MICHIGAN ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS ELECTS NEW BOARD

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TROY, Mich., September 2009 – The Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA), recently announced its new executive committee.  The organization elected Jonathan D. Anibal as the chair of its board and welcomed five new Board members to an impressive roster of CPA professionals.  New members are Paul Bryant, Sean H. Cook, Mary C. Treder Lang, Patrick J. Killeen, Michael E. Slomski, Douglas R. Wright and Alan C. Young. 

“We are excited to have such an outstanding professional like Jonathan Anibal to run the Board during the 2009-2010 season,” states Peggy Dzierzawski, president and CEO of the MACPA.  “With Jonathan’s experience, and the support of an extremely gifted executive committee and Board, the MACPA will be able to provide its members and the community all the needed resources during the upcoming year in the accounting and tax profession, especially as Michigan continues to face a challenging economy.” 

The 2009-2010 MACPA Board of Director’s Executive Committee will be: 

Jonathan D. Anibal, Chair:  Jonathan manages property-casualty insurance programs in affiliation with Cambridge Property and Casualty and is the owner of Boston Charter, Inc.  Prior to his current employment, Anibal worked in the audit group at the Detroit office of KPMG.  He resides in Milford.  

Gregory A. Nowak, Chair-Elect:  Gregory is a partner of tax and legal services – state tax services at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in Detroit.  He has substantial experience in both structural tax planning and state tax controversy.  Throughout his career he has advised and represented many major companies on multistate tax matter, including clients in the manufacturing, retail and transportation industries.  He resides in Rochester.   

John Pridnia, Treasurer:  Pridnia is a managing principal at Rehmann in Muskegon.  For more than 25 years, John has been providing tax planning, trust and estate planning, private placement insurance and mergers and acquisition services to his clients.  Serving on the boards of numerous local organizations, Pridnia resides in Muskegon.   

Ramona H. Pearson, Secretary:  Pearson is the founder, president and CEO of Ramona Henderson Pearson, CPA, P.C. and the Pearson Group, LLC, both in Detroit.  She provides public accounting and consulting services to mostly governments and non-profit organizations and is the former Auditor General for Wayne County.  Pearson is a frequent speaker to future accounting students at MACPA events.   She resides in Detroit.   

Thomas H. Beard, Immediate Past Chair:  Thomas is the chairman and CEO of Godfrey Hammel Danneels & Co. PC in Saint Clair Shores. With more than 20 years at the firm, in addition to other tasks, he has extensive experience in auditing, mergers and acquisitions, business valuation and litigation support.  Beard resides in Clinton Twp.    

Gail Sparks Pitts, Past Chair:  Gail is the controller at Oakland Community College.  Prior to this position she had more than 10 years of experience working with the State of Michigan. Gail was the first African American woman to chair a CPA state society in the country.  She resides in West Bloomfield.  

The 2009-2010 MACPA new Board members are: 

Paul Bryant, CPA, partner at Plante & Moran in Southfield.  With more than 15 years of public accounting experience, Bryant specializes in school districts, not-for-profits, federal compliance audits and issues and corporate clients.  He is a resident of Farmington Hills. 

Sean H. Cook, CPA, shareholder at Butzel Long Attorneys and Counselors in Bloomfield Hills.  His diverse practice includes federal and state tax planning and controversy, general corporate law, commercial law and succession planning.  The West Bloomfield resident has had numerous legal articles published.   

Patrick J. Killeen, CPA, senior manager at Virchow Krause & Company LLP in Southfield, specializes in auditing publicly- and privately-held manufacturing clients with international activity, advising on SEC accounting and filing matters, in addition to other topics.  He is a resident of Royal Oak. 

Mary C. Treder Lang, CPA, sole practitioner.  She began her career at KPMG in Detroit before moving to Ameritech, becoming a recognized computer security expert.  Since then she has held senior management positions at various companies and most recently ran for State Representative.  Active in her community, she resides in Grosse Pointe Farms. 

Michael E. Slomski, CPA, MSF, shareholder at Slomski & Raedel CPA PC in Harper Woods.  Also an adjunct professor of accounting and taxation at Macomb Community College, Slomski is frequently serves as a speaker at MACPA events. He is a resident of Grosse Pointe Woods. 

Douglas R. Wright, CPA, partner at Gordon Advisors PC in Troy.  Wright is in charge of the firm’s Accounting and Auditing department and is interested in issues relevant to audits of small business and non-profit organizations, governmental auditing standards and tax issues facing non-profits.  He resides in Beverly Hills. 

Alan C. Young, MST, CPA, founder and managing director at Alan C. Young & Associates PC, Detroit.  Young serves a diverse clientele including churches, municipalities, school districts, media personalities and non-profit organizations.  He resides in West Bloomfield.

The Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants is a diversified, professional, member-driven organization serving more than 17,000 CPAs and affiliated professionals throughout Michigan. Visit MACPA’s web site at www.michcpa.org.

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