Meonske Professional Development Conference Presenters and Panelists

Adam Jorgensen​
Managing Director - Stout

Adam Jorgensen has over 15 years of experience providing valuation services to both public and private-sector clients. He has extensive expertise across a broad range of industries, including industrial products, automotive, retail and consumer products, technology, media and entertainment, healthcare, oil and gas, manufacturing, distribution, construction, transportation, trucking, restaurants, gaming, professional services, insurance, and financial services. He advises both publicly traded and privately owned companies on financial reporting matters such as purchase price allocations, goodwill impairments, business enterprise valuations, stock-option valuations, audit reviews of third-party analyses, and the valuation of various intangible assets (i.e., developed technology, trademark/trade names, etc.), utilizing various forms of the income, market, and cost approaches. He also specializes in performing valuations for taxation compliance and tax planning purposes, with a focus on initiatives such as global restructuring of legal entities and/or intellectual property, GILTI and BEAT planning, Pillar 2 considerations, change in control considerations under § 280G, NOL limitations under § 382, distributions under § 301, REIT conversions (§ 856[c]), non-taxable divestitures under § 355, worthless stock deductions, FIRPTA withholdings, purchase price allocations for tax purposes (§ 1060), legal entity modeling, and more. Adam also advises executive teams on decision-making in a strategic context through services such as value performance and impact studies, which examine historical value performance and establish a value-based strategy with measured potential value impacts based on various strategic options. Services also include deal value capture studies, which are designed to minimize value leakage by linking commitments made in deal pricing with value capture initiatives post close. He works closely with corporate boards, management teams, private equity teams, attorneys, not-for-profit directors, and high-net-worth individuals in the context of business valuation, equity valuation, investments, portfolio management, venture capital, and competitive analysis. Prior to joining Stout, Adam led the Valuation and Business Modeling practice in PwC’s Detroit office. He is a member of the AICPA and is a licensed CPA in Michigan and Illinois.  

Shannon Keyes Ciucevich​
Special Projects & Business Manager, Financial Reporting Department - Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Shannon Keyes Ciucevich has been the Special Projects & Business Manager in the Financial Reporting Department of Cuyahoga County for the last five years. She has more than 35 years of experience (as a manager, CPA, and CFO in Corporate America, Non-Profits, and Government) streamlining processes, improving sales and communication, and creating more effective, cohesive teams. Shannon is also the Owner of the Ohio Valley Hypnosis & Wellness Center and the Ohio Valley Hypnosis & Wellness School (a state licensed school through the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges & Technical Schools for Hypnosis training in the state of Ohio).  Shannon is a Manager, CPA, Certified Hypnotist, a Certified Hypnosis Instructor, Professional Stage Hypnotist, Keynote Speaker, Lecturer, Mentor, and Yoga & Meditation Instructor. 

Stephen Latza​
Financial Reporting Accountant - Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Stephen Latza is a Financial Reporting Accountant with Cuyahoga County of Ohio, with a strong focus on organizational efficiencies. He is a Certified Ohio Public Manager and holds a Black Belt in Process Improvement certification issued by Cuyahoga County.  He has over 10 years of experience in process reviews and implementing process improvements, with a specialization in the creation of new processes.

Ron Lewis ​
Senior Vice President & Sr. Data Product Manager, Shared Services - KeyBank

Ron Lewis is the SVP and Sr. Data Product Manager, Shared Services at KeyBank.  He brings more than 30 years of banking experience to this role.  He is currently responsible for leading data product strategy and governance execution across multiple lines of business, including Finance, Technology, Risk, and Human Resources.  He previously served as the CFO of the Shared Services functions at KeyBank in addition to being responsible for Corporate Procurement and Corporate Reconcilement.  Before his current role, he was the Assistant Controller for KeyBank, responsible for month-end close, consolidation accounting, and several other accounting operations areas.  During his time as the Assistant Controller, he led a significant finance transformation through the implementation of Workday technology. 

