Banco Popular de Puerto Rico

Sandra Johnson is CEO of Sandra G. Johnson, CPA, P.C. located in Bellmore, New York. A sole practitioner with four employees, her business focuses on individuals, nonprofits and the unique needs of small businesses.Sandy is currently the President of ncCPAp, chair of the membership committee, and a frequent lecturer on MAP-related topics. She is a member of NYSSCPA and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Sandy is past president of both the Long Island Center for Business and Professional Women and the Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores. Sandy recently retired from teaching, having taught Accounting and Business Management at SUNY Old Westbury and Five Towns College. She lectures on various business topics at Hofstra University�s Continuing Education College, the Small Business Development Center at SUNY Farmingdale and at various local clubs and organizations.�Sandy is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the state of New York, an Enrolled Agent with the Internal Revenue Service and a Certified Fraud Examiner. She is the 2010 recipient of the Town of Hempstead Pathfinder Award in Business; 2010 recipient of the NYS Assembly Women of Distinction Award; 2010, 2011 and 2012 winner of the LI Press Best of LI contest in the Accounting Firms and CPA categories; and the 2007 recipient of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce Small Businessperson of the Year award.

Jennifer Koo is a Tax Attorney with Sales Tax Defense LLC. The firm specializes in sales, use, and transaction taxes. Jennifer previously worked at the New York State Attorney General’s Office and brings her experience to her current position. Areas of PracticeMulti-state sales and use tax consulting Sales and use tax audit defense Representation before government revenue agencies and auditorsSales and use tax refunds and recoverySales tax planning and researchDue diligence reviews Representing clients at Bureau of Conciliation and Mediation Services hearingsWorkers’ compensation assistance Representing clients at Administrative Law Judge hearingsProfessional AffiliationsAmerican Bar Association, Member New York State Bar Association, MemberNassau County Bar Association, Member

Paul Trapani is a Partner and CEO of FuocoTech; a rapidly growing IT Solutions Provider in Hauppauge, NY. FuocoTech provides responsive, reliable and affordable IT expertise, enabling its clients to manage their operations more efficiently and get back to the business of doing business. Trapani’s responsibilities at Fuoco Tech involve strategy development, technology research, project management as well as sales and marketing. He also oversees the software consulting and web development side of the business.A committed believer in the sharing of technology know-how, Trapani enthusiastically offers his experience to the community. He actively participates in LISTnet special interest groups and cofounded a new group ECHO (Entrepreneur Coaching and Help Organization), actively participating in LISTnet special interest groups, and presenting web application development workshops.A supporter of the arts and of reading, Trapani provides pro bono technical assistance and consulting to the arts community and helps organize collection and donation campaigns for libraries as well as for troops overseas.Xenakis has been working in technology for 15 years, and got his start in a consulting firm where he met Paul Trapani (now CEO of FuocoTech), and together they spend years supporting mostly manufacturers, distributors and customizing their ERP Software.After a few years of independent consulting he Co-Founded XT Group in 2005, a Full Service IT Provider that entered into the joint venture with Fuoco Group to form Fuoco Technology in 2012.

As NetSuite’s channel leader, Craig West has played a critical role in the strategic development, growth and success of NetSuite’s Accountants Program and Solution Provider Partner Program. Craig's efforts with these NetSuite partner programs have brought the benefits of cloud computing to hundreds of accounting firms, channel partners, and thousands of their clients. With over 20 firms in Accounting Today's 2013 VAR100 list having established NetSuite Cloud ERP/Financials practices, cloud computing is clearly at the forefront of the hottest current trends in Accounting technology. Craig enjoys discussing the wealth of opportunities for Accounting Firms seeking to grow their technology consulting business, with industry-leading margins and incentives. 

