For Immediate Release
Contact: Jessica Trzyna or Ray Weiss
443.621.7690 or jtrzyna@weissprassociates.com
Newport News, VA (1/3/2011) – Witt Mares, PLC is pleased to announce that three of the firm’s associates have been selected to serve on PKF North America’s industry committees for 2011.
Maria B. Marston, CPA, a partner in the firm’s Newport News office, has been reappointed to serve as Vice Chairperson of the Construction Contractors Committee. Marston, who is head of the firm’s Construction Industry Team, has been in public accounting for more than 20 years and specializes in providing accounting, tax, and consulting services to contractors.
James V. Poti, CPA, a partner in the firm’s Richmond office, has been appointed to serve on the Accounting and Auditing Committee. He was previously Vice Chairman of the Public Companies Task Force, a position he held for three years. Poti has more than 31 years of public accounting experience and specializes in performing audits and other assurance services for employee benefit plans, financial institutions, contractors and retail businesses.
Richard G. Smith, CPA/ABV, a partner in the firm’s Williamsburg office, has been appointed to serve on the Business Valuation & Litigation Support Committee. Smith has 28 years of public accounting experience. His areas of practice include business valuation and litigation support services, tax planning and return preparation, accounting and financial reporting and business advisory services. In addition, he serves as a member of the PKF Mid-Atlantic Consortium Business Valuation Task Force.
Committee and taskforce members are leaders in their field, with proven track records providing service and solutions to a variety of industry clients. These leaders are chosen based on their depth of knowledge and experience. Participating on nationally recognized industry committees enhances the firm’s ability to apply proprietary knowledge and resources, such as benchmarking data and best practices, to improve clients’ operations and profitability.
PKF North America is a membership association comprised of 86 independent accounting and consulting firms in North America that are dedicated to serving middle-market businesses and individual clients. Together, member firms are able to offer superior service to individual and corporate clients representing a full range of industries with a diversity interests and business needs. In addition, thanks to an affiliation with PKF International Ltd., members of PKF North America have access to professionals at about 146 additional firms around the world, which empowers member firms to provide seamless service to clients with business dealings and other interests abroad.
With a long history dating back to 1979, Witt Mares is a leading regional public accounting and business-consulting firm headquartered in Newport News, Va. The firm also has offices in Fairfax, Richmond, Norfolk, and Williamsburg. Witt Mares provides its clients a broad menu of financial services for businesses and individuals. Services include accounting and auditing services, comprehensive taxation and tax planning, management consulting, pension plan design/administration, and investment management.
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