Fall 2008 issue of Horizons

NEW MANAGERS (cont.)

Chester Moyer, CPA , was promoted to manager in the Assurance Services Group. As a manager in the Kansas City office, Moyer provides audit and attestation services, specializing in the manufacturing and distribution, home building and public sectors. Moyer is a member of the American

Jeff Sparks, CPA , was promoted to manager in the Assurance Services Group. In this role, Sparks serves mid-size public and privately held organizations, specializing in the technology, distribution and manufacturing industries. Sparks works in audit, accounting, income tax and SEC reporting matters. He

Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants. He has served as an adjunct instructor of accounting at the University of Missouri-Columbia and Rockhurst University. Moyer holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in accountancy from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

is a member of the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Sparks participated in the Baker Tilly International Exchange Program in 2006, working for Staples Rodway in Auckland, New Zealand. Sparks holds a master’s degree in accountancy and a bachelor’s degree in accountancy with a minor in decision sciences from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is involved with the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, sitting on the Israel & Overseas Allocation Subcommittee and serving as a member of the Montefiore Society and as vice president within the Young Professionals Division.

Mark Paradis, CPA , has been promoted to manager in the Plan Audit Group. In this role, Paradis is responsible for audit, employee benefit and qualified plan services. He has more than 13 years of experience and is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Missouri

Society of Certified Public Accountants. Paradis previously was a manager at MetLife and worked as a consultant for JeffersonWells International as a consultant. He also held a position in the Missouri State Auditors Office in Jefferson City. Paradis holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Jessica Ricke, CPA , was promoted to manager in the Assurance Services Group. Ricke specializes in assurance services for media and entertainment clients and contractors, as well as providing assurance and operational review services for home builders. Ricke is a member of the American

Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants. She also is actively involved in the Home Builders Association and Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts. Prior to starting at RubinBrown in 2005, Ricke was a financial analyst at American Water Co. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration and management information systems from Westminster College in Fulton, Mo.

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