ALABAMA

Nancy Brown and Ashely Taylor were named principals in the Montgomery office, and Sarah Chandler a principal in the Chattanooga, Tennessee, office, at Jackson Thornton

CONNECTICUT

The Connecticut Society of CPAs is hosting Accounting Opportunities Week Nov. 7-11, during which CPAs and accounting professionals will visit classrooms across Connecticut to help high school students learn about careers in accounting. 

GEORGIA

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Natalie Lewis
Natalie Lewis, forensics and litigation principal at Windham Brannon, Atlanta, was selected as the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners' global candidate for its Board of Regents ballot.

Warren Averett added to its transaction advisory group, hiring Chase Carroll as manager and Mary Ann Patrick as operations coordinator in the Atlanta office; Zach Burgmeier as a manager and Drew Hartley as a senior associate in the Birmingham office; Josh Sloan as a senior associate in the Tampa office; and Rachel Brinkley as an intern. 

ILLINOIS

The Accounting and Financial Women's Alliance, as part of the Accounting MOVE Project, released its 2022 Best Firms for Women and Best Firms for Equity Leadership lists. (Read the full story.)

Tracy Whetstone was hired as an assurance partner in the Chicago office at Cohen & Co.

NEW JERSEY

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Najoung Kim
Najoung Kim was named partner at MSPC CPAs and Advisors, Cranford, which she joined in 2006. 

NEW YORK

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KPMG released its "KPMG Survey of Sustainability Reporting," available here

Michael Gottlieb was hired as managing director, national hospitality advisory, at CohnReznick, New York. 

Scott Corzine was hired as a managing director and Stephen Gilmer as a director of the cybersecurity, technology risk and privacy practice at CohnReznick, New York. 

PENNSYLVANIA

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RKL, Lancaster, introduced RKL Private Wealth, a new set of services tailored to individuals with sophisticated wealth management needs.

TENNESSEE

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, Nashville, announced its 2022-23 board of directors: chair Richard Reisig, vice chair Stephanie Saunders, Great Lakes regional director Gerald Weinstein, Northeast regional director Richard Silverman, Southeast regional director Willie Sims, Mountain regional director Vikki Nunn, executive director liaison to the board of directors and chair of NASBA's Executive Directors Committee John Patterson, and Middle Atlantic regional director Arthur Winstead, and continuing board members: J. Coalter Baker, J. Andy Bonner, Jimmy Burkes, Stephen Langowski, Jason Peery, Katrina Salazar and Kenya Watts; and directors-at-large Maria Caldwell, director-at-large and treasurer; Nancy Corrigan, Pacific regional director; Lynn Hutchinson, Southwest regional director; Nicola Neilon, director-at-large and secretary; Michael Schmitz, central regional director; and Ken Bishop, president and CEO.

In other news, NASBA recognized Donald Burkett, Patti Bowers and John Dailey for their leadership and efforts to advance the accounting profession. Burkett received the William H. Van Rensselaer Public Service Award, which recognizes individuals who have contributed to the development of a new program or improvement of a current program for the boards of accountancy, or who have influenced passage of rules or statutes to strengthen accountancy regulations. Dailey received the NASBA Distinguished Service Award, which honors individuals who have demonstrated an unswerving commitment and dedication to enhancing the mission of NASBA. Bowers received the Lorraine P. Sachs Standard of Excellence Award, which recognizes a current state board executive or administrator who has shown outstanding service in improving the effectiveness of accounting regulation on local and national fronts. 
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