Professionals on the Move – February 21, 2017

May provides responsible tax and attest services to numerous clients in the manufacturing, real estate, wholesale distribution and professional service industries. Her expertise includes corporate and partnership tax planning, compliance and research. May received her B.A. in Accounting and an M.S. in Taxation from Walsh College.

Moore assists companies with developing and implementing strategic plans to improve operations, protect assets and increase profitability. His expertise includes business expansion transactions, due diligence, financial analysis, profitability and cost cutting analysis, tax strategies, IRS and state tax audits and financing. Moore is a British Standards Institute ISO/QS9000 Certified Auditor and received his B.S. in Accounting from Wayne State University.

Shaw has diversified audit and tax experience in managing the functions of federal, international and state income tax compliance, tax audits, ASC 740 tax provisions, tax research and planning strategies. She received her B.A. in Accounting from City University of New York at Bernard M. Baruch College. 

Truber’s expertise includes tax planning, research, consulting and compliance. He received his B.S. in Accounting from Lindenwood University. 

In her new role, Manteria is responsible for all marketing initiatives for the Northeast and California offices. She will work closely with industry group leaders to develop and implement strategic marketing campaigns.

Haskell & White Promotes Five in Tax and Audit Departments
Haskell & White recently announced the promotion of Gordon Cope, CPA and Rachel Nguyen in the Tax Department and Kellie Kremer, CPA, Thomas Kenaya, CPA and Josiah Vander Poorten in the Audit and Business Advisory Services Department.

Cope has more than five years of experience in public accounting. He assists clients in the real estate, medical device, manufacturing and entertainment industries with tax and estate planning. Cope graduated from the University of Utah with his bachelor’s and master’s degree.   

Nguyen’s expertise includes the real estate, life science and manufacturing industries. She graduated from California State University, Fullerton.

Kremer manages all aspects of client engagements, including creating and managing budgets and completing financial statements and audits. She received her bachelor’s degree from California State University, Long Beach.

Kenaya has more than six years of auditing experience, specializing in the life science and manufacturing industries. He received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from National University.

Vander Poorten specializes in SEC audits in the nonprofit and real estate sectors. He received his MBA from the University of La Verne and a bachelor’s degree from California Polytechnic State University, Pomona.

Sensiba San Filippo Acquires Slater Moffat
Sensiba San Filippo LLP recently announced the acquisition of Slater Moffat Associates, LLP. As part of the acquisition, Slater Moffat Partners, John Slater and John Moffat will join the SSF Partner Group, along with their staff of 18.

Sensiba San Filippo Financial Advisers Announces New Leadership Team
Sensiba San Filippo Financial Advisers, LLC recently announced the appointment of Jason Tripp as Chief Compliance Officer and SSFFA Founder, Steve San Filippo, as Investment Advisor. After establishing the advisory firm with Jerry Krause in 2003, San Filippo has served primarily in operational and management positions. He will serve in a more active role as the firm’s Investment Adviser. Tripp has 16 years of experience serving as a Chief Compliance Officer. Both appointments will help SSFFA in its efforts to serve the wealth management needs of its existing clients while strengthening its affiliation with SSF.

MarksNelson Managing Partner Joins Missouri CPA Board
Missouri Society of CPAs recently elected Mark Radetic, managing partner at MarksNelson, to serve on its board. Radetic specializes in auditing, business planning, succession planning and mergers and acquisitions and has been recognized as one of the top managing partners in the U.S. He graduated from Benedictine College.

BerryDunn Principal Elected as President of Telergee Alliance Board
BerryDunn recently announced that Julie Keim, CPA, principal, was elected as chair/president of the board for the Telergee Alliance. Keim has more than 20 years of experience providing audit and accounting services to telecommunications, energy, and diversified commercial businesses.

PCAOB Announces New and Reappointed Standing Advisory Group Members
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board recently announced the following eight new and seven reappointed members to its Standing Advisory Group:

New Appointments

• Hon. Richard Breeden, Chairman, Breeden Capital Management
• J. Robert Brown, Jr., Director, Corporate and Commercial Law Program, University of Denver College of Law
• Leonard Combs, U.S. Chief Auditor and Leader of Auditing Services, Methodology & Tools, National Office, PwC
• W. Robert Knechel, Frederick E. Fisher Eminent Scholar in Accounting, Director, Center for International Research in Accounting and Auditing, Fisher School of Accounting, University of Florida
• Jeffrey Nuechterlein, Managing Partner, Nue Capital LLC
• David Shammai, Senior Corporate Governance Specialist, APG Asset Management
• Debra Smith, Chief Operating Investment Officer, CalSTRS
• Wendy Stevens, Partner, Quality Assurance Practice Leader, WeiserMazars LLP

