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Firm-Wide
Honors
Rea & Associates was
recognized as a Top 100 CPA firm
by Accounting Today and INSIDE
Public Accounting
Walthall CPAs received the 2017
Business Longevity Award from
Power Players of Cleveland
The Plain Dealer in Cleveland rec-
ognized Walthall CPAs as a 2017
Top Workplace for the sixth time
The Times-Reporter named Rea
the 2017 Best Accountant in its
Reader’s Choice Awards
The Zanesville-Muskingum
Chamber of Commerce awarded
Rea its award for community and
economic success
Walthall CPAs was named a 2016
All Star Award winner by Constant
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Certifications
& Designations
Northeast Ohio Region
(Amherst, Cleveland, Medina &
Mentor offices)
Brian Ditz and Duane Denn, Jr.
earned QuickBooks ProAdvisor
certification
Rachel Pelagalli passed the
CPA exam
East Central Ohio Region
(Coshocton, Millersburg, New
Philadelphia & Wooster offices)
Darlene Finzer obtained the
American Institute of CPAs’
Advanced Defined Contribution
Plans Audit Certificate
Allie Hinton completed her mas-
ter’s degree in forensic accounting
and audit services
Ashley Starr earned her master’s
degree in forensic accounting from
Ohio Northern University
Dee Webb passed the exam
to obtain the Qualified 401(k)
Administrator designation
Renee West (HR) received a certifi-
cation scholarship from the Society
for Human Resource Management
Foundation to help her pursue the
senior certified professional
accreditation
West Central Ohio Region
(Dublin & Lima offices)
Brian Garland passed the
Certified Information Systems
Auditor (CISA) exam
Nouiy Kline, Cody Smith
and Chad Varano passed the
CPA exam
Mary Beth Koester passed
the Certified Valuation Analyst
(CVA) exam
Demonstrated Expertise
& Thought Leadership
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Northeast Ohio Region
(Amherst, Cleveland, Medina
& Mentor offices)
Bruce Bechhold
• Taxation 101 and How To Invest
Your Money for the Future;
Cleveland Metropolitan School
District’s Facing History New
Tech High School
Brian Ditz
• A Career Change to Accounting;
video series produced by The Ohio
Society of CPAs (OSCPA)
Chad Gorfido
• Audit Hot Topics; Ashland Treasurer
Leadership Academy Seminar
• Hot Topics about Auditing; County
Auditors’ Association of Ohio
northeast and northwest district
meetings
• Auditing Techniques and Tips;
Ohio Government Finance
Officers Association (GFOA)
annual conference
• Single Audit Update; Ohio GFOA’s
annual conference
Morgan Helmick
• Reporting Differences of the
Various Basis of Accounting
Within Government; Ohio GFOA
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