CALIFORNIA

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EY announced four professionals were named Next Generation in Accounting honorees by CalCPA and the San Francisco Business Times: William Waldon Jr., audit senior manager in the San Francisco office; Kelsey Hogue, audit senior manager in the San Jose office; Virginia Roberson, assurance senior manager in the San Francisco office; and Daphne Qi, audit associate in the wealth and asset management practice in San Francisco.

COLORADO

The American Institute of CPAs honored finance professionals during the 2025 AICPA Forensic and Valuation Services Conference in Denver, bestowing the 2025 Forensic & Litigation Services Volunteer of the Year award to Adam Rabinowitz, co-lead of Kaufman Rossin's forensic, advisory and valuation services practice; the 2025 Business Valuation Volunteer of the Year award to Nene Glenn Gianfala, current chair of the Accredited in Business Valuation Credential Committee; and Standing Ovation Awards, recognizing young finance professionals who exhibit exemplary professional achievement in the areas of forensic accounting and business valuation, to: Meenal Aggarwal, Groots Valuation LLC, North Caldwell, New Jersey; Daniel Basch, Aperture, Bradenton, Florida; Robyn Bonds, Anthem Forensics, Henderson, Nevada; Christina Fung, GHJ Advisors, Pasadena, California; Andrew Kelly, Resolution Economics, Philadelphia; Rachel Kinzer, Green Flash Forensic Accounting, Jackson, Mississippi; Robert Linger, Cooper Norman, Idaho Falls, Idaho; John Luna, White Zuckerman Warsavsky Luna & Hunt, Sherman Oaks, California; Nicole McTernan, J.S. Held, Arlington, Virginia; Sara Nanchanatt, S.N. Forensics, New York City; Duncan Plumb, Grant Thornton, Boston; Bernhard Staub, Forvis Mazars, Atlanta; Alan Stelling, Paradigm Forensics, LLC, Scarborough, Maine; and Noah Van Zandt, FAZ Forensics, Washington, D.C.

FLORIDA

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Gary Gerson
Gary Gerson, founder emeritus at Gerson, Preston, Klein, Lips, Eisenberg, & Gelber, Miami, died Oct. 22 at the age of 92, the firm announced. 

ILLINOIS

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George Logothetis
George Logothetis, co-leader of the transformation design and execution practice at EY, Chicago, was recognized as one of Crain's Chicago Business Notable Leaders in Health Care Technology.

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy recognized three leaders in accounting regulation during its 118th Annual Meeting, held in Chicago. NABSA presented the William H. Van Rensselaer Public Service Award to Janice Gray of Norman, Oklahoma, a former NASBA chair; the NASBA Distinguished Service Award to Faye Miller of Bismarck, North Dakota; and the Lorraine P. Sachs Standard of Excellence Award to Nevada State Board of Accountancy executive director Viki Windfeldt, of Reno, Nevada.

MASSACHUSETTS

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Nicholas Markey
Nicholas Markey was hired as a partner in the audit, financial services practice, at Weaver, to lead the launch of the new Boston office, located at 501 Boylston Street in the Back Bay area.

NEW YORK

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Jack Azagury
Jack Azagury, senior advisor to the business services sector at TowerBrook Capital Partners, was appointed chair of the board for Eisner Advisory Group, New York. 

KPMG released its 2025 Global Energy, Natural Resources and Chemicals CEO Outlook survey, available here

TENNESSEE

The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy announced members of its board of directors for 2025-26 during NASBA's 118th Annual Meeting: Nicola Neilon of Carson City, Nevada, as chair; J. Coalter Baker of Austin, Texas, as vice chair; Steven Platau of Tampa, Florida, as director-at-large; Martin Pittioni of Salem, Oregon, as executive directors' liaison; and Robert Todero of Washington, D.C., as Middle Atlantic regional director.

TEXAS

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Michael Loritz
Michael Loritz was hired as a partner in the national office, audit and advisory, at Weaver, Houston. 

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Anna Taylor
Anna Taylor was appointed the new managing principal of the tax policy group in the Washington national tax office at Deloitte.
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