What's New - 2001

Frankenmuth

Tanya Lenhard will be transferring to the Frankenmuth office on January 2, 2001 to assist with the tax busy season and transition to other Frankenmuth clients.  Tanya joined the Saginaw office upon graduation from Saginaw Valley State University in August 1999.

Greater Lansing

Harlan Goodrich will be returning to the Greater Lansing office on January 2, 2001.  He was an intern last busy season and will be returning as a staff accountant.  Harlan graduated from Michigan State University in December 2000 with a BA in Accounting.

Elizabeth Connors will join the professional staff as a seasonal tax employee.  She will work at the firm while she completes her Ph.D. in Accounting at Michigan State University.  She anticipates graduation with her degree in May 2001. Elizabeth graduated from the University of Massachusetts with a Master’s degree in Accounting and also has a Bachelor’s degree in Politics from Mt. Holyoke in Massachusetts. Along with her educational pursuits, she has worked at a Big 5 firm in Boston for two years as a tax accountant.  Elizabeth has been a Financial and Managerial Accounting Lecturer at MSU and Albion College while completing her doctorate program.

Saginaw

Kristin Lisowski, a recent December graduate from Central Michigan University, will be joining the Saginaw office on January 2, 2001.  Kristin was an intern with the CMU audit on campus last fall.  She graduates with a BSBA in Accounting.

Cheryl Chasnis will join the Saginaw office in January as a seasonal tax reviewer.  Cheryl has had over 15 years accounting experience in various businesses, to include a small CPA firm, small business and a financial institution.  She is a CMU graduate.  Cheryl will provide assistance with reviewing tax returns on a part-time schedule beginning on January 12, 2001.

Derek Brewer will also join the Saginaw office as a seasonal tax staff employee.  Derek is a student at Alma College and will complete his BA in May 2002.  He has worked for H&R Block in the Mt. Pleasant and West Branch locations for two tax seasons.  Derek will work part-time, beginning January 13, 2001, while attending college in Alma .

Effective April 7, the area code for the Bay City, Frankenmuth and Saginaw offices has changed from "517" to "989."  You have a grace period, until October 2001, during which you can still use either area code.  After that time only the 989 code will work.  To see if your telephone number is affected by the change, you can check out Ameritech's 517/989 prefix listing.  This list breaks down the 517 and 989 area codes according to the three digit prefix of your telephone number.