About Our Staff
Jim Merklin presented several sessions at the Ohio Society of CPAs’ Employee Benefit Plans Conference in Columbus on April 19, at the AICPA’s National Conference on Employee Benefit Plans on May 11-13 in Las Vegas, and at the PKF North America EBP Conference on June 10-11 in Chicago. In the community, Jim has been named to the boards of directors of the United Way of Summit County and Leadership Akron, and as treasurer of NEOUCOM Foundation. He also has been appointed chair of the Tocqueville Society Leadership Committee and to the executive committee for the United Way of Summit County.
On June 30, Danielle Kimmell was presented with the ATHENA Young Professional Award for the Akron region. On April 16, she served as a panelist for The University of Akron’s School of Accountancy on careers in accounting. On May 18, she presented “Accounting and Auditing Update” to the Akron/Canton Chapter of the ASWA. Finally, she has been elected to the board of directors of Goodwill Industries of Akron.
On April 30, Mike Moldvay served as moderator for the “Legal and Fiduciary Update” for the Ohio Employee Ownership Conference. In April, Mike also attended the National Center for Employee Ownership Conference in Minneapolis.
Alex Bagne taught Junior Achievement at Imagine School on May 6. Additionally, he has joined the Northeast Ohio Chapter of the US Green Building Council.
Mark Bober has been elected to a second term as President of the Jewish Community Board of Akron. He taught “Mergers and Acquisitions” to a joint session of the Law School and the MBA Program at The University of Akron on March 8.
On April 23, Jim Bowen was presented with the Outstanding Accounting Professional Award
by the School of Accountancy at The University of Akron.