Ron Honka was appointed assurance partner in the financial services industry practice at Weaver, in the firm’s new New York City office.
Emilio Escandon was promoted to managing principal in the New York office of MBAF, with full oversight of the firm’s regional operations in Manhattan and Valhalla, while continuing his duties as principal-in-charge of national operations for the tax and accounting department.
Jan Sylvis, who recently served on the Governmental Accounting Standards Board and was named GASB vice chair in January 2015, was given the 2017 Outstanding CPA in Government Career Contribution Award by the American Institute of CPAs, honoring her lifelong contribution to the profession. Gloria Jarmon, deputy inspector general for Audit Services who leads independent audits of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was awarded the AICPA’s 2017 Outstanding CPA in Government Impact Award at the federal level. The AICPA’s 2017 Government Impact Award at the local level was bestowed on Timothy O’Brien, who was elected in 2015 to a four-year term as the auditor of the City and County of Denver. Both Government Impact awards recognize the impact of recent significant contributions of CPAs to the efficiency, effectiveness or innovative service delivery of their respective local, state or federal employer organizations. The awards were presented at the AICPA’s 33rd annual National Governmental Accounting and Auditing Update Conference Aug. 7 in Washington, D.C.
Preston Quesenberry was appointed managing director in the exempt organizations tax group at KPMG, joining from the law firm Loeb & Loeb, where he advised nonprofit and tax-exempt clients on a wide variety of legal and strategic issues.
Gino Cammilleri, Kristen Robillard and Emilie Wuerch were hired as staff accountants in the tax department at Lumsden & McCormick, Buffalo.
Victor Miesel was appointed partner and national transfer pricing practice leader and chief economist at Mazars USA, New York.
Alexander Reyes was appointed partner in the New York City office and leader of the financial services practice, and Steve Ronan, founder of Ronan Consulting Group, was admitted as a principal and practice leader of new service line, strategy and business transformation, at Citrin Cooperman.