Member promotions, new hires and news from March 7–July 15, 2025.
NEW HIRES
Brandon Cook, CPA, director – Barnes Dennig.
John Fisk, CPA, partner – Barnes Dennig.
Chaleise Fleming, CPA, CFE, principal – Barnes Dennig.
Landon Fowler, staff accountant – Whitinger & Company LLC.
Brandon Gritton, CPA, director – state and local tax, Kruggel Lawton CPAs.
Yvette Lamie, CPA, senior manager, Whitinger & Company LLC.
Jennifer McVey, CPA, principal – Barnes Dennig.
Amanda Meko, CPA, CGMA, director – Barnes Dennig.
Marie Myers, CPA, director – Barnes Dennig.
James Wagoner, CPA, managing director – Indianapolis, Barnes Dennig.
PROMOTIONS
Kennedy Bader, audit senior, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Ryan Bates, senior manager – client accounting and advisory services team, CBIZ CPAs.
Walt Barnes, CPA, audit senior manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Jenna Borgerding, CPA, audit principal, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Chloe Cain, CPA, tax senior manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Laura Horton, CPA, audit manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Eli Huff, CPA, audit manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Brooks Faurote, CPA, audit senior manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Luke Fleck, CPA, audit manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Derek James, CPA, audit senior manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Doug Lee, CPA, senior manager, CBIZ CPAs.
Matthew Martin, CPA, senior manager – tax, CBIZ CPAs.
Thomas Mikos, CPA, audit senior manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Ashlin Overholt, CPA, audit manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Patrick Phelan, CPA, tax senior manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Andrew Pluckebaum, CPA, tax senior manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Harry Rumer, CPA, tax senior manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Tylynn Schaber, CPA, audit senior manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Michelle Siebert, CPA, tax senior manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Mark Solid, CPA, audit principal, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Gregory Stephens, CPA, audit senior manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Clay Stinson, audit senior, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Scott Weber, CPA, tax manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
Connor Wyatt, CPA, audit senior manager, Dauby O'Connor & Zaleski, LLC.
MEMBER NEWS
Congratulations to Junior Achievement of Central Indiana’s 2025 “Best & Brightest” Finalists Jack Allgood, CPA, tax manager – L.M. Henderson & Company, LLP, Emily Belcher, CPA, audit senior manager – Crowe LLP, CJ Bails, CPA, senior associate – PwC LLP, Jose Castro, CPA, CIA, associate director – Protiviti, John Estridge, CPA, partner – Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, Sarah Hammond, CPA, partner – business advisory group, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, Brendon Howell, CPA, senior manager – PwC LLP, and Justin Verbeten, CPA, partner – Forvis Mazars.
John Estridge, CPA, partner – Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, and INCPAS Board Member E. ZeNai Savage, CPA, chief finance and administrative officer – Indy Chamber, named to 2025 “Forty Under 40” by Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ).
Congratulations to Forbes’ 2025 “Best-in-State CPAs” Erin Eberly, CPA, partner-in-charge – Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, Nicholas Eichelman, CPA, partner – Forvis Mazars, Jamie Ellis, CPA, chief operating officer and partner – Katz Sapper & Miller, LLP, Barry Hall, CPA, CGMA, managing partner – Kruggel Lawton CPAs, Kevin J. Hamernik, CPA, CIRA, partner – Forvis Mazars, Amanda Horvath, CPA, CGMA, director – Katz Sapper & Miller, LLP, Benjamin C. Kimmerling, CPA, CGMA, senior managing director – CBIZ CPAs, Amy Lehrman, CPA, managing partner – Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, Katelyn Leichty, CPA, partner – Kruggel Lawton CPAs, David Leising, CPA, partner – Forvis Mazars, Michael North, CPA, partner-in-charge, Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, Amy Northard, CPA, founder – The Accountants for Creatives, Jason Patch, CPA, partner-in-charge – Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP, David Rabb, CPA, partner – Forvis Mazars, Gregory Rexing, CPA, partner – Forvis Mazars, Andrew Rinzel, CPA, partner – Forvis Mazars, E. ZeNai Savage, CPA founder – The Savage Advantage, JoAnna Simek, CPA, partner – Forvis Mazars, Jeff Taner, CPA, managing director – DWD CPAs & Advisors, Brenda Torres, CPA, partner – Crowe, Dan Waninger, CPA, partner – Forvis Mazars, Melissa Wolf, CPA, director – Baden Gage & Schroeder, LLC, and Mike Ziembo, CPA, managing partner – Baden Gage & Schroeder, LLC.
Brendon Howell, CPA, senior manager – PwC LLP, coordinated NABA Inc.’s first weeklong Accounting Career Awareness Program/Accelerated Career Awareness Program (ACAP) summer program for high school students at Butler University.
Cody Newport, CPA, partner – Kruggel Lawton CPAs, named as a 2025 “Forty Under 40” in Michiana honoree by the South Bend Regional Chamber.
Seth Sailors, CPA, director – Katz Sapper & Miller, LLP, named a 2025 “Forty Under 40” in Fort Wayne honoree by Fort Wayne Business.
ORGANIZATION NEWS
CBIZ CPAs acquired MHM.
CLA ranked in the “Top 10 Accounting Firms” by Accounting Today.
Baker Tilly acquired KraftCPAs.
IN MEMORIAM
The Indiana CPA Society extends condolences to the families, friends and colleagues of the following INCPAS members who recently passed.
Janis Flutka passed away on May 8, 2025.
Janis was born on April 12, 1953, in Gary, Indiana. A lifelong resident of the region, she graduated from Highland High School, where she met and eventually married her husband, Rick.
After receiving her bachelor’s degree in business from Indiana University, she went on to become a CPA. She was elected and served as the Clerk-Treasurer for the City of Crown Point, and in 2006 was named INCPAS’ “Outstanding CPA in Government.” She then joined the Lake County Convention and Visitors Bureau as CFO until she retired in 2015.
Richard Parker passed away March 10, 2025.
Richard was born on April 19, 1940, in Hammond, Indiana. He married the love of his life, Linda Langenbahn, in 1960.
He was a proud graduate of Manchester University and long-time member of INCPAS and the Indiana State Public Accountants. He was also an active member of the Tyner I.O.O.F Lodge 821 and the Indiana Charolais Association. He had a deep passion for farming and enjoyed running his family farm since 1966. In the community, he served on the Polk Township Advisory Board and attended Koontz Lake Missionary Church.
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