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News Releases STAMBAUGH NESS ANNOUNCES NEW LEADERSHIP York, PA, June 30, 2008 - Stambaugh Ness, PC announces the appointment of Steven L. Hake, CPA as President and Chief Operating Officer. For the past eight years, he served as Chief Operating and Information Officer as a member of Executive Management Team, and has been with the organization for 26 years.
Stambaugh Ness, PC is a leading CPA and Business Consulting firm serving clients in the south central Pennsylvania and northern Maryland regions, from its offices in York and Hanover, Pennsylvania.
As President and Chief Operating Officer, Hake will champion the customers’ experience and the success of the employees of Stambaugh Ness through execution of the organization’s strategic plans. He will also continue in his role as Managing Partner of Stambaugh Ness Business Solutions, LLP, an accounting software and technology consulting affiliate.
Steve holds a bachelor's degree in business administration, graduating with honors from West Chester University. He is a York native and a graduate of Spring Grove High School.
Steve also is a graduate of the Leadership York program, has served on various nonprofit boards, is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants, and coaches basketball and baseball youth teams. He and his wife, Lisa, reside in Manchester Township with their four children.
STAMBAUGH NESS EARNS TOP RECOGNITION York, PA, May 7, 2008 - Stambaugh Ness CPAs/Business Consultants is pleased to announce the AICPA has accepted its 2007 peer review submission, which included an unqualified opinion. Peer review is a periodic outside review, performed by another accounting firm, of a firm's quality control system as it relates to its accounting and auditing practice. Peer reviews are intended to maintain and improve the quality of the accounting and/or auditing services performed by firms.
Receiving an unqualified or "clean" opinion for peer review is similar to the unqualified opinion letters which clients receive when audited. It provides additional assurance that proper compilation, review, and audit procedures and policies have been established by the firm and are being followed in a consistent manner.
Peer review was established by the AICPA in order to promote the highest level of quality service to the client. It is a way of insuring that all public accounting firms adhere to the same level of quality service. The program is dedicated to enhancing the quality of accounting, auditing and attestation services performed by AICPA members in public practice.
A peer review includes an assessment, by an independent reviewer, that the public accounting firm has established and follows policies and procedures such as:
• Audit procedures • Proper preparation of supporting workpapers • Quality controls over financial statement preparation • Quality controls over continuing education requirements and knowledge of the industries which they serve • Policies covering independence • Other issues which affect the overall quality of the work performed.
Peer review is required for all firms that are members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA).
KEVIN EISENHART PROMOTED TO SUPERVISOR
York, PA, May 6, 2008 – Kevin Eisenhart, CPA, has been promoted to a Supervisor position by CPA and Business Consulting Firm Stambaugh Ness. Kevin joined Stambaugh Ness in 2004 and is a member of the firm’s Tax Team. He has experience working on individual, corporate and partnership tax returns. He is also a member of the Continuing Professional Education internal training team.
Kevin graduated Summa Cum Laude from York College of Pennsylvania with a BS Degree in Accounting, and was the PICPA Outstanding Senior Award Recipient of his graduating class. He also earned his Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the same college.
Kevin’s technical training includes attendance at recent seminars on Multistate Taxation and other classroom sessions on corporate tax issues. He is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants.
Kevin is an active member of Friendship Community Church. He has been a member of the National Eagle Scout Association since attaining the rank of Eagle Scout in 1998.
STAMBAUGH NESS PASSES 2007 PEER REVIEW York, PA, May 6, 2008– Stambaugh Ness CPAs/Business Consultants is pleased to announce that the AICPA has accepted its 2007 peer review submission, which included an unqualified opinion. Peer review is a periodic outside review, performed by another accounting firm, of a firm's quality control system as it relates to its accounting and auditing practice. Peer reviews are intended to maintain and improve the quality of the accounting and/or auditing services performed by firms. Receiving an unqualified or "clean" opinion for peer review is similar to the unqualified opinion letters which clients receive when audited. It provides additional assurance that proper compilation, review, and audit procedures and policies have been established by the firm and are being followed in a consistent manner.
Peer review was established by the AICPA in order to promote the highest level of quality service to the client. It is a way of insuring that all public accounting firms adhere to the same level of quality service. The program is dedicated to enhancing the quality of accounting, auditing and attestation services performed by AICPA members in public practice.
A peer review includes an assessment, by an independent reviewer, that the public accounting firm has established and follows policies and procedures such as:
• Audit procedures • Proper preparation of supporting workpapers • Quality controls over financial statement preparation • Quality controls over continuing education requirements and knowledge of the industries which they serve • Policies covering independence • Other issues which affect the overall quality of the work performed.
