Members of Virginia CPA Society Recognized in "Super CPA" Contest in Virginia Business Magazine

Thousands of extraordinary certified public accountants (CPA) work in Virginia, but this year's "Super CPA" contest in Virginia Business magazine identifies over 250 "best of the best" of the CPA profession. The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) is excited to announce its CPA members that were selected winners in the prestigious contest. In its third 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 5,000 Virginia CPAs asking them to identify the names of peers they considered to be the best at their craft. After the ballots were counted, approximately 250 winners were selected in 10 categories and are highlighted in a special "Super CPAs" report in the November 2003 issue of Virginia Business.
Members of the VSCPA recognized in the contest include:

Assurance Services

J. Mitchell Bean, Goodman & Company, Norfolk
W. Barclay Bradshaw, LP Martin & Co., Glen Allen
Patrick S. Callahan, Goodman & Company, Norfolk
James A. Carleton, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Richmond
J. Phillip Coley, Coley, Eubank & Co., Lynchburg
Keith M Dance, Anderson & Reed, Roanoke
Harry D. Dickinson, Bowling, Franklin & Co., Fredericksburg
Susan R. Einhorn, Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, Norfolk
Gregg N. Funkhouser, Goodman & Company, McLean
Randal J. Gatzke, McLeod & Co., Roanoke
Stephen D. Holton, Martin, Dolan & Holton, Glen Allen
Samuel E. Johnson, Cherry Bekaert & Holland, Lynchburg
Howard R. Masters, Rose, Sanderson & Creasy, Glen Allen
Robert M. Moore Jr., Boyce, Spady & Moore, Suffolk
Paul J. Murman Jr., Mitchell, Wiggins & Company, Richmond
Chuck Pearson, Charles S. Pearson, Jr., PC, Mechanicsville
Hartwell Philips Jr., Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Co., Vienna
James V. Poti, Witt Mares & Co., Richmond
Elsie L. Rose, Rose, Sanderson & Creasy, Glen Allen
Phillip W. Shiflett, Hantzmon Wiebel & Co., Charlottesville
Robert L. Sommerville, Keiter, Stephens, Hurst, Gary & Shreaves, Richmond
Michael G. Spring, Stone & Spring CPA, Herndon
Rebecca Tiblin, Homes Lowry Horn & Johnson, Vienna
Michael T. Umscheid, Witt Mares Eggleston Smith, Norfolk
Danny Watson, Brown, Edwards CPA, Lynchburg
C. Frederick Westphal Jr., Goodman & Company, Newport News
Nathan S. White, Thompson, Greenspon & Co., Fairfax
Alan Witt, Witt Mares Eggleston Smith, Newport News
Donna P. Wyatt, Lovelace, Tibbs, Wyatt, Norvelle & Mathews, Lynchburg

Business Valuation

Jacques Cayere Sr., Cayere & Cayere CPAs, Lake Ridge
Murray (Deke) K. Coulter Jr., Brown, Edwards & Co., Roanoke
Charles F. Equi Jr., Sayler, Garbee & Co., Roanoke
Frank Hancock, Foti, Flynn, Lowen & Co., Roanoke
Dean E. Heinberg, Willanette Management Associates, Glen Allen
Gregory F. Lawson, Goodman & Company, Newport News
Stephen H. Lessels, Goodman & Company, Richmond
Michael Mares, Witt Mares Eggleston Smith, Newport News
Harold G. Martin Jr., Keiter, Stephens, Hurst, Gary & Shreaves, Glen Allen
Dean A. Martinelli, Hantzmon Wiebel & Co., Charlottesville
Karen L. McGary, Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, Norfolk
W. Thomas Miller III, Thompson, Greenspon & Co., Fairfax
James T. Norvelle, Lovelace, Tibbs, Wyatt, Norvelle & Mathews, Lynchburg
David L. Rippy, Goodman & Company, Virginia Beach
Harry Schwarz, Goodman & Company, Roanoke
Fred Shelton, Shelton & Co., Madison Heights
Barbara L. Smith, Cherry Bekaert & Holland, Virginia Beach
James B. Taney, Anderson & Reed, Roanoke
Joseph D. Thornton, Mitchell, Wiggins & Company, Richmond
Hal L. Young, Frank & Co., McLean

