Leading advisory, tax and assurance firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) admits 20 new partners specializing in a variety of industries and services across the firm, effective June 1.

“Each of our new partners is a role model who demonstrates leadership and superior technical knowledge in their area of specialization,” Baker Tilly CEO Alan Whitman said. “We are proud of these new partners and look forward to them helping us become the advisory CPA firm of the future.”

Baker Tilly’s newest partners are:

• Yunis Altahami, CPA, Assurance – Manufacturing and Distribution (Southfield, Michigan)
• Carol Bolles, CPA, Assurance – Financial Services (Minneapolis)
• Kevin Brandt, MBA, Consulting – Business Information Systems (Washington, D.C.)
• Jeremy Chapman, CPA, Assurance – Commercial (Philadelphia)
• Ashley Deihr, CPA, CIA, CFE, Consulting – Risk, Internal Audit and Cybersecurity (Washington, D.C.)
• Brigid Elliott-Boger, CPA, Tax – Baker Tilly Advantage (Madison, Wisconsin)
• Jennifer Finger, CPA, MSA, Assurance – Manufacturing and Distribution (Chicago/Houston)
• Paul Frantz, CPA, Assurance – State and Local Government (Milwaukee)
• Shanté George, CIRA, Consulting – Forensic, Litigation and Valuation Services (New York City)
• Patrick Heavens, CPA, Assurance – Healthcare (Philadelphia)
• Andrea Jansen, CPA, CFE, Assurance – State and Local Government (Madison, Wisconsin)
• Zachary Keenan, CPA, Assurance – Manufacturing and Distribution (Allentown, Pennsylvania)
• Amanda Klein, Consulting – Enterprise Transformation Services (Milwaukee)
• Joseph McCaffrey, CPA, Consulting – Government Contractor Advisory Services (Washington, D.C.)
• Tracey Nguyen, JD, MBA, Consulting – Transactions (Philadelphia)
• John Romano, CPA, CIA, CFE, CITP, CSM, Consulting – Risk, Internal Audit and Cybersecurity - Financial Services (Philadelphia)
• Donna Scaffidi, CPA, Tax – Specialty Tax (Milwaukee)
• Christopher Schmidt, CPA, Assurance – Commercial (Appleton, Wisconsin)
• Renee Schwartz, CPA, MBT, Tax – Construction and Real Estate (Minneapolis)
• Mallory Thomas, CPA, MBA, CIA, CITP, Consulting – Risk, Internal Audit and Cybersecurity (Minneapolis)

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