ARIZONA
Jon Faltis has been promoted to chief financial officer of TYPSA North America, and will join the company's Board of Directors in March.
CALIFORNIA
Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt LLP has added three new partners: Michele Carter in the Orange County office, and Alexandra Leung Ryan Welch in the Pasadena office.
COLORADO
Brian Beiser, a supervisor in the Colorado office of BKD LLP, has earned the Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional certification from the Institute of Construction Industry Financial Professionals. ... Ed Schenkein, a partner at StarkSchenkein LLP, Denver, has been named chair of the SEC Committee of BKR International.
GEORGIA
Courtney M. Mishoe has joined the Atlanta office of Brady Ware, as a staff accountant. ... Tom Mannion has joined the Atlanta office of BDO Valuation Advisors as a senior vice president.
ILLINOIS
Joe Simpson and David Colton have been named principals of Gresham Partners, Chicago.
INDIANA
Troy D. Miley has joined the Richmond office of Brady Ware as a staff accountant. ... Anita W. Sherman, managing partner of Greenwalt CPAs, Indianapolis, has been elected to the North America Board of Directors of CPA Associates International Inc.
MARYLAND
Rivka Bier has been promoted to manager in the Tax Department, and Rachelle Bell to supervisor in the Audit, Accounting, and Consulting Department, of Ellin & Tucker Chartered, Baltimore. In addition, Steven Manekin, a director in the Audit, Accounting, and Consulting Department and chair of the Law Firm Services Group, has been named one of Baltimore's 2012 Five Star Wealth Managers in the Tax Advisor Category by Five Star Professional and Baltimore Magazine.
MISSOURI
Neal Spencer, CEO of BKD LLP, Springfield, announced his intention to step down around June 1.
NEW JERSEY
Ronald Knecht has been appointed product director for the MIG21 investment compliance platform of Princeton Financial Systems, Princeton.
NEW YORK
Anthony Ciampoli has joined the New York City Metro region office of ParenteBeard LLC as a staff accountant. ... Jeremy Swan has joined J.H. Cohn LLP, New York City, as a principal in Cohn Consulting Group. ... CPA Michael J. Bartolotta has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer of Cushman & Wakefield, New York City. ... William H. Jennings has been named partner-in-charge of the firm's Real Estate Group of Marks Paneth & Shron LLP, New York City.
NORTH CAROLINA
Caren Rodriguez, director of marketing at Davenport, Marvin, Joyce & Co. LLP, Greensboro, has been named one of the 2012 40 Leaders Under 40 by the Triad Business Journal.
OHIO
J. Clarke Price, president and CEO of the Ohio Society of CPAs, announced that he will retire on Dec. 31, 2012. ... Skoda Minotti announced three new hires: Ceil Delsanter has joined the firm as a billing and collections specialist in the Internal Accounting Department; Jill Medovich and Dianne Moore as tax preparers; and Mark Magovich as manager of helpdesk delivery for Skoda MinottiTechnology Partners.
SOUTH CAROLINA
Ebony Austin has joined A.T. Locke, Greenville, as an administrative assistant. ... Doug Hayes has joined Elliott Davis LLC as senior manager in the tax practice. He will share his time between the firm's Greenville, S.C., and Charlotte, N.C., offices.
TENNESSEE
Lisa McClain and Lee Ann Payne have joined Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain PC, Knoxville, as staff members in the Audit Department and the Accounting Services Department, respectively.
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