Best of the CPAs in Industry 2017 Conference

Mark Brechbill Related Seminars and Products

CPA

MB Wealth Solutions, LLC and Mark Brechbill, PLLC Stuart, Florida

Mark Brechbill is the founder of Mark Brechbill, PLLC, a full service certified public accounting firm primarily serving the needs of small to mid-sized businesses in Stuart, FL and on the Treasure Coast. Mark concentrates most of his time in the firms’ business and tax consulting practices, assisting with business formation and organization, purchases and sales, and reorganizations. He is also the partner in charge of the firm’s tax practice. Mark speaks on a variety of topics in the A&A and tax arenas, but always tries to focus on issues that are specific to the individual practitioner and the small firm.  

Prior to founding the firm in 1994, Mark spent over thirteen years in the banking industry, serving as Chief Operating Officer of a community bank and CFO of a $600 million regional bank. He began his career in public accounting with Arthur Andersen & Co., in Chicago, Illinois working in the firm’s banking division. He also worked with McGladrey, Hansen, Dunn & Company, (now McGladrey), in their Peoria, Illinois office. Mark has a Bachelor of Business degree in accounting from Western Illinois University, is licensed as a CPA in Florida, and is a member of the FICPA and AICPA. Additionally, as with most CPAs, he is active in a numberof civic and community programs (primarily as Treasurer). 
    

Michael Kridel, CFF, CITP, CFC Related Seminars and Products

Michael S. Kridel, C.P.A., P.A.

Michael S. Kridel, CPA/CFF/CITP, CFC

Michael S. Kridel, C.P.A., P.A.

Michael Kridel practices in the Boca Raton area. Mr. Kridel has practiced public accounting in South Florida since graduation from George Washington University in 1974. Prior to joining Rehmann in 2013, he was a partner with Daszkal Bolton LLP for nearly 17 years after practicing 18 years as a sole practitioner.

Mr. Kridel is a member of the American and Florida Institutes of Certified Public Accountants and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Accounting and Certified Forensic Consultant of the American College of Forensic Examiners Institute. He is also a member of the International Association for Asset Recovery, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and is an associate member of the American Bar Association and Family Law Section of the Florida Bar Association. He chaired the Valuation, Forensic Accounting and Litigation Services Section of the FICPA and served as Chairperson of the Committee for Valuation and Litigation Services. In 2001, Mr. Kridel was one of the first CPAs to achieve the Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP) designation offered by the AICPA. He was one of the first CPAs to be Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also served on the Top Technologies Task Force of the AICPA. Mr. Kridel has received the FICPA Outstanding Discussion Leader each year since 2004. He was included as a leading forensic accountant in the South Florida Legal Guide each year since 2009 as a Top CPA and Financial Support Professional (Litigation Support). He also received the South Florida Business Leader Magazine’s 2010 IMPACT Leaders Award.

Since 1974, Mr. Kridel has provided litigation services for both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad range of matters including family law, stockholder actions, financial damages, fraud detection, criminal and civil tax matters, breach of fiduciary duty, wrongful discharge and accountant malpractice. He also has extensive practice experience in accounting and taxation for corporations, partnerships, retirement plans, fiduciaries and individuals. Additionally, he has provided management consulting and training services to large and small companies and professional practices. Mr. Kridel has testified in deposition, hearings, trial and alternative dispute resolution proceedings as an expert in numerous jurisdictions.

Mr. Kridel is a frequent speaker, garnering numerous awards, at national and local conferences for accountants and attorneys on topics such as litigation services, professional ethics, eDiscovery, practice management, information technology and human resources. He is a certified ethics instructors in Florida. He is an online instructor for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and was a Facilitator in the Professional Training Department at the Florida campus of Johnson & Wales University for several years. He is a longtime member of the Editorial Review Panels of the Journal of Accountancy and Florida CPA Today. He is active in several community service organizations and is a Partner in Education at numerous Broward County high schools. For more than twenty years, Mr. Kridel has facilitated an award-winning seminar, Ethical Decision Making in the Workplace and Society, for Broward County high schools, positively influencing nearly 1,500 students annually. He is also the profession’s representative on the Education Advisory Committee of the Florida Board of Accountancy. Mr. Kridel is the current Chair of the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics and has served on the Commission since 2013.

Amy S. Neely Related Seminars and Products

CPA, MBA, Director of Forecasting, Planning & Analysis

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc

Started career in audit at Arthur Andersen LLP.  Worked there 4 years.  Spent the past 21 years in various roles at The Coca-Cola Company.  Worked my way up. Strong audit/accounting background. In addition to a variety of increased accounting roles, I spent 6 years in Internal Controls and later the Corporate SOX team.  Project work has stemmed around acquisition and divestitures, process improvement and general ledger system conversions.

Samantha Kohlman, CPA, CIA, CFE, CGMA Related Seminars and Products

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP