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San Antonio member firm announces certification, promotion San Antonio, Texasbased member firm,
, recently announced that Santiago M. Coindreau, CPA, SANTIAGO COINDREAU of San Antonio, Texas has received his certification as a Certified Public Accountant. Coindreau joined the firm in 2015 and earned his MBA with an emphasis in accounting from the University of Texas at San Antonio. The firm also posted that Ruth Menchaca, CPA, RUTH MENCHACA of San Antonio, Texas has been promoted to manager.
Thomas Howell Ferguson P.A. CPAs welcomes Bowman to the firm , a professional accounting, assurance, and tax services firm, headquartered in Tallahassee, welcomes Brittany Bowman to the Assurance Services Department as a manager. Bowman, a Tallahassee native, attended the University of Central BRITTANY BOWMAN Florida (UCF) and achieved her bachelor’s in accounting and continued to earn a Master of Taxation from UCF. Bowman has more than eight years of experience in public accounting with two years in private industry. She is a licensed CPA and will serve in the Tallahassee office. Bowman currently serves as a director for the Leon County Community Board for Capital City Bank. She is also a member of the AICPA and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
SME celebrate managing partner’s birthday with mustache smiles It's all in good fun at
(SME) in Augusta, Ga., where Rick Evans, the firm's managing partner, was surprised on his birthday by the SME staff. They all "flashed their 'staches" in Evans' honor.
Trendsetter: Rick Evans and the SME crew set the new accounting style
TBC Named #1 CPA Firm in the Capital Region P.C. (TBC), remains on top of the Albany Business Review’s list of largest CPA firms in New York’s Capital Region. The list, which was published in February, ranks CPA firms based on the number of CPAs employed in their Capital Region office. TBC has 91 associates in its sole location in Albany. Of those associates, 53 are CPAs, up from 51 total CPAs in 2016, which then also put TBC as the largest firm among Capital Region accounting businesses. Growth in the number of CPAs employed wasn’t the only increase TBC enjoyed in the last 12 months. In 2016, TBC moved up three slots on the Top 300 Firms List from #233 to #230. The Top 300 Firms List is a national ranking of public accounting firms based on net revenue published by Inside Public Accounting. Other recent accolades demonstrate TBC’s ability to keep employees satisfied, such as the Albany Business Review’s Best Places to Work and the Times Union Top Workplace awards. As a testament to its commitment to giving back locally, TBC just wrapped up celebrating its 45th year in business by completing a 45 Acts of Kindness campaign in which employees volunteered (or the firm itself) donated financial means or goods to nonprofit organizations for 45 consecutive days.
Richmond, Va. accounting firm adds new senior and staff accountant
Eric R. Godfrey, CPA, and Nathanael A. Arbour have joined an expanding team at
a provider of full-service accounting to nonprofit organizations and closely ERIC GODFREY held businesses. Godfrey has more than five years of experience in accounting, having worked in the manufacturing, nonprofit and education sectors. Godfrey received his bachelor's in accounting from The College of William & Mary and is a member of the AICPA, Virginia Society of CPAs and the North Carolina Association of CPAs. Arbour comes to the NATHANAEL ARBOUR firm as a former accountant. He has a bachelor’s in accounting from Liberty University. As a staff accountant, he will primarily be responsible for ledger activities, reconciliations, financial analysis, and reporting.
Local firms team up to raise $120,000 for Make-A-Wish® Illinois
Dave Nissen (above, center, with the owners of Plote and Sanfilippo), managing partner of member firm , was looking to grow what started out as a friendly bowling competition between local companies in order to raise money for Make-A-Wish® Illinois. In 2016 Mueller partnered with Plote Construction Inc., raising $60,000 for Make-A-Wish®. This year, with the addition of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc., a total of $120,000 was raised. The event was organized by volunteers from all three companies. “Seeing how dedicated and engaged everyone was ... for this deserving charity ... illustrates the power of combining forces and resources of all three firms to assist Make-A-Wish®’s mission of fulfilling wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions,” Nissen said. Thanks to the combined efforts of Mueller, Plote, and Sanfilippo, more than 200 participants and supporters helped to generate $6,000 for each of the 20 granted wishes.
Galle of Baum, Smith, & Clemens earns audit certificate
Member firm , a Lansdale, Pa.-based accounting and business advisory firm, announced that Jessica A. Galle, CPA, has received the Advanced Defined Contribution Plans Audit Certificate. The credential was developed by leading subject matter experts from the AICPA’s Employee Benefit Plans Audit Quality Center. The examination tests the candidate’s ability to plan, direct and report on these types of plan audits in accordance with the latest AICPA standards and Department of Labor and IRS requirements.
Member firm THF congratulates Carver on passing the CPA exam (THF), headquartered in Tallahassee, Fla., congratulates Catherine Carver on passing the CPA exam. Carver received her bachelor's in accounting and in finance (both summa cum laude) from Valdosta State University.
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