South Florida Accounting Conference (SFAC)

Paul Gabriele

Paul Gabriele is a Partner and a member of the firm’s Private Client Services and National Technology and Life Sciences Group. Paul has over ten years of experience providing consultative tax planning, valuation, research and development, and cloud accounting services to businesses and individuals.

Additionally, Paul is a member of the firm’s Technology and Life Sciences Practice serving both public and private companies, and focuses on issues impacting businesses in the life science and technology space.

Paul provides value-added services by helping clients connect with resources and developing relationships with their existing advisers. He provides clients with related industry content and relevant business discussions and identifies business development opportunities to help them reach their goals.

Nicholas Guerra

Nicholas (“Nick”) Guerra, Esq., LL.M. is the Managing Partner of Guerra Tax and Wealth Planning, PA. where he assists ultra-high-net-worth clients in the implementation of trust and business structures designed to maximize wealth protection and minimize estate taxes and income taxes.

Prior to founding Guerra TWP, Nick was a Partner in the Tax, Trusts and Estates department at a multi-state Am Law 200 firm. 

Previously, Nick practiced tax, trusts and estates law at two multi-state Am Law 100 firms representing actors, directors, writers and producers residing in Los Angeles, CA, start-up companies located in Silicon Valley, CA and hedge fund managers residing in New York, NY.

Nick earned his B.A. in Accounting from the University of Florida in 2005, his J.D. from the University of Florida in 2007 and his LL.M. in Estate Planning from the University of Miami School of Law in 2009.

Nick is admitted to practice law in Florida, New York and California, and has offices in Boca Raton, Florida, and Manhattan Beach, California.

Manuel Pravia

Since 1991, Manny has provided tax compliance and planning services to clients in various industries, such as financial institution, restaurants, wholesale and distribution, and technology. He has experience providing international tax planning services to corporations, foreign nationals, and expatriates.

Manny also focuses on corporate tax accounting issues (ASC 740), an area that he dealt with extensively during his 10 years of corporate tax experience at several prominent South Florida companies.

A graduate of the University of Miami, Manny presents at continuing professional education seminars and has been an instructor for Becker CPA Review. He has also been an adjunct professor in the Florida International University School of Accounting, where he earned his Masters of Science in Taxation.

Lisa Parker

Lisa Parker is a senior project manager with the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).  Prior to joining the GASB in 2008, Lisa worked for Runyon Kersteen Ouellette CPAs for 10 years, the town of Old Orchard Beach, Maine as finance director and interim town manager for 2 years, and the city of Saco, Maine as finance director for 8 years.

Lisa is a certified public accountant and a chartered global management accountant.  She also is a member of the Association of Governmental Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Maine Society of Certified Public Accountants, where she served as president. Previously, Lisa was president of the Maine Governmental Finance Officers Association, an executive board member of the New England Governmental Finance Officers Association, and a member of a national GFOA standing committee. 

Lisa attended Boston College and the University of Southern Maine graduating with magna cum laude honors and a bachelor's degree in accounting.

Michael Riskin

Michael is a seasoned financial professional and Florida native with a career marked by a deep commitment to financial planning and practice management. Initially driven by an interest in white-collar crime investigation and an aspiration to join the FBI, Michael’s path shifted during his tenure at a prominent public accounting firm, where he discovered his true passion: personal financial planning. Here, he found fulfillment in helping individuals and families navigate complex financial landscapes.
Michael holds a degree in Business and Economics from Lehigh University and a Master’s in Taxation from Florida International University. He is a Florida CPA, Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), and Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) through the AICPA, reflecting his dedication to excellence in his field.
With comprehensive expertise in financial planning, Michael guides clients through all stages of wealth management, from accumulation to preservation and legacy planning. His approach combines technical proficiency with an understanding of the unique goals of each client. In practice management, Michael has successfully led teams and developed strategies that enhance client satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Nicole Graham

Nicole is a risk consultant at Aon, the national administrator of the AICPA member insurance program. She provides guidance and risk advice to regional and national CPA firms regarding professional liability, cybersecurity, employment practices, management liability, and other related exposures. Prior to joining Aon, Nicole was a partner at a national law firm.  For more than a decade, she defended accountants and other professionals against professional liability claims. Taking the lessons learned from when things went wrong, Nicole delivers matter-specific advice to Aon’s CPA firm clients and provides webinars, articles, and other materials on risk issues affecting the profession.

