Official Nominating Committee Report

This is the official report of the NYSSCPA Nominating Committee, which sets forth the committee’s nominations for the 2003-2004 Society officers and directors. The committee presented nominations for president-elect, four vice presidents, the secretary, the treasurer, five at-large directors and six directors to represent Society chapters. A member proxy/ballot pertaining to the election of the 2003-2004 officers will be included with CPA members’ issue of the March Trusted Professional. The annual election of the members will occur on May 15.

TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE SOCIETY OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS:

The Nominating Committee, elected in accordance with Article IX of the bylaws, is pleased to enter the following nominations for Officers and Directors:

OFFICERS - to hold office for one year from June 1, 2003:

Click here for officer biographies.

DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE -- to hold office for three years from June 1, 2003

DIRECTORS AS CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES -- to hold office for three years from June 1, 2003

All of the nominees have consented to serve if elected.

Jo Ann Golden, Dermody Burke & Brown, P.C., retiring President, automatically becomes Director for one year, replacing Nancy Newman-Limata, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, in accordance with Article VI, Paragraph 1, of the Bylaws.

Terms expiring in 2004:

Rosemarie A. Barnickel, Trochiano & Daszkowski, LLP
Peter L. Berlant, Anchin, Block & Anchin, LLP
Arthur Bloom, Marks Paneth & Shron, LLP
Michael J. DePietro, Rinehard & Fitzgerald & DePietro, P.C.
Katharine K. Doran, Teal Becker & Chiaramonte CPAs, P.C.
David Evangelista, Korn, Rosenbaum, Phillips & Jauntig, LLP
Peter H. Frank, Cornick, Garber & Sandler, LLP
Jo Ann Golden, Dermody, Burke & Brown, P.C.
Vincent J. Love, Kramer Love & Cutler, LLP
Sandra A. Napoleon-Hudson, Steinfink Napoleon & DiBenedetto, LLP
Raymond M. Nowicki, Nowicki & Company, LLP
Kevin J. O’Connor, Own Account
Mark A. Plostock, Own Account
Thomas E. Riley, The Fagliarone Group, P.C.
Steve Rubin, Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Robert A. Sypolt, Own Account
Howard D. Weiner, Holtz Rubenstein & Co., LLP

Terms expiring in 2005:

Spencer L. Barback, Barback Uliano & Company, P.C.
Michael G. Baritot, KPMG, LLP
Andrew Cohen, Weiser, LLP
Walter Daszkowski, Trochiano & Daszkowski, LLP
Barbara S. Dwyer, Own Account
Neville Grusd, Merchant Financial Corporation
David W. Henion, Forte Capital, LLC
Jeffrey R. Hoops, Ernst & Young, LLP
Robert S. Peare, Peare & Heller, CPAs, P.C.
Joseph J. Schlegel, Fust Charles Chambers, LLP
Robert E. Sohr, Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Philip Wolitzer, Long Island University

Terms expiring in 2006:

William Aiken, Own Account
Ann Burstein. Cohen, S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo
Michelle A. Cohen, Rotenberg & Company, LLP
Robert L. Ecker, Ecker Loehr Ecker & Ecker, LLP
Mark Ellis, Michael C. Fina Company
Raymond P. Jones, Watson Rice, LLP
John J. Kearney, Israeloff Trattner & Company, CPAs, LLP
Nancy A. Kirby, Kirby Beals Maier CPAs, LLC
David J. Moynihan, Testone Marshall & Discenza, LLP
Richard E. Piluso, Loews Corporation
Robert N. Waxman, Own Account
Philip G. Westcott, Johnson Lauder & Savidge, LLP

Respectfully submitted,

Stuart Kessler, Chair
Michael L. Borsuk
Brian A. Caswell
Debra A. Cutler
Katharine K. Doran
Neville Grusd
Elliot L. Hendler
Barry B. Seidel
P. Gerard Sokolski