chapter 7 Trustees, Judge Conrad’s world-spanning knowledge base adds to the dynamic skill set of the firm.
Prior to joiningthe firm, Judge Conrad was most recently a partner at a large accounting and consulting firm where he provided debtor, creditor and financial advisor representation. Judge Conrad has served as a US Bankruptcy Judge for the Districts of Vermont, the Southern and Western Districts of New York , has a JD from Fordham Law School, an MBA in financial management from John G. Hagan Graduate School of Business, is a member of the bar in New York, Massachusetts, Vermont and the Supreme Court of the United States, several Federal Courts, Tax Court and the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. He is also a CPA, CIRA, CFE and a US Army Veteran. Judge Conrad is currently a professor in the LLM Bankruptcy Program at St. John’s Law School. A frequent lecturer and moderator, Conrad has provided thought leadership and authored scores of scholarly articles appearing in national and international journals.
The firm is also pleased to announce that partner Matthew Schwartz, CPA/CFF, CFE, CIRA, MBA has been named president of the West Orange Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Schwartz is a principal in the insolvency and litigation services department where he is responsible for overseeing, reviewing and testifying regarding all aspects of forensic engagements, including bankruptcy, insolvency, fraud, damages and tax matters. He appears and testifies in Bankruptcy and State Courts in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Delaware. |
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Clark Schaefer Hackett, six offices in Ohio, is pleased to announce that principal Kent Pummel, CPA/ABV, CVA was selected to speak at the NACVA National Conference in Miami, Florida in June. Consultant Rick Wade has been appointed to the Ohio GFOA Education Committee. |
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Concannon Miller & Co., P.C., Pennsylvania and Florida, is proud to annouce the following staff have won appointments and awards:
- Anthony R. Deutsch, MT, CPA Shareholder in charge of Taxes, has been named Chairman, PA State Tax Committee by the PICPA
- Milan Slak, JD, LL.M, CPA, Senior Tax Manager, has been appointed as one of two honorary chairs for the Big Brothers Big Sister Lehigh Valley and Arby’s Charity Tour Golf tournament to be held June 3, 2010 at Silver Creek County Club
- Andrea Brady, CPA. Senior Manager in Audit, has been appointed as Treasurer on the board of Community Services for Children
- Nancy Cortes, Accounts Payable in BackOffice Solutions, has graduated from Project Blue Print – a blueprint for racial ethnic diversity in volunteer leadership.
The firm's Charitable Committee won two awards:
(1) The 2009 Spirit of Volunteerism by the Lehigh Valley Volunteer Center; and (2) Volunteer Center’s Someone Special Award for the outstanding participation in the Holiday Hope Chest Project filling 34 boxes of gifts for the needy.
Employees on the Charity Committee include Nancy Kahn, Terri Blazofsky, Denise Hozza, Steve Bickert, John Wesner, and Denise Gerhart. |
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Richard P. Daigle, Jr., CPA, and Catherine A. Hayes, CPA were recently named principals of Cowan Bolduc Doherty, North Andover, MA. Daigle has over 10 years of accounting experience. He provides accounting and auditing, corporate and individual tax services, and general business consulting to a variety of closely held businesses of varying sizes and complexities. He is qualified to perform yellow book audits and employee benefit plan audits, and is an expert on FAS 123R compliance and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Hayes has 17 years experience in public accounting. Her areas of specialization include high net worth individual taxation, small business tax planning and preparation (specifically real estate professionals and services-oriented businesses), and state and location taxation. |
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Daszkal Bolton LLP, three offices in South Florida, is pleased to announce that Robert H. Sacks, CPA has been promoted to Partner in the firm's Tax Services Department. Rob focuses on international tax matters, working with American companies that have overseas manufacturing or operations and foreign companies that have US operations. He also provides consulting on complex tax transactions and structuring, including real estate matters, executive compensation and mergers and acquisitions. |
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Congratulations to Khairat Makanjuola of Faw, Casson & Co., LLP, Delaware and Maryland, for obtaining her
U.S. citizenship. Khairat, a native of Nigeria, took the United States Oath of
Allegiance in early December along with her father. |
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Heinfeld, Meech & Co., P.C. , three offices in Arizona, is pleased to announce that Scott W. Kies, CPA, Managing Partner, has joined the Private Companies Practice Section Committee of the AICPA. |
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Kernutt Stokes Brandt & Co. LLP, Eugene, OR, is proud to announce the recent promotion of Tenille Woodward, CPA to Manager.
Woodward joined KSB in July 2002. She is in the employee benefits department and
specializes in retirement plan administration, defined contribution plans and profit sharing strategies for a
broad range of clients. Woodward received her Bachelor of Science, with honors, in Accounting from the
University of Oregon. |
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Meaden & Moore, LLP, twelve offices in Ohio, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Georgia, California, Florida and Arizona, has appointed A. Michael Nuzzo as Financial Advisor with the firm’s Wealth Center. With Meaden & Moore’s Wealth Center, he will assist high net worth individuals, executives or business owners in managing their wealth through estate planning, investment planning, retirement planning, insurance and risk management planning, and tax planning.
The firm has elected David DiSalvo as Vice President – Principal and appointed Lloyd W.W. Bell III to Director, Corporate Finance Group. Mr. DiSalvo has developed a particular expertise in state and local tax matters, especially multi-state taxation, nexus analysis and operational planning, voluntary disclosures, and state tax credits and incentives. Mr. Bell’s range of expertise extends to all aspects of business valuation and financial management.
Aaron T. Cook has joined the firm of as Senior Manager with the firm’s Assurance Services Group. He will focus his practice primarily on the construction industry.
Meaden & Moore is honored to receive the 2009 Pillar Award for Community Service. The firm was selected to receive the Fairmount Minerals Sustainable Business Award, which is the Pillar Award that recognizes the organization that best demonstrates sustainable business practices. |
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Pender Newkirk & Company, Tampa, FL, was recently named as one of the
2009 Best Accounting Firms to Work for. The annual list of “Best Accounting Firms” was created by Accounting Today and
Best Companies Group.
The firm recently held its 3rd
Annual Day of Sharing firm wide volunteer day on December 10, 2009. Sixty staff members, in coordination with the United Way of Tampa Bay, donated one day of community service to a variety of Tampa area
not-for-profit community organizations. The firm divided into 8 teams, volunteering at 5 different sites and provided a broad range of services including the organization of supplies, household
items, canned goods and holiday toy donations. |
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Schenck SC, eight offices in Wisconsin, is pleased to announce the election of three new shareholders to its Board of Directors: Mark E. Jubelirer, CPA; Michael G. Kuechler, CPA; and Randall K. Olm, CPA. Each was elected to serve a three-year term on the Board. Jubelirer has over thirty years of experience serving all sizes and types of clients, especially those in the manufacturing, real estate and not-for-profit industries, and has been with Schenck since 1978. Kuechler joined Schenck as a manager in 1985 and was promoted to shareholder in 1988. He provides tax planning and business advisory services for businesses and individuals with extensive work in family and business succession planning. Olm joined Schenck in 1974 and was promoted to shareholder in 1983. His experience includes supervising audit engagements, as well as providing tax planning, tax compliance and business consulting services to a varied client base.
For the 15th year, the firm will host a real estate and construction forum in February designed for builders, developers, real estate investors and professionals that support the industry. |
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Sisterson & Co. LLP, Pittsburgh, PA, is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Bill Troup has been elected to serve on the Audit Committee of the Allegheny Conference on Community Development for 2010. Mary Sleighter has been promoted to Tax Director, effective January 1, 2010. Mary has been with Sisterson since 2001. |
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