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Rea was named a 2017 Top 100 Firm by INSIDE Public Accounting .
Rea ’ s New Philadelphia office was named the “ 2017 Best Accountant ” in the annual Times-Reporter Readers Choice Award .
Renee West ( HR / New Philadelphia ) received the Society for Human Resource Management Foundation Scholarship Award from the National SHRM Foundation to assist in the purchase of study materials and exam fees for the organization ’ s highest credential , the SHRM-SCP .
Mary Beth Koester ( Dublin ) passed the Certified Valuation Analyst exam .
Chad Varano ( Dublin ), Nouiy Kline ( Dublin ) and Rachael Pelagalli ( Mentor ) passed all four parts of the CPA exam .
Brian Garland ( Dublin ) passed the Certified Information Systems Auditor exam .
Dee Webb ( New Philadelphia ) completed the final section of the Qualified 401 ( K ) Administrator exam .
Chris Axene ( Dublin ) was appointed to Rea ’ s board of directors .
Allie Hinton ( New Philadelphia ) earned her master ’ s degree in forensic accounting and audit services from Ohio Northern University .
Ann Cole ( Medina ) retired after 44 years with the firm . Nancy McConnell ( Cambridge ) also retired after serving the firm for 20 years .
Rea presented its annual SPOTLIGHT AWARDS to the following employees :
The Richard Rea Award for Client Service : Laurie Braun ( in memoriam )
The Marcia Stutzman Award for Community Service : Sharon Cole ( Lima )
The Chet Stocker Award for Service to the Profession : Lee Beall ( Admin / Dublin )
The Rea Way Award : JoAnn Edie ( Admin / New Philadelphia )
You can check out the video tributes to this year ' s Spotlight Award winners on Rea ' s YouTube channel at www . youtube . com / user / ReaAssociatesOhio
Zac Morris ( Millersburg ) published an article about financial statement mishaps in the Ohio Association of School Business Officials ’ newsletter .
Chris Axene filmed a video about why the Dublin Entrepreneurial Center is important and why the City of Dublin should continue to invest in it .
Scott Moyer ( Zanesville ) danced in the Dancing With The Divas charity event . Scott raised money for the Nicholas Barry Muscular Dystrophy Benefit Fund . Scott and his dancing partner won the “ most money raised ” and “ fan favorite ” awards .
Mary Beth Koester was named to the editorial board for Veterinarian ’ s Money Digest . In October , the publication also published an article by Mary Beth . The piece was about the importance of business valuations for owners of veterinary practices .
Katie Snyder ( Wooster ) was named to the Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio ’ s board of directors .
Katie Brown ( Zanesville ) joined the board of ForeverDads .
Dave Cain , Melane Howell ( Dublin ) and Brent Ardit ( Dublin ) became advisory board partners for the Columbus chapter of The Entrepreneurship Institute .
Joseph Giorgio ( Medina ) was appointed to the Medina Young Professionals Association board of directors .
Charlie Fast ( Wooster ) was appointed to serve as treasurer of the Kiwanis Club of Wooster .
Chuck Battiato ( Cleveland ) was appointed to the board of Lakewood Catholic Academy .
SAYING GOODBYE
Laurie Braun , a manager in Rea ’ s Mentor office , passed away in September . She will be remembered for her ability to brighten up the office and the lives of everyone she came in contact with during the day . Laurie always found something kind to say about everyone . Her professionalism was outstanding and her ability to bring fun to the workplace and social gatherings will be missed by all of us .
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