On the move: CohnReznick names cannabis & consumer products advisory leader

RSM graduates inaugural 2022 class of RSM Excellence Academy; FEI announces new slate of executive officers and board members; and more CPA news. 

ARKANSAS

The Arkansas Society of CPAs Student Education Fund awarded a total of $58,300 in scholarships to 35 accounting students for the 2022-23 academic year. (Read the full story.)

CONNECTICUT

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The Connecticut Professionals’ Leadership Academy announced 27 Connecticut residents graduated from the 2022 class. 

FLORIDA

Carshena Allison was appointed the 2022-23 chair of the Florida Institute of CPAs Scholarship Foundation, Orlando. 

CPAmerica, Gainesville, has again partnered with preferred provider Surgent Accounting & Financial Education to offer scholarships for their exam prep courses. 

Kaufman Rossin, Miami, partnered with The Commonwealth Institute to survey women business leaders in Florida. The results are available here

GEORGIA

Stanley Kania was named chairman of the board and Warren Patterson CEO at Summit Hosting, Alpharetta. 

ILLINOIS

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Jeffrey Wissink
Jeffrey Wissink was hired as a principal in the Technology+ practice as the cannabis and consumer products advisory leader at CohnReznick, Chicago. 

RSM, Chicago, announced more than 100 students completed the first of the inaugural class events for the RSM Excellence Academy, a multiyear early identification professional development and skill-building program for college students majoring in accounting, business technology and related fields.

KENTUCKY

Dean Dorton, Lexington, launched environmental, social and governance services to help companies reach their sustainability goals and commitments to the future. In other firm news, Dean Dorton designed the Dean Dorton Enterprise Revenue Forecast Manager, powered by Microsoft Azure. 

KOSOVO

Russell Bedford Kosova – Audit, Prishtina, was appointed a member firm of Russell Bedford. 

MISSOURI

Forvis, Springfield, announced 61 promotions to partner, principal and managing director. The full list is available here

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Jonathan Lupa was named chief technology officer and Thomas LeSaffre as vice president of strategy and corporate development at Right Networks, Hudson. 

NEW JERSEY

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L. Jarred Corn
L. Jarred Corn was appointed managing partner at Bowman & Co., Voorhees, where he has worked since 1992 and was admitted as partner in 2007.

Financial Executives International, Morristown, announced the election of a new slate of executive officers and members of the board of directors: Brett Lawson as board chair; Alice Jolla, chief accounting officer and corporate vice president, corporate finance and services of Microsoft Corporation, as vice chair; Paul Hensley, SVP of finance, CFO, and treasurer of HOLT CAT, as treasurer; Caroline Sullivan, SVP and corporate controller of Moody’s Corporation, as secretary; Kevin McBride SVP, CAO and corporate controller of ServiceNow, as immediate past chair. Additionally, serving as members of FEI’s board of directors are: Vincent Greene, Mary Hoeltzel, Nicholas Koutouras, Maggie Martensen, Avec O’Brien, Sri Ramamoorti, Arlene Schwartz, Lori Tansley and Amy Thuener.



NEW YORK

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Benyomin Richmond
Benyomin Richmond was named a partner in the personal wealth advisors group at EisnerAmper, New York. 

Arkadly Green was hired as a tax partner in the commercial real estate practice at CohnReznick, New York. 

Jeremy Osborn was appointed to the newly created role of global head of environmental, social and governance matters at the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants. (Read the full story.)

UHY, New York, announced the findings of its new inaugural survey of not-for-profit executives. 

Brian Zucker, partner at RRBB Accountants and Advisors, was appointed social chair of the New York State Society of CPAs Private Equity and Venture Capital Committee, and planned the committee’s first annual golf outing at the Bella Vista Country Club in Marlboro, New Jersey, on June 28.

KPMG, New York, hired, as tax partners: Rachel Braukman in Tampa, Florida; David Mack in New York; Kory Schestag in Grand Rapids, Michigan; and Chris Yeaton in Stamford, Conn.; as Ignition tax managing director: Chris Rain in Atlanta; as tax managing directors: Michael Roussin and Michael Steward in Albany, New York; and Alan Williamson in Austin, Texas. 

Grassi, New York, released the results of its 2022 benchmarking survey of the construction, architecture and engineering industries, available here.

OHIO

The CPA Firm Management Association, Centerville, announced the members who have been nominated to serve on the 2021 national board of directors: chair Larry Sheftel, Aprio; vice chair Jana Cinnamon, Abdo; secretary/treasurer Kristine Latchaw, Maner Costerisan PC; and directors Kim Fitzgerald, Squire, Lemkin + Company LLP; Daniel Gregory, Mulder & Co.; and Margot Sunter, GGFL.

PENNSYLVANIA

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Ashley Hershey
Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz, Camp Hill, promoted: Ashley Hershey to senior manager; Alan Ennis to supervisor; Katie Voorhies, Courtney Catlin, Erik Peachey and Natalie Ciepiela to senior staff accountants; Crissy Dopkowski to senior human resources generalist; and Rebecca Frye to senior internal accountant. In other firm news, BSSF was honored with the 2021 Best Special Event Award by the United Way of the Capital Region for its cornhole tournament event September 2021, which raised $1,750 to benefit the United Way.

McCarthy & Co., Blue Bell, launched a client accounting services practice, led by Stephanie Knowles.

Laurel Cline was promoted to senior vice president, HR consultant, at Mosteller HR Consulting, a division of Herbein + Co., Reading. 

RWANDA

Maj Consulting joined Andersen Global as a member firm of the international association.

TENNESSEE

HHM CPAs, Chattanooga, hired: Sydney Zumbrun as a part-time manager in the accounting and assurance department; Japhet Townsenf as a senior accountant; Emily Brown, Caroline Daniel, Ammiah Grow and Casey Queen as staff accountants; Hannah Anderson as an administrative assistant; and Owen Patterson as a staff accountant in the Memphis office. 

UNITED KINGDOM

Tae-Young Paik, currently professor of accounting at Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul and chair of the Sustainability Evaluation and Disclosure Committee in the G7 Korea Impact Alliance, and Elizabeth Seeger, managing director, sustainable investing, KKR, were appointed inaugural members of the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board. 

WASHINGTON, D.C.

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board announced that 250 students from U.S. colleges and universities have been selected to receive a $10,000 scholarship for the 2022-23 academic year. (Read the full story.)

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