Leadership

William D. Mahoney | CPA | Partner

Bill has been with the firm for more than 25 years; he became a partner in 1988 and was named Managing Partner in 2007. Throughout his career, he has provided innovative solutions to small and midsize companies in a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution and professional services. He specializes in Healthcare industry consulting.

Bill has recently been named to the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is a past chairman of the Society's Accountants Physician and Healthcare Committee. He is a member of the Board of Advisors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Needham.

Educational Background

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, BS in Business Administration

Professional Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants
Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants Physicians,
     Dentists and other Healthcare Providers Committee (Past Chair)

Scott B. Kaplowitch | CPA | Partner

Scott has been with Edelstein & Company since 1992 and was named a partner in January, 2001. He has a broad range of experience working with retailers, wholesalers, real estate and construction companies, venture capital funded start-ups, service companies and non-profit organizations. He has extensive experience in individual, trust, estate, partnership and corporate taxation.
He is a member of the Board of Directors and Finance Committee for the Jewish Community Center of the North Shore.

Educational Background

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, BS in Business Administration
Northeastern University, Masters in Taxation (in process)

Professional Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants
Essex County Estate Planning and Business Council

Sarah E. Lukas | CPA | Partner

Sarah joined the firm as a Healthcare partner in November, 2003. She has specialized for the past 15 years in providing tax, consulting and practice management services to Healthcare clients. Her clients include a wide range of physician groups of various specialties and sizes. She also provides consulting services to hospitals and medical billing companies, has extensive experience in medical billing and collection issues, and has contributed to numerous new physician start-up practices.

Educational Background

SUNY Binghamton, BA in Accounting
Bentley College, MS in Taxation

Professional Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants Physicians,
     Dentists and other Healthcare Providers Committee

Gerard P. Jarasitis | CPA | Partner

Jerry has been a partner with Edelstein & Company for over 25 years. He has a broad range of expertise with specialization in the real estate industry and related real estate service providers as well as non-profit organizations. His experience in individual, partnership and corporate taxation is extensive.

Educational Background

Bentley College, BS in Accounting

Professional Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants Real Estate 
     Committee (Past President)
Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency Financial Audit Review Committee

Marc D. Bello | CPA/ABV, CVA, CFFA, MST | Partner

Marc specializes in performing business valuations in the context of marital dissolution, gift and estate taxation, dissenting shareholder actions, and stock options. He also works extensively providing litigation support services as an expert witness in the areas of valuation, forensic accounting, lost profits, business interruptions, economic damages and taxation. Marc is an instructor for the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts (NACVA), and has been instrumental in the development of courses within their business valuation curriculum. Additionally, he regularly presents for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education. He is currently serving a three year team on the Valuation Credentialing Board for NACVA.

He began his career in public accounting Grant Thornton LLP in Boston and worked in private industry for an international public pharmaceutical company prior to joining Edelstein in 2002. He is a graduate of Ithaca College with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and Bentley College with a Master of Science degree in Taxation. He is a member of the American Institute of CPA's, the Massachusetts Society of CPA's, National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, and the Institute of Business Appraisers. He is an active member of the business valuation committee for the MSCPA. Within the community Marc serves on the Board of Directors of Camp Bauercrest and has actively participated in the Pan Mass Challenge for the past 11 years.

Educational Background

Ithaca College, Bachelor of Science, Accounting
Bentley College, Master of Science, Taxation

Professional Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Business Valuation Committee
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, Business Valuation Committee
National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
Institute of Business Appraisers

Curriculum Vitae           Biography

Jonathan P. Gorski | CPA, MBA | Partner

Jonathan has been with the firm since 1999 and has over 16 years of experience in dealing with business affairs of non-publicly held companies of all sizes. Jonathan has a broad range of experience in business consulting, tax planning, auditing and financial statement reporting, and he has developed a specialty servicing the firm's expanding healthcare practice.

Educational Background

University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting
Suffolk University, Master of Business Administration

Professional Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants
Medical Group Management Association

Denis C. Higgins | CPA, PFS, CFA, CFP® | Partner

Denis has been in the financial services industry for over 20 years in positions that involve financial management, compliance, and product management, and has been with Edelstein & Company LLP since 2002. He leads the firm's audit practice, overseeing audit and review services to various industries, with a focus on alternative investments, such as private equity and hedge funds.

Educational Background

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, BS in Business Administration
Boston College, Masters of Science in Finance

Professional Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Boston Society of Security Analysts
CFA Institute
Financial Planning Association
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants

Kerry A. Johnson | CPA | Partner

Kerry has been with Edelstein & Company since 1993. Her specialty is providing accounting, tax and consulting services to medical practices, working closely with the physicians and administrators on comprehensive areas of the practices' finances. Kerry's focus is with the firm's healthcare practice.

Educational Background

University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Bachelor of Science in Business
     Administration with a concentration in Accounting

Professional Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants
Medical Group Management Association
Healthcare Financial Management Association

Alfonso A. Perillo | CPA, CFE, MSW | Partner

Alfonso has worked in public accounting for 11 years, 8 of them with Edelstein & Company. He specializes in providing auditing, review and taxation services to nonprofits, including private foundations. Additionally, he is a Certified Fraud Examiner, which enables him to provide his nonprofit clients with practical solutions to improving their internal controls and preventing fraud. Alfonso leads Edelstein's growing nonprofit practice. 

Educational Background

Boston College, Bachelor of Arts
Boston University, Master of Social Work

Professional Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Michael P. Antonelli | CPA | Principal

Mike began his career at Edelstein & Company LLP in 1998. He works with clients in various industries including real estate, retail, service and technology, with a particular focus on real estate. Mike specializes in the areas of corporate, partnership and individual taxation, and also provides financial statement and business consulting services.

Educational Background

University of Massachusetts, Lowell, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration 
     with a concentration in Accounting
Suffolk University, Candidate, Masters of Science in Taxation

Professional Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants

Barbara T. Damon | CPA, MST | Principal

Barbara has been with Edelstein & Company for over 19 years, and provides expertise in highly technical areas of taxation, particularly corporate, partnership, multi-state, and individual issues.

Educational Background

Oberlin College, Bachelor of Arts
University of Toledo, Master of Science, Accounting
Bentley College, Master of Science, Taxation

Professional Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants Federal and State Taxation Committee

William F. Healey | CPA, CVA | Principal

Bill has been with Edelstein & Company since 1987. Prior to this he was employed by a national CPA firm, where he worked on audits of both publicly-owned and family-owned businesses. Presently he oversees auditing and review services, assuring quality control. He also devotes a large percentage of his time to business valuation assignments and litigation support.

Educational Background

Tufts University, Bachelor of Science

Professional Memberships

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants
Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants Accounting
    and Auditing Committee
National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts

Christopher S. Swain | CPA, MBA | Principal

Chris has been in the physician practice management industry for over 15 years. He has served as a practice administrator as well as a health care consultant. Chris specializes in operational and financial issues facing medical practices. He has been with Edelstein & Company LLP since 2006. His role as principal includes leading the firm's practice management department, overseeing the management of several hospital-based physician practices and consulting with independent medical groups.

Educational Background

Bridgewater State College, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
    with an Accounting concentration
Suffolk University, Master of Business Administration in Health Administration

Professional Memberships

Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants Physicians, Dentists
     and other Healthcare Providers Committee
Medical Group Management Association, local and national chapters
Healthcare Finance Management Association, Committee on Physician Practice
     Management and Ambulatory Care