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ARIZONA

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Anne Marie King
Anne Marie King, a supervisor in the consulting services practice at Keegan Linscott & Associates, earned her Certified Fraud Examiner credential.

CALIFORNIA

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The California Society of CPAs, Burlingame, has added a new Business Professional membership category designed for California residents who formerly held a CPA license. Any California resident who previously held a CPA license anywhere in the United States, that has not been suspended, surrendered or revoked in connection with any disciplinary action, is eligible for the new membership type at CalCPA.

Viktoriya Ilieva was hired to the virtual practice and remote work division at Premier Financial Search, Los Angeles.

FLORIDA

The Florida Institute of CPAs’ task force on diversity and inclusion, Tallahassee, established its goals and focus for 2021. The task force has a three-year goal to develop programs and services that members can use to champion diversity and inclusion within their firms, companies and the accounting profession at large. (Read the full story here.)

ILLINOIS

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Beatrix Bernauer
Beatrix Bernauer was named the first chief risk and compliance officer at Grant Thornton, Chicago. In this new role at the firm, Bernauer, a principal who has served as the firm’s chief compliance officer, will design and execute the firm’s enterprise-risk management program and practices, including frameworks and methodologies to support effective risk identification, assessment, mitigation and monitoring.

JORDAN

Al-Tillawi & Al-Khateeb Co., Amman, entered a collaboration agreement with Andersen Global to become a member firm of the international association.

KENTUCKY

The Association for Accounting Marketing, Lexington, announced a call for nominations for the 2021 Rookie of the Year award, to be accepted between March 3-19. More information is available here.

MARYLAND

Aronson, Rockville, was named to the Top Workplaces USA 2021 by Top Workplaces.

MISSOURI

BKD CPAs & Advisors, Springfield, released its 2021 “State of the Nonprofit Sector Report,” to identify how nonprofit organizations are responding to and surviving the COVID-19 pandemic.

NEW YORK

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Michele Dickey
Michele Dickey, Michael Fralix and Carolyn Lawless were hired as principals in the tax department at Dermody, Burke & Brown, Syracuse.

Deloitte, New York, in collaboration with the Society for Corporate Governance, released the second issue of “Board Practices Quarterly,” which looks at the key areas and trends expected to be on boards’ agendas in 2021, with a specific focus on pandemic response and recovery and human capital management.

PENNSYLVANIA

Sal Visca was named chief technology officer at Vertex, King of Prussia.

PERU

Ramirez, Saco y Asociados S. Civil de R.L., Lima, made the transition from CPAAI Association to MGI Worldwide Network membership following last year’s merger.

TENNESSEE

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Elizabeth Russell Owens
Elizabeth Russell Owens was promoted to partner at Alexander Thompson Arnold, Paris, where she has worked in tax services for six and half years and is a member of the tax committee and employee engagement committee.

CliftonLarsenAllen announced an expansion into Nashville, with plans to open its first office downtown in the summer of 2021.

TEXAS

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Emilda Santiesteban
Emilda Santiesteban was hired as a director in the national state and local tax services practice at Weaver, Houston.

Maxwell Locke & Ritter, Austin, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Additionally, the firm announced Doris Ayala was promoted to partner at MLR, where she has worked since 2012 and provides tax compliance and consulting services.

UNITED KINGDOM

Jan Sijbrand and Troy Paredes joined the board of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, London, which is responsible for the governance of PwCIL and the PwC network, oversight of PwC’s network leadership team, and approval of the standards for each PwC firm to follow.

Morison KSi, London, is celebrating International Women’s Day March 8 with the release of a thought leadership report and an event with more than 40 women panelists from 18 countries sharing the results of the report and their experiences.

VIRGINIA

Brown Edwards, Midlothian, was ranked sixth among all accounting firms with operations in Virginia by Virginia Business’s 2021 Annual Big Book review.

The Virginia Society of CPAs, Richmond, partnered with Accountingfly as part of its Center for Innovation to offer staffing resources for its CPA members and employers as they continue to adjust to a virtual workforce.

WASHINGTON, D.C.

George Scott, retired partner of Deloitte, was reappointed to serve a second term as chair of the board of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board, beginning on Jan. 1, 2021, and concluding Dec. 31, 2025. Additionally, Gila Bronner, president and CEO of Bronner Group, was reappointed to a second term on the board for the same period of time.

WISCONSIN

Kayla Spinti was hired as a full-cycle recruiting specialist at Premier Financial Search, Milwaukee.
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