AAFCPAs Announces New Director Promotions

AAFCPAs, a best-in-class CPA and consulting firm known for tax, assurance, accounting, wealth management, business process, and IT advisory solutions, today announced employee promotions to Director:

Aaron Diamond, CPA Promoted to Director, Assurance

Aaron has been promoted to Director in AAFCPAs’ Assurance practice. He has extensive experience leading high-energy assurance teams, and in providing advice on accounting standards implementation and compliance. He advises privately held and private-equity (PE) group managed companies as well as sophisticated nonprofits. Learn more and connect with Aaron Diamond, CPA.>>

Lauren M. Duplin, CPA Promoted to Director & Consulting CFO

Lauren has been promoted to Director & Consulting CFO in AAFCPAs’ Managed Accounting & Advisory Solutions practice. Lauren has been with AAFCPAs for almost 14 years and started in the firm’s Assurance practice. She specializes in providing high-level, outsourced CFO services for nonprofits, foundations, and grant-making organizations. Learn more and connect with Lauren Duplin, CPA.>>

David J. Gravel, CPA Promoted to Tax Director

Dave has been promoted to Tax Director. He is a leader in AAFCPAs’ cannabis practice. He provides tax and consulting solutions to multi-state operators, recreational and medical retailers, cultivators, product manufacturers, and investors. He is an active member of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants and a Firm Ambassador dedicated to making lasting professional connections and building community. Learn more and connect with Dave Gravel, CPA.>>

Justin Leroux, CPA Promoted to Director, Assurance

Justin has been promoted to Director in AAFCPAs’ Nonprofit Assurance practice. He specializes in serving the community development/ affordable housing sector. He advises clients on accounting standards implementation and compliance, as well as tax credit-based financing used widely in the industry. Learn more and connect with Justin Leroux, CPA.>>

Dawn M. Pantano, CPA, CITP Promoted to Director, Business Process & IT Consulting

Dawn has been promoted to Director in AAFCPAs’ Business Process & IT Consulting practice. She is a CPA as well as a Certified Information Technology Professional (CITP®) with a breadth of business and technology experience, including: Technology Strategic Planning; IT Architecture; Business Process Enablement; System Development, Acquisition, Implementation and Project Management; Information Systems Management; Systems Security, Reliability, Audit and Control; and IT Governance & Regulation. Dawn is also an entrepreneur and co-owner of Changing Tides Café & Donut Shop in Newburyport, MA.

Andrew Puricelli, CPA Promoted to Director, Assurance

Andrew has been promoted to Director in AAFCPAs’ Nonprofit Assurance practice. He specializes in leading high energy assurance teams and providing best practice advice to community development corporations and their affordable housing development projects, community development financial institutions, multiservice human & social service providers, charter management organizations, and foundation & grant-making organizations. Learn more and connect with Andrew Puricelli, CPA.>>

Nichole Reilly, CPA, MBA Promoted to Director, Assurance

Nichole has been promoted to Director in AAFCPAs’ Nonprofit Assurance practice. She has extensive experience serving charter schools and community development corporations (CDCs), human & social services providers, associations, and foundations. Nichole is a 2020 recipient of the Joel Aronson Character Award, given annually to the AAFCPAs team member, nominated by the partner group, who best epitomizes the honorable character, work ethic, and client dedication of Joel Aronson, the Founder of AAFCPAs Wealth Management. Learn more and connect with Nichole Reilly, CPA, MBA, CPA.>>

Olga Yasinnik, CPA, MBA Promoted to Director, Assurance

Olga has been promoted to Director in AAFCPAs’ Nonprofit Assurance practice. Olga specializes in directing efficient and effective audit teams, and advising multi-service human & social services providers, as well as CDCs and their affordable housing development projects. Olga has been crowned “Lease Queen” and is a leader in AAFCPAs’ Lease Accounting Standard Task Force, devoted to understanding and interpreting the new ASU since the FASB announced the project. She is Treasurer of the Sunflower of Peace Foundation. Learn more and connect with Olga Yasinnik, CPA, MBA.>>

COME JOIN THE AAFCPAs TEAM:

AAFCPAs takes great pride in our exceptional team, and we are honored to celebrate the talent, dedication, and potential of these individuals. They have both great minds and great hearts.

We have a culture of gratitude and value the unique strengths & contributions from each team member. Learn more.>>