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NEW HIRE AND TENURE ANNOUNCEMENT

WELCOME, NEW HIRES!

Between the last three quarters of 2014 and first quarter of 2015, UHY LLP's Michigan practice added 89 employees to their team.

The Michigan offices were excited to welcome their biggest hiring class of interns and staff accountants yet, on Wednesday, January 7.

"We knew this was going to be a competitive year on campus from some of the data we gathered," said Daniel Markey, managing partner of the Sterling Heights office. As I was recruiting at Walsh College this past fall, if there was a student I interviewed that was a good fit for UHY, I extended the offer right then and there. We knew we needed to get more creative in our recruitment efforts this year and not waste time when we met top talent at the schools."

"This year, campus recruiting was the most competitive I have seen among all firms. It's important for UHY to continue to build our brand on campus, while recruiting top talent to help grow our firm. Our partners took lead roles on campus again this year by interviewing and even extending offers at the campus level," said recruiting manager, Rina Henning. "Additionally, many partners took on panel roles and participated in presentations. Our staff did an outstanding job helping to identify recruits to add to our teams. Without the support of everyone, we would not have been able to hire our largest class of recruits."

Now, please join us in welcoming our 2014-15 new hires!

Tax, accounting and consulting staff:

Albert	Allen	Consultant	Walsh College
Sue	Ayoub	Intern	Walsh College
Brian	Baker	Paraprofessional	Oakland University
Matt	Baker	Staff Accountant	Michigan State University
Jeremy	Bamford	Intern	Oakland University
Heather	Barkatt	Intern	Wayne State University
Julia	Basso	Intern	Northwood University
Erica	Battle	Senior Staff Accountant	University Of Michigan
Michael	Baum	Staff Accountant	Brandeis University
Diane	Behnke	Intern	Eastern Michigan University
Aldi	Bejkolli	Intern	Wayne State University
Becky	Berger	Intern	Walsh College
Jeff	Brown	Intern	Wayne State University
Andrew	Bulgarelli	Staff Consultant	Bellarmine University
Christa	Byrd	Intern	Wayne State University
Ashley	Clark	Intern	Walsh College
Edin	Cogo	Staff Accountant	Walsh College
Nick	Culbertson	Intern	Wayne State University
Garet	Danvers	SALT Specialist	Robert Morris University
Caitlin	Distelrath	Intern	University Of Michigan- Dearborn
Kristin	Dreyer	Intern	Grand Valley State University
Iulian	Florica	Staff Accountant	University Of Craiova (Romania)
Morgan	Foley	Intern	Grand Valley State University
Lisa	Fort	Senior	University Of Michigan
Zachary	Froelich	Senior Staff Consultant	Eastern Michigan University
Brian	Gill	Intern	Grand Valley State University
Stephen	Goode	Intern	Oakland University
Emily	Grogan	Intern	Wayne State University
Benjamin	Hartman	Staff Consultant	Depaul University
Amy	Hensley	Intern	Walsh College
Ryan	Hotrum	Intern	Central Michigan University
Hailee	Johnson	Intern	Oakland University
Sawsan	Kato	Intern	Walsh College
Majlinda	Kocllari	Staff Accountant	Wayne State University
Leah	Kraus	Staff Accountant	Wayne State University
Lee	Kutter	Staff Accountant	Edgewood College
John	Lauzon	Staff Accountant	Grand Valley State University
Diana	Lewitzke	Staff Accountant	Oakland University
Alex	Lusk	Intern	Wayne State University
Irina	Mac	Staff Accountant	Walsh College
William	Mansour	Senior Staff	Michigan State University
Michelle	Mariani	Paraprofessional	Walsh College
Sachin	Mehta	Consultant	University Of Waterloo
Andrew	Moceri	Senior Accountant	Western Michigan University
Majd	Mohsin	Intern	University Of Michigan- Dearborn
Andrew	Molokac	Senior Manager	Walsh College
Randi	Olson	Staff Accountant	Davenport University
Jasmine	O'steen	Intern	University Of Michigan- Dearborn
Michael	Passanante	Paraprofessional	Walsh College
Jennifer	Pawlowski	Manager	Purdue University
Grant	Pennefather	Intern	Walsh College
Amy	Phipps	Staff Accountant	Eastern Michigan University
Matt	Piotrowski	Intern	University Of Michigan- Dearborn
Joseph	Pyrc	Staff Accountant	University Of Michigan - Flint
Todd	Radabaugh	Paraprofessional	Eastern Michigan University
Derek	Reece	Staff Accountant	Eastern Michigan University
Meghan	Rice	Intern	Walsh College
Amanda	Rock	Staff Accountant	Central Michigan University
Anthony	Rosenblum	Manager	Alma College
Abdullah	Saleh	Senior Staff Accountant	Wayne State University
Michelle	Sapula	Staff Accountant	Northwood University
Freddie	Schroeder	Paraprofessional	Wayne State University
Eric	Schulte	Intern	Walsh College
Matt	Shervish	Intern	Walsh College
Samantha	Siljanovski	Intern	Oakland University
Shawn	Sinawe	Intern	Eastern Michigan University
Christopher	Stewart	Staff Accountant	University Of Michigan - Dearborn
Steven	Tamas	Staff Accountant	Sam Houston State University
David	Thrush	Staff Accountant	University Of Michigan - Dearborn
Brent	Tucker	Intern	Walsh College
Rachel	Vardon	Senior Staff Accountant	Oakland University
Erica	Vidal	Staff Accountant	Oakland University
Ryan	Watson	Staff Accountant	Central Michigan University
Matt	Wetzel	Intern	Wayne State University
Karen	Wheeler	Client Service Associate	Wooster College & Saginaw Valley State University
Evan	Wilkins	Senior Accountant	Western Michigan University
Jessica	Williams	Staff Accountant	Florida A&M University
Patrick	Wood	Senior Accountant	Michigan State University
Rayne	Xu	Intern	Eastern Michigan University
Lawrence	Yee	Staff Accountant	Wayne State University

