On the move: TRP Sumner opens new Fayetteville office

June 17, 2022 9:00 AM

The Oklahoma Society of CPAs distributes annual awards; LGA adds pair of partners; and more CPA news.

BAHRAIN

Awael, a collaborating firm of Andersen Global since 2019, has adopted the Andersen brand.

CALIFORNIA

Phuong Mayer

Phuong Mayer, partner at Petrinovich Pugh and Co., San Jose, was named one of the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 2022 Women of Influence.

ILLINOIS

Sikich lobby in Naperville, Illinois

Photo: Matt Stout

Sikich, Chicago, was named to CRN’s Solution Provider 500 list for 2022.

MARYLAND

Rebekah J. Brown.

MACPA

Rebekah Brown was chosen by the Maryland Association of CPAs board of directors as the next president and CEO of MACPA, where she has worked for 10 years, most recently as director of development. (Read the full story.)

Frank Musso was hired as a tax senior manager at Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz, Frederick.

MASSACHUSETTS

Steve Sieker and Ross Yogel were promoted to partners in the business advisory services practice at LGA, Woburn.

MICHIGAN

Clayton & McKervey, Southfield, was awarded Centuro Global’s Tax & Accounting Firm of the Year at the Global Expansion Conference 2022 INT-X Awards, held in London on May 25.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Phillip D’Acunto Jr.

Phillip D’Acunto Jr. and Leonard Sauvigne were promoted to manager at Melanson, Merrimack.

NEW JERSEY

The New Jersey Society of CPAs announced the recipients of its 2022 Ovation Awards. (Read the full story.)

NEW YORK

Kevin Clancy, partner and global director of the restructuring and dispute resolution practice at CohnReznick, New York, was appointed chair of the Nexia International Turnaround, Restructuring, Insolvency Business Group. In other firm news, CohnReznick was named a Top 50 Consulting Firms of 2022 by The Consulting Report.

PKF O’Connor Davies launched a Latin American desk, a new service offering connecting firm leaders from its New York City base with counterparts in more than 40 offices throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, including Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Argentina, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.

NORTH CAROLINA

TRP Sumner expanded its Fayetteville location to a 6,000-foot office at 2401 Robeson Street, celebrating with an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony June 9.

OKLAHOMA

The Oklahoma Society of CPAs honored its members in nine different categories at its annual members meeting, giving the Oklahoma Accounting Hall of Fame award to Steve Milam, Milam & Associates; the Outstanding Member in Business and Industry award to Jim Small, Carrefour Associates; the Rick Kells Outstanding Tax Professional award to Forrest Olson Jr., Olson Neaves & Co.; Outstanding Accounting Educator to Evan Shough, University of Central Oklahoma; the Gold Pen Award to Brent Watson, SALTA; the Silver Pen Award to Daniel Skerbitz, Stanfield + O’Dell; the Trailblazers award to: Kency Duarte, Arledge & Associates; Nikki Henley, Hall Capital LLC; Colin Kennedy, Bank7; Ghalia Nelson, Muret CPA; Ethan Thomas, HoganTaylor; and the Pathfinders award to: Henry Bickerstaff, Henry Bickerstaff, CPA; James Denton, Arledge; Steve Milam, Milam & Associates; and Randy Thurman, Retirement Investment Advisors, Inc.

PENNSYLVANIA

Beth Graham

Beth Graham was hired as a client advisory services senior associate; Andrew Kimbrell and Margaret Geraci as staff accountants; and Paige Lenker as an administrative assistant at Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz, Camp Hill.

SRI LANKA

Jayasinghe & Co., Colombo, joined Russell Bedford as a member firm of the global network.

VIRGINIA

Megan Meador was promoted to partner at Brown Edwards, Bristol, where she has worked since 2016.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

The Internal Revenue Service selected Guy Ficco as the next deputy chief for IRS Criminal Investigation, to oversee 20 field offices and 11 foreign posts, including approximately 2,000 special agents investigating tax fraud and other financial crimes.