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2025 Nominating Committee Report

 

January 9, 2025

OFFICERS: to hold office for one year, from June 1, 2025:

PRESIDENT

Kevin Matz, ArentFox Schiff LLP, automatically succeeds Kevin P. O’Leary, MMB + CO, as President, in accordance with  Article IX, Paragraph 5 of the Bylaws.
 

PRESIDENT-ELECT    

Michael R. Durant
Aequitas Tax

to succeed

Kevin Matz
ArentFox Schiff LLP


VICE PRESIDENTS

 

 

Jamie L. Atkinson
Davidson, Fox & Company, LLP

to succeed

A’Isha Torrence
ADAPT Community Network

Clara M. Cohen
Stratify BCG

to succeed

Shmueli Milecki
Bookkeeping Corp

David Evangelista
David Evangelista, CPA

to succeed

Katelyn N. Kogan
Mazars

Zachary Gordon
Red Five

to succeed

William D. Ryan III
Fitzgerald, DePietro & Wojnas CPAs, P.C.

Patricia A. Johnson
Patricia A. Johnson, CPA

to succeed

John M. Spatola
Nawrocki Smith LLP

SECRETARY/TREASURER    

William H. Dresnack
Rochester Institute of Technology


to succeed

William H. Dresnack
Rochester Institute of Technology

DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE: to hold office for four years, from June 1, 2025:

John M. Iacobellis
BDO USA, LLP
to succeed

Minhui Koren Chen
FORVIS LLP

Marc T. Mallare
Frazier & Deeter LLC

to succeed

Michael R. Durant
Aequitas Tax

Zhoudi Tang
L&T Tax Services, LLC

to succeed

Steven M. Morse
The Bonadio Group

DIRECTORS AS CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVES: to hold office for four years, from June 1, 2025:

ROCKLAND
Lenore C. Sanchez
PKF O'Connor Davies, LLP

to succeed

Lenore C. Sanchez
PKF O'Connor Davies, LLP

STATEN ISLAND
Nick Tsoukaris
Ruiz Associates International Inc.

to succeed

Frank J. DeCandido
Frank J. DeCandido, CPA

SUFFOLK
Christina M. Galasso
CBIZ Marks Paneth

to succeed

Philip Marciano
Citrin Cooperman LLP

WESTCHESTER
VACANT

to succeed

Ronald F. Ries
Ronald F. Ries, CPA

DIRECTOR AS CHAPTER REPRESENTATIVE: to hold office for three years, from June 1, 2025:

SOUTHERN TIER
Michael R. Mattick
Mattick CPA PC

to succeed

Jamie L. Atkinson
Davidson Fox & Company, LLP

 

ALL OF THE NOMINEES HAVE CONSENTED TO SERVE IF ELECTED.

Kevin P. O’Leary automatically becomes a Director for one year as Immediate Past President in accordance with Article VII, Paragraph 1 of the Bylaws.


DIRECTORS (provided the above nominees are duly elected):

TERMS EXPIRING IN 2026:

Jamie L. Atkinson, Davidson Fox & Company LLP
Clara M. Cohen, Stratify BCG
Timothy J. Doyle, The Bonadio Group
William H. Dresnack, Rochester Institute of Technology
David Evangelista, David Evangelista, CPA
Mark L. Farber, Mark L. Farber CPA PC
Stephanie A. Gigliotti, Prager Metis CPAs, LLC
Zachary Gordon, Red Five
Patricia A. Johnson, Patricia A. Johnson, CPA
Nadia-Maria C. Matthie, Withum
Kevin P. O’Leary, MMB + CO
William F. Schwenk, Deloitte & Touche LLP
Mark M. Ulrich, CUNY Queensborough Community College
David G. Young, Young & Company CPAs, LLP

TERMS EXPIRING IN 2027:

Mathieu Aimlon, Aimlon CPA P.C.
Kurt J. Button, Mengel Metzger Barr & Co. LLP
Nicholas P. Eells, The Hoffman Eells Group CPAs, P.C.
Orumé A. Hays, Hays CPA LLC
Robert J. Huether, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
William C. Huether, Sheehan & Company, CPA, PC
Natalie Verbanac, Marcum LLP
Kevin Matz, ArentFox Schiff LLP

TERMS EXPIRING IN 2028:

Anthony S. Chan, CA Global Consulting Inc.
Elysa K. Dauerman, Emblem Heatlh
Michael R. Durant, Aequitas Tax
Philip J. London, Wiss & Company LLP
Kelly M. Mandell-Klumpp, Sax LLP
Michael R. Mattick, Mattick CPA PC
Andrew M. Mintzer, Hemming Morse LLC
Andrea M. Pagano, SUNY Oswego

TERMS EXPIRING IN 2029:

Christina M. Galasso, CBIZ Marks Paneth
John M. Iacobellis, BDO USA, LLP
Nick Tsoukaris, Ruiz Associates International Inc.
Lenore C. Sanchez, PKF O’Connor Davies, LLP
Zhoudi Tang, L&T Tax Services, LLC
Marc T. Mallare, Frazier & Deeter, LLC
VACANT


Respectfully submitted,

2025 Nominating Committee:

Edward J. Torres, Chair
Shari E. Berk
Elliot L. Hendler
Philip J. London
Lisa Mrkall
Alexander Resnick
George R. Rubino
Sharon Siegel
Anthony J. Tanzi
A’Isha Torrence
Michael E. Williams