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On the move: MassCPAs names VP of gov't affairs

ByDanielle Lee
September 1, 2023 11:49 AM

Herbein + Co. raises money for American Cancer Society with leadership dunk tank and cornhole tournament; ConvergenceCoaching graduates 2022-23 Summer Transformational Leadership class; and more news from across the profession. 

CALIFORNIA

Greg Mochizuki was hired as a partner in the transaction advisory services practice at CohnReznick, San Francisco. 

DELAWARE

Whisman Giordano & Associates, Newark, won the Clearly Rated Best of Accounting Award for superior client service. 

GEORGIA

Mauldin & Jenkins, Atlanta, appointed to partner: Josh Carroll, Jeff Dorris and Nick Rider in Atlanta; David Jahosky in Bradenton; and Rick Spires and Charlotte Way in Macon.

MASSACHUSETTS

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Molly Sullivan
Molly Sullivan was hired as vice president of government affairs at the Massachusetts Society of CPAs, Boston, effective Sept. 5, 2023. Additionally, MassCPAs, in partnership with the American Institute of CPAs' Women's Initiatives Executive Committee, announced the seven honorees of the 2023 Women to Watch Awards. In the Emerging Leaders category: Sandra Balogun, audit and assurance senior, Deloitte; Jessica Greene, governmental manager, Powers & Sullivan; Amanda Pelcher, owner and financial consultant, Three-Kay Consulting; and Carolyn Warger, partner, accounting principles group, Grant Thornton; and in the Experienced Leaders category: Jessica Clancy, managing director, Tonneson + Co.; Courtney McFarland, partner, AAFCPAs; and Kathy Parker, principal, BerryDunn.

MICHIGAN

Yeo & Yeo, Saginaw, joined nationwide association BDO Alliance USA.

NEBRASKA

ConvergenceCoaching, Bellevue, announced its 2022-23 Summer Transformational Leadership Program graduating class: Amanda Steiner, supervisor, Williams & Co.; Andrew Claussen, tax supervisor, Beasley, Mitchell & Co.; Annette Moy, partner, Reilly, Penner & Benton; Brady Larson, senior manager, Ketel Thorstenson; Brandon Panka, partner, Reilly, Penner & Benton; Bryan Saftlas, partner, WilkinGuttenplan; Greg Apollo, partner, Reilly, Penner & Benton; Jeff Pavlik, senior auditor, Gardiner + Co. CPAs; Jo Hindt, manager, Williams & Co.; Jordan Burkhalter, manager, WilkinGuttenplan; Katie Hoffman, equity partner, Reilly, Penner & Benton; Kevin Blind, audit manager, Gardiner + Co. CPAs; Kristin Flamini, tax manager, WilkinGuttenplan; Kyle Kopren, senior manager, Ketel Thorstenson; Liz Krouse, senior tax manager, MHCS; Mark Gegax, partner, Eide Bailly; Michelle Goforth, shareholder and director of audit and assurance, The Doty Group; Miguel Ruiz, tax supervisor, Beasley, Mitchell & Co.; Myra Noshahi, director of tax strategy, Tolleson Wealth Management; Nereyda Beeck, supervisor, Williams & Co.; Ruby Zhang, director of operations/partner, Goldin Group CPAs; Ryan Glasco, director, Janover; Sara Fechter, manager, Williams & Co.; Sarah Oliver, senior manager, Saltmarsh, Cleaveland & Gund; Steven Kurinsky, tax principal and director of business services, DeLeon & Stang, CPAs & Advisors; Tricia Katebini, partner, GRF CPAs & Advisors; and Tricia Meola, director/senior manager, Wiss & Co.

NEW YORK

Matthew Rosenblatt was hired as an assurance partner in the technology and professional services groups at Anchin, New York.

LMJ CPAs has moved its New York City office to a new location in the same building, at 307 7th Ave., Suite 1407, New York, N.Y. 10001.

OHIO

Rea & Associates, New Philadelphia, announced a strategic partnership with Working Partners, an organization specializing in comprehensive workforce management for the drug-free workplace. 

Raymond Polantz, tax partner at Cohen & Co., Cleveland, was appointed the newest advisory board member at TAG Alliances, an alliance of independent professional services firms.

PENNSYLVANIA

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Tim Amoroso
Jen Worley
Tim Amoroso was hired as a manager in the tax department at Schneider Downs & Co., Pittsburgh. 

Herbein + Co., Reading, raised money for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life Aug. 31 with a leadership dunk tank and cornhole tournament. To be dunked, each leader must collect a minimum of $350, and for those who collect more, time spent in the dunk tank will be tiered based on the total contributions collected per person. Any donation of $150 more from one person equals an automatic dunk, and Herbein will match all donations.

VIRGINIA

Brown Edwards, Roanoke, was recognized as a Top 50 Construction Accounting Firm by Construction Executive magazine, ranking No. 34.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Rob Hartnett
Rob Hartnett, tax partner in the asset management practice at Forvis, was elected to the Hedge Fund Association's global board of directors. 

Martin Schmalz was named chief economist and director of the Office of Economic and Risk Analysis at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
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The Forvis building in Springfield, Missouri
Courtesy of Forvis
Forvis announced revenue of $1,685,539,000 for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2023, representing a growth rate of greater than 13% over the previous fiscal year. (Read the full story.)
Danielle Lee
Managing Editor, Accounting Today
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