Charles Wismer

Wismer leads FincenFetch and oversees the growth of their Corporate Transparency Act solutions for accounting and law firms. With experience in the regulation two years prior to its enactment, he is acknowledged as an authority in the field and conducts CPE courses for various state CPA societies.

Michael Disch

Mike is a principal in the BDO South Florida Assurance practice with over 18 years of public accounting experience. Mike has overseen clients in a variety of industries, including manufacturing & distribution, construction & engineering services, technology, satellite and telecommunications.
 
Mike has experience as the lead engagement principal on multiple audits of multi-location public companies and has extensive technical expertise with FASB, SEC, and PCAOB rules and regulations. He has assisted in addressing complex audit and reporting requirements for numerous assurance engagements and has overseen implementation of SOX compliance for companies during their initial year of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance requirements. He has worked on several initial public and secondary offerings. He specializes and has advised his clients on a variety of technical concepts, including business combinations, over-time revenue recognition and fair value measurement considerations.

Mike joined the public accounting market in Florida in 2012 after serving seven years in the New York market, providing audit services to multiple multinational public clients. He maintains an active CPA license in Florida and New York.

Anne Marie Hicks

Anne Marie is a Sr. Manager with Capital Edge Consulting, Inc., with more than 35 years of experience in government contract cost accounting and regulatory compliance, provides advisory services primarily on Aerospace and Defense Contract Accounting and Systems. Prior to engaging in government contract consulting with Capital Edge, Anne Marie completed a career with CAE USA Inc, in multiple capacities. She has significant knowledge, experience, and training in Aerospace and Defense accounting, US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, business systems and internal controls including defense and non-defense sectors.

Drawing on her experience and knowledge, Anne Marie provides consulting on regulatory and contract accounting compliance including back-office accounting and financial statement reporting; design and implementation of controls for compliance with US Federal and Defense Acquisition Regulations, US Cost Accounting Standards, COSO Framework, US GAAP, and IFRS; analysis determination of complex accounting treatment; M&A due diligence and integration; and accounting system design, configuration and implementation. Anne Marie is a graduate of the University of South Florida, holding bachelor's degrees in accounting and management, member of the AICPA and FICPA, serves on the FICPA Industry Insights Corporate Finance Committee and the FICPA Council.

Matthew Reynolds

Michael Kramarz

Michael Kramarz is a principal in Kaufman Rossin’s tax services advisory group that leads the federal tax resolution practice assisting clients in all matters before the Internal Revenue Service.

Michael has over 14 years of experience as an attorney assisting clients navigate the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), bringing direct experience with IRS examinations, the Appeals process, and collections. He represented the IRS in over 200 engagements in and out of Tax Court, most recently as a Special Trial Attorney, and rendered legal advice in domestic and international disputes. Since joining Kaufman Rossin in 2022, Michael has successfully resolved numerous IRS examinations and appeals. This includes employee retention credit cases, the abatement of large foreign information return penalties, and examinations of high-net-worth individuals. Michael also assists clients with complicated tax research and planning.

Steve Kennedy

Steve Kennedy is a government contracting professional with over 15 years of experience. Steve’s areas of expertise include Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) compliance, Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) compliance, financial systems, mergers and acquisitions and US government proposal compliance. Steve’s most recent role in industry was Director of Finance for a large defense contractor in the simulation and training market space overseeing finance and accounting functions including financial reporting, FP&A, tax, internal audit, pricing, compliance and program finance.