Smith Elliott Kearns & Company Announces Promotions
PROMOTED TO MANAGER
Peter O. McDonald, CPA was promoted from Supervisor to Manager. Peter earned his Baccalaureate in Commerce degree with honors in Accounting from the University of Ottawa, in Canada. He joined SEK&Co’s Hagerstown, Maryland office in 2000 and works with the firm’s small business and individual clients providing accounting, consulting and tax services.
Jessica L. Mihalov, CPA, MBA was promoted from Supervisor to Manager. Jess graduated cum laude from Shippensburg University with a master’s of business administration degree and a bachelor of science degree in business administration, majoring in accounting. She joined SEK&Co in 2006 and serves audit clients in the Carlisle, Pennsylvania office.
PROMOTED TO SUPERVISOR
Margaret E. Eldridge, CPA, MBA was promoted from Senior Associate to Supervisor. Margie joined SEK&Co in 2005 after receiving her master’s degree in business administration and bachelor’s degree in accounting from York College of Pennsylvania. She works in the Hanover office providing individual, small business and estate tax services.
Shannon K. Geiman, CPA was promoted from Senior Associate to Supervisor. Shannon graduated summa cum laude from West Virginia University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in accounting. She joined SEK&Co’s Hanover, Pennsylvania office in 2009, bringing with her 15 years of accounting experience. She specializes in providing the firm’s small business clients with tax preparation, planning and consulting services.
MaryBeth Hockenberry, MBA was promoted from Senior Associate to Supervisor. MaryBeth earned a bachelor’s degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and a master’s degree in business administration from Frostburg State University. She joined SEK&Co’s Hanover, Pennsylvania office in 2009 and specializes in assisting clients with business and individual tax consulting, planning and preparation services.
Leighton P. Stiffler was promoted from Senior Associate to Supervisor. Leighton earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University in 2005. He joined SEK’s Carlisle office in 2008 and works in the Audit Department where his primary focus has been on nonprofits and governmental entities. Prior to joining SEK&Co Leighton worked for Boyer and Ritter CPA’s in Carlisle (6/05 – 7/07) and Holy Spirit Hospital (6/07 – 10/08).
PROMOTED TO SENIOR ASSOCIATE
Amy K. Brousse, CPA was promoted from Staff Associate to Senior Associate. Amy graduated summa cum laude from Shippensburg University with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, majoring in accounting. She joined SEK&Co’s Chambersburg, Pennsylvania office in January 2010 and works with banking clients providing audit and bank tax return services.
Tyler L. Clugston was promoted from Staff Associate to Senior Associate. Tyler graduated summa cum laude from Shippensburg University, earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration with a major in accounting. He joined the audit department of the Chambersburg, Pennsylvania office full time in 2009 after successfully completing internships with SEK&Co. Tyler provides services to both audit and tax clients.
Jennifer G. Day was promoted from Staff Associate to Senior Associate. Jennifer joined SEK&Co on a full-time basis in 2010 after completing a successful internship with the firm. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration, majoring in accounting, from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Jennifer primarily works with audit clients and helps with a variety of tax projects in the firm’s Hanover, Pennsylvania office.
Nicole E. Shives was promoted from Staff Associate to Senior Associate. Nicole graduated magna cum laude from DeVry University, earning a bachelor’s degree in technical management with emphasis in Accounting. She joined SEK&Co’s Chambersburg, Pennsylvania office in 2008 and works with banking clients providing audit and bank tax return services.
Mark A. Sloan was promoted from Staff Associate to Senior Associate. Mark earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Elizabethtown College. He came to the Carlisle, Pennsylvania office of SEK&Co with two years of audit experience. Mark specializes in auditing, with particular interest in non-profit clients.
PROMOTED TO STAFF ASSOCIATE
Jaimie S. Kaufman was promoted from Accounting/Bookkeeping Associate to Staff Associate. Jaimie earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Shippensburg University with a dual major in accounting and management information systems. She joined SEK&Co’s Carlisle, Pennsylvania office in 2009 and works with the firm’s small business and individual clients providing accounting, consulting and tax services.
Ashley N. Poole was promoted from the firm’s accounting clerk to Staff Associate. Ashley earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Keiser University in Daytona Beach, Florida. She has served as the accounting clerk for SEK&Co in the Administrative office since 2010 and will work in the tax/accounting service department of the firm’s Hagerstown, Maryland office.
PROMOTED TO SUPERVISING ACCOUNTANT
Deborah L. Meckley was promoted from Accounting/Bookkeeping Associate to Supervising Accountant. Deb graduated from York Technical Institute, York, Pennsylvania with an associate’s degree in Accounting. She joined the Hanover, Pennsylvania office of SEK&Co in 2000 and works with payroll and QuickBooks clients, and supervises the accounting service practice. Deb is also a certified ProAdvisor in QuickBooks, and is the Hanover representative to the firms ACTS committee.
