Accounting Advisory Board

Peter is a Tax Principal with more than 20 years of experience in public accounting. His experience encompasses corporate and pass-through entity tax planning and consulting for both federal and state income taxes for New York Metro area clients, including multinational and multi-state companies. Peter's experience ranges from publicly-held corporations to privately-owned businesses and their owners in various industries, including: retail & consumer products, manufacturing & distribution, private equity, healthcare, real estate, technology, and life sciences. Peter has also been a frequent instructor at BDO's National Training Conferences and other local training programs.

Ken is the Managing Partner of Cerini & Associates, LLP and is the executive responsible for the administration of the firm's not-for-profit and educational provider practice groups. In addition to his extensive audit experience, Ken has been directly involved in providing consulting services for nonprofits and educational facilities of all sizes throughout New York State in such areas as cost reporting, financial analysis, Medicaid compliance, government audit representation, rate maximization, board training, budgeting and forecasting, and more. Ken has won numerous awards and has been quoted in publications such as Newsday, Long Island Business News, the Long Island Press, and the New York Times. Ken is the editor for two of the seven newsletters published by the firm, and he taught a graduate level nonprofit accounting course at LIU-Post.

Kelli-Anne is a Manager for Cerini & Associates' marketing staff. She oversees all marketing and communications efforts for the firm. Kelli-Anne is heavily involved in firm operations, recruitment, and development. She works with the firm's various service areas and management team to define and meet growth goals, as well as working to help organize and promote the Long Island and New York City Imagine Awards.

Peter Andrieszyn, CPA, is a tax director at CohnReznick and a member of the Firm's Private Client Services Group, which provides high-quality accounting and tax services to a variety of small and large businesses, as well as to high-net-worth individuals. He has over 25 years of diversified public accounting experience working with both small closely-held entities and large corporate clients in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, consulting, retail/wholesale, technology, construction, real estate, and personal services. Peter provides clients with tax planning and compliance and consulting services, as well as necessary accounting, bookkeeping, and outsourced CFO services.

Kiegh Dudley is the Senior Campus Recruiting Specialist serving as the primary lead for all assurance campus recruiting efforts for CohnReznick's five New York Metro offices. He is a licensed CPA who began his career in the Commercial Audit group of CohnReznick before transferring to their Transactional Advisory Services (TAS) practice. His professional background across multiple service lines gives him a unique perspective when engaging with faculty and students. That passion led Kiegh to also serve as an Adjunct Lecturer within the College of Business at Stony Brook University, further bridging the gap between the classroom and the profession.

Alyssa Koys, CPA, is a Tax Director based in CohnReznick's Long Island office with over 15 years of public and private accounting experience in providing tax services. Alyssa has extensive experience with the preparation and review of tax provisions in accordance with ASC 740 as well as assisting in the audit of internal controls in the tax preparation process of SEC registrants. She also provides tax compliance and consulting services to both public and private companies across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing and distribution, consumer products, and technology. She is one of the Firm's leaders in the C Corp tax practice and manages complex tax returns for clients with multistate and multinational operations.

Michael ("Mike") Percent is a partner within KPMG's New York Metropolitan Area with more than thirty years of experience serving national and global clients primarily in KPMG's Technology, Media & Telecommunications practice. Mike is the Audit Group Leader for KPMG's Long Island office, an SEC Review Partner, and serves as Account Executive on several of the firm's prestigious clients. In his role as a lead audit partner, he is responsible for the global delivery of audit and attestation services, with a focus on public companies across the technology sector, including fin-tech, business services & equipment, and distribution. Mike has supported clients with initial public offerings, secondary and shelf registrations, as well as private-placement offerings.

Liz is a partner in PwC's asset and wealth management practice in New York. She has over 20 years of experience helping clients strengthen their control environment, organize their infrastructure, and provide enhanced guidance around accounting policies and procedures in order to enable them to maximize opportunities with current and future investors. Liz is a Certified Public Accountant in New York and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants.