Note: Our winter CPA IN Perspective magazine will be digital — keep an eye out for new articles in our upcoming communications.
Member promotions, new hires and news from October 9, 2020–January 21, 2021.
NEW HIRES
Gregory Chester, CPA, principal, Dauby O’Connor & Zaleski, LLC, Carmel.
Kendrick Crisp, staff accountant, Ambrose Property Group, Indianapolis.
Patrick Daskol, CPA, senior staff accountant, Helping Veterans and Families, Indianapolis.
William DeClerq, CPA, senior accountant, Simons Bitzer & Associates, PC, Indianapolis.
John Frantonius, CPA, audit associate, BKD LLP, Indianapolis.
Jerry Hammel, CPA, shareholder, McGuire Sponsel, Indianapolis.
Ashley Lombardo, CPA, senior accountant, Simons Bitzer & Associates, PC, Indianapolis.
Leslie Munas, manager – tax services, Sponsel CPA Group, LLC, Indianapolis.
PROMOTIONS
Amanda Bartley, CPA, partner, Slattery & Holman, P.C., Carmel.
Kerry Bejarano, CPA, director, BKD CPAs & Advisors, Indianapolis.
Heather Birky, CPA, partner, Insight Accounting Group, PC, Mishawaka.
Gabe Cotton, CPA, assurance manager, The Watermark Group, Indianapolis.
Elizabeth Driscoll, CPA, manager, Whitinger & Co., Muncie.
Michael Farrell, CPA, chief financial officer, United Consulting Engineers, Indianapolis.
Nathan Fox, CPA, director, BKD CPAs & Advisors, Indianapolis.
Ivannia Graber, CPA, senior manager, Insight Accounting Group, PC, Goshen.
Laura Haffner, CPA, senior managing consultant, BKD, LLP, Indianapolis.
Troy Hogan, CPA, partner – business advisory, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, Indianapolis.
Jeffrey Hoots, CPA, senior manager – tax, Somerset CPAs and Advisors, Indianapolis.
Julie Kimbley, CPA, director – business advisory, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, Indianapolis.
Benjamin Kimmerling, CPA, CGMA, president, Somerset CPAs and Advisors, Indianapolis.
Ben Lyon, CPA, partner – business advisory, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, Indianapolis.
David Martin, CPA, director, BKD CPAs & Advisors, Indianapolis.
Jordan Mayer, CPA, director – business advisory, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, Indianapolis.
Amy McDonald, CPA, director, KSM Location Advisors, Indianapolis.
Trent Parkinson, CPA, director – audit and assurance, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, Indianapolis.
Patrick Primmer, CPA, senior manager – tax, Somerset CPAs and Advisors, Indianapolis.
Allison Raymond, senior accountant, CLH, CPAs & Consultants, Michigan City.
Michael Saccucci, assurance senior, The Watermark Group, Indianapolis.
Daniel Sailer, CPA, ABV, CFA, director – valuation, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, Indianapolis.
Jordan Shady, CPA, senior manager – assurance services, Somerset CPAs and Advisors, Indianapolis.
Edward Simokaitis, CPA, senior accountant, CLH, CPAs & Consultants, Michigan City.
Shawn B. Sollenberger, CPA, director, Baden Gage & Schreoder, LLC, Fort Wayne.
Erin Tanner, chief financial officer, Sycamore Services Inc., Indianapolis.
Justin Verbeten, CPA, director, BKD CPAs & Advisors, Indianapolis.
Scott Voorhis, CPA, MBA, partner, Bucheri McCarty & Metz LLP, Kokomo.
Jacob Weide, CPA, director – business advisory, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, Indianapolis.
Jeanne Yang, CPA, manager – audit and assurance, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, Indianapolis.
MEMBER NEWS
Jody Grunden, CPA, co-founder & CEO – Summit CPA Group,
received
CPA.com’s 2020 “Innovative Practitioner Award.”
Michael Jamison, CPA, CGMA, president – OnTarget CPA, named a
CPA Practice Advisor’s 2020 “40 Under 40” honoree.
Anna O'Nan, CPA, CGMA, CFO – Baker Hill, named
IBJ’s 2020 “CFO of the Year” top honoree for private companies with revenue under $100M.
Zach Sauder, CPA, CGMA, director – Katz Sapper & Miller, LLP, awarded Foellinger Foundation’s “David Bobilya Excellence in Nonprofit Leadership.”
FIRM NEWS
Agresta, Storms & O’Leary, PC (ASO) merged with Columbus and Seymour offices of Evansville-based
Kemper CPA Group.
Indiana firms
Alerding CPA Group; Baden Gage & Schroeder; Blue & Co.; Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP; Kemper CPA Group; and
Kruggel Lawton named to
Forbes’ 2021 “America’s Top Recommended Tax & Accounting Firms.”
Crowe, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC and
RSM US named Great Place to Work's 2020 "50 Best Workplaces for Parents."
Deming, Malone, Livesay & Ostroff (DMLO) joined
BDO Alliance USA.
Riney Hancock CPAs named one of
Accounting Today’s 2020 “Best Accounting Firms to Work For.”
Rowley & Company LLP joined
Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Somerset Cloud changed name to
Decimal.
Summit CPA Group named to
Inc. 5000's 2020 “Entrepreneurial Companies List.”
IN MEMORIAM
The Indiana CPA Society extends condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the following INCPAS members who recently passed.
Brian R. Chastain passed away October 23, 2020.
William W. Peach passed away January 16, 2021.
Shirley A. Watkins passed away November 12, 2020.
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