Stan Mork to step down at the ITA, Baker Tilly refreshes its brand, and other news from across the accounting profession.
CALIFORNIA
Ian Lawson (pictured) has joined the Manhattan Beach office of Weaver as an audit partner. He was previously a partner with Kling & Pathak.
Richard Sutton has retired from Lindquist LLP, San Ramon. He began his accounting career in 1975, starting his own practice in the 1980s, which combined with Lindquist in 2014.
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
MARYLAND
Arlene R. Thayer, executive vice president and chief operating officer of KatzAbosh, has been elected chairman of the Better Business Bureau of Greater Maryland’s Board of Directors, as well as president of the board of Susquehanna Valley Community Mental Health Services. Separately, firm co-founder and director Alvin Katz was recognized by The Daily Record in its 2018 Icon Honors, which recognize commitment to the Maryland business community, innovation in their industry, and community service.
NEW JERSEY
The Emerging Leaders Council of the New Jersey Society of CPAs delivered more than 3,700 pounds of food to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey and other local food banks across the state in November, beating last year’s final tally of 2,900 pounds. More than 70 volunteers helped assemble boxes, distribute donations and load food trucks. Collection sites included the following firms: Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams, Mulford, Cicalese, Wilson & Co.; Baker Tilly; Bowman & Co.; Capaldi Reynolds & Pelosi CPAs; CohnReznick; Deloitte; Friedman; Gold Gerstein Group; LFL Veritas; Mazars USA; the NJCPA; PKF O'Connor Davies; SKC & Co. CPAs; The Green Group; Wilkin & Guttenplan; and WithumSmith+Brown.
Team members from the Princeton, Whippany, East Brunswick and Red Bank offices of WithumSmith+Brown volunteered at local charitable organizations in the days leading into the holiday season as part of the firm's Withum Week of Caring, which benefits more than 50 charities.
NEW YORK
The American Institute of CPAs announced the 24 recipients of its Two-Year Transfer Scholarship for students transferring from a two-year college to a four-year college to finish their accounting degrees. (See
CohnReznick will sponsor the MLB Network's coverage of the 2018 Baseball Winter Meetings in Las Vegas.
A number of tax and accounting firms and related software companies were named to GlassDoor's 2019 Best Places to Work list, including Ryan (No. 21) Intuit (No. 38), Crowe (No. 50), Deloitte (No. 80) and EY (No. 95).
Separately, a number were named to Fortune's list of the 50 Best Workplaces for Parents, including: PricewaterhouseCoopers (No. 5), Deloitte (No. 6), EY (No. 13), KPMG (No. 14), Plante Moran (No. 32), Crowe (No. 33), Intuit (No. 43), and Ryan (No. 46).
NORTH CAROLINA
Stan Mork announced that he will be stepping down as president of the Information Technology Alliance, Raleigh, in August 2019. (See
PENNSYLVANIA
Kim Dula has been named managing partner of the Philadelphia office of Friedman LLP, effective Jan. 1, 2019, succeeding current office managing partner Chuck Shechtman, who will continue serving clients and developing new business opportunities in the Mid-Atlantic region. Dula will continue to manage the Philadelphia Tax Department and remain active in the firm’s high net-worth and closely held business practices.
TEXAS
WISCONSIN
Hawkins Ash CPAs is adding the Mequon office of Anderson, Tackman & Co. PLC and its partners Jeffrey W. Knorr and Daniel R. Moriarty will be joining them as partners. The merger was effective December 1, 2018.