Election for 2005–2006 Nominating Committee

By Raymond M. Nowicki, NYSSCPA Secretary

New York—For the second consecutive year, the NYSSCPA received enough petitions from members seeking to serve on the Nominating Committee that the Society must hold a membership election to determine which of the petitioners will serve on the 2005–2006 committee.

The CPA membership fills nine positions, and the Board of Directors designates two current board members to serve on the committee. See the NYSSCPA Bylaws under Article IX at www.nysscpa.org/society/bylaws.htm for more information.

A ballot was mailed to CPA members in late August and must be returned to the balloting company by Sept. 30. The results of the election will be announced via an e-mail to the entire membership and in the November issue of The Trusted Professional.

This nominating committee will be nominating a president-elect, three vice presidents, a secretary, five at-large directors, and directors from the Buffalo, Finger Lakes, Manhattan/Bronx, Southern Tier, Syracuse and Westchester chapters. Any members interested in serving in any of these positions should contact their chapter president.

Candidates for the 2005–2006 Nominating Committee

STEVEN C. BAUM, Managing Partner, Marks Paneth & Shron. NYSSCPA member since 1971. Statewide: president (’92–’93); president-elect (’91–’92); vice president (’90–’91); director (’88–’94). Served on the following committees: Executive (’91–’93), Interactive Online Resource, CPA Firms Management Council, COAP Statewide Advisory Board, Management of an Accounting Practice (chair), Medium-Sized Firms Practice Management, Cooperation with Government Officials, Members in Public Practice, Managing Partners, Large and Medium-Sized Firms Practice Management, Professional Ethics, Finance, Member Benefits (chair), Awards (chair) and Annual Leadership Conference and Member Involvement (chair); Scholarships (chair) and Professional Standards task forces. Also served as FAE president (’93–’94).

BRUCE D. BERNSTEIN, Partner, McGladrey & Pullen. NYSSCPA member since 1977. Statewide: served on the following committees: Retail, Litigation Services, Cooperation with Commercial Credit Grantors, Bank Relations, Construction Contractors, Medium-Sized Firms Practice Management and Large and Medium-Sized Firms Practice Management. Chapter: served on the Manhattan/Bronx Chapter Cooperation with Bankers and Other Credit Grantors Committee.

BARBARA S. DWYER, Sole Practitioner, Barbara S. Dwyer, CPA. NYSSCPA member since 1986. Statewide: director (’02–’05). Served on the following committees: Board’s Selections Subcommittee and Advancement of Women in the Accounting Profession. Chapter: Adirondack Chapter President (’01–’02), secretary (’05–’06). Served on the Executive Board and the following committees: One-on-One (chair) and Steering (chair). Also serves on the NYSSCPA PAC Board (’05–’08).

NEIL A. GIBGOT, Managing Partner, Gibgot Willenbacher & Co. NYSSCPA member since 1972. Statewide: vice president (’93–’94); director (’89–’92). Served on the following committees: Firm Coordinators, Young CPAs, Local Practitioners and Small Firms, Management of an Accounting Practice (chair), Medium-Sized Firms, Mediation and Arbitration (chair), Continuity of Practice, Members in Public Practice (chair), Small Firms Practice Management, Development of the Profession (chair), Large and Medium-Sized Firms Practice Management, Finance (chair), Managing Partners, CPA Journal Business Activity, Membership, Professional Ethics, Investment of Society Funds, Committee Operations (chair), Furtherance, Annual Leadership Conference, Awards, CPA Firms Management Council and Committee Coordinator Advisory Group, and Committee Structure and Specialization (chair) task forces. Also served as FAE Trustee. Chapter: served on the Nassau Chapter Management of Accounting Practice Committee.

JEFFREY R. HOOPS, Partner, Ernst & Young. NYSSCPA member since 1977. Statewide: president (’03–’04); president-elect (’02–’03); vice president (’95–’96); director (’93–’95 and ’02–’04). Served on the following committees: Executive, Committee Coordinator Advisory Group, COAP Fundraising, Firm Coordinators, Publishing and Printing, Taxation of Individuals, Taxation of Financial Instruments and Transactions, Tax Division Oversight (chair), Mergers and Acquisitions, Consolidated Returns, Affiliated and Related Corporations (chair), Finance, Committee Operations, Legislation, Awards (chair), Chapter Operations, Annual Leadership Conference (chair) and the Member Firm Involvement task force. FAE president (’04–’05). Benevolent Fund president (’03–’04). Chapter: Nassau Chapter president (’88–’89); president-elect (’87–’88); vice president (’86–’87); secretary (’85–’86). Served on the Executive Board and the Federal Taxation committee. Also served on Board of the NYSSCPA PAC (’02–’05).

MARTHA A. JAECKLE, Partner, Jaeckle, Kearney & Lepselter. NYSSCPA member since 1989. Statewide: serves on the Quality Enhancement Policy Committee. Chapter: Nassau Chapter treasurer (’98–’99); secretary (’97–’98); served on the Executive Board.

D. EDWARD MARTIN, Audit Partner, Eisner LLP. NYSSCPA member since 1978. Statewide: director (’90–’93). Served on the following committees: Development of the Profession, Quality Control Practice Assistance, Litigation Services, Public Relations, Cooperation with Financial Media (chair), Professional Ethics, Furtherance (chair), Audit (chair), and Finance and the Professional Standards Task Force. Also served as a FAE Trustee.

BRIAN PEARSON, President, Valuation Advisors. NYSSCPA member since 1989. Statewide: served on the following committees: Business Valuation (chair); Chief Financial Officers, Consulting Services Oversight, Finance, Financial Executives in Closely Held Companies and Estate Planning. Chapter: served on the Buffalo Chapter Consulting Services Committee.

DAVID SANDS, Partner, Buchbinder, Tunick & Co. NYSSCPA member since 1981. Statewide: served on the following committees: Employee Benefits, Closely Held and S Corporations, Estate Planning, Relations with Internal Revenue Service (chair), Consolidated Returns, Affiliated and Related Corps, and Tax Practice Management.

THOMAS D. WEDDELL, Partner, Vanacore, DeBenedictus, DiGiovanni & Weddell. NYSSCPA member since 1982. Statewide: director (’92–’95). Served on the following committees: Continuity of Practice, Audit, Chapter Operations and Legislation, and the Task Force on Scholarships. Chapter: Mid Hudson president (’89–’90); president-elect (’88–’89); vice president (’87–’88). Served on Executive Board and the following committees: Membership/Revitalization, Newsletter, Cooperation with Bankers and Other Loan Grantors, and Federal and State Taxation.

PHILIP WOLITZER, Retired, Long Island University. NYSSCPA member since 1943. Statewide: director (’04–’06 and ’02–’03). Served on the following committees: Board’s Selections Subcommittee, FAE Scholarship Awards, Higher Education, Quality Control Practice Assistance, Public Schools, Publishing and Printing, Real Estate, Financial Accounting Standards, Insurance Companies and Agencies, Not-for-Profit Organizations, Development of the Profession, Federal Government Contracts, Public Relations, Cooperation with Financial Media, Professional Employment Network of New York, Professional Ethics, Furtherance (chair), Advisory Committee on Appointments, Committee Operations, Practice Evaluation and Assistance, and Professional Oversight. Chapter: served on the Brooklyn Chapter Executive Board and the Manhattan/Bronx Chapter Cooperation with Bankers and Other Credit Grantors Committee.