Spring 2010 issue of Horizons

TITLE RubinBrown New Hires & Promotions

New Director

Most recently, she served as the director of communications for the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants. She previously worked for the National Association of Electrical Distributors, Optimist International and KPMG. Martin is a member of the Association for Accounting Marketing and holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communications from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Dawn Martin has joined RubinBrown as director of communications and client relations, overseeing the firm’s marketing, public relations, advertising and client relations. Martin has more than 20 years of communications experience, including more than 10 years in the accounting industry.

New Managers

Tracy Baisa, CPA, has joined RubinBrown as a manager in the firm’s State and Local Tax Services Group. Specializing in partnerships, corporations and FAS109, Baisa reviews and supervises state and local tax projects while maintaining strong working relationships with clients.

degree in business administration and a master’s degree in accounting from Trinity University. He also is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public

Accountants and Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants.

RubinBrown has added Elizabeth D. Yount, CPA, as a manager in its Wealth

Most recently, she was a senior tax associate at a local firm in Chicago.

Management Services Group. She oversees and reviews tax returns for individuals with complex tax situations, reviews trust and gift tax returns. Yount also specializes in stock option planning and consulting and compliance services for expatriates. Prior to joining RubinBrown, she was president of a local tax business. She also held management positions at Ernst & Young and Southwestern Bell Telephone. Yount is actively involved in Delta Gamma Center for Children with Visual Impairments and received the organization’s Shining Light Award in 2009. Yount also is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Missouri Society of Certified PublicAccountants. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

She also worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Chicago. She holds a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Texas and bachelor’s degree in business administration from Robert Morris College in Chicago, where she was the commencement speaker.

RubinBrown has hired Ben Barnes, CPA, as a manager in its Assurance Services Group. Barnes provides audit and other assurance services for clients in the manufacturing and distribution industry.

He has more than 10 years of experience in public accounting and the financial services industry. Prior to joining RubinBrown, he served as an audit manager and transaction services manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Barnes holds a bachelor’s

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