On the move: Aprio appoints chief people officer

The Connecticut Society of CPAs will honor 15 women at the CTCPA Women’s Awards event on Jan. 20, 2026. The CTCPA awarded, in the Experienced Leaders category: Laura Clark, Risk & Regulatory Consulting; Shari Elias, Beers, Hamerman, Cohen & Burger; Robyn Hunter, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Amanda Jagello, Whittlesey; Kathleen McKeon, Gitlin & Co.; Dawn Meeker, CBIZ; Mary-Jean K. Parnell, SRC; Guergana Rangatcheva, Bradley, Foster & Sargent; Sarah A. Treese, PwC US Tax; Mary Wisenski, Fiondella, Milone & LaSaracina; in the Emerging Leaders category: Courtney Miller, CLA; Caitlin Nero, Whittlesey; Lucia Visconti, CohnReznick Advisory; in the Aspiring CPAs category: Morgan Bielert, CBIZ; and Cynthia Calderón, CohnReznick.

The Financial Accounting Foundation appointed Wim Schaffers, chief financial officer for Olé Insurance Group in Miami, Florida, to the Private Company Council for a term beginning Jan. 1, 2026, and concluding Dec. 31, 2028.