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North Huntingdon Resident to Lead Local Chapter of PICPA

Other Area CPAs to Serve as Officers of Chapter

PITTSBURGH – Scott W. Myers, a certified public accountant, was elected president of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) for the 2007-2008 fiscal year.

Myers is a shareholder with Thompson & Myers PC in Monroeville, Pa. He was chair of PICPA’s Distinguished Lecturer Banquet Committee in 2002-2003 when James Earl Jones spoke at the Hilton Pittsburgh and Towers Gateway Center.

Myers, a graduate of Penn State University, is a deacon at the First Presbyterian Church of Irwin, Pa.

Other 2007-2008 officers elected at PICPA’s Pittsburgh Chapter annual meeting include the following:
President-Elect – Jeffrey J. Spengler, CPA, is a shareholder and principal with McCrory & McDowell LLC in Pittsburgh. He is a board member of NAMI Southwestern PA -- an organization dedicated to helping those with mental illness -- and a trustee of North Allegheny Foundation. Spengler, a Pittsburgh resident, earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a master’s degree in taxation from Robert Morris University.
Vice President – Martin A. Fritz, CPA, is vice president and chief financial officer of Equitable Resources. He is vice president and a member of the board of the Greater Pittsburgh Literacy Council. Fritz, who resides in McMurray, Pa., also serves on the board of the United Way of Allegheny County. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pittsburgh, a juris doctorate from Penn State University, and a certificate in management from the University of Idaho.
Secretary – Deborah S. Scarpari, CPA, is a tax manager with Sisterson & Co. LLP in Pittsburgh. She is treasurer of the Economic Club of Pittsburgh and a graduate of Carlow University. Scarpari resides in the South Hills area of Pittsburgh.
Treasurer – Paul A. Mavrinac, CPA, is a manager with McCrory & McDowell LLC. He was the 2004 recipient of PICPA’s Pittsburgh Chapter Distinguished Service Award. Mavrinac, a Pittsburgh resident, earned a bachelor’s degree from San Diego State University, and an accounting certificate and master’s degree in taxation from Robert Morris University.

Founded in 1897, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants is a professional association of more than 19,000 CPAs who work in public accounting, industry, government, and education. PICPA is the second-oldest state CPA organization in the United States. To find a member CPA in your area, visit our Web site at www.picpa.org and click on CPA Locator. Students and educators can visit PICPA's specially designed site www.CPAzone.org to get the latest information about careers in accounting and the CPA profession.