The Association for Accounting Marketing distributes a slew of awards at annual AAM Summit; VSCPA announces officers and board of directors; and more news from across the profession.
On the move: Forvis adds assurance partner
May 17, 2024 10:49 AM
ALABAMA
ECUADOR
Valarezo & Asociados, Guayaquil, joined MGI Worldwide as a member firm.
GEORGIA
Woodard Consulting Group, Canton, received the Innovation Award from BDO Alliance, recognizing the company's dedication to innovation and excellence in the profession.
KENTUCKY
The Association for Accounting Marketing, Lexington, announced numerous awards at its annual AAM Summit. Stacy Dreher, director of practice growth at James Moore & Co., received the AAM 2024 Marketer of the Year award. Becca Johns, director of practice growth at Rea & Associates, and Sarah Dobek, founder and president of Inovautus Consulting, were inducted in the AAM Hall of Fame. Katie Tolin, chief growth guide of CPA Growth Guides, received the AAM Volunteer of the Year award, and Glen Carmichael, digital marketing coordinator at YHB CPAs & Consultant, was named Rookie of the Year. Additional categories and winners are, in Advertising: Forvis, Client Experience: GHJ; Content Marketing Campaigns, external: Freed Maxick, and internal: Forvis; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program or Initiative: Baker Tilly; Events, budget above $25,000: Baker Tilly, budget below $24,999: WilkinGuttenplan; Innovation & Strategic Achievement | Emerging Tech: Forvis; Integrated Branding Programs, firm revenue above $40 million: HCVT, firm revenue below $40 million: BGM; Video and Multimedia: Blue & Co.; We AAM to Serve: Cohen & Company, Cherry Bekaert and Brown Plus; Website, budget above $50,000: Landmark CPAs, budget below $49,999: Kernutt Stokes.
MISSOURI
Anders CPAs + Advisors, St. Louis, was honored by the Missouri Lawyers Media 2024 Reader Rankings Business Accounting Partner, named a top winner in the Financial category and was also named to the top three in forensic accounting under the Firm Management Services Category.
NEW JERSEY
OHIO
Bober Markey Fedorovich, Akron, hired: John Burgett as a tax senior manager in the state and local tax practice; Mike McMullen as a staff analyst, transaction advisory services; Parker Mitchell and Jenna Wenzinger as staff accountants, assurance and advisory services; and Derek Kaufman as a senior accountant, business advisory services.
PENNSYLVANIA
Isdaner & Co., Bala Cynwyd, was awarded one of the Top Workplaces 2024 by the Philadelphia Inquirer for the eighth consecutive year.
VIRGINIA
The Virginia Society of CPAs, Richmond, announced officers and board of directors for the 2024-25 fiscal year: Christine Williamson of CohnReznick as chair of the board; Krystal McCants of Yount, Hyde & Barbour as chair-elect; VSCPA president and CEO Stephanie Peters as secretary-treasurer of the board; as vice chairs: Courtney Arrington of Arrington Solutions; Michael Brunson Sr. of Virginia Credit Union; Andrew Martin of Corbin & Co.; and John Waters of Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer; as at-large board members: Scott Davis of Prager Metis CPAs; Lindsey Dean of GRF CPAs & Advisors; Nicholas Harrison of KPMG; Carly Kimball of Leidos, Inc.; Damian Klute of Ernst & Young; Kelli Meadows of Meadows Urquhart Acree & Cook; Eric Negangard of the University of Virginia; Brandon Pope of Vaco, LLC; Gary Wallace of Keiter; and Jamil White of WindHQ and Dalian Development.