Reappointments

• Charles Elson, Edgar S. Woolard, Jr., Chair of Corporate Governance and Director, John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, University of Delaware
• Philip Johnson, former Nonexecutive Director, Yorkshire Building Society
• Douglas Maine, Limited Partner and Senior Advisor, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
• Maureen McNichols, Marriner S. Eccles Professor of Public and Private Management and Professor of Accounting, Stanford University
• Brandon Rees, Deputy Director, Office of Investment, AFL-CIO
• Charles Senatore, Executive Vice President, Head of Regulatory Coordination and Strategy, Fidelity Investments
• Sir David Tweedie, Chairman, International Valuation Standards Council

SASB Board of Directors Announces New Members
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board recently announced Robert K. Steel, Robert B. Hirth, Jr. and Stephen Haggerty have joined its board of directors. Steel’s extensive experience serving in government service and senior leadership positions.

Hirth, Senior Managing Director at Protiviti, serves as the Chairman of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. He was inducted into the 2013 American Hall of Distinguished Audit Practitioners.

Haggerty, Deputy Director of Global Research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, co-heads the firm’s global emerging markets equity research group.

Grant Thornton Adds New Staff
Grant Thornton LLP announced that John Lainhart has recently joined its Cyber Risk Advisory practice as a senior strategist, Daryl Buck, CPA as national managing partner of the firm’s Accounting Advisory Services practice and Todd Wall, CPA as office managing partner. In his new role, Lainhart will be responsible for leading the development of Grant Thornton Public Sector’s cybersecurity offering. His has extensive leadership experience in cybersecurity, working with clients such as the Department of Defense, National Security Agency and Social Security Administration, Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and the Department of Veterans Affairs. Lainhart is former co-chair of the COBIT 5 Task Force and is currently developing ISACA’s business plan for COBIT as a service. He received his master’s degree in management and supervision from Central Michigan University and his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Davis and Elkins College.

Buck has more than 30 years of public accounting and financial leadership experience helping clients optimize their financial reporting processes. He received his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Southeastern Oklahoma State University.

In his new role, Wall will oversee the Portland office’s Audit, Tax and Advisory service lines, as well as client service, growth and talent development. He has 23 years of public accounting experience providing assurance and business advisory services to public and private companies. Wall received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho.

FloQast Names New Vice President of Sales
FloQast, Inc. recently announce the appointment of Todd Ellwood as vice president of sales. Ellwood has more than 25 years of software sales experience and has served in several leadership positions. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from Marshall University. 

JOSEPH EVE CPAs Adds Two Accounting Associates
JOSEPH EVE CPAs recently announced the addition of Trisha Bishop, CAPM as an accounting associate and Dylana Brooks as a financial accounting outsourcing associate. In her new role, Bishop will specialize in Title 31 and casino-related engagements. She has more than 10 years of internal audit experience, specializing in Title 31/AML Compliance and in internal control compliance with Federal and Nevada Control Board Regulations.

Brooks’ expertise includes tribal and commercial casino. She has her Master of Professional Accountancy degree.

Margolin, Winer & Evens LLP Announces Leadership Transition
Margolin, Winer & Evens recently announced it will transition to its fourth generation of leadership with the election of longtime Partner Craig Savell as the next managing partner, succeeding Teddy Selinger. As part of the planned transition, Selinger will take on the role of CEO and managing partner. Savell has served as a member of the firm’s Executive Board and Chairman of the Manufacturing and Distribution Group. 

CohnReznick Announces Promotions
CohnReznick LLP recently announced the appointment of the following professionals to partner: Cindy Fang, CPA; Henrietta Fuchs, CPA; Brian Gershen, CPA; Shellie M. Gifford, CPA; Ryan J. Holbert, CPA; Jennifer A. Krahling, CPA; James T. LaCroix, CPA; Rocco Marotti Jr., CPA; Pasquale Patrone, CPA and Robert Richardt, CPA; and the following professionals to principal: Andrew R. Lines, MAI and Richard Shevak, JD.

Alpha Alternatives Rebrands as Alpha Capital CRE, New Managing Director
Alpha Alternatives, recently announced a rebranding campaign that includes a name change to Alpha Capital CRE. As part of the rebranding, Alpha has transitioned away from fund placement services to focus solely on commercial mortgage banking.