Wei Li, Ph.D. ​
Chair of the Department of Accounting and the Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics, & Associate Professor - Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University

Wei Li, Ph.D., is the Chair of the Department of Accounting and Chair of the Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics at the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University. She joined the Kent State faculty in 2006 after receiving a Ph.D. from Washington State University. Li’s main research interests examine whether and how psychological and social factors influence investors’ decision-making. Li has presented her research work at numerous national and international conferences and published in top accounting journals, including Accounting, Organizations and Society, Accounting Horizons, and the Journal of International Accounting Research. Dr. Li is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and worked as an accountant in the Agricultural Bank of China before joining academia. She also worked as a professor in residence at A. Schulman Company and Davey Tree Expert Co. Li have been members of the Board of Directors for several nonprofit organizations. She is active in the accounting academic community and served as the president of the American Accounting Association's Ohio Region. 

Ron Marcin ​
Partner - Audit, KPMG

Ron Marcin is a Partner in KPMG’s Audit Practice. He has nearly 25 years of client service experience across various industries, including consumer goods, retail, industrial manufacturing, and financial services. Ron has worked with clients in different geographic regions, ranging from large international public companies in the Fortune 1000 to private firms pursuing an initial public offering. He has extensive experience leading teams and clients through audit and advisory projects related to M&A activity, registration statement filings, IT transformations, and internal control changes. His technical expertise includes revenue recognition, business combinations, asset impairment, share-based payments, benefit obligations, financing, fair value, and lease accounting. Ron is a proud alumnus of Kent State University (2001) and currently serves as the Chair of the Accounting Advisory Board. 

Steve McKechnie​
Vice President, Finance Transformation and Global BlackLine Practice Leader

Steve brings over 25 years of domestic and international experience in both corporate and consulting leadership roles working in numerous industries, in both business and IT environments. He currently leads RGP's BlackLine Practice and previously led RGP's System Selection Practice. Steve is a thought leader who takes the client's perspective to best solve their challenges. From assessments and strategy development to roadmap and framework design to leading solution implementations. Steve finds success for his clients by aligning and bridging their corporate strategies to department operations and to management of teams, while directing the portfolio of programs, resources, and budgets. Prior to joining RGP, Steve worked for Ernst & Young Consulting and Hewlett-Packard; was an independent consultant; and co-founded a start-up internet development company.

Stephen McNally ​
CFO, Treasurer & Secretary - Plastic Technologies Inc. (PTI) 

J. Stephen McNally, CMA, CPA, is the Past Chair of IMA's Global Board of Directors and continues to serve on the Global Board, the Global Board’s Global Markets Committee, and the Small Business Committee. In addition, Steve is a proud member of the IMA Toledo Chapter. Steve is CFO, treasurer, and secretary of the Plastic Technologies Inc. (PTI) Group of Companies. Based in Holland, Ohio, the PTI Group serves nearly every major consumer goods company and is recognized worldwide for sustainable packaging innovation. Prior to PTI, Steve spent a lifetime at Campbell Soup Company.

Norman Meonske ​
Meonske Professional Development Conference Founder & Kent State Professor Emeritus

Norman Meonske, Ph.D., has conducted many continuing professional education presentations for state CPA societies, corporations, CPA firms, IMA meetings, and other professional organizations. He is the recipient of IMA’s Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also the 2004 recipient of IMA’s prestigious R. Lee Brummet Exemplary Educator Award and IMA’s Ohio Regional Council’s Distinguished Service award. Meonske was recognized in 2011 as the Outstanding Educator of the Year by the OSCPA/The Ohio Region of the American Accounting Association. His prior public accounting experience was with Arthur Andersen & Co. 

