People News -- July 8

 

ALABAMA

Michael S. Kittinger has been promoted to retirement plan advisor and David M. Foreman to financial planner at Warren, Averett, Kimbrough & Marino Wealth Management LLC, Birmingham.

 

CALIFORNIA

Wayne Pinnell, managing partner of Haskell & White LLP, Irvine, has been elected president of the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Ana. ... Pam Hedblad, a principal atAbbott, Stringham & Lynch, San Jose, has been re-elected corporate partner director on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Women Business Owners' -- Silicon Valley.

 

FLORIDA

Bradley Allen has joined the state and local tax practice of KPMG LLP, Tampa, as a tax managing director.

 

KANSAS

Kimberly A. Kendall has joined the McPherson office of Adams, Brown, Beran & Ball Chartered as a staff accountant.

 

KENTUCKY

Joseph A. Hancock, president and managing shareholder of Riney Hancock CPAs PSC, has been elected president of the Kentucky State Board of Accountancy.

 

MICHIGAN

Maner Costerisan, Lansing, announced its new president and Board of Directors: Jeffrey C. Stevens will serve as president; David M. Raeck as vice president; James E. Nyquist as treasurer; and Steven B. Robbins as secretary.

 

MISSISSIPPI

J. Eustis Corrigan has been named partner-in-charge of the practice group for assurance; tax; fraud, forensic and litigation consulting; and business advisory and accounting services at Horne LLP, Ridgeland. He has also been named the firmwide director of the firm's tax practice.         

 

MISSOURI

Kelly L. McDevitt, has joined Schowalter & Jabouri PC, St. Louis, as a staff accountant in the Tax Department. ... Megan Knoblauch has been promoted to manager in the Assurance Services Group of RubinBrown, St. Louis, while Scott Voss has joined the Tax Consulting Services Group as a manager.

 

NEBRASKA

Roger Thompson has been named managing partner of Seim Johnson LLP, Omaha, succeedingTom Schnack.

 

NEW JERSEY

Lewis D. BivonaTheresa Richardson and Hal R. Terr have been promoted to partner atWithumSmith+Brown, Princeton. ... Financial Executives International, Morristown, announced its new executive officers: George Boyadjis, of CresaPartners LLC, will serve as national chair; Marsha L. Hunt, of Cummins Inc., as national vice chair; Taylor Hawea, of Microsoft Corp., as vice president at large; Harry W. Zike, of GTE Plc., as vice president at large;David Nunes, of Minor League Baseball, as treasurer; Robert Schultz, of Hewlett-Packard, as secretary; and Kim K. Gazzola, of Cambridge College, as FERF chair for a second year.

 

NEW YORK

Mary Paladino and William Brenner have been admitted to the partnership at Citrin Cooperman, New York City, while Mandeep Sihota has been admitted as a principal. The firm also promoted a number of employees to director: Harmen Bakker, Michael BullBrett Dubin,Megan GarufiMichal KrupnikMatt LakofskyKfir Ribak and Andrew Rotter. ... Charles Anastasia has joined the New York Metro financial services tax practice of KPMG LLP as a partner. ... Christina Dutch has been named managing partner of the Albany office of PwC US, succeedingRichard Grant, who is retiring.

 

OHIO

Maria Liossis has joined the Tax Department of Brockman, Coats, Gedelian & Co., Akron, as a tax supervisor.

 

PENNSYLVANIA

Alex J. Patterson has joined Herbein + Co. Inc., Pittsburgh, as staff accountant. In addition, the firm operating officer, Thomas L. Bakaitus, has been named a Pittsburgh Five Star Wealth Manager for the second year in a row in the Taxation Category.

 

TEXAS

MaloneBailey LLP, Houston, announced a number of promotions: Christian Devin has been promoted to tax manager; Lu Sun and Amreen Sukhyani to audit senior; and Miriam Rouziek,Jin ChuaSushant MohanBrent KelleyRandall GlennSunnie JiangLing QinAnnie Yanand Laurence Verret to audit experienced staff.

 

VIRGINIA

Sajeev Malaveetil has been named a business consulting partner at Argy, Wiltse & Robinson PC, while Eric Sobota has been named a business consulting principal. ... Deborah Harris has been promoted to associate principal, and Lynn Gabriel to senior accountant, at the Burdette Smith Group PC, Fairfax.

 

WASHINGTON

Clark Nuber, Bellevue, announced a number of promotions: Luke Fisher has been promoted to manager, and Kelly Favors, Arlene HoJessica Little and Bryce Rassilyer to senior.

 

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Robert E. Plaze has been named deputy director in the Division of Investment Management of theSecurities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C., and Diane C. Blizzard has been named managing executive of the division.

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