On the move: RSM appoints first chief culture & transformation officer

CALIFORNIA

Tayiika M. Dennis

Courtesy of CALCPA

Tayiika Dennis, a principal at CliftonLarsonAllen, was named the new chair of the CalCPA board of directors during the CalCPA's Annual Members' Business Meeting. (Read the full story.) Additionally, Adam Blitz was installed as the 2022-23 chair of the CalCPA Education Foundation.

CONNECTICUT

Kevin Kearney

Kevin Kearney was appointed director of financial services and CFO of CironeFriedberg, Shelton.

The Board of Trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation, Norwalk, announced it is seeking nominations for new members to join the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council for an initial one-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2023.

ILLINOIS

Robert Coles

Robert Coles was appointed the first chief culture and transformation officer at RSM, Chicago. Coles, a business leader and psychologist with four decades of experience and an academic background in organizational leadership and cross-cultural workforce development, will report to RSM International's chief executive officer, Jean Stephens, and lead on a number of transformation initiatives.

Seth Siegel officially began his tenure as CEO at Grant Thornton, Chicago. In other firm news, Grant Thornton released a "State of Work in America" survey, available here.

INDIANA

Somerset CPAs, Indianapolis, promoted to project supervisor: Leah Randall and Kelsey Sherrill; to senior accountant: Logan Abbring, Tyler Beard, Emily Caister, Mason Degenkolb, Rebecca Korff, Samantha Lewis, Rachel Mace, Shanya Tompkins, Carter Underwood, Sean Tague and Austin Ginther; to accounting services supervisor: Angie Drew and Carrie Moss; to supervisor: David Kane, Doug Lee, Joel Naab and Andrew Rutherford; to manager: Jeffrey Catellier, Frank Leemhuis, Julie Luptak, Lindsay Mick, Nick Netherton and Kelly Pawlanta; and to senior manager: Kyle Hummel, Brian Thrasher and Kaitlyn Mundell.

MINNESOTA

Jen Leary, CEO at CliftonLarsonAllen, Minneapolis, was named Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Leader of the Year by NABA, which recognizes stellar achievers who have gone beyond the call of duty to reach distinct success in their careers and within NABA, the profession or their community. The award was presented to Leary at the NABA Recharge convention held in Hollywood, Florida, June 21-24. In other firm news, CLA was named to the 2022 list of The Top 50 Construction Accounting Firms by Construction Executive magazine.

NEW YORK

Marcum Foundation executive director Tracy Weiner

Photo by Ed Lefkowicz

The Marcum Foundation raised $600,000 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at its Hope in the Hamptons gala on July 30.

Berdon, New York, partnered with Project Destined, providing advisory services to support its mission to provide training in financial literacy, entrepreneurship and real estate to students from underserved communities.

Grassi, New York, was named to the 2022 list of The Top 50 Construction Accounting Firms by Construction Executive magazine.

PENNSYLVANIA

Wiliana Lundy

Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz hired, in Camp Hill: Wiliana Lundy and Jeremy Lincoln as audit staff accountants, and Nate Bashore as a staff accountant on the not-for-profit audit team; and in Lancaster: Trinity Benedict as a part-time staff accountant and Megan Duffy as a staff accountant.

Laurel Cline has been promoted to senior vice president and HR consultant at Mosteller HR Consulting, Reading, a division of Herbein + Co.