Administrative and support staff:

Lisa	Binning	Staffing Coordinator	Oakland University
Ashley	Cimino	Office Clerk	Schoolcraft College
Chris	Clark	Marketing Intern	Wayne State University
Hassein	Deaibes	Technology Specialist	Henry Ford Community College
Mariola	Kokoszka	Administrative Assistant	Oakland Community College
Marissa	Mashinske	Receptionist	Schoolcraft College
Yolanda	Rountree	Experienced Recruiter	Davenport University
Brooke	Smith	Receptionist	Oakland Community College
Amy	Szczepaniak	Administrative Assistant	Walsh College

CONGRATULATIONS, TENURED EMPLOYEES!

In 2014, UHY proudly recognized 29 tenured employees during quarterly breakfast meetings throughout the year. Awards honored employees who reached milestones of employment from five years on in five year increments.

Five employees reached the 25-year or more mark in 2014:

Anthony	Frabotta	Chairman and CEO	40
Patricia	Baker	Senior Manager	25
Casandra	Capps	Client Service Associate	25
Kristin	Pickney	Client Service Associate	25
Margaret	Wild	IT Senior Support Specialist	25

Anthony Frabotta

Tony joined the firm (formerly known as Follmer Rudzewicz & Company) in 1974 as a junior accountant. He is now the firm's national chairman and CEO. In 2000, his leadership skills were crucial in the merger of Follmer Rudzewicz and six other national accounting firms to establish what is now UHY Advisors, Inc. Tony believes in giving back to the community and is a strong supporter of Detroit and its surrounding communities. His personal contributions and community involvement holds a strong significance in his life. Tony earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Wayne State University and is a licensed CPA in the state of Michigan.

Patricia Baker

When joining the firm in 1989, Pat started in the tax department and was a leader there for 11 years. Since then she has transitioned over to providing accounting, auditing and business consulting services to closely-held, middle market companies. Pat earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Lawrence Tech University and is a licensed CPA in the state of Michigan. She is a member of the Livonia Chamber of Commerce.

Casandra Capps

Casandra started with the company in 1989 as a bookkeeper. Back in the Follmer Rudzewicz days, all new staff accountants got assigned a bookkeeping account and were trained by Casandra. She is currently a CSA (client service associate) and she supervises the CSA group.

Kristin Pickney

Since starting as a full time bookkeeper back in January 1989, Kristin has been promoted to client service associate. She has an accounting degree from Lawrence Tech University.

Margaret Wild

Margaret began her career with UHY in 1989 as an office clerk. She became a bookkeeper in 1995 and then joined the network support systems group in 1998 and has been with IT ever since. Anyone who has worked with Margaret knows and loves her for her quirky sense of humor!