Peer review is required for all firms that are members of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA).
SERVICE AWARDS PRESENTED York, PA, March 7, 2008– Stambaugh Ness CPAs/Business Consultants recently presented service awards to several staff members.
Awards were presented to Senior Accountant Karen D. Engle and Senior Accountant Vicki J. Goodling, both 20-year employees; and Administrative Assistant Lori A. Black, Supervisor Stephen B. Weaver, CPA and Alicia D. Schmiedel, CPA, all ten-year employees.
Chip Hayden, MCPS, MCNPS, Director of Information Technology Consulting Services at Stambaugh Ness Business Solutions (SNBS), also received a ten-year service award. SNBS is the technology affiliate of Stambaugh Ness. ANGIE FRAIN EARNS CERTIFICATION
York, PA, February 15, 2008 – Stambaugh Ness Administrative Assistant Angie Frain has been awarded the Certified Administrative Professional (CAP) rating. The CAP is the top rating for administrative professionals. The examination is administered twice yearly to career-oriented individuals with a desire to advance their careers. For her certification, she passed four exams - Office Systems and Technology, Office Administration, Management, and Advanced Organizational Management. Angie earned her Associate Degree in Office Administration from Central Pennsylvania College. She began working at Stambaugh Ness in 2004. She currently works as the assistant for three of the firm's partners and also works closely with the Internal Audit/Risk Management team. She is also the facilities manager.
Angie is involved with her church, Ephrata United Zion, and is a member of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) Conestoga Chapter (Lancaster). PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED York, PA, February 15, 2008 – Alys B. Snoke, CPA has been promoted to a Manager position at Stambaugh Ness. Other promotions include: to Supervisor - Juli M. Gundel, CPA; to Senior Accountant - Lindey M. Vial; to Senior Help Desk Support - Elliot B. Gardner and to Administrative Assistant - Andrea L. Neumann.
Alys joined Stambaugh Ness in 2000 and has auditing experience including employee benefit plans, governmental units, and not-for-profits. She is a member of the firm's Governmental Audit and Accounting team. Alys earned her BS in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting from Shippensburg University. Alys is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants.
Supervisor Juli M. Gundel, CPA joined Stambaugh Ness in 2005 and is a supervising auditor of the Accounting and Audit team. She completed an internship with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program at Millersville University. Juli's accounting expertise includes not-for-profit and governmental audits as well as single audit. She has also worked on a number of individual tax returns and financial statement compilations. Juli graduated from Millersville University. She received her BS degree in Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting, Finance, and Management.
Senior Accountant Lindey Vial has six years accounting experience predominately in the areas of pension auditing, corporate, partnership and individual taxation. She has been a part of the Pension Team at Stambaugh Ness since 2005. Lindey is also in charge of preparing payroll taxes for the entire Hanover office clientele.
She provides QuickBooks and Peachtree consulting and has a working knowledge in Business Works and Quicken. Lindey earned her BS Degree in Business Administration with concentrations in accounting and management from Millersville University.
Senior Help Desk Support Staff Elliot B. Gardner earned his certification as a Computer System Specialist from YTI Technical Institute. He interned at Stambaugh Ness and was hired as an emplyee beginning May 2006. Elliot provides support for the firm's software and hardware.
Administrative Assistant Andrea L. Neumann graduated from Consolidated School of Business with an Associate in Specialized Business Degree - Computerized Office Management, Administrative Assistant Option. Andrea began working at Stambaugh Ness in January 2005. She will continue her work with the Stambaugh Ness Tax Team. | STAMBAUGH NESS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS DELTEK TEAM NAMED 2007 DELTEK VISION PARTNER OF THE YEAR
York, PA, January 4, 2008 - The Stambaugh Ness Business Solutions Deltek Team received the 2007 New Deltek Vision Partner of the Year Award at this month's Annual Deltek Partner Conference. The acknowledgement for top sales production was announced during the event held at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne, Virginia. Partners attending the conference included those from North America and Europe.
Chip Hayden, Director of IT Consulting Services, noted, "We are honored by this prestigious award and would like to thank our Deltek customers and our Deltek Partner Channel support team, for without them this award would not have been possible."
ABOUT DELTEK
Deltek® is a leading provider of enterprise applications software designed specifically for project-focused businesses. For more than two decades, Deltek's software applications have enabled organizations to automate mission-critical business processes around the engagement, execution and delivery of projects. More than 12,000 customers worldwide rely on Deltek to measure business results, optimize performance, streamline operations and win new business. Visit http://www.deltek.com/.
