CPAs in Industry 2017 Conference Simulcast

Amy Flack Related Seminars and Products

CPPO, CPPB, Purchasing Manager

Hillsborough County Aviation Authority

Amy Flack is the Purchasing Manager for the Non-Capital Program with the Hillsborough County Aviation Authority at Tampa International Airport overseeing staff members, managing the solicitation process and assisting the Information Technology Services, Legal Affairs and Concessions departments with all their procurement needs.  She joined the Authority a little over two years ago. Prior to the Aviation Authority she was a Buyer for the District School Board of Pasco County for almost nine years overseeing staff members, training District personnel on procurement matters and providing support to 13 Maintenance Shops and Custodial Services.

Amy achieved her Certified Professional Public Buyer (CPPB) designation in 2013 and her Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO) designation in 2014.  She is an active member of the Institute for Public Procurement (NIGP), the Tampa Bay Area Chapter of NIGP, and the Airport Purchasing Group (APG).

Amy currently serves as the President for the Tampa Bay Area Chapter, was awarded the 2015 Buyer of the Year and 2017 Manager of the Year designations for her Chapter and is a member of NIGP’s Forum and Products Exposition Committee. She also serves as the Public Relations Director for the Airport Purchasing Group.

Mark Brechbill Related Seminars and Products

CPA

MB Wealth Solutions, LLC and Mark Brechbill, PLLC Stuart, Florida

Mark Brechbill is the founder of Mark Brechbill, PLLC, a full service certified public accounting firm primarily serving the needs of small to mid-sized businesses in Stuart, FL and on the Treasure Coast. Mark concentrates most of his time in the firms’ business and tax consulting practices, assisting with business formation and organization, purchases and sales, and reorganizations. He is also the partner in charge of the firm’s tax practice. Mark speaks on a variety of topics in the A&A and tax arenas, but always tries to focus on issues that are specific to the individual practitioner and the small firm.  

Prior to founding the firm in 1994, Mark spent over thirteen years in the banking industry, serving as Chief Operating Officer of a community bank and CFO of a $600 million regional bank. He began his career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen & Co., in Chicago, Illinois working in the firm’s banking division. He also worked with McGladrey, Hansen, Dunn & Company, (now McGladrey), in their Peoria, Illinois office. Mark has a Bachelor of Business degree in accounting from Western Illinois University, is licensed as a CPA in Florida, and is a member of the FICPA and AICPA. Additionally, as with most CPAs, he is active in a numberof civic and community programs (primarily as Treasurer). 
    

Lt. Michael G. Smith Related Seminars and Products

Supervisor

Florida Department of Financial Services

Lt. Smith currently is the supervisor of the Office of Fiscal Integrity, Division of Investigative and Forensic Services, Department of Financial Services, Tallahassee, Florida.

Previously Lt. Smith supervised the Tallahassee Field Office overseeing General Insurance Fraud investigations. Before that he served as Lead Detective and was on the major case squad for the former Division of Insurance Fraud.

Lt. Smith previously worked a career as a Senior FDLE Special Agent wherein he performed assorted duties overseeing complex investigations in Florida’s Panhandle for over 20 years including: financial and public integrity crimes, narcotics violations, storm duty response and criminal intelligence coordination. Prior to these assignments he served in FDLE’s Jacksonville Field Office, Governor’s Protection detail and Division Inspector.

Michael grew up in Florida’s Panhandle where he attended Chipola Junior College and later got his Criminology degree from Florida State University, prior to starting his career at FDLE.

Brian Brynjolsson Related Seminars and Products

Financial Investigator

Florida Department of Financial Services

Brian Brynjolfsson, is a Financial Investigator with the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services, Department of Financial Services, Tampa, Florida.

Previously, Brian worked for the FBI in Tampa as a Forensic Accountant and Financial Analyst from 08/16/1999 to 12/31/2014. He has been a Certified Fraud Examiner since 12/12/2001. During his tenure with the FBI, he provided financial analysis for Special Agents on the White Collar Crime Squad investigating Political Corruption, Mortgage Fraud and Health Care Fraud.

