Goodman & Company Professionals Honored as 2009 “Super CPAs”

Statewide – Thousands of extraordinary certified public accountants (CPA) work in Virginia, but this year’s “Super CPA” contest in Virginia Business magazine identifies the “best of the best” of the CPA profession. The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) is pleased to announce that Goodman & Company staff make up 12% of the winners – 33 professionals in this year’s list of 270 winners. Arthur Auerbach (Tysons Corner) – Individual Tax Hugh J. Barlow (Newport News) – Assurance Services/Auditing J. Mitchell Bean (Norfolk) – Assurance Services/Auditing Scott M. Brezler (Tysons Corner) – Government/Nonprofit Janet L. Brocklehurst (Richmond) – Government/Nonprofit Dale P. Burgess (Richmond) – Corporate Tax Brian S. Carlton (Tysons Corner) – Assurance Services/Auditing Kevin S. Carpenter (Norfolk) – Young CPAs (under 35) D. Brian Carson (Virginia Beach) – Young CPAs (under 35) David P. Collins (Tysons Corner) – Employee Benefits Melinda L.C. Davis (Norfolk) – Corporate Tax Iris R. Dodson (Virginia Beach) – Employee Benefits Risë L. Flenner (Norfolk) – Personal Financial Planning Richard E. Forbes (Tysons Corner) – Estate Planning and Trust Gerald L. Hagen (Richmond) – Estate Planning and Trust James M. Haggard (Newport News) – Government/Nonprofit Bruce C. Holbrook (Norfolk) – Individual Tax Gary J. Kitts (Norfolk) – Employee Benefits Julie P. Kretzer (Virginia Beach) – Young CPAs (under 35) Gregory F. Lawson (Newport News) – Business Valuation/Litigation Lawrence W. Mckoy (Richmond) – Personal Financial Planning Susan G. Messier (Norfolk) – Estate Planning and Trust Beth W. Moore (Newport News) – Small Business Consulting Michael S. Osinski (Tysons Corner) – Business Valuation/Litigation John M. Peterson (Virginia Beach) – Employee Benefits David L. Rippy, Sr. (Virginia Beach) – Business Valuation/Litigation Patrick L. Shuler (Virginia Beach) – Small Business Consulting J. Peter Stratos (Tysons Corner) – Corporate Tax Angela A. Tumwa (Virginia Beach) – Assurance Services/Auditing Edith E. Weiss (Norfolk) – Small Business Consulting S. Craig Wilhoit (Virginia Beach) – Corporate Tax Thomas H. Wilson (Virginia Beach) – Government/Nonprofit Pamela D. Young (Norfolk) – Corporate Tax In its ninth year, Virginia Business partnered with the VSCPA to develop this special program to highlight Virginia’s top certified public accountants for their important contributions to the CPA profession and the prosperity of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia Business sent an official ballot to more than 7,000 Virginia CPAs asking them to identify the names of peers they considered to be the best at their craft. After the ballots were counted, 270 winners were selected in 12 categories and were highlighted in a special “Super CPAs” report in the November 2009 issue of Virginia Business. “Each year we are pleased to see so many of our professionals named as “Super CPAs” in their areas of expertise,” said Tom Wilson, Managing Partner for Goodman & Company. “It’s a testament to the quality of our staff that we are so well-represented in each of our operating regions.” With more than 80 partners and 500 professional staff, Goodman & Company is a regional certified public accounting and business advisory firm delivering quality accounting, tax and specialized services with offices located in Chester, Danville, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, Roanoke, Rockville, MD, Tysons Corner, Virginia Beach and Washington D.C. The firm is recognized as the fourth largest certified public accounting firm based in the Mid-Atlantic, and in the top 30 nationally. Goodman & Company is an independent firm associated with Moore-Stephens International Limited. Visit www.goodmanco.com for more information. [Back to Articles]