Deltek first began to expand its SMB focus in October 2005, acquiring Wind2 Software, Inc., a leading software firm serving small project-driven professional services firms, to build on its leadership position at the high end of the A/E market. In early 2006, Deltek announced the release of Deltek Vision® Small Business, a preconfigured, out-of-the-box business solution specifically designed to meet the needs of project-driven firms under 50 employees.
"Resellers, such as Stambaugh Ness Business Solutions, provide Deltek's customers with a variety of value added services that compliment our core solutions offerings and deliver enhanced business value to our clients," said Greg Sybersma, VP of Channel Sales and Alliances. "With thousands of customers across a wide array of project-focused industries, Deltek is well-positioned to tap the tremendous potential of the SMB market through its growing reseller network."
ABOUT SN BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLP
SN Business Solutions LLP installs and supports computer networking, accounting software solutions and other forms of technology that provide clients a healthy return on investment while improving their competitive position in the market place. This optimizes their business processes, resulting in delighted customers and building an infrastructure for continuous improvement.
Deltek and Deltek Vision are registered trademarks of Deltek, Inc. | CHRISTOPHER COULSON EARNS MCSE WINDOWS UPGRADE CERTIFICATION York, PA, November 15, 2007 – Christopher Coulson, MCSE, MCPS, MCSA, MCNPS recently passed his Microsoft exam. He now has the MCSE Windows 2003 Upgrade Certification which means he holds specialized knowledge of Microsoft Windows 2000-2003 and Vista Networking and Troubleshooting.
Christopher is employed by Stambaugh Ness Business Solutions, a technical services and consulting firm which is part of the Stambaugh Ness CPA and Business Consulting firm that serves the South Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland regions from offices in York and Hanover.\ | STAMBAUGH NESS NAMES THREE NEW SHAREHOLDERS York, PA, November 7, 2007 – Stambaugh Ness, PC is pleased to announce the election of three new shareholders of the firm:
Jolleen E. Biesecker, CPA, MSTax has 18 years of diversified auditing and tax experience. In addition to managing tax compliance engagements for various corporate, partnership and individual clients, she is responsible for performing in-house quality review of firm tax engagements. Jolleen's role as a tax consultant is to coordinate and structure tax projects for the firm's S corporations, partnership and limited liability company clients. Additionally, Jolleen serves on the firm's Tax Administration Team including the development and implementation of tax education for firm personnel. She is based in the firm's York office.
Jolleen graduated Summa Cum Laude from York College in 1988 with a BS in Accounting and from Philadelphia University in 2000 with a Masters in Taxation. She is a certified public accountant and is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants.
During 1995-96, Jolleen served as President of the York Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants. From 1995 to 2001, she served as Treasurer of the York Hospital Fete. Jolleen currently serves as treasurer of the York Hospital Auxiliary and has most recently chaired the Auxiliary's Book Nook Bonanza fundraiser. Additionally, Jolleen is an adjunct faculty member at York College of Pennsylvania where she teaches Taxation I and II. Nikki M. Hoffman, CPA has 13 years of public accounting experience. She has been involved in a variety of engagements with a concentration in auditing and has worked with many types of businesses, including, engineering, manufacturing and distribution, agricultural, and pension and 401(k) plans.
Nikki is a member of the Accounting and Auditing Committee that is responsible for keeping the firm up-to-date with professional standards and regulations. This committee is also responsible for improving current procedures and standards for more efficient and effective audits and other accounting services. She also serves as a team leader on the committee responsible for transitioning the firm to a "paperless" environment. She is based in the firm's Hanover office.
Nikki graduated Summa Cum Laude from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. She is a certified public accountant and is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants.
Nikki serves on the Hanover Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and is involved with the American Cancer Society.
During his 13-year career, Darren W. Welker, CPA, CIA has served clients in various capacities in the accounting and auditing practice. Most recently, Darren has had an active role in developing and advancing the firm's Risk Advisory and Outsourced Audit Services, which includes enterprise risk management, internal auditing, Sarbanes Oxley compliance, SAS-70 reviews and similar operational and control evaluations. In these roles, Darren has provided customized solutions to public and privately owned companies in the small to middle markets of various industries, with concentrations in manufacturing, distribution, and financial institutions. He is based in the firm's York office.
Darren graduated Cum Laude from Millersville University in Pennsylvania with a BS Degree in Business Administration. He is a certified public accountant and a certified internal auditor and is a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants and the Institute of Internal Auditors.
Darren is active in various community organizations. He is a graduate of the Leadership York program and currently serves as treasurer of the York Day Nursery, Inc, and is on the Finance Committee of the Strand Capital Performing Arts Center.
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