Vrakas CPAs + Advisors recently announced the promotions of Nicole Gabriel, CPA, Nick Heckenkamp, Melinda Johnson, Melissa Karis, CPA, and Paul Rothering, CPA.
Karis, previously a senior accountant, has been promoted to an audit manager. She was brought in as an intern in Spring 2010 and joined the firm’s professional staff in 2011 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a Masters of Professional Accountancy. Karis is a member of the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants (WICPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). She resides in Brookfield, WI.
Rothering has also been promoted from senior accountant to an audit manager. He was brought in as an intern in Spring 2010 and joined the firm’s professional staff in 2011 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a Masters of Professional Accountancy. Rothering is a member of the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants (WICPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He is a resident of New Berlin, WI.
Gabriel, previously a staff accountant, has been promoted to senior accountant, in the firm’s audit department. She was brought in as an intern for the firm in the Spring of 2013 and joined the professional staff in 2014 after graduating from the University of Wisconsin- Whitewater with a Masters of Professional Accountancy. Gabriel is a member of the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants (WICPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). She resides in Milwaukee, WI.
Heckenkamp, previously a staff accountant, has been promoted to senior accountant, in the firm’s audit department. He started as an intern Spring 2012 and joined the professional staff after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a Masters of Professional Accountancy in 2013. Heckenkamp is a member of the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants (WICPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He resides in Wauwatosa, WI.
Johnson has also been promoted from staff accountant to senior accountant, in the firms tax department. She was brought in as an intern in Spring 2012 and hired on full-time after graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a Masters of Professional Accountancy. Johnson is a member of the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants (WICPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). She is a resident of Greenfield, WI.