ncCPAp Names New Officers and Directors for 2011 – 2012
ncCPAp Names New Officers and Directors for 2011 – 2012
MINEOLA, NEW YORK – December 9, 2011 – The National Conference of CPA Practitioners (ncCPAp) has announced newly elected Officers and Directors for the year 2011-2012.
“Each year, ncCPAp changes its’ executive team. This enables us to continually gain fresh ideas, new direction and work efficiently and effectively to grow the organization,” said ncCPAp newly elected President, Lana Kupferschmid.
“We are grateful for the efforts of the outgoing executive team which provided a strong foundation for the incoming Officers and Directors to build on,” Kupferschmid added.
Incoming Officers and Directors include:
President, Lana Kupferschmid, CPA. For 22 years, Kupferschmid has been a member of the ncCPAp organization. Kupferschmid attended Queens College, Lehman College and Pace University to obtain her Bachelor of Science Degree and CPA license. She was employed by Haskin & Sells, CPA, USV Pharmaceutical and eventually became the Vice President/ Controller for Matrix Corporation in Orangeburg, N.Y. While serving as ncCPAp Director in the Westchester/Rockland Chapter, Lana pursued development of the New Jersey Chapter. On the National level, she was chair of the Membership Committee, Scholarship Committee and Forward Planning Committee and held positions as Treasurer, Secretary and Vice President.
Active in her community, she was the Treasurer of Temple Beth Sholom, Treasurer of Downtown New City Corp., President of the Tappan Zee Business and Professional Women Club, and President of the Mother of Twins Club.
Executive Vice President, Neil H. Fishman, CPA, CFE, FCPA, CAMS. Fishman has been in practice since 1989. He is a graduate of the State University of New York College at Oneonta, and is licensed as a CPA in New York and Florida. As chair of the ncCPAp Tax Policy committee, Fishman has assisted in the drafting of tax legislation introduced in the US House of Representatives. He is the founding President of the South Florida Chapter of ncCPAp.
Vice Presidents include:
Ed Caine, CPA. Caine is a graduate of both Lehigh University and Temple University, with over 35 years of experience in management and accounting. His CPA practice, headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, with other offices in Pottstown and Northern New Jersey, specializes in individual and corporate clients, general business consulting, and litigation support. He is the founding President of the Delaware Valley Chapter of ncCPAp.
David J. Rothfeld, CPA. Rothfeld is a graduate of Adelphi University and holds both a BBA in Accounting and an MS in Accounting earned in 1973. His accounting practice is located in Hicksville, New York and has been self-employed for over twenty-five years. Rothfeld has served ncCPAp as co-chair of the public Relations committee and is a member of the Membership and Education committees. He has also held several positions at the Nassau/Suffolk Chapter including four years as Treasurer.
Kenneth Hauptman, CPA. Hauptman obtained a BS in Economics, with a specialization in Accounting, in 1972 from Brooklyn College, and an MS in Taxation from LIU–C.W. Post in 1979. He has been practicing public accounting for over 40 years, initially with Lutz and Carr, CPAs, and as a partner with the firms of Weinick, Sanders & Co., CPA’s and Hauptman, Elsner & Co., CPAs, prior to establishing his own CPA practice.
Secretary, Lynne Marcus, CPA. Marcus has a BA in Accounting from Queens College and an MBA in Finance from St. John’s University. She completed the Certified Financial Planner program of the College for Financial Planning at Queens College; she also holds a General Securities License and is an Investment Advisor Representative with Ameriprise Financial, a member of the FINRA and SIPC.
Treasurer, Sarah Jansen, CPA. Jansen has been in practice since 1992 and is currently on staff at Katz Bloom & Schon CPAs LLC. She was introduced to NCCPAP while on staff at Schoenfeld Mendelsohn & Co. prior to starting her own practice. Sarah is a member of NCCPAP and the AICPA. She is on the NCCPAP National Tax Committee and the Nassau Suffolk Chapter Nominating, Education, and Long Island Tax Symposium Committees.
Three year-term directors include:
Bruce Berkowitz, CPA. Berkowitz graduated from Brooklyn College in June of 1981 with a BS in Accounting. He became certified in the State of New York in 1987 and was a partner in the firm Fein and Berkowitz, CPAs, from 1989 to 1999. In January 2000 he formed Bruce Berkowitz, CPA PC. Bruce has been a member of NCCPAP since 1989 and is completing his term as President of the NCCPAP Nassau/Suffolk Chapter.
Frank Gallo, CPA. Gallo is the managing partner of Gallo & Company, CPAs LLP, located in Jericho, New York. He is a graduate of Pace University, with an MBA in Public Accounting, and was a manager at Kenneth Leventhal and Company before he started his own practice in 1986. Gallo has been in public accounting for more than thirty years, and has expertise in audits, reviews, compilations, broker dealers, nonprofits, manufacturing, real estate, pension plans, construction and peer reviews.
Barry Zalk, CPA. Zalk is a graduate of Northeastern University in Boston where he received his BS in Accounting in 1973. He has practiced public accounting for over 38 years. Zalk started his accounting career while in college, when he interned with various Boston accounting firms and Boston Gas Company. He also interned with J.K. Lasser and Company in New York City, where he also worked after graduating. In 1976 he joined an accounting practice with his father, where he continues as managing partner.
Two-term director Ronald Tockman, CPA. Tockman is a graduate of Suffolk University, class of 1971. Tockman has been a practicing CPA in his own firm since 1975, servicing clients primarily in eastern Massachusetts, southern New Hampshire and the Rhode Island area. He is the founding President of the South Boston Chapter of ncCPAp.
About National Conference of CPA Practitioners (ncCPAp)
The National Conference of CPA Practitioners (ncCPAp) is a professional organization that advocates on issues that affect Certified Public Accountants in public practice and their small business and individual taxpayer clients located throughout the United States. ncCPAp members serve more than 500,000 businesses and individual clients. ncCPAp is in continuous communication with professional regulatory bodies to keep them apprised of the needs of the local and regional CPA practitioner. ncCPAp provides a platform for its’ members to exchange ideas and information on managing and running a successful CPA practice in today’s competitive environment. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.nccpap.org