Corporate Taxation

Alan D. Altschuler, Alan D. Altschuler CPA, Newport News
Richard S. Andrews Jr., McGladrey & Pullen, Richmond
Roger Anglin, Brown, Edwards & Co., Roanoke
John Blankinship, Cherry Bekaert & Holland, Vienna
Marty Boone, Anderson & Reed, Roanoke
Gina Carroll, Carroll & Associates, Charlottesville
Michael J. Carter, Witt Mares Eggleston Smith, Newport News
David H. Creasy, Rose, Sanderson & Creasy, Glen Allen
Thomas M. Denson III, Keiter, Stephens, Hurst, Gary & Shreaves, Richmond
Dennis Diersen, BDO Seidman, Richmond
Garrett T. Ford, Brockman Drinkard & Pennington, Lynchburg
L. Michael Gracik Jr., Keiter, Stephens, Hurst, Gary & Shreaves, Richmond
Robert H. Griffin, Mitchell, Wiggins & Company, Richmond
Patricia Higginbotham, Smithers & Associates, Fairfax
Anthony S. Ivener, Swart Lalande & Associates, Fairfax
Brian E. Keeler, Brian E. Keeler PLC, Mechanicsville
Tom Lohr, Kositzka, Wicks & Co., Alexandria
Maryanne McElmurray, Brown, Edwards & Co., Roanoke
Michael Meegan, Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Co., Vienna
Herman G. Murray Jr., Cherry Bekaert & Holland, Lynchburg
Frederick H. Norvelle, Lovelace, Tibbs, Wyatt, Norvelle & Mathews, Lynchburg
Richard E. Phillips, Young, Nicholas, Branner & Phillips, Harrisonburg
Steve Piascik, Piascik & Associates, Glen Allen
James E. Prince III, McPhillips, Roberts & Deans, Norfolk
Thomas A. Puryear Jr., Mitchell, Wiggins & Company, Petersburg
Yvonne Shang, Thompson, Greenspon & Co., Fairfax
Christopher M. Swann, Brown, Edwards & Co., Roanoke
Sheri Thorpe, PBGH, Warrenton
Gary L. Vickers, Hantzmon Wiebel & Co., Charlottesville
Diane C. Whitlock, Diane C. Whitlock, CPA, Martinsville
J. Kenneth Wood, KPMG, Richmond
Pamela D. Young, Goodman & Company, Norfolk

Employee Benefits

Amber G. Best, Cherry Bekaert & Holland, Virginia Beach
Richard M. Busofsky, Hantzmon Wiebel & Co., Charlottesville
Lisa C. Germano, Actuarial Benefit Consulting, Midlothian
Peter Hiltunen, KPMG, Richmond
Sabrina L. Holme, Keiter, Slabaugh, Penny & Holme, Richmond
Gary Kitts, Goodman & Company, Norfolk
Linda A. Meyerhoffer, Benefit Solutions Inc., Midlothian
Virginia B. Miller, PBGH, Harrisonburg
John Peterson, Goodman & Company, Norfolk
Debra S. Price, Witt Mares Eggleston Smith, Newport News
Charlotte Self, Cherry Bekaert & Holland, Richmond
Charles W. Snader, Charles W. Snader, CPA, Chesapeake

Financial Managers, CFOs & Controllers

Mason T. Chapman, C. W. Wright Construction, Chester
Frederick Coble, Dollar Tree Stores, Chesapeake
Tracy Gregory, Tracy Gregory, CPA, Poplar Branch
Frederick Hurwitt, William A. Hazel Inc., Chantilly
Michael Mathews, Pence Auto Group, Midlothian
Steven Miller, Miller & Associates, Forest
Debra L. Snodgress Richardson, MMR Holdings, Glen Allen
Lisa K. Taylor, Consolidated Shoe Company, Lynchburg
Stacey Trentham, Lear Corp., Winchester
William Ungerman, MDV Management, Norfolk

Government & Nonprofit

Brian S. Carlton, Goodman & Company, McLean
Julie L. Colwell, Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, Norfolk
David Cotton, Cotton & Company LLP, Alexandria
Ward Dean, Dean, Singleton & Co., Lynchburg
Candace J. Duncan, KPMG, Norfolk
Mike Garber, PBGH, Harrisonburg
James M. Haggard, Goodman & Company, Newport News
W. Keith Haney, Hantzmon Wiebel & Co., Charlottesville
Charles Helme, Thompson, Greenspon & Co., Fairfax
Denver F. Hicks Jr., Witt Mares Eggleston Smith, Norfolk
John E. Kent Jr., Keiter, Stephens, Hurst, Gary & Shreaves, Richmond
Christina Mallard, Mallard & Mallard, Martinsville
Louise M. Peabody, Watkins, Meegan, Drury & Co., Vienna
Richard P. Pontynen, Goodman & Company, Richmond
M. Jerry Reynolds, M. Jerry Reynolds, PC, Lynchburg
Jeffrey R. Rogers, Jeffrey R. Rogers, CPA, Forest
Ben Salomonsky, Salomonsky & Siverling, Midlothian
Diane Smith, Witt Mares Eggleston Smith, Newport News
David C. Snyder, Brown, Edwards & Co., Roanoke
David E. Will, Mitchell, Wiggins & Company, Richmond
Sydney Wooding, Witt Mares & Co., Richmond
J. David Wright, Anderson & Reed, Roanoke

