famous people
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Writing/Published Work
NORTHEAST OHIO REGION
Chad Gorfido
• “Federal Procurement Requirements FAQs;”
(OASBO)
Judy Mondry
• “Accountants Help Small Businesses Develop;”
Cleveland Jewish News (Quoted)
EAST CENTRAL OHIO REGION
Darlene Finzer
• “From The Farm To The Executive Board: CPA
Shares Inspirational Story;” The Ohio Society
of CPAs
Chris Liebtag
Regional Spotlight:
EAST CENTRAL OHIO REGION
Rea’s East Central Ohio Region is led by Kyle Stemple,
CPA, CGMA, and includes offices in Millersburg, New
Philadelphia and Wooster.
What’s New In East Central Ohio?
The team has worked hard to demonstrate the breadth and depth of
expertise available throughout the region and as a firm.
In August, Rea’s retirement plan services team was certified by the
Centre for Fiduciary Excellence,
LLC, as adhering to the American
Society of Pension Professionals &
Actuaries Standard of Practice for
Retirement Plan Service Providers.
• “10 Secrets To Strong Team Collaboration;”
Intuit (Quoted)
Andrew Geiser delivers his
presentation, “Do Your Re-
sults Match Your Perceived
Cost Structure,” to a room
of more than 50 Plain com-
munity
business
owners
during Rea’s second annual
Manufacturing Education Day
event in Berlin, Ohio.
LEADERSHIP
NORTHEAST OHIO REGION
The American Institute of CPAs selected Andrew
Somich to participate in its annual Leadership
Academy.
Cindy Kula was selected to serve on the Ohio So-
ciety of CPA’s scholarship committee.
EAST CENTRAL OHIO REGION
Dustin Canterbury was selected to serve on the
board of trustees for the Wayne Center for the
Arts.
WEST CENTRAL OHIO REGION
Rea’s Lima office won “Battle of the Business-
es” at the Lima/Allen Chamber of Commerce’s
Battle of the Businesses event.
Mary Beth Koester was promoted to director of
Rea’s business valuation services team.
Tim McDaniel was appointed to the position of
managing director of the firm’s consulting division.
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Several firm thought leaders came together at Comfort Suites
Hotel & Conference Center in Berlin, on Friday, Oct. 5, to
celebrate Rea’s second annual Manufacturing Educa-
tion Day event. The local seminar, held in conjunction with
the national Manufacturing Day 2018 event,
featured Doug
Houser (Zanesville), who spoke on bank relationships and
financing structure; Renee West (New Philadelphia), who
provided resources for ensuring competitive strategies to attract and
retain employees; Andrew Geiser (Millersburg), who asked attendees
if their business results matched their perceived cost structure; and
Maura Zace (Wooster) & Heather McNichols (New Philadelphia), who
discussed the benefits of outsourcing key accounting functions.
The firm launched Rise & Shine,
a quarterly print newsletter
tailored to those in the agribusi-
ness industry throughout the
region and across Ohio. The
summer edition hit mailboxes in
August. To subscribe to the pub-
lication, visit www.reacpa.com/
insights-sign-up.