Member Milestones.

• Position: News & Trends

Announcements

Los Angeles-based Turner, Warren, Hwang & Conrad has admitted Kian Moshirzadeh as partner ... Odenberg, Ullakko, Muranishi & Co has promoted Steve F. Green to partner, managing the Carlsbad office. The firm also has promoted Doug Pallotta and Jimmy Cheung to supervisors in its San Francisco office ... Victor J. Gonzales has joined Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt in Long Beach as principal in the firm's tax practice ... Matthew Nethaway has been promoted to the position of audit manager within the education practice at Sacramento Valley-based Perry-Smith and Lisa McCargar has joined as audit manager in the firm's technology, emerging industries and healthcare practice.

Achievements

CalCPA's Committee on Taxation has awarded its 2001 Saul Braverman Memorial Award for distinguished service to Stockton-based CPA John DeGregori. DeGregori is a former COT member who served as the FTB liaison for the committee ... Lina Ledford, a partner with West Covina-based Parke, Guptill & Co, has been elected president of the Covina Rotary Club.

Firm News

Robert J. Frcek announces the establishment of his Santa Monica firm, Benefit Plan Audit Services, LLC.

In Memory

Karen Bramer passed away Oct. 19 after a battle with cancer. Bramer was a CPA based in Beverly Hills. She leaves behind her daughter Alana. Bramer was a former member of the CaICPA Council, Westside Technology Users Group and the state Technology Committee. "Karen was always giving of herself, helping those around her in need. I never once heard her complain about her personal misfortunes," says fellow CaICPA member Larry...