Society Officers and Board of Directors 2013-2014
OFFICERS: to hold office for one year, from June 1, 2013:
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J. MICHAEL KIRKLAND, Director, Deutsche Bank AG, New York, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1982; member of the Manhattan/Bronx Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serving as President and on the Finance and Executive Committees. Current committee service includes the Board of Directors, Executive and Finance committees. Previous committee service includes the Executive, Quality Enhancement Policy, Finance, Banking and Minority Group Recruitment & Equal Opportunity committees, and the Industry Outreach (Cochair) and Real Estate (Chair) task forces, and FAE Curriculum Committee. CHAPTER: Previous chapter service includes Manhattan/Bronx Chapter Executive Board, President, President-elect and Vice President and on the Executive Board. Previous chapter committee service includes the Nominating and Cooperation with Bankers & Other Credit Grantors committees.
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SCOTT M. ADAIR, CFO, Monroe County Department of Finance, Rochester, N.Y. Member of the Society since 2001; member of the Rochester Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serving as President-elect and on the Executive, Finance and Government Accounting & Auditing committees. Previously served as Secretary/Treasurer and as Vice President on the Board of Directors and on the FAE Board of Trustees. Current committee service includes Executive, Finance (Chair) and Government Accounting & Auditing committees. Previous committee service includes Executive Committee and the Deferred Compensation and Government Audit Quality task forces. CHAPTER: Previous chapter service includes President, President-elect and on the Executive Board. Served as Government Relations Director. |
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IAN J. BENJAMIN, Partner, McGladrey LLP, New York, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1987; member of the Manhattan/Bronx Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serving on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee and as an advisor on the Industry Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Oversight and Consulting Services Oversight committees. Previous committee service includes Chair and Vice Chair of the Professional Ethics Committee, and member of the Nominating, Community Affairs, International Operations, Not-for-Profit Organizations and Real Estate committees, and the Code of Conduct and Not-for-Profit task forces.
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ADRIAN P. FITZSIMONS, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Accounting and Taxation, St. John’s University, Queens, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1983; member of the Queens/Brooklyn Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serving on the Board of Directors and on the Executive Committee. Previous committee service includes FAE Campus Ambassador, Awards, Stock Brokerage and Commodities Committees. CHAPTER: Current chapter service includes the Queens/Brooklyn Chapter Executive Committee and the Accounting and Auditing Committee. Previous chapter service includes the Queens/Brooklyn Chapter President, President-elect. Past Chair of the St. John’s COAP Advisory Board.
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BARBARA MARINO, Director, The Hackett Group Inc., Westchester, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1992; member of the Manhattan/Bronx Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serving on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. Previous committee service includes Chair, Vice Chair and member of the Promoting CPA Careers Committee; member of the Executive, Awards, Nominating and Practice Management Oversight committees; member of the Selections Subcommittee. CHAPTER: Current chapter service includes President of the Manhattan/Bronx Chapter. Previous chapter service includes President, President-elect and Vice President; member of the Manhattan/Bronx Chapter Executive Board. Previous chapter committee service includes Promoting CPA Careers Committee.
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WARREN RUPPEL, Partner, Marks Paneth & Shron LLP, New York, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1981; member of the Manhattan/Bronx Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serving on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee. Previously served as President and President-elect of the FAE Board of Trustees. Current committee service includes the Government Accounting and Auditing Committee. Previous committee service includes the Audit (Chair) and the Government Accounting and Auditing (Chair) committees, the Accounting and Auditing Oversight, Finance, Government Accounting and Auditing and Not-for-Profit Organizations committees, and the Government Audit Quality Task Force.