Josh Messina ​
Partner - Cohen & Company

Josh Messina excels in client service, offering clear communication, consistent follow-up, and collaboration with service providers to ensure smooth business operations. He advises S Corporations, partnerships, and C Corporations in manufacturing, transportation, and service industries, including start-ups. A key focus of his work is helping clients maximize the R&D tax credit. Josh specializes in complex, multi-entity client groups with diverse ownership structures, including families, investors, and private equity. He takes a business-first approach to tax issues, guiding clients through transactions like business sales and succession planning while ensuring daily operations stay on track. He is a Certified Public Accountant (Ohio). He holds a Master of Taxation from The University of Akron and B.S. from Kent State University.

Kyle Moffatt ​
Partner - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Kyle is a partner in PwC’s National Office where he leads the Professional Practice Group. In that role, he leads a team who is responsible for sustainability reporting, engaging with standard setters and regulators, and delivering brand-defining publications and educational materials. He also provides technical advice to engagement teams and clients on SEC reporting matters with respect to IPOs, M&A transactions and periodic filings. Kyle is also the Chair of the Center for Audit Quality’s SEC Regulations Committee. Prior to joining PwC in 2020, he served on the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission for almost twenty years; most recently as the Chief Accountant and Disclosure Program Director in the Division of Corporation Finance. As Chief Accountant, he led the staff in providing technical accounting and reporting support to the Division’s disclosure review program, led various rulemaking efforts, and answered interpretive questions on the form and content of financial statements to be included in Commission filings. As the Director of the Division’s Disclosure Review Program, he oversaw the Division’s selective review of transactional and periodic filings and directed the staff’s comment letter program. After receiving his Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland at College Park in 1995, Kyle spent 5 years with EY in Washington, D.C. He is a certified public accountant in New Jersey and Maryland and a member of the AICPA. He also serves on the Business & Entrepreneurship Advisory Board at Prince George’s Community College in Maryland.   

Ron Monteiro ​
Founder & Owner - KICT Inc.

Ron is an accomplished business executive with extensive experience in the CPG industry, having held senior leadership roles (Director/VP) at Kraft Foods, Campbell’s, Kruger Products, and other leading organizations. He now runs KICT Inc., his own speaking, training, and coaching practice. Ron specializes in both virtual and in-person experiential training, delivering sessions in locations such as Nashville, San Francisco, New York, India, Vietnam, Hawaii, and Malta. He is a dynamic speaker, equally effective with large audiences (300+) and intimate groups (including executive teams), helping individuals unlock their full potential. He is also the author of the recently published book, Love Mondays, which guides individuals and teams toward greater fulfillment, joy, and productivity in their work. 

George Mount ​
Founder & CEO - Stringfest Analytics

George Mount is the founder and CEO of Stringfest Analytics, a consulting firm specializing in analytics education and upskilling. He has worked with leading bootcamps, learning platforms and practice organizations to help individuals excel at analytics. George regularly blogs and speaks on data analysis, data education and workforce development and is the author of Advancing into Analytics: From Excel to Python and R (O’Reilly Media, 2021) and Modern Data Analytics in Excel: Using Power Query, Power Pivot and More for Enhanced Data Analytics (O’Reilly Media, 2024). He is a recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for exceptional technical expertise and community advocacy in the field of Excel. George holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Hillsdale College and master’s degrees in finance and information systems from Case Western Reserve University. He resides in Cleveland, Ohio.  

Patricio Munoz​
Director, Forensic Practice - KPMG

Patricio Munoz is a Director in the KPMG Forensic practice based in Houston. Patricio has more than 15 years’ experience helping clients investigate allegations of fraud, bribery, corruption and misconduct. Patricio has conducted investigations in Australia, East Africa, Europe, LATAM and the US for clients across numerous industries. 

David Oriani​
Tax Partner - PwC

David Oriani is a Tax Partner in PwC’s Industry Tax Practice with over fifteen years of experience and is based out of the Cleveland, OH office. His primary focus is providing tax services to both publicly and privately held multinational corporations and pass-through entities in a variety of industries, with a heavy focus around the consumer and industrial products sector. He works with his clients to address the areas of accounting for income taxes, tax planning, tax compliance, and various federal tax consulting issues. David earned a B.A. in Public Accounting and Finance from Marietta College. David is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a Certified Public Accountant licensed to practice in Ohio.

