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Floyd A. Trouten III is a tax director in the transaction advisory service area. Floyd has over 40 years of experience and has been involved in over 400 transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations, redemptions, leveraged buyouts,…
Robert G. Zunich is a director in the accounting and assurance services department. He has spent over 35 years serving as a trusted business advisor to privately-held businesses. Rob has a broad range of experience in business…
Ryan N. Bidlack is an IT principal and a member of the SOC Audit Services team. With over 20 years of IT experience in all facets of IT services, Ryan has proven abilities in identifying and solving…
Kathrine T. Gabel is a principal in our assurance services department. She has over 10 years of public accounting experience providing accounting, auditing, fraud, and tax services for privately held companies. She received a Bachelor of Science…
Donald P. Hanck is a principal with Barnes Wendling CPAs LLC. Don has over 40 years of professional experience serving local businesses, not-for-profit organizations, and individuals by providing a full range of accounting, tax, and management advisory…
Laure B. Javorsky is a principal in the accounting and assurance services department and member of our employee benefit plan industry group. She has over 29 years of experience providing auditing, review, compilation, and tax services to…
Lena M. Parks is a principal in the assurance services department and member of our not-for-profit industry group. Lena specializes in audits conducted in accordance with the Government Auditing Standards and audit requirements under the Uniform Guidance.…
Sondra L. Sofranko is a principal in our tax department. Sondra has over 30 years of public accounting experience, most recently in tax compliance and planning for businesses, individuals, and trusts. Her areas of tax specialization include…
Jordan A. Batch is a senior manager in the accounting and assurance services department and has been in public accounting for over 15 years. She specializes in employee benefit plan audits, corporate audits, reviews, and compilations. She…
Stephen J. Cox Jr. is a senior manager working across both tax and accounting services lines. He has six years of experience and focuses his time working with the firm’s non-profit and service enterprise clients. He provides…
Heather R. Cunningham is a senior manager in the accounting and assurance services department and works closely with the firm’s manufacturing and distribution and service enterprises clients. She has more than 10 years of experience and assists…
Mandi C. Raneri is a senior manager working with the firm’s manufacturing and distribution, and service enterprises clients. She has 10 years of experience focusing on S and C corporations, and tax and accounting considerations related to…
BW is a true partner to us. Their knowledge, expertise, and service are a valuable resource to us and play an important role in our success!
John Allen - Vice President of Finance,
Kaufman Container
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I appreciate the exceptional tax advice we received over the years. The (BW team) has a good grasp of our business needs. Thank you for your excellent service.
John Griffiths - Owner,
Rae Ann, Inc.
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The BW team has been fantastic to work with; both the team member at our office as well as at the partner level. Any issues or concerns are handled very efficiently and effectively.
Kelley Needham - Chief Executive Officer,
Epilepsy Association
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Barnes Wendling has been our company accountants for over seven years. Their knowledge has been instrumental in helping us grow strategically during this time. And although we’ve seen many changes in our economy that we cannot control, we’ve always been able to trust the Barnes team to be by our side. The Barnes team feels like family. We can’t thank them enough for their support!
Christine Kloss - Controller,
AT&F
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Barnes Wendling has been our company accountants for over 15 years. During this time, the business has grown exceptionally, and Barnes has kept pace, providing accurate, quality advice. Our finances are more efficient than ever, and the expense of hiring Barnes has been a definite positive add to our bottom line. I give my highest recommendation to their firm.
David Miller, MD - President,
Retina Associates of Cleveland
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Barnes Wendling has provided us guidance and recommendations that have strategically helped strengthen our business and position ourselves for growth. We needed to hire a new VP of Finance and Controller this past year, and they were instrumental in helping us find the best candidates for our company.
Sara Blankenship - President,
Kaufman Container
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We value the trust, accuracy of information, and reliability of Barnes Wendling and Mike Essenmacher personally. Mike has been instrumental as a trusted advisor on accounting, tax, and personnel issues. His advice is always accurate, and he is very reliable. His associates are also very talented.
Dominic Ozanne - President and CEO,
Ozanne Construction Company
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We value Barnes Wendling’s expertise with all things accounting so we can operate our business using our strengths and allowing them to be our experts. They have also brought me a few business sale opportunities to allow me to grow my assets.
John Gaydosh - President and Metallurgical Engineer,
Ohio Metallurgical Service
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Barnes Wendling (especially Lena) did a great job with our financials. Everything. It is extremely refreshing and comforting to know that all of our numbers are not only correct, but they are in the right place(s). Your diligence and reporting truly does make me (personally) feel better.
Thomas Adomaitis - Controller,
Bialosky Cleveland
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I can wholeheartedly tell you that I have yet to work with an audit or tax team that have been more helpful, easy to work with, and committed than the team at Barnes Wendling- I have been through three different firms in the last few years.
Michelle Saylor,
Former Controller, Aero Mag
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Floyd Trouten at Barnes Wendling CPAs is an “expert’s expert” when it comes to M & A accounting. Not only does he understand the evolving details of the Tax Code but he also sees the fine points of their application for owners, managers, investors, and financiers.
Mark A. Filippell,
Western Reserve Partners
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The service is amazing at Barnes Wendling CPAs. The benefit is worth more than the cost. Sometimes it’s true that you get what you pay for.