Other employees who reached significant milestones include:

Rob	Scope	Principal	20
Peter	Waskul	Senior Manager	20
Steve	Katzman	Senior Manager	15
Deborah	Kowalczyk	Office Clerk	15
Connie	Ku	Principal	15
Lynn	Mantis	Client Service Associate	15
Marina	Paulik	Executive Assistant/Secretarial Supervisor	15
Karen	Coleman	Manager	10
Lori	Dilisio	Manager	10
Donald	Felmlee	Senior Manager	10
Brent	Jones	Principal	10
Janelle	Saylor	Senior Accountant	10
Tara	Treat	Manager	10
Loni	Winkler	Senior Manager	10
Nancy	Cirino	Client Service Associate	5
Brandon	Ernat	Manager	5
Robert	Kendall	Manager	5
Marc	Lichtman	Partner	5
Marta	Mikolajczak	Manager	5
Amy	Pecha	Senior HR Generalist	5
Benjamin	Raymond	Senior Accountant	5
Joe	Ryan	Business Development Manager	5
Carol	Schowalter	Senior Staff Accountant	5
Amy	Walsh	Assistant Controller	5

You can contact the offices of UHY LLP in Detroit 313 964 1040, Farmington Hills 248 355 1040 or Sterling Heights 586 254 1040 or visit us on the web at www.uhy-us.com.

EVENTS CALENDAR

2/19 Eighth Annual D.M.G.C. Texas Hold Em' Tournament

Thursday, February 19, 2015
Registration at 6:00 PM. Game starts promptly at 7:00 PM.

Star Lanes at Emagine Royal Oak
200 North Main Street
Royal Oak, MI 48067

$100 buy-in and $50 re-buy. VIP prizes for finalists. Chips have no cash value. Must be 18 to play and 21 to consume alcohol.

Contact Jessica Dalessandro at jdalessandro@uhy-us.com or 586 843 2507 to save your spot! Cash, check or credit card contributions accepted in advance or at the door. Sponsorship opportunities available.

UHY Cares in cooperation with the D.M.G.C. and the McCarty family hope to see you there!

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

UHY Cares Holiday Fundraising Campaign Raises Nearly $20,000 For Several Local Families In Need

During the holiday season, a time for gifts and celebrations, it is important to remember the true meaning of this special time; generosity and kindness. UHY Cares Michigan, a nonprofit 501c3 organization founded by accounting firm UHY LLP, partnered with Angels of Hope Family Cancer Foundation and Volunteers of America to give a merry Christmas to some families who otherwise would not have had one. Cares sponsored 18 local families for the holidays and raised nearly $20,000 through employee raffles, jean days, bake sales, luncheons and partner matches. Over 30 volunteers from UHY's Farmington Hills and Sterling Heights locations joined forces to shop, wrap and deliver gifts and holiday cheer to 85 people from the metro Detroit area.

In addition to sponsoring these families for the holidays, UHY Cares donated hundreds of items to Toys for Tots and Michigan Humane Society. Monetary donations were also made to other various charities to highlight a successful fundraising season. The holiday campaign is evidence of UHY's promise to give back to the community they serve.

"Every year the holiday fundraising campaign gets bigger and better, allowing us raise and donate more money", said Tom Callan, president of UHY Cares. "More and more employees ask to get involved and volunteer their time to Cares initiatives, ideas are shared and new fundraising ideas are implemented. For example, this year volunteers assembled festive holiday jars with different cookie mixes and other treats that were sold around the offices. Over 50 orders were placed. Just one of many new ideas the Cares team came up with to keep contributions flowing for this great cause."

UHY LLP, a certified public accounting firm, operates its charitable giving activities through UHY Cares, an independent nonprofit 501c3 organization. Cares, which was incorporated over five years ago, was an idea inspired by employees and is volunteer based. Through UHY Cares, employees are able to give back to the community, including helping individuals going through personal emergencies or hardships. UHY Cares Michigan has provided assistance to over 150 local charities and families and continues to grow this list every year.

Careers At UHY

Are you ready to take charge of your career path? Be sure to visit our careers page for the most up-to-date career listings or contact Amanda Sheets at asheets@uhy-us.com or 248 204 9482. Check out some of the current opportunities in our Michigan offices:

Audit manager, 7+ years of experience
Audit senior accountant, 5-7 years of experience, CPA required, working with municipalities a plus
Audit senior staff accountant, 2-4 years of experience
Tax manager, 7-10 years of experience
Tax senior accountant, 5-7 years of experience, CPA required
Director of litigation, testifying experience required

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