Tomorrow’s Leaders Today: The CPA Practice Advisor 2012 ’40 Under 40′ Honorees
Tomorrow’s accounting industry leaders aren’t born tomorrow. They are already leaving their mark today. They possess the skills, passion and tools to ensure future success. They recognize (and usher in) the best ideas and strategies that comprise a new era of accounting trends, technologies, and best practices. They are determined and persistent and they aren’t waiting for tomorrow to lead!
One of them, our very own Kacee Johnson, Cloud9′s EVP, has been recognized as one of 2012′s “Top 40 Under 40” Executives by CPA Practice Advisor. Overseeing its marketing, sales and business development operations since early 2009, Kacee has led Cloud9 Real Time growth to over 5,000 users and climbing.
Recognized as an industry expert on the subject of how businesses can implement and utilize Cloud technologies, Kacee is a regular speaker and commentator at accounting and technology events nationwide. “I am truly honored to be included in this year’s acknowledgment as well as in the company of so many great leaders. Recognizing the younger professionals who strive to bring new levels of excellence to the profession is a great feat that CPA Practice Advisor has achieved,” states Ms. Johnson.
Cloud9 has some history with its executives landing a spot on the prestigious industry roster: The Company’s CEO Robert J. Chandler was equally honored in 2007, 2008 and 2010.
Chandler explains why Kacee was certainly a deserving choice for 2012: “I have worked with many professionals throughout my career and none so determined and full of innovation as Kacee. We are proud to have heras a part of the Cloud9 team and excited about her successes.”
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Armed with innovation, commitment and vision, the honorees are already making waves in the accounting profession – some have received this award before, while others have been named a CPA Practice Advisor Thought Leader and still more have received countless awards and honors during their career thus far.
These 40 professionals are committed to increasing productivity and efficiencies for their customers and clients and providing excellent customer service, all while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. They are leveraging the latest and best technologies to consistently meet their clients’ needs.
“It’s extremely gratifying to realize that, over the last seven years, hundreds of our professions’ young leaders have been celebrated as members of the now famous CPA Practice Advisor “40 Under 40,” said former Executive Editor Greg LaFollette, CPA.CITP, Vice President of Product Strategy for CPA2Biz. “The announcement of the awards has become a much anticipated event in the public accounting world and those that have been named are clearly proud of their important designation.”
The ongoing efforts of this year’s 40 Under 40 honorees have been recognized by the vendors, consultants, thought leaders, peers and clients with which they do business daily. They are held in high regard by those directly affected by their contributions to the public accounting profession.
Cloud9 Real Time congratulates each and every honoree on receiving this prestigious honor!
Jim Boomer — 36
CPA.CITP, MBA
CIO/Shareholder, Boomer Consulting, Inc.
Manhattan, Kansas
Kacee Johnson — 32
MBA
Executive Vice President, Cloud9 Real Time
San Diego, California
Anthony J. Nitti — 37
CPA, MST
Partner, WithumSmith+Brown
Aspen, Colorado
Aubrey Lynch — 37
CPA
Tax Principal, CS&L, CPAs
Bradenton/Sarasota, Florida
Jennifer Pierce Cook — 28
CPA
Owner/Partner “Creator of Awesomeness”
Hardee Accounting, PC
Hendersonville, Tennessee
Srinivasu Maradana—36
MCP, SCJP
Senior Manager A&A of Accounting, Audit & Workflow, CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business
Wichita, Kansas
Shayna B. Chapman—37
CPA.CITP, CGMA, Hold Series 7 and 66
Managing Member, Chapman & Burris CPAs LLC
Gallipolis, Ohio
Sean Hanthorn — 33
MBA Director of Education Services, RootWorks LLC
Van Buren Township, Michigan
Joyce M. Washington – 39
CPA
Founder/CEO, Common Cents Consulting
Baltimore, Maryland
Bryan Hoeft – 37
Web Marketing Director, Thomson Reuters
Dexter, Michigan
Byron K. Patrick — 35
CPA.CITP, CGMA, MCSE
Co-founder/CEO, Simplified Innovations Inc.
Baltimore, Maryland
Samir Khosla — 39
MBA
Director, Product Management – Accountant Customer Segment,Intuit, Inc.
Mountain View, California
Roy Keely – 31
Vice President of Market Strategy, Xcentric
Alpharetta, Georgia
Cara R. Newhouse — 37
CPA
Senior Accountant, Lohman Accounting
Lewiston, Idaho
Robert Baumann – 34
Chief Architect – ProSystem fx SaaS, CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business
Reno, Nevada
Peter Miele – 36
Vice President of Sales, SurePrep, LLC
Irvine, California
Chris Farmand — 33
CPA.CITP, MBA
Energy Farmer, Chris Farmand + Company
Jacksonville, Florida
W. Michael Hsu — 28
CPA.CITP, MSA
Founder & CEO, DeepSky | Entrepreneurs’ Accounting Department
Irvine, California
Christian James – 34
COOXcentric
Alpharetta, Georgia
Merrill J. Taylor — 33
CPA
Tax Manager, Wisan, Smith, Racker & Prescott, LLP
Salt Lake City, Utah
Daniel T. Moore — 35
CPA
Owner, D.T. Moore & Company
Salem, Ohio
Melanie Carol Geist — 36
CPA
Partner, Porter & Geist LP
San Antonio, Texas
Dan Nicholson — 31
CPA, CGMA
Founder/CEO, Nth Degree CPAs, PLLC
Seattle, Washington
Louie J. Calvin – 36
Product Manager – Accounting CS, Thomson Reuters – Tax & Accounting
Dexter, Michigan
Liz Alexander — 38
CPAOwner, Elizabeth Alexander CPA
Arlington, Texas
Julio E. Garcia — 37
CPA
Managing Member, Alonso & Garcia, PLLC
Plano, Texas
Kim Hogan — 29
ECMp, CAPTUREp
Director of West Coast Operations, XCM Solutions, LLC/ Xpitax, LLC
Irvine, California
Dan Zitting — 30
CPA.CITP, CISA
Vice President of Product Management and Design, ACL Services Ltd.
New York, New York
Dustin Wheeler — 33
CPA
Tax/IT Manager, Wallace Neumann & Verville LLP
Las Vegas, Nevada
Jason Lawhorn — 37
CPA.CITP.MAcc
President & CEO — Lawhorn CPA Group, Inc.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Thomas Fantin — 35
CPA.CITP
Manager, SS&G, Inc.
Akron, Ohio
Kasey Bayne – 30
Accounting Ambassador, FreshBooks
Toronto, Ontario
Jennifer M. Lowe — 39
JD
Director of Federal Tax Publishing, CCH, a Wolters Kluwer business
Riverwoods, Illinois
Joe Lauzen — 36
CPA
President, Lauzen Accounting
Warrenville, Illinois
Jennifer Warawa – 36
Vice President of Partner Programs & Channel Sales, Sage North America
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Joey Brannon — 39
CPA
Founder & President, Axiom CPA
Bradenton, Florida
Brian Fox — 39
CPA, MBA
Founder, Confirmation.com
Nashville, Tennessee
Adam Kupperman – 37
Vice President & Head of ONESOURCE Firm Edition
Thomson Reuters
Hoboken, New Jersey
Noel Abdur-Rahim — 29
CPA
Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
John Crosslin — 38
CPA, MBA
Principal, Crosslin & Associates, P.C.
Nashville, Tennessee
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