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Moss Adams adds 14 partners; Weaver expands health care practice; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.

ALABAMA

James Cason, a member of the audit division at Warren Averett CPAs and Advisors, Birmingham, was inducted into the 2018 Leadership Birmingham class, joining 49 other leaders who will be educated on current issues and challenges in the Birmingham region.

CALIFORNIA

Marc Wolf was appointed to partner in the accounting and assurance department at CohnReznick, Los Angeles, to lead the financial services industry practice in the firm’s south and west regions.
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COLORADO

Josh Billiard and Drew Mattox were promoted to partner at EKS&H, Fort Collins. Billiard joined the firm in 2006 and Mattox, who co-leads the automotive niche, joined in 2013. Both have nearly 12 years of public accounting experience.

Cindy Frey was hired as member programs manager at AGN International, Aurora.
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ILLINOIS

Albert Lopez was named CEO of the Americas region of BDO International, Chicago, succeeding Keith Farlinger, who was previously announced as the new CEO of the BDO network. Mike Musick, assurance managing partner for BDO USA’s Nashville office, will succeed Lopez as assurance managing partner for BDO USA’s Southeast region and Stephen Ferrara, BDO USA’s chief operating officer, will succeed him as the U.S. representative to the BDO Americas Board, which Lopez will now chair. All these appointments are effective Jan. 1, 2018.
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INDIANA

Lisa Blankman, a manager in the audit and assurance services department at Sponsel CPA Group, Indianapolis, has been appointed to the board of directors at nonprofit group AYS, which provides educational and safe programs for Central Indiana students outside of school hours
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KENTUCKY

Janet Mayne was hired as a bookkeeper at Louis T. Roth & Co., Louisville.

Erica Horn was hired as an associate director of tax services at Dean Dorton Allen Ford, Lexington.

MARYLAND

Lisa Blackmore, a partner at Squire, Lemkin + Co., and Faye Miller, a partner at RSM US, have been recognized as Maryland’s “Women to Watch” by the Maryland Association of CPAs in Hanover, with Blackmore honored in the Emerging Leader category and Miller in the Experience Leader category. Launched in 2014 by the American Institute of CPAs, the awards highlight the accomplishments and contributions of women in the profession.

MASSACHUSETTS

Edward Blum was hired as a partner at KLR Executive Search Group, Boston.
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MISSOURI

Debbie Maret and Greg Weaver were hired as managers in the St. Louis office of RubinBrown.

NEW JERSEY

WithumSmith+Brown, Princeton, promoted 60 employees to the positions of principal, senior manager, manager and supervisor.

Laura Lampron, director of marketing at Nisivoccia, Mt. Arlington, was awarded the Businesseswoman of the Year award by the Sussex County chapter of the Business Women Networking Involving Charity & Education (BW NICE) organization.
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NEW MEXICO

Mike Chelius, principal at REDW, Albuquerque, was recognized with the 2017 Outstanding Member in Public Practice award by the New Mexico Society of CPAs, to be honored at the NMSCPA’s annual “Pride in the Profession” ceremony on November 2.
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PENNSYLVANIA

Rachel Becker was hired as a tax staff accountant and Heidi Messinger as an audit staff accountant at Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz, Camp Hill.

TENNESSEE

Jennifer Costello was hired as a senior manager in the audit group in the Brentwood office of LBMC.
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TEXAS

Corey O’Connor was appointed to health care industry director at Weaver, Houston, leading an expanded practice that includes Anna Stevens, also joining the firm, as a manager in assurance services, focusing primarily on clients in the health care industry.
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VIRGINIA

Cindy Gross was hired as a director in the information technology audit practice at Brown Edwards & Co., Harrisonburg.

WASHINGTON

Moss Adams, Seattle, announced the addition of 14 new partners in 10 of the firm’s 30 locations. The new partners are: Christopher Bell, Kate Jackson and Cameron Williams in the Central Valley, Calif., office. Bell specializes in health care and consulting services; Jackson focuses on audit work for hospitals, federally qualified health centers, foundations and associations; and Williams specializes in real estate transactions and syndicated private equity structures. David Sage, who focuses on clients in the technology and manufacturing industries, in San Francisco. Dustin Marciniak and Lewis Fisher in the firm’s Orange County, Calif., office. Marciniak focuses on tax consulting and compliance services to private companies and high-net-worth individuals and Fisher provides assurance and consulting services to clients in the transportation industry. Nick Frank, who focuses on tax preparation for manufacturing and distribution, food processing and agriculture clients, in Tacoma, Wash. Andrew Kaiser, who specializes in auditing engagements, serving closely held companies in the natural resources industry, in Eugene, Ore. Joe McDonnell, who focuses on assurance services for construction, real estate and forest products clients in Portland, Ore. Karl Rebay, who provides consulting services, such as business intelligence and strategic planning, for health care clients, in Spokane, Wash. Cheryl Teeter-Balin and Marco Valverde in Los Angeles. Teeter-Balin specializes in advisory services to both publicly traded and privately owned companies in the technology, manufacturing and distribution, nonprofit and higher education industries, and Valverde provides assurance services for apparel, manufacturing and distribution and retail clients. Kevin Villanueva, who leads the firm’s IT infrastructure and security practice, focusing on government, nonprofit, private entity, higher education and health care clients, in Seattle. John Hauser, who specializes in tax and advisory services for clients in the software, online and mobile media, entertainment, semiconductor, biotech, airline and consumer retail industries, in the Silicon Valley, Calif., office.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Lakecia Foster Stickney was hired as a director of congressional and political affairs at the American Institute of CPAs.
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