Aprio, LLP, a top 100, CPA-led business advisory firm, announced that the firm has promoted six professionals to partner and five team members to director, effective Jan. 1, 2020.

This new partner class includes professionals across Aprio practices and specialty services including Assurance, Business Valuation Services, International Tax, R&D Tax Credit Services and Wealth Management. New directors represent Aprio’s Forensic Accounting and Litigation Support Services, Information Assurance Services, Transaction Advisory Services, Aprio Wealth Management and Aprio’s Channel Partner Program.

Half of Aprio’s new partners and directors are women, demonstrating the firm’s commitment to diversity and inclusion and the importance of women in leadership roles. Many of the newly promoted team members participated in Aprio’s Sponsor Program which recognizes and prepares future firm leaders, as well as other leadership development programs such as the Emerging Leaders Academy and Rainmaker Development Program.

Aprio’s newest professionals admitted to the partner group, include:

Mike Callahan, Chief Financial and Operations Officer

Justin Elanjian, Assurance Services with focus on Non-Profit & Education and Real Estate

Meredith Kowal, R&D Tax Credit Services

Davi Kutner, Wealth Management

Wendy Lu, International Tax – Chinese Practice Leader

Carrie Zhou, Business Valuation Service

The Aprio professionals named engagement director, include:

Theodore Brown, Forensic Accounting and Litigation Support Services

Bill Dupee, Transaction Advisory Services

Sonali Vaidya, Information Assurance Services

Professionals named director, include:

Carolyn Cope, Director of Operations, Private Client Services

Adam Klein, Director, Channel Partner Program

“We are very excited to welcome this new class of partners and directors. Since 2013, Aprio has promoted 25 new partners and 12 new directors to support our tremendous growth, demonstrating the firm’s commitment to the development and advancement of our team members’ careers,” said Richard Kopelman, Managing Partner and CEO of Aprio. “Each of these individuals live the Aprio Way and consistently deliver client satisfaction, while being proven leaders that positively impact the clients we serve, the profession we represent and the communities we call home.”