Brown CPA Group, Ltd. - Staff Each of our 20 professionals take the time to understand the long-term goals and aspirations of all our clients.  You can reach us at 847.509.4100, or you may contact any member of our staff directly using the e-mail addresses below. Arnold D. Brown, CPA, CVA, FCPA As managing principal of Brown CPA Group, Ltd., Arnold Brown is personally involved in serving each and every Brown CPA Group, Ltd., client. Mr. Brown brings nearly 30 years of experience in tax, business and individual planning, finance, estate planning and audit to his clients. Among his many professional affiliations, he maintains memberships in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Illinois CPA Society and the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts. You can contact Arnie at arnieb@browncpagroup.com.  David C. Thibault, CPA, CMA, MST Dave Thibault has served Brown CPA Group, Ltd., clients since 1994. Dave earned his Masters of Science in Taxation (MST) from Northern Illinois University; he is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Illinois CPA Society and the Institute of Management Accountants. You can contact Dave at davidt@browncpagroup.com.  Steven R. Friedman, ASA, PE Steven Friedman brings extensive experience in the valuation of business enterprises, capital stock, partnership interests, debt and other financial and intangible assets. Since 1981, he has served more than 805 clients on over 1231 engagements ranging from negligible value to over $1 billion. Steve is an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) of the American Society of Appraisers with a designation in business valuation. You can contact Steve at stevef@browncpagroup.com. David P. Leonhardt, CPA, CM&AA With more than 16 years of experience, David Leonhardt provides tax consulting services, including compliance, planning and research, as well as a wide range of accounting services, including software implementation and write-up, for clients in the retail, real estate and services industries. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Alliance of Merger & Acquisition Advisors and the Illinois CPA Society. You can contact David at davidl@browncpagroup.com. John L. Savela, CPA, MBA, FCPA With nearly three decades as a practicing CPA, John Savela brings diverse experience with clients in the real estate (residential and commercial properties), manufacturing, construction, retail and professional services industries. His expertise includes forensic accounting, litigation support and due diligence services. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois CPA Society, and is an associate member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. John is a certified Forensic Accounting Analyst. You can contact John at johns@browncpagroup.com.  Theresa Campbell, CPA Terri has 18 years of public accounting experience specializing in financial statement audits. She is a graduate of DePaul University and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois CPA Society. Terri has an extensive background in audits of construction entities, real extate projects and other entities. You can contact Terri at terric@browncpagroup.com Joseph DeMarco, CPA  Joseph DeMarco is providing his expertise to the clients of Brown CPA Group in the areas of audit, tax, cost management and process reengineering, and profitability enhancement for manufacturing, distributing and professional service clients. He brings over 13 years of experience.   Joe graduated from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana with a BA in accounting. You can contact Joe at joed@browncpagroup.com  Katherine Forbes, CA  Katherine joined Brown CPA Group in 2009 and brings expertise in financial statement audit, review, and compilation engagements for middle-market companies in various industries through her professional experience as a senior auditor in a large public accounting firm. Katherine is a Canadian Chartered Accountant and recently completed the Illinois CPA Certification exams.  She holds memberships with the Canadian Institute of Public Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Illinois CPA Society.  You can contact Katherine at katherinef@browncpagroup.com Kyle Konczyk, Certified ProAdvisor  Kyle has been providing with Brown CPA Group clients with tax and accounting services since 2006 and he specializes in financial statement, audit, review and compilation engagements.  He is a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and holds a BA in accounting from the University of Illinois at Chicago.  Kyle maintains affiliations with the Illinois CPA Society and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. You can reach Kyle at kylek@browncpagroup.com Ryan A. Kertes, CPA  Ryan joined Brown CPA Group in 2007. He provides tax, business and individual planning services to clients. His areas of specialty are business and individual tax compliance, planning, preparation and consulting.  Ryan holds a BA in accounting and finance from the Kelly School of Business at Indiana University and is proficient in numerous accounting and tax software products. You can reach Ryan at ryank@browncpagroup.com        Sandee Brown  In Loving Memory On September 25, 2009, Sandee Brown lost her courageous battle to gastric cancer. With Sandee’s passing, the world has lost a wonderful person.   Sandee and Arnie co-founded Brown CPA Group, Ltd. over 35 years ago. Sandee’s indomitable spirit will live on through their four children and the company that she started with Arnie.   She truly made the world a better place. The lessons she taught us will live on through the lives of those she touched. She will be missed and remembered fondly by her family, friends, and co-workers.