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September 10, 2018
Richard Groover, CPA, MSA ShareholderWall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, P.C.Norfolk, Virginiawww.wec-cpa.com Social Media: Instagram: @walleinhornchernitzer Facebook: @weccpa Professional Associations/Memberships: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (governing council) Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (chair, executive committee member, board member) Tidewater Chapter of the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants Career highlights: I am the youngest person...…
September 5, 2018
On September 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington,...…
September 4, 2018
Mike Whitmire CPA (Inactive)CEO & FounderFloQastwww.floqast.com Career Highlights: Three years in audit at Ernst & Young, Los Angeles Practice Joined Cornerstone onDemand as fifth member of its pre-IPO accounting team; rapidly growing team that grew to over 40 to take the company public. It was in this role that Mike experienced the pain firsthand of...…
September 1, 2018
Dustin Hostetler Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Chief Innovation Officer, ShareholderBoomer Consultingwww.Boomer.com Twitter: @FlowtivityLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinhostetler/ Career Highlights: After graduating from Ohio State with a degree in Finance, I began my professional career at Cardinal Health. I had the great fortune to be part of their financial leadership development program and rotated through several different...…
August 30, 2018
Lindsey Curley, CPA, CGMA Senior Manager, Firm ServicesAICPAwww.AICPA.org Professional Associations/Memberships: Association of International Certified Professional Accountants NCACPA Career highlights: Worked for three years in a small tax firm Currently working in my seventh year with AICPA’s PCPS 2016, 2017, 2018, “40 under 40,” CPA Practice Advisor Author of Journal of Accountancy article Gaining (from) your...…
August 30, 2018
Gregory K. Cole II Owner and CFO, Dixon Financial ServiceA Division of American Tax CompanyVice President, Cole & Cole Enterprises, Inc.www.AmericanTaxCo.com Twitter: @KeithColeCFO Professional Associations/Memberships: American Payroll Association; National Society of Tax Professionals; AIPB National Society of Accountants Career Highlights: My career started at age 18 as the GM for a national tax preparation franchise....…
August 29, 2018
Aaron Berson, CPA, MSA Senior ManagerEisnerAmper, LLPNew York Citywww.eisneramper.com Social Media: Twitter: @aaronberson LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/aaronberson Professional Associations/Memberships: President-Elect – NYSSCPA Manhattan Bronx Chapter / NYSSCPA – Chair Emerging technology and entrepreneurial committee / AICPA, Xero Ambassador for NYC, Adjunct professor at NYU Career highlights: This past year has provided me with a bunch of new...…
August 28, 2018
Cathy Iconis, CPA CEOIconis Group / QBOchatAtlanta, GAiconisgroup.comqbochat.com Social Media: Twitter – @cathyiconis | @QBOchat Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/qbochat/ Career Highlights: After gaining experience as a forensic accountant, auditor, and staff accountant, I started my own virtual bookkeeping practice. I have been in practice for over 9 years. I quickly became an expert in QuickBooks Online and...…
August 28, 2018
Lindsay Stevenson, CPA, CGMA Vice President – Finance & Tax: 1st Financial Bank USAhttps://www.1fbusa.com/fscm Founder/CEO: Origin EvolutionDakota Dunes, SD Twitter: @LStevensonCPA Professional Associations/Memberships: AICPA (Council Member at Large, YMLC Chair, WIEC Member); SDCPA (Non-Practice Advisory Committee Member, Promoting the Profession Committee Member); ASCPA; Mary J. Treglia Community House (Board President) Career highlights – maximum 150 ...…
August 28, 2018
Joshua Lance, CPA, CGMA Managing DirectorLance CPA GroupChicago, ILwww.lancecpa.com Social Media: Twitter: @lancejd1 Instagram @joshualance82 LinkedIn: joshualancecp Professional Associations/Memberships: AICPA, Illinois CPA Society, Thriveal NetworkCareer Highlights: Joshua D. Lance, CPA, CGMA is the Managing Director of Lance CPA Group, a CPA firm he started from the ground up four years ago based in Chicago, Illinois. ...…
August 28, 2018
Mark S. Brooks, MBA Associate Director, Innovation & Strategic PartnershipsAICPADurham, NCwww.aicpa-cima.com and www.aicpa-cima.com/accelerator/ Social Media: Twitter: @mucello LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/markbrooks Career highlights: At age 15, Mark founded a weather website ranked in the top 3% of the Internet. After earning a B.S. Meteorology, he worked 10 years to commercialize research in atmospheric sciences and adjacent disciplines....…
August 28, 2018
Elizabeth Pittelkow Kittner, CPA.CITP, CGMA, DTM ControllerLitera MicrosystemsChicago, ILwww.litera.com Social Media: Twitter: @Pittelkow LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethpittelkowkittner Professional Associations/Memberships (please include any leadership roles): AICPA: Council, Leadership Academy, Journal of Accountancy Editorial Advisor, Young Professionals Leadership Committee, Ethics Division NOCLAR Task Force, CPA Ambassador, Mentoring Program, Conference Speaker Illinois CPA Society: Board Member, Audit Committee, Ethics Committee...…