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Navigators of the Profession –
MACPA Welcomes New Board Members for 2011
At its upcoming Annual Meeting of Members on
September 20, 2011, the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants
will welcome new Board members to an impressive roster of CPA professionals.
The 2011-2012 MACPA new Board members are:
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Rick DiBartolomeo, CPA
Executive Director,
The Rick Snyder for Michigan Committee |
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Rick DiBartolomeo, CPA, is the Executive Director of The Rick
Snyder for Michigan Committee. He joined the Rick Snyder for Michigan
Committee in April 2010 after spending two years with The Rehmann Group
where he served as the managing principal of the firm’s Southeast Michigan
Assurance and Advisory Practice. Previously, DiBartolomeo spent more than 25
years with Deloitte & Touche in Detroit as a partner in the firm’s Assurance
and Advisory Practice.
A member of MACPA’s Professional Ethics Committee, DiBartolomeo is also a
member of the AICPA. In addition to his current role as president of the
Detroit Athletic Club, DiBartolomeo serves on several civic and community
organization boards including Judson Center, Walsh College Foundation,
Detroit Economic Club, and Detroit Area Council Boy Scouts of America.
A graduate of Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Business
Administration degree, DiBartolomeo also holds a Masters of Science in
Finance degree from Walsh College.
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Robert Johnson, CPA
Chief Financial Officer,
Palace Sports & Entertainment and the Detroit Pistons Basketball Company |
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Robert M. Johnson, CPA is the chief financial officer of Palace
Sports & Entertainment (PSE) and the Detroit Pistons Basketball Company. PSE
is widely recognized for its multiple venues and teams and for its
successful business operations and multiple sports championships. Johnson
oversees accounting/finance, information technology, box office and retail
departments of the business. Johnson serves on various internal company
committees providing direction in acquisitions, capital expenditures, 401k
investments, and employee benefits.
Johnson joined Palace Sports from the ½ Off Card Shop Inc., where he was
chief financial officer. Previously, he spent eight years in public
accounting with Grant Thornton. He is a member of AICPA, the Michigan
Chamber Tax Committee; he also serves as a member of the Macomb County
Chamber Board and the Walsh College Student Scholarship Oversight Board.
Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in Accountancy from Walsh College in 1985
and a Master’s degree in Finance, also from Walsh College in 1992. He
resides in Clinton Township.
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Frank Maselli, CPA
Assurance Partner
Ernst & Young |
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Frank Maselli, CPA is assurance partner with Ernst & Young, where he
has 20 years of experience providing a full range of audit-related services
for global priority and U.S. based accounts with the automotive, real
estate, industrial products, manufacturing, and food service industries.
Maselli has extensive experience working with executive management (C-
suite) and audit committees, as well as significant experience with SEC
registrants and reporting requirements. He serves as Detroit/Toledo
Strategic Growth Markets Leader focused on high growth, private equity,
Cleantech, and venture capital companies.
Maselli is a member of the AICPA. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business
Administration degree (Major in Accounting) from Central Michigan
University. He is licensed to practice accounting in Michigan and New York.
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Amy Mees, CPA
Director, State &
Local Taxes
PricewaterhouseCoopers |
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Amy Mees, CPA is a director in the state and local tax practice with
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP in Detroit, MI. Her career in accounting began
with internships with both Grant Thornton and Arthur Andersen tax departments.
She joined Arthur Andersen in Detroit in January of 1988 as a full-time
associate in the tax practice.
Mees specializes in large project management; particularly in restructuring
transactions. She also spends time on Michigan campuses recruiting
accounting majors for internship and full-time opportunities.
A member of the Michigan Women's Tax Association and the AICPA, Mees
graduated from the University of Michigan in 1984 with a B.S. in Psychology
and from Michigan State University in 1987 with an M.B.A. in Accounting.
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Elizabeth Meter, CPA
Partner, KPMG |
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Elizabeth W. Meter, CPA is an audit partner in KPMG’s Detroit office
with 29 years experience serving clients in the automotive and diversified
industrial industries. She also serves as KPMG’s U.S. Automotive Industry
Lead Partner- Audit and the Detroit office partner in charge of recruiting
and alumni relations. With significant experience serving a wide range of
multinational manufacturing clients, she has assisted numerous clients with
acquisition transactions and the related accounting, as well as assisting
clients with IPOs and financing transactions.
As the U.S. Automotive Industry Lead Partner – Audit, Meter provides support
to audit teams on addressing industry specific issues and trends and shares
thought leadership on industry issues though periodic webinars, media
releases and thought leadership pieces.
She serves as a board member with Oakland Family Services, and is a member
of the KPMG Partnership Council, Leadership Detroit - Class of 2007, and the
Society of Automotive Analysts.
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Elizabeth Meter, CPA
Partner, KPMG |
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Randolph Paschke, CPA serves as chair of the Department of Accounting
at Wayne State University. Before joining WSU, he was a partner in Arthur
Andersen LLP firm, having joined them in 1970 and admitted to the firm in
1982. At Andersen, he was the managing partner of its Michigan tax; managing
partner of its Great Lakes Region international tax practice; and managing
partner of its U.S. international tax and trade practice.
Paschke has lectured, researched and written on many areas of taxation. He
also continues to work as a consultant for many businesses and families as
well as serve on several boards of directors for corporations, publicly and
privately owned, and non-profit entities.
A 1971 graduate of the University of Michigan, Paschke holds a BBA from the
University of Michigan.
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