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Congratulations to the following members! NEW HIRES Melinda Hancock, CPA, was hired by Sentara Healthcare in Norfolk as senior vice president and chief administrative officer. Richard Harpe, CPA, is a new principal at Matthews, Carter & Boyce in Fairfax. Rusty Jones, CPA, has joined Cary Street Partners as a financial advisor in its Wytheville office. Earl Rimel III is a new staff accountant at Mitchell Wiggins in Petersburg.
PROMOTIONS Brown Edwards has announced the following new partners: Megan Argenbright, CPA, and Matt Heatwole, CPA, in Harrisonburg, and Jared Brown, CPA, in Bristol. Kristen Baietti, CPA, is now an audit manager at Kimble in Richmond. Nicole Boyce, CPA, and Martha Floyd, CPA, have been named directors of estates and trusts at Mitchell Wiggins in the Richmond and Petersburg offices, respectively. Also in the Richmond office, Andrew Jones, CPA, and Brendon Maturey, CPA, were promoted to senior accountant. Sasha Howard, CPA, was promoted to vice president at TowneBank in Suffolk. At Meadow, Urquhart Acree & Cook in Henrico, Robin Neas, CPA, has been promoted to director; Jordan Maynard, CPA, to senior accountant; and Ridge Motley and Hui-Ju Tsai to in-charge accountants. Ronnie Johnson, CPA, was named a tax partner at Cherry Bekaert LLP in Virginia Beach.
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Crystal Stewart, CPA, and Lisa Timbrook, CPA, were promoted to partner at CST Group CPAs, PC, in Reston.
APPOINTMENTS & AWARDS Nancy Bagranoff, CPA, accounting professor at the University of Richmond, received the 2021 Distinguished Achievement in Accounting Education Award from the American Institute of CPAs. Steven Caseres, CPA, of Graham, Poirot & Caseres CPAs in Leesburg, was named favorite accountant by readers of Loudoun Now. Kara Santmyer, CPA, of Mitchell & Co. In Leesburg, was named runner-up. Kendall Coleman, CPA, partner at CST Group CPAs, PC, and Joey Musmar, CPA, partner at Millermusmar CPAs, both in Reston, were named to the 2021–2022 Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Hope Cupit, CPA, president & CEO at the Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, won the Robert Steward Leadership Award at the 2021 National Rural Community Assistance Project awards. Jeff Ewing, CPA, a sole proprietor in Irvington, was elected to the board of directors of the Steamboat Era Museum.
Connie Hammell, CPA, principal at KWC CPAs, and Andrew Young, CPA, shareholder at Renner & Company, CPAs, PC, both in Alexandria, were named to the Top 40 Under 40 list from the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce. Genevieve Hancock, CPA, from Port Orange, Fla., and interim vice president of technical Accounting for LPL Financial, received the Women to Watch Experienced Leader Award winner from the Florida Institute of CPAs. Two young professionals were selected for the American Institute of CPAs’ 2021 Leadership Academy: Jennifer Korbely, CPA, controller at BurgerBusters Inc. in Virginia Beach, and Carey Miller, CPA, director at Veris Consulting in Reston.
FIRM NEWS Aiken & Company, PC, CPAs, in Fairfax, was named best accounting services company in the 2021 Best of Loudoun awards from the Loudoun Times-Mirror.
