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CALIFORNIA

Armanino's offices
Armanino, San Ramon, added 22 new partners; in Denver: Wendy Beck, Rebecca Rogers, Justin Rojas, David Shellan and Tim Vacchi; in Chicago: Amy Blackmore; in San Ramon: Chris Lee and Alli Mitchell; in El Segundo, California: Myles Watling; in Austin, Texas: Ben Wempe, Kevin Halls and Ruth Snell; in Irvine, California: Lisa Rosenzweig; in Woodland Hills, California: Noah Flores; in New York City: Ryan Glasco; in Los Angeles: Christy Jing and Kelvin So; in Dallas: Jorge Villarreal; and in St. Louis: Andrew Moore, Casey Pelech, Lauren Wagner and Christian Tieman.

CONNECTICUT

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The Financial Accounting Standards Board appointed four new members to its Not-for-Profit Advisory Committee: Christina Dutch, partner, national office, PwC US; Jennifer Hoffman, partner and national leader, not-for-profit and higher education audit practices, Grant Thornton LLP; Diane Manning, Northeast industry lead, not-for-profit and higher education, Capital One; and Pete Ugo, partner and national leader, not-for-profit and higher education audit practices, Crowe LLP.

GEORGIA

Durran Dunn was hired as a partner in the risk advisory services practice, leading risk and controls, at Bennett Thrasher, Atlanta. 

ILLINOIS

Ryan Wirtz was promoted to partner at Friedman + Huey, Frankfort. 

INDIA

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Weaver announced an expansion into India with the opening of four offices across the country as Weaver and Tidwell India, a subsidiary of Weaver and Tidwell. Weaver's India operations will be led by director Suryanarayanan TS and includes offices in Kochi, Coimbatore and Bengaluru opened in January 2025, and a Chennai office scheduled to open in March 2025.

MASSACHUSETTS

Meyers Brothers Kalicka, Holyoke, promoted: Chelsea Russell to A&A senior manager; Ryan Sabin to tax senior manager; Mallory Beauregard, Briana Doyle and Christopher Soderberg to A&A supervisor; Peter Kravetz and Francine Murphy to tax supervisor; Samantha Calvao and Andrea Latour to tax senior associate; and Jonathan Lemoine and Nicholas Mishol to A&A senior associate.

MICHIGAN

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UHY Advisors offices
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UHY, Farmington Hills, formed a new strategic partnership with corporate performance management software Prophix to become an official partner in the Prophix network. 

NEW JERSEY

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Darren Thomas
Darren Thomas, tax director at Traphagen CPAs & Wealth Advisors, Oradell, was awarded the Impact Ovation Award by the New Jersey Society of CPAs to recognize exemplary efforts and stellar achievement in advancing New Jersey's accounting profession.

Haefele, Flanagan & Co., Maple Shade, announced its founder, Robert Thomas Haefele, has died. Haefele founded the firm in 1967 as a sole proprietorship focused on meeting the specialized accounting needs of small and midsized businesses. 

NEW YORK

Faizan Younus was named the new managing principal at NCheng, New York, succeeding founder Nerou Cheng, who will assume the role of chairman. 

Tarek Ebeid was named private audit leader at KPMG, New York.

CohnReznick, New York, received the Corporate/Strategic Deal of the Year Award ($75MM - $100MM) and Cross-Border Deal of the Year Award ($100MM - $1B) from The M&A Advisor. In other firm news, CohnReznick CEO David Kessler was named to The Consulting Report's Top 25 Consulting Firm CEOs list for a third consecutive year.

OHIO

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Jim Rollins
Jim Rollins was elected the next CEO and managing partner at Meaden & Moore, Cleveland, where he has worked since 1989, succeeding Jim Carulas, who steps down after a 17-year tenure.

Mark Silvaggio was hired as a director in tax and business advisory services at GBQ Partners, Columbus. 

PENNSYLVANIA

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Max Heller
Centri, Philadelphia, promoted to partner: Max Heller, who joined the firm in October 2022 as a managing director and leader of the firm's M&A advisory practice, and Charles Higgins, who joined the firm in March 2021 as a director.

Douglas Kook, partner at Herbein + Co., Reading, was presented with the Five Star Investment Professional Award, highlighting top-tier professionals for their expertise, integrity and commitment to outstanding client service. 

TEXAS

Anne Leal was hired as chief administrative officer at Springline Advisory, Dallas. 

WASHINGTON, D.C.

David Binstock was promoted to partner and Sean Higgins to principal at Calibre CPA Group. 

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