Scott McRill was named a shareholder at Clark Schaefer Hackett, Cleveland. He has more than 30 years of experience in public accounting, most recently as a partner in transaction advisory services at BDO USA.
Larry King was appointed to succeed Steve Sheridan as director-in-charge of the Columbus office of Blue & Co., where he has worked since 1994. In other Blue & Co. news, the firm announced three promotions in two Ohio offices. In the Cincinnati office, Timothy Burns and Brandon Daush to senior accountant; and in the Columbus office, Ashley Jones to senior manager, Daniel Waihenya to manager, and Abbie Kuhn, Meghan Reed and Michael Rhinehart to senior accountant.
Louis Trivisonno, financial advisor at Skoda Minotti Financial Services, Mayfield Village, earned his National Social Security Advisors certification from the National Social Security Association.
Karyn Sullivan, chief operating officer as Bober Markey Fedorovich, Akron, was selected as a Crain’s Cleveland Business’ 2017 Influential Woman in Finance, one of 15 women representing the region’s finance sector.
Skoda Minotti, Cleveland, hired seven professionals: Cheryl Barnes as an associate and Savanna Edwards as an accounting assistant, in the small business services group; Tonya Suber as a talent advisor in the human resources group; Mathew Klemann as a manager and Elizabeth Dearth as a senior staff accountant in the accounting and audit group; Paul Striscko as an associate for risk advisory services; and Michael Granito as a paraplanner and client onboarding assistant in the financial services group.
Rea & Associates, New Philadelphia, promoted 28 team members across the firm’s 14 offices. To principal: Peggy Minnig, Lima office, West Central region; Chad Welty, Medina office, Northeastern region; to director: Joseph Popp, director of state and local tax services, Dublin office, West Central region; to senior manager: Mark Beebe, Dublin office, West Central region; Mary Beth Koester, Dublin office, West Central region; Kevin Bill, Lima office, West Central region; Julie Jordan, Lima office, West Central region; to manager: Jennifer Masters, Millersburg office, East Central region; Cassandra Pierce, Marietta office, Southeast region; Abigail Kanellakis, Dublin office, West Central region; Jordan Miller, Millersburg office, East Central region; Brian Ditz, Cleveland office, Northeastern region; to supervisor: Trent Mosser, Cambridge office, Southeast region; Jason Martin, Dublin office, West Central region; James Moore, Dublin office, West Central region; Ryan Reichley, Dublin office, West Central region; Cody Smith, Lima office, West Central region; Terence Caldwell, Marietta office, Southeast region; Erin Cline, Medina office, Northeastern region; Lauren Holt, Mentor office, Northeastern region; Joss Celuch, New Philadelphia office, East Central region; Susan Kornatowski, Cleveland office, Northeastern region; Nicholas Jurkiw, Cleveland office, Northeastern region; to senior accountant: Eric Barger, Dublin office, West Central region; John Kurtin, Dublin office, West Central region; Chad Varano, Dublin office, West Central region; Cody Dial, Millersburg office, East Central region; and Emily Buck, Marietta office, Southeast region.