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MICHIGAN

Plante Moran, Southfield, promoted to partner: Matthew Bohdan, risk and accounting advisory services, Southfield; Eric Bowers, Plante Moran Financial Advisors, East Lansing; Amanda Carrigan, risk and accounting advisory services, Denver Tech Center; Alicia Cole, wealth management, Detroit; Ben Cote, tax, Denver Tax Center; Adam Counts, assurance, Southfield; Ryan Defer, tax, Chicago; Stephen Eckert, tax, Chicago; Ryan Fedricks, Plante Moran Financial Advisors, Auburn Hills; Alan Gallatin, tax, Southfield; Dana Hullinger, tax, Southfield; Curt Hurd, assurance, Southfield; Rachelle Jeselnik, tax, Chicago; Matthew Keigher, assurance, Auburn Hills; Chad McCoy, tax, Chicago; Amber Mitchell, assurance, Cincinnati; Sara Montgomery, wealth management, Denver Tech Center; Stephen Palmer, tax, Columbus; Laura Parish, tax, Chicago; Shawn Riley, Plante Moran Financial Advisors, Southfield; Mark Sommerfeld, tax, Grand Rapids; Justin Switzer, tax, Ann Arbor; Colin Taggart, cybersecurity, Southfield; Alisha Taranek, tax, Ann Arbor; Jessica Wiltjer, tax, Grand Rapids; and as affiliated entity members: Zack Otte, Plante Moran Realpoint Investment Advisors, Denver Tech Center; and Jonathan Grossman, Plante Moran Trust, Chicago.

MISSOURI

Kelly Schindler, marketing managing principal of the St. Louis office, was named head of the manufacturing industry practice at Grant Thornton, where she has worked since 2011.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

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Ashley Gatchell
Ashley Gatchell and Adam Tosi were hired as associates at Nathan Wechsler & Co., Concord. 

NEW YORK

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Raj Doshi
Raj Doshi was appointed president and COO at April, New York. 

Lawrence Griff, audit and assurance partner, was named to lead the retail industry practice at Grant Thornton, New York, where he has worked for 15 years. 

Bowers CPAs & Advisors, Syracuse, promoted, in the client accounting and advisory services department: Ed Cronk to outsourced CFO, Beatriz Murray to outsourced controller, Jenna Crispo to accounting manager, Julie Baker to senior accountant and Karley Mason to staff accountant; in tax services: Jonathan Gerken, Alexander Parker, Cheyenne Purvis, Theresa Soules, Samantha Thomas and Matt Wojak to senior tax accountants; and in audit services: Nick Lee to audit manager; and Nicholas Clement, Amy Gardner, Ridge Hagar, Jason Kenneweg, Anthony Notaro and Joe Perla to senior audit accountants.

NORTH DAKOTA

Eide Bailly
Eide Bailly, Fargo, announced it is accepting applications for the firm's annual Resourcefullness Award, which provides 501(c)(3) organizations a chance to win $50,000 and highlight their creative and sustainable revenue-generating initiatives. More information is available here. 

PENNSYLVANIA

Matt Melinson, tax principal on the Philadelphia team at Grant Thornton, was named president of the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs. 

TENNESSEE

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Tye Youngblood
Tye Youngblood was hired as a manager in the tax services department at HHM CPAs, Chattanooga. In other firm news, HHM added HHM Wealth Advisors, an affiliate wealth advisory firm, to its Kirby Parkway location in Memphis, led by wealth advisors Patrick O'Connor and John Dunham. 

David Morgan, co-founder of LBMC, Nashville was honored with the 2024 TSCPApex Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tennessee Society of CPAs, celebrating individuals who devote significant time, energy, and intellect to advancing the accounting profession and fostering its success.

TEXAS

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Sindhu Rajesh
Weaver, Houston, appointed new regional executive partners: Sindhu Rajesh in the west region, Neha Patel in the central region, and Brandon Cooperman in the east region. Additionally, the firm appointed as new office executive partners: Neha Patel, John Michael Jaramillo, Zeeshan Khan and Wade Watson in the central region; and Andrea Gianni, Marc Newman, Lukasz Hausner and Brandon Cooperman in the east region office. 

UTAH

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Crystal Bush
Crystal Bush, chief financial officer at Tanner, Salt Lake City, was named a 2024 Executive Excellence honoree by Utah Business Magazine.
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Forvis Mazars held its annual IMPACT Days event, a week-long initiative to support local nonprofit organizations across the country, the week of June 24. The firm dedicated time for team members to engage in volunteerism and community service, hosting more than 100 events with more than 1,200 people volunteering over 4,600 hours firmwide, and team members donating more than $26,000.

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Danielle Lee
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