Four Elliott Davis Professionals Serving on SCACPA Young Leadership Cabinet
GREENVILLE, S.C., Feb. 16, 2010 – Elliott Davis, LLC, one of the largest accounting, tax and consulting services firms in the Southeast, is proud to announce that four of its professionals have been chosen for the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (SCACPA) Young CPAs Leadership Cabinet.
SCACPA created the Young CPAs Leadership Cabinet last year to prepare young professionals for positions of leadership in the profession, the association, the community and the world. Four professionals from Elliott Davis are now Cabinet members:
K. Leigh Schaefers, CPA has been named Chair of the Executive Committee of the Young CPAs Leadership Cabinet for 2010-11. Schaefers, a Senior Assurance Manager in Elliott Davis’ Charleston, S.C. office, is serving her second year in the program; she was an inaugural member in 2009-10.
Cory Ouellette, CPA is one of seven CPAs named to the Cabinet Class of 2010-11. Ouellette is a Tax Manager in Elliott Davis’ Greenville, S.C. office.
Howard (Howie) Houston, CPA is serving his second year in the program as a member of the inaugural Cabinet Class of 2009-10. Houston is an Assurance Manager in Elliott Davis’ Greenwood, S.C. office.
Marcus D. Tomlinson, CPA is serving his second year in the program as a member of the inaugural Cabinet Class of 2009-10. Tomlinson is an Assurance Manager in Elliott Davis’ Columbia, S.C. office.
Each Cabinet member serves a two-year term beginning May 1st. The target number of members is 20, with 10 cabinet members rotating on and off each year. The mission of the Cabinet is to increase membership and participation in SCACPA by providing young CPAs with networking and leadership development opportunities; to enhance the value of Association membership for young members; to inform the Association leadership about issues important to its young members; and to develop future leaders of the Association, the profession and the community.
Elliott Davis Receives Chairman’s Award for United Way Campaign
COLUMBIA, S.C., Feb. 11, 2010 – Elliott Davis, LLC, one of the largest accounting, tax and consulting services firms in the Southeast, is the proud recipient of the United Way of the Midlands Chairman’s Award.
Each year, several area campaigns are recognized for making the biggest difference in the success of the overall campaign. Elliott Davis received the 2009 Chairman’s Award in the Professionals Unit at the United Way’s Campaign Finale event held on January 26th.
The firm raised more than $27,000 for the 2009 campaign – an average of $640 per donor. Criteria used to select award winners included percentage of employee participation, employee giving amount per capita and percentage increase over last year’s campaign.
“As a firm, it’s important for us to live by example,” said Jim Hazel, managing shareholder of the Elliott Davis’ Columbia office. “The United Way funds many important programs that are the fabric our community. We are pleased to support this campaign year after year.”
Since 2001, Elliott Davis’ Columbia office has raised more than $250,000 for the organization.
