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COLORADO

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Michael Abramovitz
Michael Abramovitz was hired as a partner in the tax services group at RubinBrown, Denver.

FLORIDA

Valrie Chambers, associate professor of accounting at Stetson University, was appointed to the Diversity + Inclusion Advisory Task Force of the Florida Institute of CPAs, Tallahassee.

VaroTeam, Miami, launched a new tax management service.

KANSAS

The Kansas Society of CPAs Educational Foundation announced the 2020 KSCPA scholarship recipients: Clayton Burrows, from the University of Kansas, won the $3,000 Byron Bird Graduate Scholarship; Myriah Webster, McPherson College, received the $2,500 John J. Killian Scholarship; and Mary LaBelle, Kansas State University, won the $2,500 Mary Ellen Kirkpatrick Leadership Scholarship. Every year, KSCPA also offers 14 scholarships – seven graduate (totaling $17,500) and seven undergraduate (totaling $15,750). Receiving a $2,500 scholarship are: Mallory Milstead, Fort Hays State University; Kara Dewey, Kansas State University; Colin Webber, Pittsburg State University; Carolina Taylor, Emporia State University; Nathan Hayden, Wichita State University; Olivia Hulke, University of Kansas; and John Collar, Washburn University. Recipients of the $2,250 undergraduate scholarship included: Samual Neff, Fort Hays State University; Julie Schrick, Kansas State University; Madison Keller, Pittsburg State University; Dale Miller, Emporia State University; Collin Sharp, Wichita State University; Sydney Dahlgren, University of Kansas; and Conner Poteete, Washburn University.

NEW YORK

Carol Messman was hired as a tax partner at Friedman, New York.

CohnReznick, New York, published “The Guide to Making Opportunity Zones Work,” a resource on the federal program developed by CohnReznick managing principal and opportunity zones practice leader Ira Weinstein and Steve Glickman, chief executive officer of advisory firm Develop LLC.

TENNESSEE

Wayne Pryor was hired as a partner, to lead the health care transaction services group, at Mazars, Nashville.

TEXAS

Ryan Irby was hired as a partner in the transaction advisory practice at Dixon Hughes Goodman, Dallas.

Thomson Reuters, Dallas, announced the winners of its annual awards at the virtual Thomson Reuters Synergy user conference. The winners of the 2020 Luca Award for Tax and Accounting were, for Woman Trailblazer: Emily Fisher, Fisher PA; Community-Peer Support Award: Tom Bridgman, Hudson Valley Tax Experts; COVID-19 Response: McCarthy & Co; Rookie of the Year: Jeffrey Jackson, Professional Business Advisory Services Corporation; The Firm of the Year: Concierge Consulting & Accounting, PLLC. The winners of the Taxologist Awards for corporate tax were, for Certified Implementer Program: Harriet Hong, Crowe; Corporate Tax Department: Anastasia Brady, Thryv; Ryan Hayes, Wayfair; Ari Kevelson, NRG Energy; and Jonathan Bentley, WestRock Company; Cutting Edge: Tonya Cicconi, DuPont; Global Corporate Tax Department: Fiona Gibson, Wiley; Misty D’Amico, WEX, Inc.; Melody Clegg, Baker Hughes; Francois Chadwick, Uber; New Customer of the Year: Angela Mortenson, Best Buy; and Trust Tax Management: Patti Crain, Trust Processing Solutions. The winners of the Cheetah Awards for legal professionals were: Golden Cheetah: Netflix; Golden Cheetah Runner Up: Leidos; Level Up Award: Continental Resources; and Spirit Award: FMC Corporation. Thomson Reuters also announced that next year’s Synergy will be held virtually and in-person in Nashville Nov. 3-6, 2021. More information is available here.

Jon Karp, tax partner at Whitley Penn, Dallas, was named to DCEO’s Dallas 500 list, featuring profiles of influential leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth.

UNITED KINGDOM

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Mark Millar
Mark Millar (pictured), most recently chief executive of St. Elizabeth Hospice in Ipswich, was appointed president of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, London. Millar, who succeeds outgoing president Jenny Gu, was elected to ACCA’s council in 2010 and served as ACCA deputy president last year.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Megan Zietsman was sworn in as a board member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board in a virtual ceremony Nov. 20 conducted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Danielle Lee
Managing Editor
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