Brian Brynjolfsson also worked the for the Resolution Trust Corporation in the Investigations Unit as an Investigator and as a Department Head. Prior to that Brian spent thirteen years as a banker, serving as a Vice President and Head of the Loan Department in a small bank in Illinois and as an Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager in a large bank in Fort Lauderdale.

Brian grew up in suburban Chicago and attended the College of DuPage and later got his Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Elmhurst College. 

Vicki H. Meyer Related Seminars and Products

CPA, President

Meyer Consulting, PLLC

Vicki H. Meyer, CPA, President of Meyer Consulting, PLLC, has over 30 years of tax consulting, general business consulting, and compliance experience involving corporations, partnerships and high net worth individuals in a variety of industries. She also provides litigation support services for contract disputes and valuations, due diligence analysis, and quality control support and peer reviews of tax departments of mid-size CPA firms (revenues up to $60M).

Vicki is a member and past chair of the Florida Institute's (FICPA) Federal Taxation Committee. She is a member of the AICPA Partnership Technical Resource Panel. She has also worked on various AICPA task forces, including the Section 469 task force, Return Due-Date task force, and Carried Interest taskforce, having presented to staffers of the Joint Tax Committee of Congress.

Vicki is a published writer and frequent lecturer of technical tax and practice management issues.

Virginia J. Veit Related Seminars and Products

CPA, Manager

CliftonLarsonAllen

Based in Tampa, Ginny is a manager in the Federal Tax Solutions group. She specializes in the research & development tax credit, cost segregation projects, and other specialty tax services. Ginny has over 18 years of experience in taxation. In addition to her experience in public accounting, she spent 11 years working for a large defense contractor in the military simulation market.  

Andrew J. Leonard Related Seminars and Products

CPA, Senior Manager of International Tax Services

Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants, LLP

Andrew Leonard has provided tax structuring, pre-immigration planning and a wide array of international tax and consulting services for more than 10 years.

An advisor with a broad range of experience, he works with international companies, entrepreneurs, families and foreign trusts. He assists with inbound and outbound planning and acquisitions of property and other assets.

Mercedes Gonzalez Hale, Esq. Related Seminars and Products

Law Offices of Mercedes Gonzalez Hale P.A.

Daniel Mann Related Seminars and Products

Founder/Consultant

Terran Enterprises LLC

Daniel Mann is an information technology consultant, speaker, blogger, and entrepreneur. He founded and runs Terran Enterprises LLC, an IT consultancy based in Tallahassee providing technology consulting and hosted services for customers across the United States.

Each month, thousands of readers find Daniel's articles on his blog and in such places as Lifehacker, Hacker News, and industry tech journals. Daniel's content is focused on practical solutions to common technical challenges, helping people get value out of the tools they use to get work done.

Amy S. Neely Related Seminars and Products

CPA, MBA, Director of Forecasting, Planning & Analysis

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc

Started career in audit at Arthur Andersen LLP.  Worked there 4 years.  Spent the past 21 years in various roles at The Coca-Cola Company.  Worked my way up. Strong audit/accounting background. In addition to a variety of increased accounting roles, I spent 6 years in Internal Controls and later the Corporate SOX team.  Project work has stemmed around acquisition and divestitures, process improvement and general ledger system conversions.

Laurence R. Bernstein Related Seminars and Products

CPA, Associate Director of Tax Services

Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants

Larry Bernstein provides tax and consulting services for privately held businesses. He has worked with a variety of companies and industries and brings a wealth of knowledge to business owners and entrepreneurs.

The tax compliance component of his practice is primarily real estate focused, and includes complex partnership structures and all aspects of federal and state taxes.

Bernstein has also developed a focus on cloud accounting systems, process improvement and enjoys designing systems that create operational efficiencies. His consultative approach is welcomed by both established and growing companies.