Member promotions, new hires and news from September 1–December 3, 2021.
NEW HIRES
Amanda Kruse, CPA, CGMA, controller, Land Betterment Corporation.
Kelsey Mayer, staff accountant – audit and assurance and tax services divisions, Riney Hancock CPAs.
Mark Volpatti, CPA, Ed.D., vice president for finance and CFO, Valparaiso University.
Christopher Wright, CPA, vice president of finance, Indiana Donor Network.
PROMOTIONS
Bryan Back, CPA, director – audit and assurance, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Stephen Blake, CPA, EA, JD, principal, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Jessica Boicourt, CPA, director – audit and assurance, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Avery Boxell, CPA, manager – real estate, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Brooke Bullard, CPA, senior accountant, Blue & Co., LLC.
Caleb Bullock, CPA, CGMA, principal, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Matthew Caras, CPA, partner, Compass Pointe CPAs, LLP.
Leticia Castillo, senior accountant, Blue & Co., LLC.
Jason Creakbaum, CPA, assurance manager, RSM US LLP.
Dustin Cuttriss, CPA, CGMA, president/CEO, Beacon Credit Union.
Lauren Dickson, senior accountant – Whitinger & Company, LLC.
Michael Fennerty, CPA, director – transaction advisory services, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Shelby Gremelspacher, CPA, manager, Blue & Co., LLC.
Ryan Hasler, manager – tax services, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Shaun Heinzelman, CPA, senior manager, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Nathan “Elliott” Hoard, CPA, manager – audit and assurance, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Tamera Jones, CPA, senior manager, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Sarah Kelly, manager – healthcare resources, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Kevin Koven, CPA, principal, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Zach Kubly, CPA, director – business advisory, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Holly McCollum, CPA, manager – Whitinger & Company, LLC.
Andrew McNeely, CPA, manager – audit and assurance, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Glen Molitor, CPA, MBA, senior manager, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Lydia Parish, CPA, manager, Blue & Co., LLC.
Alexia Perez, senior accountant, CLH CPAs & Consultants.
Kent Rodgers, CPA, president and CEO, CarDon & Associates.
Hailey Rolsten, CPA, manager – business advisory, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Stephen Schnelker, CPA, JD, director – tax services, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Ezri Stewart, CPA, manager – business advisory, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Scott Sutton, CPA, CDA, MSA, principal, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Alex Szarenski, CPA, director – tax services, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Michael Thill, manager, Greenwalt CPAs, Inc.
Jaclyn Verbeten, CPA, principal, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Alexander Ward, CPA, manager, Greenwalt CPAs, Inc.
Blaire Warshawsky, CPA, manager – audit and assurance, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Jordan Wood, CPA, manager, Greenwalt CPAs, Inc.
Jakob Wright, CPA, senior manager, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Adam Yohler, CPA, director – audit and assurance, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Rachel Zickmund, CPA, manager, Blue & Co., LLC.
MEMBER NEWS
Michael Barton, CPA, partner – Petrow Kane Leemhuis, PC, and chair – Board of Accountancy, was named to CPA Practice Advisor's 2021 “40 Under 40” in the Accounting Profession list.
Sherry Davis, CPA, CGMA, vice president finance & CFO – Lilly USA at Eli Lilly and Company, was one of five alumni honored by the Indiana University Kelly School of Business for their professional achievements at the 2021 Kelley Alumni Awards Ceremony.
Norman Gould III, CPA, CGMA, Corporate Controller, IMMI, was named an IBJ honoree for 2021 “CFO of the Year” in the Private Companies with Revenue Over $100 Million category.
Lisa Human, CPA, manager – CLH, CPAs & Consultants, was appointed to the Board of Directors for the Duneland Chamber of Commerce and has been accepted to the 38th class of Leadership La Porte County.
Melanie King, CPA, CFO – The Hagerman Group and INCPAS board member, was appointed the 2022 board president for Executive Women in Finance of Indiana.
Venita Moore, CPA, CGMA, CFO – Engaging Solutions, LLC, was named an IBJ honoree for 2021 “CFO of the Year” in the Private Companies with Revenue Under $100 Million category.
Rebecca Ogle, CPA, CCIFP, CFE, CGMA, CFO – Safety Management Group LLC, was named IBJ’s top honoree for 2021 “CFO of the Year” in the Private Companies with Revenue Under $100 Million category.
Allison Raymond, senior accountant – CLH, CPAs & Consultants, was appointed treasurer for the United Way of LaPorte County.
Nickie Redick, CPA, accounting and auditing director – BKD CPAs & Advisors, received the 2021 BKD PRIDE Award, the firm’s highest internal honor.
Steve Warner, CPA, partner – Katz Sapper & Miller LLP, and his wife, Laura, were named the 2021 Golden Age of Hollywood Gala Honorees by the Indiana Chapter of the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation.
ORGANIZATION NEWS
Baden Gage & Schroeder, LLC, was named a “2021 Best of the Best Firms” by Inside Public Accounting for the fifth consecutive year.
CLH CPAs & Consultants donated workstations to Paladin, Inc., a nonprofit serving children, seniors, and persons with disabilities in Northwest Indiana.
Earlham College added a new major in accounting.
Indiana University Bloomington and University of Notre Dame accounting programs named among best in nation by U.S. News and World Report.
Katz, Sapper & Miller LLP acquired Noble Consulting Services, Inc. and announced the launch of its new government consulting practice.
Somerset CPAs and Advisors opened a new location in Fort Wayne, Ind. and acquired Dataquest Solutions’ Acumatica.
RETIREMENTS
Best wishes to these INCPAS members in their retirement years!
Kevin O’Connell, CPA, JD, principal – Somerset CPAs and Advisors. He has been an INCPAS member since 1998.
Michael Robertson, CPA, partner – Donovan CPAs. He has been an INCPAS member since 1987.
IN MEMORIAM
The Indiana CPA Society extends condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the following INCPAS member who recently passed.
Lisa Spangler passed away June 24, 2021.
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