Member promotions, new hires and news from December 4, 2021–February 28, 2022.
NEW HIRES
Michelle Gantt, client advisor – CAAS, Kruggel Lawton CPAs.
Kate Koval, CPA, nonprofit management consultant – CAAs, Kruggel Lawton CPAs.
Juliana Romano, CPA, senior staff accountant, Kruggel Lawton CPAs.
Arniel Sia, CPA, financial controller, Zeni.
Lisa Wine, CPA, CFO, Goshen Health.
PROMOTIONS
Cecilia Araya, senior accountant, Bradley Associates.
Katrina Brink, CPA, senior accountant, Simons Bitzer & Associates, PC.
Austin Brooks, CPA, senior accountant, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Ashley Christie, CPA, partner – real estate services, Katz Sapper & Miller, LLP.
John Estridge, CPA, partner – real estate services, Katz Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Ben Farmer, CPA, supervisor, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Erik Forbes, CPA, manager, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Gavin Fox, CPA, director, Blue & Co., LLC.
Kylee Fraze-Norman, CPA, tax department lead, CLH CPAs & Consultants.
Amanda Garner, CPA, director, Baden, Gage & Schroeder, LLC.
Andrew Goodman, CPA, partner – audit and assurance services, Katz Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Andrew Harrison, senior accountant, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Justin Hayes, CPA, CGMA, partner – audit and assurance services, Katz Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Joshua Holt, senior accountant, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Joshua Irelan, CPA, senior accountant, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Jeremy Kopeck, CPA, CGMA, managing director, Pile CPAs.
Ashley Lombardo, CPA, manager of accounting and tax services, Simons Bitzer & Associates, PC.
James Loveless, supervisor, Bradley Associates.
Katherine Malarsky, CPA, partner – tax services, Katz Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Matthew Martin, CPA, supervisor, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Christopher Mitchell, CPA, supervisor, Bradley Associates.
JP Moore, CPA, partner – healthcare resources and financial services, Katz Sapper & Miller, LLP.
Emily Mosier, CPA, supervisor, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Matthew Nafziger, CPA, manager, Insight Accounting Group.
Annmarie Novotney, CPA, director, Blue & Co., LLC.
Bradley Sack, CPA, director, Barnes Dennig.
Amanda “Mandi” Scheel, CPA, managing director, Crowe Healthcare Risk Consulting.
Adam Schwelnus, CPA, CGMA, partner – client accounting and advisory services, Kruggel Lawton CPAs.
Matthew Stout, managing partner, BKD CPAs & Advisors – Fort Wayne and Pittsburg.
Stephen Stringer, CPA, director, Blue & Co., LLC.
Kyle Stuckey, CPA, manager, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Scott Sutton, CPA, CDA, MSA, principal, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Sara Tanner, senior accountant, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Brian Thompson, CPA, manager, Bradley Associates.
Alexander Tolley, senior accountant, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Morgan Uitermarkt, CPA, supervisor, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Jaclyn Verbeten, CPA, principal, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
David White, CPA, CGMA, director, Pile CPAs.
Olivia Williams, CPA, supervisor, Somerset CPAs and Advisors.
Melissa Wolf, CPA, director, Baden, Gage & Schroeder, LLC.
Michael Ziembo, CPA, managing director, Baden Gage & Schroeder.
MEMBER NEWS
Claire Baker, CPA, audit principal – Dauby O’Connor and Zaleski LLC, JoAnna Simek, CPA, MST, assistant managing partner – BKD LLP, Kevin Umberger, CPA, senior manager – Blue & Co. LLC, and Mike Wipper, CPA, assistance and transactions services director – Katz Sapper & Miller LLP, were Junior Achievement of Central Indiana’s “Best & Brightest Award” finalists in the Accounting category.
ZeNai Brooks, CPA, controller, corporate responsibility and foundation – Cummins, received Junior Achievement of Central Indiana’s “Best & Brightest Award” in the Accounting category.
Zach Sauder, CPA, CGMA, director – Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, received KSM’s 2021 “Vision Award for Community Service Excellence.”
Nicholas Wallpe, CPA, CGMA, principal owner – RBSK Partners PC, appointed to board of directors for Decatur County United Fund.
Jennifer Wesselman, CPA, senior manager – Barnes Dennig, named a “Top 25 Opportunity Zone Tax Specialist” by Opportunity Zone Magazine.
ORGANIZATION NEWS
BKD and Dixon Hughes Goodman (DHG) merged to create a new, to-be-named Top 10 national accounting firm.
Cullar & Associates, PC, and Davis & Wojtysiak, LLC, have merged to become DWC CPAs, LLC.
IN MEMORIAM
The Indiana CPA Society extends condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the following INCPAS members who recently passed.
David Claerbout passed away February 21.
Albert Meyer passed away on Feb 3.
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