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F. MICHAEL ZOVISTOSKI, Partner, UHY LLP, Albany, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1987; member of the Northeast Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serving on the Board of Directors and on the Executive Committee. Currently serving on the FAE Board of Trustees. Current committee service includes Finance (Chair), Professional Liability Insurance and Member Benefits. Previous committee service includes Governance, Professional Liability Insurance (Chair), Member Benefits (Vice Chair), Public Relations, FAE Curriculum, Investment and Construction Contractors committees. CHAPTER: Previous chapter service includes Northeast Chapter President, President-elect and Secretary. Previous chapter committee service includes the Tax (Chair) and Members in Industry committees (Cochair). |
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| IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT: to hold office for one year, from June 1, 2013: | |
| Immediate Past President GAIL M. KINSELLA, Partner, Testone, Marshall & Discenza, LLP, Syracuse, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1991; member of the Syracuse Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serving as Immediate Past President and on the Board of Directors. Previously served as Vice President and on the Board of Directors, as Adviser to the Accounting and Auditing Oversight, Consulting Services Oversight, Industry Oversight, Practice Management Oversight, Public Sector Oversight and Tax Division Oversight committees. Previous committee service includes the Executive and Quality Enhancement Policy (Chair), Membership, Awards and Nominating committees, Selections Subcommittee, FAE Trustees (President) and FAE Curriculum Committee and on the NYSSCPA/FAE Affiliation Task Force and the Strategy Task Force. CHAPTER: Previous Syracuse Chapter service includes as President, President-elect, Vice President, Treasurer and member of the Executive Board, and the COAP Syracuse Advisory Board. Top of Page |
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| Directors-at-Large: to hold office for three years, beginning June 1, 2013, except as noted: | |
| Director-at-Large SHARI E. BERK, Sole Sole Practitioner, S.E. Berk & Associates P.A., Rockland, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1988; member of the Rockland Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serves as a Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors. Previous committee service includes the Membership and Awards committees. CHAPTER: Current chapter service includes Rockland Chapter Secretary. Prior chapter service includes as Rockland Chapter Immediately Past President, President, President-elect, Treasurer and Secretary. Top of Page |
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| Director-at-Large CHRISTOPHER G. CAHILL, Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, New York, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1991; member of the Manhattan/Bronx Chapter. STATEWIDE: Current committee service includes the Banking Committee. Previous committee service includes the SEC Practice Committee. Top of Page |
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| Director-at-Large ANTHONY S. CHAN, Managing Director, UHY Advisors NY, Inc., New York, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1989; member of the Manhattan/Bronx Chapter. STATEWIDE: Current committee service includes the Executive, Internal Audit (Chair), SEC, and Industry Oversight committees. Previous committee service includes the Young CPAs (Chair), SEC (Chair), Internal Audit, Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions, Accounting and Auditing Oversight, Media and Publishing, Chief Financial Officers and Members in Public Practice committees. Past member of the Baruch COAP Advisory Board. Top of Page |
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| Director-at-Large HAROLD L. DEITERS, Senior Manager, Holtz Rubenstein Reminick LLP, Melville, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1998; member of the Suffolk Chapter. STATEWIDE: Current committee service includes the Business Valuation Committee. Previous committee service includes the Relations with the Legal Community Committee. CHAPTER: Previous chapter service includes Executive Committee (Immediate Past President), President, President-elect, Vice President, Treasurer and the Executive Board. Previous chapter committee service includes the Cooperation with Attorneys (Chair), Public Relations (Chair), Young CPAs (Chair), One on One Program (Vice Chair) and Accounting & Auditing committees. Top of Page |
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| Director-at-Large ELLIOT A. LESSER, Partner, Berdon LLP, New York, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1970; member of the Westchester Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serves as a Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors. Previously served as Vice President on the Board of Directors. Current committee service includes the Auditing Standards, Professional Ethics, Private Equity and Venture Capital and Litigation Services committees. Previous committee service includes Executive, Consulting Services Oversight, Accounting and Auditing Oversight, Professional Ethics, Tax Division Oversight (Adviser), Public Sector Oversight (Adviser), Industry, Membership, SEC Practice, Real Estate (Chair), Bankruptcy and Financial Reorganizations committees, Committee Operations, Large and Medium- Sized Firms Practice Management, Cooperation with Financial Media, Management of an Accounting Practice, Cooperation with the Securities Industry, Construction Contractors and Cooperation with Commercial Credit Grantors, Estate and Financial Planning committees, and the Selections Subcommittee. CHAPTER: Previous Westchester Chapter service includes as President, President-elect, Treasurer and Vice President, and member on the Executive Board. Prior chapter committee service includes the Chapter Newsletter (Cochair), Accounting Careers and Education, Accounting Principles and Audit (Chair), Estate and Financial Planning, Partnering with Professionals, Education and Programming and Local Practitioners committees. Top of Page |