Tim Osborne​
Director - Stout

Tim Osborne has experience that includes: valuations related to acquisition accounting and impairment testing for financial reporting purposes; valuations for corporate tax purposes; the business enterprise; fairness and solvency opinions for corporate acquisitions, including mergers, and other corporate transactions; and equity-based compensation. Tim has extensive experience with the expectations of tax and financial reporting advisory and regulators. He also has worked in valuing intangible assets, including trade names and trademarks, patented and unpatented technology and know-how, customer-related assets, contract-based intangible assets (e.g., sponsorship agreements, media rights, long-term manufacturing agreements), software, and non-competition agreements. Tim's experience spans a diverse mix of industries and clients, from regional middle market businesses to multi-billion-dollar international enterprises, private equity and pension funds, and accounting firms.

Chris Pedersen​
Vice President, Business Technology​ Global SAP Practice Head - RGP

Christopher leads RGP’s Global SAP Practice and is a seasoned SAP executive recognized for delivering complex SAP programs on scope, on schedule, and on budget, while successfully stabilizing and turning around challenged initiatives. Since earning his SAP Financial Accounting and Controlling certification in 1997, he has led 25 SAP deployments across R/3, ECC, and S/4HANA, driving large-scale, finance-focused transformations.​ He has guided SAP programs across Aerospace & Defense, Energy and Utilities, Government, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, and Retail, consistently aligning technology strategy with Finance objectives to enable enterprise transformation. His experience spans practice development.

Hillary H. Salo ​
Vice Chair - Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

Hillary H. Salo began her term as vice chair of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on July 1, 2024. Her first term on the Board concludes June 30, 2029, when she will be eligible to be considered for reappointment to a second term. Prior to joining the Board, Hillary spent four years on the FASB staff as technical director and chair of its Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF). As technical director, she was responsible for leading the Board’s standard-setting activities and staff, guiding its successful agenda reprioritization, and driving progress on stakeholder priorities. Ms. Salo joined the FASB in 2020 from the New York City office of KPMG LLP, where she was a partner in the audit practice and engagement partner for a large global financial services organization. She began her KPMG career in the Chicago office in the accounting advisory services group before joining the audit quality and professional practice group in the New York City office. Ms. Salo also served as a professional accounting fellow in the Office of the Chief Accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC. Ms. Salo began her career as a FASB postgraduate technical assistant after graduating with an undergraduate degree in business administration and a master’s degree in accountancy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is a certified public accountant in New York, Illinois, and North Carolina.​ 

Bryan Sinclair ​
Vice President, Technical Accounting Solution Leader​ - RGP

Bryan leads RGP’s Technical Accounting solution and is an accomplished accounting and finance professional with extensive knowledge in technical accounting matters, including US GAAP and IFRS, initial public offerings, internal controls and financial reporting functions within dynamic growth companies as well as mature organizations facing financial and operational challenges. Bryan has provided technical accounting analysis/guidance on significant transactions and events for clients, including initial public offerings, mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, and restructurings. Bryan began his accounting career with the Big Four, spending nearly nine years between KPMG and PwC, and is a Certified Public Accountant (State of Texas).​ 

