With a focus on serving large, privately held middle-market and family-owned businesses, Cindy provides proactive solutions in addressing her clients’ needs not only in the compliance areas of audit, tax and employee benefit plans but also provides business advisory and consulting solutions to address key management and succession planning matters. Cindy also assists companies with business planning, filling key executive roles in finance, HR and IT, as well as internal controls and operations reviews and assistance with financing and cash flow analysis.

Cindy oversees the firm’s Business Advisory Services Group, which provides review and analysis of interim and annual financial information, tax planning and proactive advisory and consulting services. In addition to business and tax planning, Cindy also assists high net-worth individuals with the preservation of family wealth, estate and family transition planning.

Cindy serves in numerous leadership roles on prominent boards and community organizations and is a leader and advocate for the professional development of women. Previously, Cindy was the assistant controller for a general contractor before joining Bober Markey Fedorovich in 1987. Cindy was elected partner in 2001 and served as a member of our Executive Committee from 2021-2023.

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Specializations

• Manufacturing/Distribution
• Employee Benefit Plans
• Construction
• Professional services
• Estate Planning
• Family Office
• Internal Controls
• Private Foundations

Education

• Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting, Kent State University, magna cum laude

Certifications

• Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
• Construction Industry Technician (CIT)
• Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)

Professional and Civic Memberships and Activities

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), member
• AICPA, Life Insurance Plans Committee, chair
• Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA), member
• American Red Cross of Summit, Portage and Medina Counties, past board chair, member
• Northeast Ohio Medical University Foundation (NEOMED), board member
• Women’s Endowment Fund, a fund of the Akron Community Foundation, past board chair
• Allinial Global, Manufacturing and Distribution Community of Practice, member
• Cleveland Clinic Akron General Medical Center, board member
• Leadership Akron, Class XVI, 2000 graduate
• Inter-Lake Yachting Association, 2019 Commodore
• Inter-Lake Yachtsman Fund, member
• Kent State University, Accounting Advisory Council
• Akron/Canton chapter of the OSCPA, past president
• Allinial Global, Women into Leadership Task Force, past chair

CliftonStrengths

• Learner
• Input
• Relator
• Achiever
• Futuristic