October 2008

16 MD&D CPAs Earn AICPA's Certified in Financial Forensics Credential

16 MD&D CPAs were awarded the recently established Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) credential by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). These individuals are:

• Patrick DeLangis, CPA, CVA, CFE (Seattle, WA)
• Kristine Elkind, CPA (Orlando, FL)
• Eric Ficken, CPA, CVA (St. Louis, MO)
• Janis Hagenbucher, CPA (Philadelphia, PA)
• Tom Higgins, CPA, CVA (Boston, MA)
• Peter Karutz, CPA, CVA, CFD (St. Louis, MO)
• Reinhard Krestel, CPA, CVA (Chicago, IL)
• Dave Mahoney, CPA, CMA (Chicago, IL)
• Dan Markowicz, CPA, CVA (Los Angeles, CA)
• Dennis McBay, CPA, CFE, CVA, CFFA (Dallas, TX)
• Mike McGovern, CPA, CVA (Orlando, FL)
• Glenn Ricciardelli, CPA, CVA, CFE (Boston, MA)
• Brad R. Ryden, CPA (Philadelphia, PA)
• Suzanne M. Tarchala, CPA (Detroit, MI)
• Jason Uloswceh, CPA (Chicago, IL)
• Tom Wilson, CPA, CFE (Orlando, FL)

The CFF credential, which was created in 2008, is granted to qualified CPAs who demonstrate significant expertise in the field of financial forensics. In addition to this expertise, each CFF must complete 75 hours of learning and education activities and be a member in good standing with the AICPA. All CFF holders must be recertified every three years to maintain the credential.

About the AICPA

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (www.aicpa.org) is the national professional association of CPAs, with over 350,000 members, including CPAs in business and industry, public practice, government and education. It sets ethical standards for the profession and U.S. auditing standards for audits of private companies, federal, state and local governments and non-profit organizations. It also develops and grades the Uniform CPA Examination. Headquartered in New York, the AICPA also maintains offices in Washington, DC, Durham, NC and Lewisville, TX.