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AICPA appoints BDO partner as next FinREC chair; Friedman hires tax partner; and other recent hires, promotions and personnel news from firms across the country.

ILLINOIS

Jeffrey Mowery, managing partner at Mowery & Schoenfeld, Lincolnshire, received the ITPG Most Innovative Tax Presenter Award 2019 from the International Taxation Practice Group of Geneva Group International at the ITPG Global Tax Summit in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb. 25.

MASSACHUSETTS

Rebecca Fils-Aime was hired as an associate at Rodman CPAs, Waltham.

MISSOURI

Lauren Sanders, director of human resources at Brown Smith Wallace, St. Louis, received the inaugural St. Louis Business Journal HR Award, recognizing human resources professionals for their hard work and dedication.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

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Oreste Mosca, managing director at Nathan Wechsler & Co., Concord, was re-elected as treasurer of the board of directors for the Capitol Center for the Arts, for a one-year term.

Elizabeth Conner was hired as a senior accountant and Joe Payne as a staff accountant at Leone, McDonnell & Roberts, Dover.

NEW YORK

Jay Graham (pictured) was hired as a tax partner in the New York office of Friedman.

James Daniels, a managing director at UHY Advisors, New York, was elected to join the firm’s board of directors.

PENNSYLVANIA

Patrick Charvat (pictured) was hired as a tax associate in the Camp Hill office and Christina Beck was hired as an associate in the State College office, at Boyer & Ritter CPAs.

Christopher Mora was promoted to partner at Centri Business Consulting, Philadelphia, where he has worked since 2015.

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Frank McElroy (pictured) was hired as a partner and in-house legal counsel at Weaver, Houston.

Angela Newell, national assurance partner at BDO USA, Dallas, was named chairman of the Financial Reporting Executive Committee of the American Institute of CPAs. (Read the full story.)

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