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.

Do you have an update to share about yourself, a team member or your firm? Send it to Elise May.