James Skakun ​
Tax Partner - BMF

James Skakun is a Tax Partner at BMF with deep expertise in business taxation and transaction advisory services. Since joining the firm in 2011, James has built a reputation as a trusted advisor to closely held businesses, private equity firms, and strategic buyers navigating complex tax and transactional matters. James focuses primarily on business tax, with a significant specialization in mergers and acquisitions. He co-leads BMF’s Transaction Tax Services (TTS) practice and has authored over 175 tax diligence reports while playing a critical role in transaction structuring, risk identification, and post-deal tax planning. Over the past six years, the TTS practice has worked on over 20 sell-side transactions with an average equity value of $75M. Working closely with BMF’s Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) group, James brings a collaborative, deal-oriented approach that aligns tax strategy with financial, operational, and commercial considerations. His experience spans acquisitions, dispositions, recapitalizations, and restructurings, helping clients anticipate tax exposures, optimize deal economics, and achieve successful outcomes. James is known for his practical mindset, technical strength, and ability to communicate complex tax issues clearly to executives, investors, and deal teams. His hands-on approach and commitment to client service make him a key resource for clients navigating high-stakes transactions and long-term growth initiatives.​ 

Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D. ​
Dean - Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University

Deborah F. Spake, Ph.D., has been Dean at the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University for 13 years. She has served on the Initial Accreditation Committee (IAC) for AACSB, as President of the MidAmerican Business Deans Association and past-Executive Director of the Society for Marketing Advances. She is a 2021 recipient of the American Marketing Association - Higher Education Special Interest Group – Lifetime Achievement Award. Prior to her academic career, she worked for consulting firms specializing in marketing research and strategic planning in Atlanta, Georgia. 

Lisa Stiffler ​
Managing Director, Risk Consulting - KPMG

Lisa is a managing director in KPMG’s Risk Consulting practice with over 23 year specializing in internal audit, SOX compliance, and enterprise risk management. She specializes in the Industrial Manufacturing and Consumer Market industries, helping companies navigate risk considerations for new IPO’s, significant, complex transactions, and enterprise-wide transformational changes.

Robert “Cujo” Teschner ​
Founder, CEO, Chief Consultant - VMax Group Consulting

Robert “Cujo” Teschner has more than 20 years of hands-on leadership experience in high-reliability organizations and brings all that experience with him wherever he speaks, teaches, or coaches. He has a special way of connecting with his audiences, blending high-impact stories of fighter aviation and personal humility to achieve the intended outcome. He served as Commander of the 7^th Fighter Squadron, responsible for transitioning a start-up squadron to the Far East for four months. He was hand-selected to serve as an F-15 “Eagle” instructor pilot at the United States Air Force (USAF) Weapons School. He also served as a senior staff officer at Headquarters U.S. European Command, where he was a key architect of a major multi-billion-dollar overseas security initiative requested by the President of the United States.

James Tilk​ ​
Director - Protiviti

James Tilk is Director of Product Marketing for Blackline. He has 10+ years of SaaS experience, helping customers across multiple industries solve their most pressing problems with cloud-based accounting and financial close solutions. Prior to that, James spent 10+ years leading various finance and accounting functions across multiple industries and is an active Certified Public Accountant. James holds the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) as well as the Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) designations. He serves on the Global Board of Directors for the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA).

Luke Wilson ​
Manager, Internal Audit & Enterprise Risk - KPMG

Luke Wilson is a manager in KPMG's Internal Audit & Enterprise Risk practice based in Cleveland, with more than seven years of internal audit and accounting experience. His work involves leading the execution of internal audit, enterprise risk, SOX, and ESG engagements for clients across a variety of industries. With the increasing need for ESG guidance, Wilson has been focused on helping to develop KPMG's methodology and approach to ESG processes and controls to address emerging risks surrounding ESG reporting. Luke has presented to IIA chapters and other groups on ESG and Internal Audit's role. 

Jenelle Wolfe ​
Director, International Tax Strategy - Eaton Corp.

Jenelle Wolfe is a Director, International Tax Strategy, for Eaton Corp. where she is responsible for overseeing global tax policy and tax planning for the company. Jenelle has over 18 years of combined experience, including prior roles in M&A tax for Eaton Corp. and tax compliance in public accounting. She is a CPA and holds a Master of Taxation degree from the University of Denver and a B.B.A. degree in Accounting from Kent State University.