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TRANSACTIONS, HIRES, AND PROMOTIONS

KELLY CALAMIA
NEAL EICHER
A. PAUL GENATO
EMIL HOFFMAN
J. PATRICK JULIAN

Archer & Greiner, P.C.
analyzing demographics
the DoubleTree by Hilton in
its 2014 Corporate Citizen
responsible for all CRE

Jeffrey Gradone and
and psychographic data
Oak Brook, Ill.
of the Year Award. The
lending in New York, and
A. Paul Genato were
to identify viable market
The Mercadien Group
award is given each year
will be based in the bank’s

reappointed to serve as
areas for retail locations,
to a company that has
Manhattan ofice. Most
members of the New Jer-
identifying sites and col-
J. Patrick Julian, CPA,
partnered with Catholic
recently, Alibrandi served
lecting information.
CGMA; Samuel Kenworthy,
Charities in its mission to
as Team Leader at Valley
sey Supreme Court Com-
mittee on the Tax Court for
Dress for Success CPA, MST, CGMA; and Digesh
provide essential services
National Bank, responsible
the 2014–2016 term (effec-
Mercer County
Patel, CPA, MBA, CGMA,
to the community’s poor
for a team of New York

tive Sept. 1, 2014, through
were promoted to the
and vulnerable—regard-
City and Long Island CRE
Aug. 31, 2016). The
Debra Wachspress
level of director, and Emily
less of religion, race,
lenders.Jessica Veliz will

committee is comprised
was appointed executive
Hoffman, CPA, CGMA, and
ethnicity, or income.
be joining the CRE team
of members of the bench
director. Dress for Success
Stephen Noon, CPA, were
Sun National Bank
as portfolio manager,
helps disadvantaged
promoted to manager.
supporting the New Jersey
and tax bar as well as rep-
resentatives of taxpayers’
women in Central New
New Jersey Hospital Paul Ciancimino, with
and Pennsylvania lending
groups, local, county, and
Jersey obtain employment
more than 40 years of com-
groups.
Association
state tax administrators
and achieve professional
mercial lending experi-
Szaferman Lakind
and others concerned with
advancement in the work-
Neal Eicher of Hamil-
ence, will serve as a senior

the administration and
place.
ton was promoted to vice
vice president, responsible
Anthony Parrillo, a
review of the New Jersey
Horizon Blue Cross president of government
for all CRE lending in New
former presiding judge

tax laws. The court relies
Blue Shield of
relations and policy. In his
Jersey and Pennsylvania
of the Superior Court of
on this Committee to pro-
New Jersenew role, Eicher will lead
and will be based in the
New Jersey, Appellate
y
NJHA’s state policy de-
bank’s Edison ofice. Most
Division, has become of
vide well-reasoned, expert
advice on matters within its
Maureen Martin, direc-
velopment and advocacy
recently, Ciancimino
counsel to the irm. After a
general area of knowledge
tor of service operations,
efforts in Trenton. He irst
served as CRE Team
distinguished career in the

and responsibility.
and Vincenza Cruz,
joined NJHA in 2008 as
Leader at Valley National
Superior Court of New Jer-
Cushman & Wakeield
director of talent acquisi-
a policy analyst and was
Bank, leading a group of
sey, initially as a trial judge

tion, were recognized as
promoted to director in
New Jersey-based lending
who served in all divisions,
Kelly Calamia joined
DiversityMBA Magazine’s
2013.
oficers and administrative
including as presiding

the irm as an associate
2014 Top 100 Under 50
Reilly Financial Group
staff. Carlo Alibrandi,
judge of general equity
on the growing NJ Retail
Diverse Executives &
with more than 25 years
(Mercer County), Judge
Team. She will focus on
Emerging Leaders at the
Catholic Charities,
of commercial lending
Parrillo served the past 13

the area of client spe-
Executive Leaders Confer-
Diocese of Trenton,
experience, will serve as
years as a presiding judge
ciic accounts, including
ence and Awards Gala at
selected the irm to receive
a senior vice president
of the Appellate Division.

74%
TAX HIKE

THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF ACCOUNTANTS SURVEYED BY THE NEW

JERSEY SOCIETY OF CPAS AND CAPITOL ONE BANK AT THE NJSCPA ANNUAL

CONVENTION & EXPO IN ATLANTIC CITY FEEL THE NEW JERSEY ECONOMY
IS PERFORMING BETTER THAN THE NATIONAL ECONOMY. SEVENTY-FOUR

PERCENT OF THOSE POLLED ARE OPTIMISTIC, WHILE 65 PERCENT OF THE CPAS

POLLED EXPECT THEIR CLIENTS TO PAY MORE TAXES NEXT YEAR THAN
THIS YEAR, COMPARED TO 79 PERCENT IN LAST YEAR’S SURVEY. ONLY 2

PERCENT ANTICIPATE THEIR CLIENTS WILL PAY LESS MONEY IN TAXES IN 2015.

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