Employee Benefits Conference - Virtual (C74238)

Marcus J. Aron, CPA, CGMA Chief, Division of Accounting Services Employee Benefits Security Administration U.S. Department of Labor Washington, D.C. Mr. Aron has over thirty years of experience with EBSA working with audits of ERISA-covered plans. As the Chief, Division of Accounting Services, Mr. Aron’s responsibilities include implementation of EBSA’s CPA Firm Inspection Program, providing technical assistance to plan filers and plan professionals, and providing ERISA-related accounting and auditing expertise within EBSA. Mr. Aron is a certified public accountant and holds a B.B.A. degree with a major in accounting from the College of William and Mary in Virginia.

Austin Zarbuck, CPA is the director of innovation in the employee benefit plan audit practice at Grant Thornton LLP. He assists teams by identifying ways to work more efficiently, increase quality, and deliver insights through developing innovation solutions. He recently completed a two year rotation with Grant Thornton's national audit innovation department. He has eight years of experience auditing benefit plans and plan sponsors in a variety of industries, under both AICPA and PCAOB audit standards. Austin received his bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting from Augustana College and The Ohio State University, respectively.

 

 

 

Lara G. Stanton, CPA, Senior Manager has over 9 years of audit experience with a concentration in the employee benefits industry. She has been with BDO Seidman, LLP for over six years and had previously managed the BDO Atlanta office's employee benefit plan audit and Form 5500 preparation practice. She currently reviews employee benefit plan audit files and Form 5500s, and provides consultation for several BDO offices around the United States. Lara is a co-author of the internal BDO Seidman, LLP Employee Benefit Plan Audit Manual. She also participates in national training sessions on various employee benefit plan related topics and was a speaker at the AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Conference from 2001-2003. Lara served on the AICPA Planning Committee for the 2002 and 2003 AICPA Employee Benefit Plan Conferences. Lara has performed ERISA reviews on various employee benefit plans to ensure compliance with certain IRS and DOL regulations, and has provided assistance with IRS and DOL audits. Lara also performs several SAS 70 audits of record-keepers and health care third-party administrators as part of the national practice at BDO Seidman, LLP. Lara has a BA degree in accounting from Aurora University, and in public relations from the University of Georgia. She is a member of both the AICPA and the Illinois Society of CPA's.

AMBER WILLIAMS CPA Senior Manager Amber Williams, CPA, is an audit director with nearly 15 years of experience in public accounting. Throughout her career Amber has brought value to her clients by performing employee benefit plan audits as well as financial statement audits, reviews and compilations for a variety of industries. She now works exclusively in the employee benefit plan audit practice at Sikich, working closely with clients to provide ongoing technical accounting research and consulting. Amber also regularly leads internal training and assists with practice operations. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter and getting out on the golf course.

SERVICE AREAS • Employee Benefit Plans

AFFILIATIONS • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) • Illinois CPA Society

EDUCATION • BS of Accountancy and Finance Degree, Illinois State University

John Manilla is a Partner in Crowe’s Public Sector Consulting practice, where he leads initiatives focused on artificial intelligence (AI) enablement, data analytics and visualization, cloud solution deployment, business process automation, and geospatial technology integration. With over 17 years of experience across the financial services and public sector industries, John brings deep expertise in regulatory compliance and has successfully supported a wide range of complex client engagements. He is both a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Project Management Professional (PMP) and holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting from Grand Valley State University. John is a recognized speaker on the topic of generative AI and has delivered presentations for national organizations including NASACT, NGMA, and The IIA.

 

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Mr. Greetis is a partner in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Department of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. Seyfarth Shaw LLP maintains one of the nation’s largest groups of attorneys practicing Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Law. Adam has a broad-based, comprehensive practice which involves all areas of employee benefits law, including retirement plan, health and welfare plan and executive compensation matters.