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| Director-at-Large MICHAEL F. ROSENBLATT, President, The Quest Organization, New York, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1979; member of the Nassau Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serves as a Director-at-Large on the Board of Directors. Current committee service includes the Large and Medium-Sized Firms Practice Management, Family Office, Real Estate, Stock Brokerage, Chief Financial Officers and Entertainment, Arts and Sports committees. Previous committee service includes the CFO (Chair), Industry Oversight (Chair), Internal Audit, Awards, Membership, Quality Enhancement Policy, Managing Partners, Financial Executives in Closely Held Companies, Minority Group Recruitment and Equal Opportunity, Promoting CPA Careers, Human Resources and Employee Benefits committees. Top of Page |
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| Director-at-Large ARTHUR J. ROTH, Retired, Loudonville, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1968; member of the Northeast Chapter. STATEWIDE: Previously served on the Board of Directors. Current committee service includes the New York, Multistate & Local Taxation Committee. Previous committee service includes the Annual Leadership Conference, Legislative Contacts, Chapter Operations and Professional Service Corporations committees, and the Task Force for Society Recognition Nationwide. CHAPTER: Previous chapter service includes Northeast Chapter President, President-elect and on the Executive Board. Top of Page |
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| Director-at-Large YEN D. TRAN, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, New York, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1997; member of the Manhattan/Bronx Chapter. STATEWIDE: Current committee service includes the Taxation of Financial Instruments & Transactions Committee. Top of Page |
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| Director-at-Large RICHARD T. VAN OSTEN, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP, Jericho, N.Y. Member of the Society since 2006; member of the Suffolk Chapter. STATEWIDE: Current committee service includes the Executive Committee. Previous committee service includes the Auditing Standards Committee. Top of Page |
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| Director-at-Large MARK WEG, Principal, Daszkowski, Tompkins & Weg, P.C., Staten Island, N.Y. Member of the Society since 2002; member of the Staten Island Chapter. STATEWIDE: Previous committee service includes the Awards Committee. CHAPTER: Previous chapter service includes President, President-elect, Treasurer and Executive Board member. Previous chapter committee service includes the Staten Island Chapter Young CPAs Committee (Chair), the Education, Membership, Public Relations, Taxation, One-on-One Program, Sponsorship, MAP and Technology committees. Top of Page |
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| ADIRONDACK DOUGLAS L. HOFFMAN, Managing Partner, Dragon Benware Crowley & Co., P.C., Lake Placid, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1978; member of the Adirondack Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serving as Director as Chapter Representative on the Board of Directors and on the FAE Board of Trustees. CHAPTER: Current chapter service includes the Adirondack Chapter Executive Board. Previous chapter service includes service as Adirondack Chapter President, President-elect, Vice President, Secretary and on the Adirondack Chapter Executive Board, and as CPA PAC Chapter Delegate. Top of Page |
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| BUFFALO GREGORY J. ALTMAN, CFO, Somerset Capital Partners, Williamsville, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1989; member of the Buffalo Chapter. STATEWIDE: Current committee service includes the Executive and Membership committees. Previous committee service includes the Awards and Membership committees. CHAPTER: Previous chapter service includes Buffalo Chapter Executive Board, President, President-elect, Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer. Previous chapter committee service includes the Tax Institute (Chair) and Cooperation with Educational Institutions committees. Top of Page |
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| MANHATTAN/BRONX WILLIAM AIKEN, Retired. Member of the Society since 1981; member of the Manhattan/Bronx Chapter. STATEWIDE: Previously served on the Board of Directors, PAC Board of Trustees (President) and COAP Baruch Advisory Board. Previous committee service includes Finance, Awards, Audit, Industry Oversight, Not-for-Profit Organizations, Chief Financial Officers and Cooperation with Government Officials committees. CHAPTER: Previous chapter service includes Manhattan/Bronx Chapter President and on the Executive Board. Top of Page |
