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Karen Young, CPA, pharmaceutical and life sciences leader for PwC, has been named to the board of directors of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN). 

Edward P. Bond, CPA, partner at Bederson LLP, has been named an NJBIZ 2020 ICON. The ICON Awards recognize leaders from New Jersey’s accounting, health care, financial services, commercial real estate industries, and more, for work throughout their careers not just in their respective fields, but in the state’s larger business community.

Ted  Carnevale, CEO at Gramkow, Carnevale, Seifert & Co. LLC, has been named an NJBIZ 2020 ICON. The ICON Awards recognize leaders from New Jersey’s accounting, health care, financial services, commercial real estate industries, and more, for work throughout their careers not just in their respective fields, but in the state’s larger business community.

Joseph Lizza, managing partner at Lizza, Kmetz & Associates LLP, has been named an NJBIZ 2020 ICON. The ICON Awards recognize leaders from New Jersey’s accounting, health care, financial services, commercial real estate industries, and more, for work throughout their careers not just in their respective fields, but in the state’s larger business community.

Andrew Kucinski, CPA, RMA, PSA, principal at Nisivoccia, has been awarded the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential by the Associationof Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE).

Prager Metis has announces its combination with William J. Keephart CPA, PA, a firm located in Lawrenceville, NJ. The William J. Keephart team will continue operating virtually at this time and will eventually become part of the Prager Metis Cranbury office. The team at William J. Keephart, CPA, PA specializes in serving small to midsize businesses and individuals.

SobelCo, a Livingston-based certified public accounting and advisory firm, recently announced that Carolyn J. D’Anna, CPA, has joined the firm to serve as its first chief operating officer. D’Anna had spent her entire career at JH Cohn/CohnReznick, advancing to an accounting and audit partner, and ultimately assumed responsibility as the chief human resource officer at the firm. She os a recipient of the NJCPA Diversity and Inclusion Impact Award.

KPMG LLP has named Jennifer “Jen” Shimek as managing principal of its Short Hills office, overseeing more than 860 partners and professionals. In her new role, Shimek, an advisory principal, will be responsible for the strategic direction and continued growth of the Short Hills office and assuring that KPMG remains a great place to work and build a career. She succeeds Corey Temple, who will continue to serve as the life sciences industry leader for KPMG’s Metro New York business unit and as lead partner on a large client engagement until his planned retirement in 2021.

Five NJCPA members have been named partners by Withum: 

• James Berg, CPA
• Jennifer Safeer, CPA
• Joseph Ro, CPA
• Michael Tenny, CPA
• Scott Bartolf, CPA, MBA, CGMA

Nisivoccia is pleased to announce that, effective July 2020, Bud Jones, CPA, RMA, PSA, has been named managing partner of the firm, succeeding Timothy Mehaffey, CPA. Bud becomes the fourth managing partner of Nisivoccia as the firm celebrates its 50-year anniversary.

McCarthy & Company has been named one of the Best Accounting Firms to Work For by Accounting Today.