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On the move: Maryland names its Women to Watch

By Daniel Hood
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Published October 2, 2026 10:00 AM
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The Maryland Association of CPAs named its 2026 Women to Watch at a new event; EisnerAmper named a class of 25 new partners; The Bonadio Group's FoxPointe Solutions has launched artificial intelligence services for small and midsized businesses; and other firm and personnel news from across the profession.

ALABAMA

Corey Savoie of Aldridge Borden
Corey Savoie
Corey Savoie has been named CEO of Aldridge Borden, Montgomery. As part of its growth strategy, Aldridge Borden is also partnering with Venning, a national accounting firm that will provide additional resources, technology and expertise.

FLORIDA

Bryan DaCanal of CohnReznick
Bryan DaCanal
MPVR Offshore (Pty) Ltd., with offices in the U.K. and South Africa, and GPO Partners, with operations across Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, have joined Abacus Worldwide, Miami, an international association of professional services firms. MPVR provides outsourced audit and accounting support, primarily for U.K. accounting firms, while GPO Partners is an audit, accounting, tax and advisory firm.

Bryan DaCanal has joined CohnReznick as a managing director in its transaction advisory services practice in West Palm Beach, Florida. He has advised on more than 225 transactions across a broad range of industries, and most recently was a director in the transaction advisory services practice at a national professional services firm.

IOWA

LattaHarris has formed a strategic partnership with Financial Integrators to help provide wealth management, and tax, accounting and advisory services to business owners, families, and individuals.

MARYLAND

Maryland 2026 Women to Watch honorees
The Women to Watch honorees
Megan McKnew of CohnReznick and Laura Vansuch of CLA received the 2026 Women to Watch Awards from the Maryland Association of CPAs, in the Emerging Leader Category and the Experienced Leader Category, respectively, in recognition of their demonstrated leadership and significant contributions to the accounting and finance profession and their communities. Also recognized in the Emerging Leader Category were Hannah Bumbaugh, Lauren Jones, Elena Moseyko, Harleigh Price and Kellan Reinikka, while Emily Courter, Julie Hulem and Joye Sistrunk were recognized in the Experienced Leader Category. The women were recognized at the association's inaugural Rise Together Retreat, a day-long gathering focused on leadership development, mentoring and fostering connections in the profession.

Jennifer Hervy has joined SC&H, Hunt Valley, as chief human resources officer. She brings almost 30 years of experience in HR, most recently as senior director on the people team at Optum.

MISSOURI

Kristen Walters of Forvis Mazars
Kristen Walters
Kristen Walters, a partner at Forvis Mazars, has been named national industry leader for food & beverage. Separately, the firm released its 2026 Integrated Report, which noted that it reported $2.32 billion in U.S. revenue, representing growth of 3.5%, with the strongest growth in assurance and tax. 

Matt J. Collins has joined KPM, Springfield, as a senior accountant in the audit department.

OHIO

Nick Wilderman of Meaden and Moore
Nick Wilderman
Nick Wilderman has joined Meaden & Moore as financial planning and analysis director. He brings more than 20 years of experience, most recently as director of business intelligence & analytics at CBIZ.

Schneider Downs has signed a lease for a new office in Columbus, at Grandview Yard in Grandview Heights.

NEW YORK

Kunal Bhatt and Ajay Tailor have joined CohnReznick, New York City, as a transaction advisory partner, specializing in the consumer products industry, and an assurance partner in the commercial real estate practice, respectively. Bhatt brings more than 15 years of transaction advisory experience, most recently as a partner at a leading professional services firm, while Tailor previously was a member of the real estate and hospitality services practice at a major international tax, assurance, accounting, and advisory firm.

FoxPointe Solutions, a division of The Bonadio Group, Rochester, has launched an artificial intelligence services offering for small to midsized businesses. Jeffery Travis is director of AI enablement at FoxPointe Solutions.

Eisner Advisory Group admitted 25 new partners: in New York City, Michael Cianciaruso and Michelle Kershberg in tax, private client services, Brian McFarlane in real estate services, and Alexander Turk and John Regan financial services; in Philadelphia, Brian Collins in outsourced services; in Boston, Robert DiBari in tax, private client services; in Sacramento, California, Jolene Fraser in forensic, litigation & valuations services; in Johns Creek, Georgia, Rebecka Frate in real estate services and Louie Jiang in real estate services; in Birmingham, Alabama, Natalie Giesen and John Newkirk in real estate services; in Philadelphia, Kristen Lewis in marketing; in San Diego, Julian Lopez in tax, private client services; in Atlanta, Arthur Majors in real estate services; in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Kyle Mason in legal sector services; in Iselin, N.J., Eric McCutcheon in real estate services; in Burlington, Massachusetts, Danielle McDonagh in tax, private client services; in Elgin, Illinois, Vicki Michalski in tax, private client services; in Long Island, N.Y., Richard Root in outsourced services; in West Palm Beach, Florida, Adam Slavin in tax, private client services; in Chicago, Matthew Tomaszewski in tax, private client services; in Columbus, Ohio, Bethany Wagner in real estate services; in New Orleans, James Wiltenmuth in commercial services; and in Baltimore, Emily Zemanek in private client services.

PENNSYLVANIA

Centri voluteers in 2026
Centri volunteers
Centri celebrated its Volunteer Time Off Day, with firm offices across the country taking a day to volunteer at local charities and community organizations in Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta, Tysons Corners, Virginia, Raleigh, N.C., Denver and more.

Brown Plus, Camp Hill, was named the No. 8 Best Place to Work for Women in 2026 in the Medium category by Best Companies Group.

TEXAS

Maria Vigul of JLK Rosenberg
Maria Vigul
Maria Vigul has been promoted to partner at JLK Rosenberger. Having joined the firm directly out of college, she has developed expertise in its growing insurance practice, and will be helping to grow the firm's practice in Texas.

WASHINGTON

Madison Price Zender of VSH
Madison Price Zender
Madison Price Zender will be promoted from to partner at VSH CPAs, Bellingham, effective January 2027. She works closely with privately held businesses providing strategic advisory services.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Courtesy of PCAOB
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is seeking nominations for members of its Investor Advisory Group and Standards and Emerging Issues Advisory Group (see our story).

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Daniel Hood has been editor-in-chief of Accounting Today since 2011; he joined Accounting Today as managing editor in 1998. A graduate of Georgetown... Read full bio
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