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

alliantgroup Vice Chairman; Former IRS Commissioner

Steve-Miller

Steven Miller

alliantgroup National Director of Tax; Former IRS Acting Commissioner

Darren Guillot

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

Eric Hylton

Eric Hylton

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

Kathy Petronchak

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

Policy Makers

Heidi Heitkamp

Heidi Heitkamp

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

Mike Johanns

Mike Johanns

alliantgroup Chairman of Agriculture; Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

Joe Crowley

Joe Crowley

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

Dawn Levy O’Donnell

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

Bob Riley

Bob Riley

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

Erik Paulsen

Former Congressman to Minnesota

Rick White

Rick White

Former U.S. Congressman & CEO of Technet

Kit Bond

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

Industry Experts

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.

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

Bernie Nagle

Bernie Nagle

Senior Manufacturing Consultant

Doug Richardson

Chairman of the Frost, PLLC Executive Committee

Deirdre Ricketts

Deirdre Ricketts

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

Dave Tilstone

Dave Tilstone

Senior Managing Director, FODIS

Ken Wasch

Ken Wasch

President of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)

Chuck Wilson

Chuck Wilson

alliantgroup Chairman of Technology; CEO Emeritus National Systems Contractors Association

Dr. Robert Ambrose

Dr. Robert Ambrose

Chairman of Robotics & Artificial Intelligence

Bridgette Brashear

Senior Director

Bob Pan

Bob Pan

Strategic Advisory Board Member

Neeraj Mital

Neeraj Mital

Strategic Advisory Board Member

Jamie Fowler

Strategic Advisory Board Member

Myron Moser

Myron Moser

alliantgroup Strategic Advisory Board Member; Chairman Emeritus Hartfiel Automation

Anthony Nighswander

Anthony Nighswander

President and Founder of APT Manufacturing Solutions

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

Richard L. Craig

415 Group, Managing Partner

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

David H. Brotemarkle, CPA

Brotemarkle, Davis & Co. LLP, Managing Partner

Stephen G. Austin, CPA

Swenson Advisors, LLP, Firm Managing Partner