kudos

Molly Berenson, CPA, has been promoted to the position of outsourced accounting manager at Kollath CPA.

Bruce Berndt, CPA, CGMA, a partner at Berndt CPAs, was consulted for his expertise in an article in Madison’s In Business magazine about coping with inflation.

Jenni Bieck, CPA, has been promoted to shareholder and chief technology officer at Huberty CPAs. As a shareholder, she will be actively involved in the vision and strategy of the firm.

Kevin Block, CPA, has been promoted to partner at MBE CPAs in Madison.

Amber Drewieske, CPA, has been advanced to the role of principal by CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) in Green Bay.

Melissa Gerrits, CPA, has been advanced to the role of signing director by CLA in Green Bay.

Kenneth P. Hahn, CPA, chief financial officer at Kondex Corp. in Lomira, has been recognized in the 2023 Wisconsin Titan 100, an annual list of the state’s top 100 C-level executives.

Kimberly Iley, CPA, CVA, has been promoted to partner in the Neenah office of Hawkins Ash CPAs.

Sara M. Johnson, CPA, previously a principal with Vrakas CPAs + Advisors in Brookfield, has been promoted to shareholder in the firm’s Audit Department.

Lynn Keller, CPA, has been promoted to director of tax at Sikich LLP in Brookfield.

Dale Kooyenga, CPA, has been hired by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce to serve as a senior vice president.

Bryan Kronberger, CPA, has been promoted to senior accounting associate at Northland CPAs.

Amanda Linehan, CPA, has been promoted to partner in the River Falls office of Guinn, Vinopal & Zahradka LLP.

Nathaniel Logan, CPA, has been advanced to the role of principal by CLA in Fond du Lac.

Jay McKenna, CPA, was named president and CEO of North Shore Bank after previously serving as president and chief operating officer.

Brian McMahon, CPA, a lifetime WICPA member, has been inducted into the Wisconsin Harness Horse Association’s (WHHA) Harness Racing Hall of Fame. McMahon, 84, has been involved with both thoroughbred and standardbred horses for nearly 80 years. He served a term on the WHHA board of directors and continues to serve as the organization’s CPA.

Cindy Meicher, CPA, CVA, managing partner at Meicher CPAs, was consulted for her expertise in an article in Madison’s In Business magazine about coping with inflation.

Becky Meyer, CPA, has been advanced to the role of signing director by CLA in Green Bay.

Steve Meyerson, CPA, MST, CGMA, owner of Steven Meyerson CPA LLC, offered helpful tax tips in a television news segment for southeast Wisconsin’s WDJT–CBS 58.

Adam Mleziva, CPA, has been advanced to the role of principal by CLA in Green Bay.

Leary Morris, CPA, has been promoted to director at Sikich in Brookfield.

Jordan Nettesheim, CPA, has been promoted to audit manager at Sikich in Brookfield.

Briana Peters, CPA, has been promoted to partner in the Green Bay office of Hawkins Ash CPAs.

Paul A. Rothering, CPA, previously a principal with Vrakas CPAs + Advisors, has been promoted to shareholder in the firm’s Audit Department.

Jason Sands, CPA, has been promoted to director at Sikich in Brookfield.

Paul D. Schoessow, CVA, previously a principal with Vrakas CPAs + Advisors, has been promoted to partner of Vrakas Business Valuations LLC, part of the Vrakas CPAs + Advisors family of companies.

Miranda Schultz, CPA, has been promoted to senior vice president and CFO at Wolf River Community Bank in the Fox Valley.

Josh TeBeest, CPA, has been promoted to shareholder and tax service line leader at Huberty CPAs. As a shareholder, he will be actively involved in the vision and strategy of the firm.

Alex Tetzlaff, CPA, has been promoted to the position of senior accountant at Kollath CPA.

Kari Theis, CPA, has been advanced to the role of signing director by CLA in Green Bay.

Kim Thome, CPA, has been promoted to shareholder and director of accounting at Huberty CPAs. As a shareholder, she will be actively involved in the vision and strategy of the firm.

Jordan Waech, CPA, has been advanced to the role of principal by CLA in Sheboygan.

Robert Zuengler, CPA, has been advanced to the role of principal by CLA in Fond du Lac.

Firm Kudos

In January, Northland CPAs received the Rhinelander Chamber of Commerce’s Company Culture Excellence Award, which recognizes an organization that has seen success in its efforts to better the company culture and employee development and engagement and that exhibits the traits of one of the community’s best places to work.