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| MID HUDSON TRACY D. TARSIO, Manager, Day Seckler LLP, Fishkill, N.Y. Member of the Society since 2002; member of the Mid Hudson Chapter. STATEWIDE: Previous committee service includes the Awards Committee. CHAPTER: Previous chapter service includes Mid Hudson Chapter President, President-elect, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary, and member of the Executive Board. Current chapter committee service includes the Mid Hudson Chapter Membership/Revitalization, Sponsorship (Cochair), and Budget committees. Previous chapter committee service includes the Membership/Revitalization and Young CPAs committees. Top of Page |
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| NASSAU ERIC M. KRAMER, Attorney/CPA, Farrell Fritz P.C., Uniondale, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1986; member of the Nassau Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serving as Director as Chapter Representative on the Board of Directors. Prior committee service includes Income of Trusts and Estates (Chair) and Strategic Planning committees. CHAPTER: Previous chapter service includes as Nassau Chapter President, President-elect, and Executive Board (Trustee). Previous chapter committee service includes Awards, Estate Planning (Chair) and Attorney and Accountants Joint committees, CPA PAC Chapter Delegate, Estate and Personal Financial Planning, CFO and Financial Executives, and Furtherance (Chair) committees. Top of Page |
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| QUEENS/BROOKLYN MARK M. ULRICH, Director, Center for Accounting Research and Technology, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Accounting and Taxation St. John’s University, Queens, N.Y. Member of the Society since 2007; member of the Queens/Brooklyn Chapter. STATEWIDE: Current committee service includes the Academic Advancement and Higher Education Committee. Previous committee service includes the Academic Advancement and Higher Education Committee. CHAPTER: Current chapter service includes Queens/Brooklyn Chapter Executive Board (Immediate Past President). Previous chapter service includes the Queens/Brooklyn Chapter President, Vice President and Secretary. Previous chapter committee service includes the Meetings and COAP committees (Chair). Top of Page |
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| ROCHESTER STEVEN M. MORSE, Assistant Vice President, Institute Audit, Compliance & Advisement at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1991; member of the Rochester Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serving as Director as Chapter Representative on the Board of Directors. CHAPTER: Previous chapter service includes Rochester Chapter Vice President and Treasurer. Previous chapter committee service includes Rochester Chapter Executive Board, the COAP (SUNY Brockport) Advisory Board, World of Accounting (Cochair), Cooperation with Industry (Cochair) and Community Service (Chair) committees. Top of Page |
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| ROCKLAND MICHAEL E. MILISITS, Public Accounting Supervisor, Hunter Group CPA LLC, Fair Lawn, N.J. Member of the Society since 2007; member of the Rockland Chapter. CHAPTER: Current chapter service includes Rockland Chapter President-elect. Previous chapter service includes Rockland Chapter Treasurer and Secretary. Previous chapter committee service includes the Young CPAs Committee. Top of Page |
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| STATEN ISLAND CYNTHIA A. SCARINCI, Professor, College of Staten Island (CUNY), Staten Island, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1990; member of the Staten Island Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serving as Director as Chapter Representative on the Board of Directors. Previously served on the Awards Committee. CHAPTER: Previous chapter service includes President, President-elect, Vice President and Chapter Executive Board (Trustee). Previous chapter committee service includes One-on-One Program and the Education Committee (Chair). Top of Page |
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| SUFFOLK JOHN SHILLINGSFORD, Partner, Albrecht, Viggiano, Zureck & Company, P.C., Hauppage, N.Y. Member of the Society since 1994; member of the Suffolk Chapter. STATEWIDE: Currently serving as Director as Chapter Representative on the Board of Directors. Previously served on the Strategy Task Force. CHAPTER: Previous Suffolk Chapter service includes as President, President-elect, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer and on the Executive Board. Current chapter committee service includes the Chapter Sponsorship and Chapter Management of an Accounting Practice committees. Previous chapter committee service includes the Chapter Management of an Accounting Practice (chair), Chapter Sponsorship (Chair), Chapter Nominating (Chair), Chapter Small Business and Chapter Scholarship committees. Top of Page |
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| UTICA SCOTT D. HOSLER, Public Accounting Staff, Bonadio & Co., LLP, Clinton, N.Y. Member of the Society since 2006; member of the Utica Chapter. CHAPTER: Current chapter service includes Utica Chapter Executive Board. Previous chapter service includes Utica Chapter President, President-elect and Treasurer. Top of Page |
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JOANNE S. BARRY, CAE, directs the administrative operations of the NYSSCPA, assisted by a professional staff of approximately 75. She joined the NYSSCPA in 1981 as Assistant Director of Public Relations. Her previous positions include Acting Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, Managing Director, Director of the Communications Division and Director of Public Relations. |
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