On the move: 700 CPAs serve in Illinois

October 7, 2022 9:00 AM

The state society has its 13th annual Day of Service; RKL adds an outsourcing subsidiary; new members join the International Accounting Standards Board; and other firm and personnel news from across the accounting profession and around the world.

CALIFORNIA

Windes has been named to the Civic 50 Orange County list community-minded companies in Orange County by OneOC and Points of Light. The firm has been recognized by the list since its inception.

Sarah Timmons has joined AuditClub, Irvine, as chief auditor, based on the East Coast.

Top 100 Firm BPM, San Francisco, has launched a data analytics service, led by partner Sven Jost.

FLORIDA

Andy Goldstein

Andy Goldstein was appointed chief financial officer at Schellman, Tampa.

C.J. Evans has joined Hancock, Askew & Co., Tampa, as a director.

Jen Mostert has been named chief financial officer of Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund, Pensacola and Tampa.

Accounting firm association CPAmerica, Gainesville, announced that two new firms have joined: RFH, in Lexington, Kentucky, and CironeFriedberg, in Bethel, Connecticut.

De La Hoz, Perez & Barbeito, Miami, has joined professional services firm network Russell Bedford International.

GEORGIA

Anne Morris, assurance principal and ERISA practice leader and not-for-profit practice co-leader, and Doug Neal, tax principal, were named owners at Windham Brannon, Atlanta, where they will continue to serve in their current roles. In addition, the firm promoted five people to principal — in tax, Micah Greenberger and Gary Gruner; in assurance, Brooke Hodge and Bobby Vercoe; and in valuation, Matt Stelzman — and five people to senior manager — Harris Cook, Ceakima Golden, Fran Gwaltney, Joe Hunsicker and Blaire Parlo.

ILLINOIS

Derrick Lilly

The Illinois CPA Society held its 13th annual CPA Day of Service on Sept. 23, bringing out 700 volunteers to assist at animal shelters, prepare meals at food banks, feed the homeless, make children's school backpacks, run marathons and participate in a host of other activities to help and support community organizations across the state. Among the organizations supported were Bernie's Book Bank, Feed My Starving Children, Food for Greater Elgin, Heartland Animal Shelter, Lambs Farm, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Sonny Acres Farm, SOS Children's Villages Illinois, Northern Illinois Food Bank, The Anti-Cruelty Society, and The Bridge Teen Center.

"We say our annual CPA Day of Service is 'a good day for doing good,' because it really highlights the care and compassion CPAs have for the communities they live and work in. It's always rewarding to see so many of our members come together across Illinois to help those in need," said Todd Shapiro, Illinois CPA Society president and CEO, in a statement. "It was also encouraging to see our volunteer numbers rebounding from the past two years as we emerge from the pandemic. The resolve these volunteers have shown by finding safe, thoughtful, and generous ways to support their local communities and charities is an inspiration to us all."

MARYLAND

MACPA's 2022 Women to Watch

The Maryland Association of CPAs named their 2022 Women to Watch: Kathryn Klose, accounting coordinator with Montgomery College, in the Experienced Leader category; and Renee Collins, a principal in the audit and accounting department of Ellin & Tucker in Baltimore, in the Emerging Leader category.

NEW YORK

Noelene Sheridan

KPMG International announced a number of appointments: Paul Korolkiewicz as global head of quality, risk and regulatory, and Regina Mayor as global head of clients and markets, with both joining the firm's global management team. In other firm news, the firm hired Britt Haxton as a principal in the international tax practice in the Tysons Corner, Virginia; Joe Vaccaro as a business tax services partner in the New York financial services banking and insurance tax practice; Ilya Borukhov and Nelson Valentine as managing directors in the asset management tax practice based in New York; Mike Rylant as a managing director in the state and local tax practice in Hartford, Connecticut; and Suzy Fuller, who rejoins KPMG as a managing director in the New York real estate and financial services tax practice in Kansas City.

Shlomo Lang was hired as managing director in the valuation advisory services practice at CohnReznick, New York, while Nick Carofano and Jie Shao have joined the firm as managing directors in its international tax practice. Additionally, Bhavesh Vadhani, principal, global leader, cybersecurity, technology risk, and privacy, was named to The Consulting Report's Top 50 Cybersecurity Consultants and Leaders list.

Noelene Sheridan has joined EisnerAmper, New York, as a tax partner in its private client services group.

On the move: 700 CPAs serve in Illinois

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