Strategic Advisory Board

alliantgroup maintains an active Strategic Advisory Board whose members – all renowned experts in their fields and top business minds – bring their own unique experience and expertise to alliantgroup. These individuals provide invaluable service and key insights for our clients and CPAs.

IRS Commissioners

Mark W. Everson

Mark W. Everson

Former IRS Commissioner; alliantgroup Vice Chairman

Steve-Miller

Steven Miller

Former IRS Acting Commissioner; alliantgroup National Director of Tax

Eric Hylton

Eric Hylton

Former IRS Commissioner of the Small Business/Self Employed Division; alliantgroup National Director of Compliance

Kathy Petronchak

Former IRS Commissioner of Small Business/Self-employed Division (SB/SE); alliantgroup Director of IRS Practice & Procedure

Policy Makers

Heidi Heitkamp

Heidi Heitkamp

Former U.S. Senator, Attorney General, and Tax Commissioner for North Dakota; alliantgroup Director of Agriculture

Mike Johanns

Mike Johanns

Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

Dean Zerbe

Former Senior Counsel to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee; alliantgroup National Managing Director

Rick Lazio

Former U.S. Congressman; alliantgroup Senior Vice President

Joe Crowley

Joe Crowley

Former U.S. Congressman; Chairman for Job Creation and Retention

Dawn Levy O’Donnell

Former Counsel to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee; alliantgroup Director

Rick White

Rick White

Former U.S. Congressman & CEO of Technet

Kit Bond

Former Missouri Governor & U.S. Senator; alliantgroup Senior Advisor

Bob Riley

Bob Riley

Former Alabama Governor and U.S. Congressman; alliantgroup Director

Erik Paulsen

Former Congressman to Minnesota

Industry Experts

Frank-Tirelli

Frank Tirelli

Chairman of Professional Services

Ronald G. Abeles

Ronald G. Abeles, CPA

Abeles and Hoffman P.C., President and Shareholder

Jay Adkisson

Jay Adkisson, J.D.

Riser Adkisson LLP, Founding Partner & Author

Mike Amerio

Mike Amerio

Lucas Horsfall, Managing Partner

Tom Barton

Tom Barton

Shareholder with Barton, Walter & Krier P.C.

Jim-Brady

Jim Brady

Former Chief Operating Officer for Grant Thornton; Vice Chairman of Advisory Services

Jackie Buck

Jackie Buck, CCIFP

Vice President of Finance and Administration at Harper Construction

Ron Cerruti

Former IRS Senior Manager

Timothy M. Cooper

Principle at Cooper, Travis & Company, PLC

Donald Friedman

Senior Vice President at Risk Strategies Company

Scott Goldsmith

Scott Goldsmith

Managing Partner at JamisonMoneyFarmer PC

John Hakopian

John Hakopian

President of First Foundation Advisors

John Higginbotham

John Higginbotham

Blue Ridge Network Chairman and CEO

Howard Lewis

Howard Lewis

Former IRS National Program Manager

James Mendelssohn

James Mendelssohn

Former Chair and CEO of the MSI Global Alliance

Matt Miller

Matt Miller

President at Tri-Phase Automation

Myron Moser

Myron Moser

Chairman Emeritus Hartfiel Automation alliantgroup Strategic Advisory Board Member

Bernie Nagle

Bernie Nagle

Senior Manufacturing Consultant

Anthony Nighswander

Anthony Nighswander

President and Founder of APT Manufacturing Solutions

Doug Richardson

Chairman of the Frost, PLLC Executive Committee

Deirdre Ricketts

Deirdre Ricketts

2019 alliantgroup Houston ISD Elementary Science Teacher Award Winner; alliantgroup Director of STEAM Education

Dave Tilstone

Dave Tilstone

Senior Managing Director, FODIS

Ken Wasch

Ken Wasch

President of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)

Chuck Wilson

Chuck Wilson

Chairman of Technology; and Executive Director of the National Systems Contractors Association

Dr. Robert Ambrose

Dr. Robert Ambrose

Chairman of Robotics & Artificial Intelligence

Bob Pan

Bob Pan

Strategic Advisory Board Member

Neeraj Mital

Neeraj Mital

Strategic Advisory Board Member

Adam Blecker

Strategic Advisory Board Member

CPAs

James A. Cordova

James A. Cordova, CPA

Windes & McClaughry, Partner & Chairman

David Sullivan Jr.

David Sullivan Jr., CPA

Partner in the DiCicco, Gulman & Company’s Commercial Business Group

John R. Repetti

John R. Repetti, CPA

President and CEO at Bestia Consulting, LLC

Jim Redpath

Jim Redpath, CPA, CGMA

Partner at Redpath and Company

Robert M. Pratzel, CPA

HOK, Senior Financial Advisor

Ryan L. Losi

Ryan L. Losi, CPA

Piascik & Associates, P.C., Executive Vice President & Director of Business Development

Mike Jain

Mike Jain, CPA

Jain and Jain, P.C., Founder and Partner

Victor K. Hausmaninger

Victor K. Hausmaninger, CPA

Hausmaninger Benoe Lang & Alford, CPAs Inc. (HBLA), Chief Executive Officer

Tom Gibbons

Tom Gibbons, CPA, J.D.

Frost, PLLC, Partner & Head of Tax Department

Dennis Gardiner

Dennis Gardiner, CPA

Managing Partner at Gardiner Thomsen

Richard Franklin

Richard Franklin, CPA

Co-Managing Partner at Warady & Davis LLP

Jay A. Feller

Jay A. Feller, CPA

Principal at Somerset CPAs and Advisors

Crystal Faulkner

Crystal Faulkner

MCM CPAs & Advisors, Partner, Certified EOS Implementer

Donald J. Degrazia

Donald J. Degrazia, CPA, ABV

Gold Gerstein Group LLC, Senior Shareholder

Phil Chludzinski

Phil Chludzinski

CPA Partner

Adam E. Buchanan

Adam E. Buchanan

CPA Partner

David H. Brotemarkle, CPA

Brotemarkle, Davis & Co. LLP, Managing Partner

Stephen G. Austin, CPA

Swenson Advisors, LLP, Firm Managing Partner