Members of the Virginia Society of CPAs Named “SmartCPAs” by Readers of Washington SmartCEO Magazine

Richmond (Oct. 6, 2011) – SmartCEO Magazine, covering Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., charged its readers, more than 15,000 CEOs and C-level executives across the Washington, D.C. metro area, with selecting the region’s top CPAs. SmartCEO honored 75 local CPAs as “a CEO’s best friend.” Many business leaders wrote testimonials about those selected, citing reasons why they felt their CPA was “exemplary.” The winners are highlighted in a “SmartCPA” report in the Sept. 2011 issue of Washington SmartCEO. Twenty-four members of the Virginia Society of CPAs (VSCPA) made the list.

Members of the VSCPA recognized in the award program include:

Robert Baldassari, CPA, Matthews, Carter & Boyce, PC, Fairfax

Mark Callihan, CPA, KPMG, McLean

Christopher Carson, CPA, Argy, Wiltse & Robinson, PC, McLean

Monica Dalwadi, CPA, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, Vienna

William Duvall, CPA, DuvallWheeler, LLP, Manassas

Kathleen Flaherty, CPA, Matthews, Carter & Boyce, PC, Fairfax

Mark Frye, CPA, Frye & Wolcott, CPAs, Manassas

Gregg Funkhouser, CPA, Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP, McLean

Shannon Hagerich, CPA, DuvallWheeler, LLP, Manassas

Shawn Howard, CPA, Thompson, Greenspon & Co., PC, Fairfax

Stephen Mallard, CPA, Stephen W. Mallard, CPA, Arlington

Sharon McMichael, CPA, Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP, McLean

W. Thomas Miller, CPA, Thompson, Greenspon & Co., PC, Fairfax

Richard Philipson, CPA, Robert Philipson & Company, Silver Spring, MD

Jerry Pierce, CPA, KPMG, McLean

Grover Russell, CPA, Russell, Evans & Thompson, PLLC, Herndon

James Scott Jr, CPA, Penan & Scott, PC, Rockville

Elida Seretti-Pierson, CPA, Fitzgerald Company CPAs, PC, McLean

Manjit Singh, CPA, Manjit Singh, CPA, PC, Falls Church

Robert M. Sorrells, CPA, BDO USA, LLP, Bethedsda, MD

Jan Thompson, CPA, Thompson, Greenspon & Co., PC, Fairfax

Greta Tosi-Miller, CPA, Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP, McLean

Brian Wendroff, CPA, Wendroff & Associates, Arlington

Bruce Wolcott, CPA, Frye & Wolcott, PC, Manassas

For more information about the “SmartCPA Reader’s Choice” contest or to schedule an interview with a CPA winner, contact VSCPA Public Relations Specialist Hillary Crowder at hcrowder@vscpa.com or (804) 612-9424. Visit www.smartceo.com for a complete list of winners.

The Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) is the leading professional association in the Commonwealth dedicated to enhancing the success of all CPAs. Founded in 1909, the VSCPA has 10,000 members who work in public accounting, industry, government and education. For more information, please visit the News Room on the VSCPA website at www.vscpa.com, email vscpa@vscpa.com or call (804) 612-9424. To search for a CPA in your geographic region, visit www.vscpa.com/FindaCPA.