Pub. 2 2020 Issue 5

J U L Y / A U G U S T 2 0 2 0 26 nebraska cpas AMGLCPAs &Advisors of Grand Island was one of the sponsors of the third annual Doniphan Diabetes Dash in June. BKDCPAs &Advisors, Deloitte, KPMG, and RSM were listed among the businesses holding 2019-2020 Top 100 Campaigns to benefit United Way of the Midlands. Bland & Associates of Omaha took first place in the Accounting Firm category of the 2020 Omaha’s Choice Awards. The award recipients were chosen by Omaha World-Herald readers in an online ballot earlier this year. Additional Accounting Firm winners included Berger, Elliott & Pritchard CPAs, LLC; Lutz & Company, PC; and RG & Associates CPAs, LLC . HBE LLP of Lincoln, Norfolk, and Omaha has been named one of the 2020 Best Accounting Firms to Work for; across the country, only 100 firms make this list. Kopsa Otte CPAs & Advisors of York is one of the statewide sponsors of EntrepreneurShip Investigation (ESI) Camp, a program where Nebraska youth learn basic business development with the help of local entrepreneurs and the guidance of local educators. Bryan Broekemier of Hayes & Associates in Omaha has been promoted to director of audit and attestation services. Broekemier previously worked with the Nebraska Auditor of Public Accounts. He has a Master of Professional Accountancy and is a CPA and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He serves as the firm’s liaison with BDO USA Alliance. Rachel Deaton joined Bland & Associates in 2015 and was promoted to manager in the tax department in June 2019. She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting fromDoane College in 2009 and became a CPA while at Bland. Ben Dvorak joined Pekny & Associates, CPAs, PC in January 2020 as a staff accountant in the Columbus office. Dvorak has been an accountant for approximately 10 years. He has previous experience as a tax accountant at Hein & Associates in Denver, Nosal Professional Group in Omaha, and McDermott & Miller in Omaha. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting in 2006 and a Master of Taxation from the University of Denver in 2008. Laura Fender was elected senior vice president and controller of accounting and finance at Ameritas. Fender earned a BSBA degree in accounting from Creighton University. She currently serves on the boards of directors for Completely Kids, Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska, and the Omaha chapter of Financial Executives International. Members in the News