After 17 years working in private accounting, I have decided to switch gears and become a CPA working in public accounting sector. I picked CohnReznick as a place to start my public accounting journey, and am very pleased to be obtaining my CPA license later this year.

I grew up in Ukraine and started college in Moscow, Russia, where I was an English major. I then packed two suitcases and came to the US on a student visa a month before 9/11. I switched my major to Business, till I found my true calling when I fell in love with accounting. I graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Iona College, New Rochelle, NY.

Making a difference in my community is really important to me, and I am honored to have served at different times as a treasurer for my synagogue in Boca Raton, FL religious school teacher in Mount Vernon, NY, and, most recently, Project Linus South Florida Chapter Coordinator.