mm member milestones.

Announcements

Jim Makofske earned the Certified Financial Manager credential from the Institute of Certified Management Accountants ... Hein & Associates, LLP promoted Larry Schultz, CPA, to audit partner and Scott Appel, CPA, to partner-in-charge in the firm's Irvine office ... RBZ, LLP named John J. Feyche manager in the tax department and promoted Sergio Salas to manager and Dmitriy Pinus to senior supervisor ... Kushner, Smith, Joanou and Gregson LLP promoted Stacy Horne and Holly Bryant-Lee to audit manager, Ameet Shendrikar to tax manager and Jian Wang to senior tax accountant ... Scott Manno and Leena Shanbhag have been admitted as partners with the firm of Rogers Anderson Malody & Scott, LLP, in San Bernardino ... Novogradac & Company LLP has admitted William A. Letsinger as a partner ... GBP&B Tax and Business Advisers in San Luis Obispo promoted Mical W. Bovee to senior professional associate and Kathleen. J. Gerber, CPA to senior professional associate ... Pasadena-based Jenkins, Bowler & Perkins, LLP promoted Charles L. Kiu, CPA to partner ... Ireland San Filippo named John D. Sensiba managing partner ... Conrad Davis, CPA, Constance Logan. CPA and Brian Yacker, CPA were appointed to the IRS's Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee ... Charles P. Rettig was named to the IRS Advisory Council ... Wade C. McKnight, CPA joined the San Diego office of J.H. Cohn LLP ... Greenstein Rogoff Olscn & Co. opened a new office in Danville and appointed Mary Kay Foss as director ... Moss Adams promoted Amy Runge to partner in the San Francisco office ... Brown Adams LLP promoted Yunita Citro and Scott Marston to senior accountants ... Bryan Polster was named to the Private Bank of the Peninsula's board of directors.

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Accomplishments

Travis M. Peeters was inducted into the Golden Key International Honour Society.

Firm News

Orange County-based Haskell & White just opened an office in San Diego County ... Kellogg & Andelson Accountancy Corporation in Sherman Oaks acquired Markman Brecker Associates in Los Angeles ... Wertz & Company LLP merged the tax practice of Tim Torre with its Irvine office ... Concord-based Janet Anderson, CPA purchased the accounting practice of Robert Anderson, CPA, who retired.

Members in the News

Michael Eisenberg talked about what the economic slump means for consumers in the Jan. 26 Wall Street Journal. He also provided tax tips Jan. 31 for Market Watch and...