Individual Tax, Estate, Trust

Susan Ackley, Brown, Edwards & Co., Lynchburg
John M. Atkinson, Bennett, Atkinson & Assoc., Manassas
Robert G. Baldassari, Matthews Carter & Boyce, Fairfax
Shirley C. Baldwin, Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, Norfolk
JoAnn Blair-Davis, Pender & Coward, Virginia Beach
Thomas Cox, Thompson, Greenspon & Co., Fairfax
Jorge Dabul, McPhillips, Roberts & Deans, Norfolk
Katharine A. Deane, Fiducial/ Duvall - Wheeler, Manassas
Kathleen O. Eggers, The Burdette Smith Group, Fairfax
Gregory A. Forman, Mitchell, Wiggins & Company, Richmond
Fulton Galer, McLeod & Co., Roanoke
Susan B. Gregg, Goodman & Company, McLean
Michael S. Haigh, Witt Mares Eggleston Smith, Newport News
William Hardy, Harris, Hardy & Johnston, Richmond
Blaine W. Hegner, Swart Lalande & Associates, Fairfax
Oksana Hoey, Murray, Jonson, White & Associates, Falls Church
Bruce Holbrook, Goodman & Company, Norfolk
W. Michael Howlett, Cherry Bekaert & Holland, Virginia Beach
David B. Lowen, Foti, Flynn, Lowen & Co., Roanoke
Lawrence J. Martin, Hantzmon Wiebel & Co., Charlottesville
Paul Mitchell, Paul Mitchell CPA, Blacksburg
Wanda S. Ortwine, Witt Mares & Co., Richmond
Roger W. Overton, Homes Lowry Horn & Johnson, Vienna
Stephen F. Perry, Stephen F. Perry CPA, Mechanicsville
O. Ralph Puccinelli, Financial Accounting Services, Richmond
Melvin E. Rosen Jr., Rosen & Underdown CPAs, Mechanicsville
Gerald Rosson, Lynchburg College, Lynchburg
Grover Russell, Russell, Evans & Thompson, Herndon
Frank A. Spady III, Boyce, Spady & Moore, Suffolk
John L. Vincie III, PBGH, Warrenton
Robert Whiddon, Cherry Bekaert & Holland, Lynchburg
Jack F. Wright Jr., Anderson & Reed, Roanoke

Litigation Services

Edward Amorosso, McPhillips, Roberts & Deans, Norfolk
Patrick E. Corbin, Corbin & Company PC, Chesapeake
William R. Dacey Jr., Stosch, Dacey & George, Glen Allen
Richard E. Dolan, Martin, Dolan & Holton, Glen Allen
William S. Duvall, Fiducial/Duvall - Wheeler, Manassas
Cherie A. James, Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, Norfolk
William E. Offutt III, Cherry Bekaert & Holland, Vienna
Bob Raymond, Raymond, Satchell & Associates, Richmond
David E. Reddy, Reddy & Associates, Lynchburg
Larry A. Renner, Bruce Renner & Wilfong, Winchester
Clifton L. Rutherford, Rutherford & Johnson, Winchester
Karl Sening, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Washington
John Stewart, Witt Mares & Co., Richmond
Walter A. Stosch, Stosch, Dacey & George, Glen Allen
Barry I. Strickland, Barry Strickland & Company, Richmond
Mark C. Vogel, Homes Lowry Horn & Johnson, Vienna
Richard E. (Rory) Walck, Richard E. Walck CPA, Middleburg
Steve Wannall, Brown Dakes Wannall & Maxfield, Fairfax
Lauren V. Wolcott, Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, Norfolk