Jamie brings over a decade of small business and accounting experience and a seasoned perspective on the financial and technological challenges facing startups, small businesses and accounting professionals.Three years ago, Jamie started the US operations for Xero � driving 200%+ growth while scaling the team to over 150 employees across 5 locations. At the same time, Jamie launched many of Xero�s tier 1 partnerships including Google, Square, H&R Block and ADP. Before joining Xero, Jamie ran the North American business unit of accounting software provider Sage, where he grew the business to 500,000 small business customers.Starting and growing businesses is core to Jamie�s DNA. In fact, he co-founded a taxi-hailing application called TaxiNow that was subsequently sold to FastCab. Leveraging his entrepreneurial experience and passion for startups, he serves as the board director at the Small Business Web and regularly mentors startups through 500 Startups, the C100 and the McGill Mentorship Program.

Charles E. “Chuck” McCabe is Founder, President and CEO, of Peoples Income Tax, and previously Director of the H&R Block Mid-Atlantic and New York City Regions overseeing 200+ offices through 21 district managers. Chuck graduated Summa Cum Laude, with a B.S in Management & Social Sciences from Adelphi University and earned an Executive M.B.A. degree from Pace University where he completed all but dissertation toward a Doctorate in Management. He is a national speaker and author on tax practice management and has taught at several colleges. Chuck is founder and CEO of The Income Tax School, which licenses tax school systems to tax firms and provides e-learning nationwide, and he manages the popular LinkedIn Group, Tax Business Owners of America. Chuck was named one of the Accounting Today 2013 Top 100 Most Influential People.

Ron Loberfeld is Principal and Managing Partner of Abrams Little-Gill Loberfeld PC (ALL), a full service CPA & Business Advisory firm in Chestnut Hill, MA. ALL is recognized as a Fastest Growing Firm and Regional Leader in New England. As Managing Partner, Ron plays an integral part in driving the firm’s expansion and succession planning through M & A, instigating and orchestrating three downstream mergers with local CPA firms and acquiring two CPA practices in the past six years.As well as being a practicing Managing Partner, Ron is a seasoned M&A advisor, providing consulting, strategic planning and coaching services to CPA Managing Partners and firms across New England and out-of-state.An accomplished public speaker and panelist, he regularly addresses M&A challenges, issues and insights for CPA audiences at national and regional level conferences and CPA State Society round table forums. 

Ken is author of “The Expert’s Edge: Become the Go-To Authority that People Turn to Every Time” (McGraw-Hill) and four other books, hundreds of published articles and weekly blog posts and tweets. Chief Imaginative Officer (CIO) of his firm emerson consulting group inc., Ken transforms consultants, accountants, entrepreneurs, finance experts, attorneys and professional services professionals into “thoughtleaders,” thereby separating them the competitive pack.Ken has been interviewed by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Newsweek, Financial Times, Investors’ Business Daily, National Public Radio, CBS-TV, Writer’s Digest, the Boston Globe and the Atlanta Constitution, among others. He has been a columnist for the American Management Association and is a co-founder of the National Writers Union.A Certified Management Consultant (CMC), Ken speaks frequently to national and local business audiences and is an adjunct trainer at Harvard University and annual panel moderator for the Concord (MA) Authors Festival. A graduate of Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting College, he is a member of the CEO Club of Boston, the Association of Management Consulting Firms and the Institute of Management Consulting.A resident of Concord, Massachusetts, he also serves as a trustee of Thoreau Farm, Henry David Thoreau's birth house.

In this role, Nance manages all content, membership, marketing and business functions of iShade.com, an online accounting profession community and news source. Formerly the Publisher at Sift Media (AccountingWEB and Going Concern), Nance has been in the accounting world for nearly 20 years. Prior to Sift Media, Nance spent several years in banking, working with CPAs throughout the U.S.; later, he worked at RJ Pile LLC, a 40-person public accounting firm in Indianapolis.In addition to his time, efforts and dedication revolving around today’s dynamic accounting world, Nance enjoys traveling with his wife and two teenage children. A resident of Westerville, Ohio, Nance also writes the iShade blog: http://blog.ishade.com/