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ALABAMA

Machen McChesney, Auburn, promoted: Emma Farris to manager, Mary Elizabeth Bond to supervisor, and Ally Bean, Cole Dewberry and Keeley Leisure to senior accountants. 

CALIFORNIA

Daniel Zaninovich was hired as a commercial real estate partner at CohnReznick, Los Angeles. 

COLORADO

Randy Watkins was hired as a partner to spearhead the growth of the Colorado office at ClingerHagerman, Greeley. 

DELAWARE

Herbein + Co. relocated its Wilmington office to Wells Fargo Tower, effective July 21, located at 2200 Concord Pike.

FLORIDA

Leif Novie was hired as a partner in the private client services practice at CohnReznick, South Florida.

GEORGIA

UHY Consulting's UHY Change Academy, Atlanta, launched CCMP Accelerator, a new 3.5-day live virtual training course created to prepare professionals for the Certified Change Management Professional exam and equip them with change leadership skills.

INDIANA

The Indiana CPA Society's CPA Educational Foundation awarded $24,550 in 2025-26 college and CPA exam scholarships. The new class of scholarship recipients will receive a total of $21,000: Max Carmody, graduate student, Indiana University; Adam Hernandez, freshman, Purdue University; Kyera North, junior, University of Evansville; Ryan Rakaska, junior, Indiana University Indianapolis; Guillermo Ruesga Jr., sophomore, Marian University; Riya Singh, senior, Indiana University Indianapolis; Ethan Timpe, sophomore, Indiana University; and Benjamin von Werder, junior, Purdue University. Three previous scholarship recipients have met their renewal criteria and are receiving an additional year of funding: Jordan Hes,  Indiana University Indianapolis; Alex Perry, University of Southern Indiana; and  Jessica Luna-Tovar, Marian University. Those receiving scholarships to cover exam-related costs are: Oscar Bibian, University of Indianapolis; Connor Jones, Indiana University; Ricardo Navarro, Purdue University; Loan Nguyen, Indiana University Indianapolis; and Riya Singh, Indiana University Indianapolis.

NEW JERSEY

Antonio Ribeira was named practice leader for real estate at HBK CPAs & Consultants, Holmdel. 

NEW YORK

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KPMG, New York, appointed: Phil Isom as chief strategy officer; and as national managing partners: Scott Buckley in advisory operations; Mike Comer, operations; David Fine, legal and regulatory; Dana Foote, audit operations; Ann Holley, tax; Jason LaRue, talent and culture; Jason Rash, audit quality and professional practice; Patrick Ryan, advisory strategy and markets; and as national managing principals: Todd Lohr, clients and markets; and Arun Rajappa, risk management and compliance.

OHIO

The Ohio Society of CPAs named to the board of directors for 2025-26: Courtney Clark, managing partner for multistate tax services at Deloitte Tax, as chair; Richard Fedorovich of Bober Markey Fedorovich transitioning to past chair; Gregory Jonovich of Materion to continue serving as vice chair, finance; and Angela Lewis, partner in Crowe's firm risk management group, as the board's chair during 2026-27 and as the chair-elect of the 2025-26 board.

Cohen & Co., Cleveland, announced a donation commitment of $100,000 to Cleveland Guardians Charities, via the Cohen & Co. Community Foundation, in honor of Cohen & Co.'s founder Ron Cohen, who died in August 2024. The Guardians will recognize the gift in a pre-game ceremony at Progressive Field on July 18, which will include Cohen's grandson throwing out the first pitch.

PENNSYLVANIA

Centri, Philadelphia, promoted Zach Hill, Nate Saunders and Kevin Zeina to director. 

Weaver opened a new office in Philadelphia, located in Center City at 30 South 17th Street, Suite 1306.

TEXAS

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Sarah Huckaby
Sarah Huckaby was named partner-in-charge of global talent at Whitley Penn, Fort Worth. 

UNITED KINGDOM

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Alan Whitman was appointed the new chairman of HKA, succeeding John Alexander, who has served in the role since 2017.

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