Personal Financial Planning

Timothy B. Boitnott, Boitnott & Schaben LLC, Roanoke
David E. Bush, Witt Mares Eggleston Smith, Williamsburg
Jeffrey S. Chernitzer, Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, Norfolk
Elwood Edwards, Witt Mares Eggleston Smith, Newport News
David Field, Cherry Bekaert & Holland, Richmond
Roger L. Handy, Cherry Bekaert & Holland, Virginia Beach
Edward L. Hoppe III, Wachovia Bank, Richmond
H. William Kuehl Jr., William Kuehl, Ltd., PC, Richmond
Carl Loden, Keiter, Stephens, Hurst, Gary & Shreaves, Richmond
John P. Lowenhaupt, John Lowenhaupt, CPA, Williamsburg
Lawrence W. McKoy, Goodman & Company, Richmond
Susan Norfleet, Norfleet, Musselman & Co., Richmond
John W. Sanderson, Rose, Sanderson & Creasy, Glen Allen
James M. Shepherd, William Kuehl, Ltd., PC, Richmond
Mark G. Smith, Capital Advisory Group, Richmond
David Spence, AXA Advisors LLC, Falls Church
John R. Wheeler, Fiducial/Duvall - Wheeler, Manassas
Rick Wildes, Wildes & Co., Richmond
John Richard Wynn, Wilfore & Wynn, Virginia Beach

Small Business Consulting

Olaf Barthelmai, Barthelmai & Co., Roanoke
Richard J. Beason, Richard J. Beason CPA, Roanoke
Robert Birch, Birch & Birch LLC, Lynchburg
Alexander Bowman Jr., Anderson & Reed, Roanoke
James W. Brackens Jr., James W. Brackens Jr. PC, Richmond
Dian T. Calderone, Hunt & Calderone PC, Newport News
Jacques Cayere Jr., Cayere & Cayere CPAs, Lake Ridge
John Christopher, McLeod & Co., Roanoke
Mensel D. Dean Jr., PBGH, Bridgewater
Paul G. DiNardo, Wall, Einhorn & Chernitzer, Norfolk
David A. Dolan, Dean, Singleton & Co., Lynchburg
Linda B. Eubank, Coley, Eubank & Co., Madison Heights
Richard E. Forbes, Goodman & Company, McLean
Robert A. Foster, Hantzmon Wiebel & Co., Charlottesville
W. Joe Foster, Foster & Dorr, Danville
Jay M. Friedman, Goodman & Company, Norfolk
William Fritz Jr., Fritz & Co., Fairfax
Robert A. Gary IV, Keiter, Stephens, Hurst, Gary & Shreaves, Richmond
Judy Houghton, Foster & Dorr, Danville
Steven E. Jones, McLeod & Co., Roanoke
Brian J. Kane, B.J. Kane & Co., Annandale
Brian LaLonde, Goodman & Company, Richmond
Robert B. Lewis, Lewis & Co., Chesapeake
E. Jeffreys Love, Mitchell, Wiggins & Company, Richmond
Ronald L. Lovelace, Lovelace, Tibbs, Wyatt, Norvelle & Mathews, Lynchburg
Donna G. Mahan, Hantzmon Wiebel & Co., Charlottesville
Frederick B. Malvin, Malvin, Riggins & Co., Newport News
Jay Moore, Moore & Campbell, Roanoke
James R. O'Brien, James R. O'Brien, CPA, PC, Richmond
Wayne A. Pankey, S.B. Hoover & Co., Harrisonburg
Patrick Shuler, Strickland & Shuler, Virginia Beach
Richard G. Smith, Witt Mares Eggleston Smith, Williamsburg
Susan H. Smith, Tibbs, Hansen Smith & Riegel, Richmond
Kurt W. Taves, Cherry Bekaert & Holland, Virginia Beach
James K. Walker, Walker Consulting Group, Glen Allen

To view a complete list of the winners or to view the "Super CPA" section of Virginia Business, visit the magazine's Web site at www.virginiabusiness.com and click on the November 2003 issue.
For more information about the "Super CPA" contest or to schedule an interview with a CPA winner, contact Tina Lambert, VSCPA communications manager, at tlambert@vscpa.com or (800) 733-8272.
The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants is the leading professional association dedicated to enhancing the success of all CPAs and their profession by communicating information and vision, promoting professionalism, and advocating members' interests. Founded in 1909, the VSCPA has 8,000 members who work in public accounting, industry, government and education. For more information, please visit the Press Room on the VSCPA Web site at www.vscpa.com, e-mail communications@vscpa.com or call (800) 733-8272. To search for a CPA in your geographic region, visit www.VATaxHelp.com and click on CPA Referral Online.

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