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Officers
Jill Scher, CPA, MS, has over 25 years of experience in both public and private accounting, working with businesses across diverse industries such as manufacturing, technology, cannabis, life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and green energy. She specializes in tax consulting, transaction structuring, compliance, and representation. Jill is a sought-after speaker on topics like tax strategies, incentives, planning, and professional ethics. Ms. Scher provides comprehensive guidance to start-up entities, from formation to fulfilling income tax filing obligations, ensuring compliance with Federal, State, and local requirements. She assists clients in implementing tax minimization and deferral strategies and identifying opportunities for tax incentive programs such as research & development and work opportunity tax credits. Her services also extend to advising foreign companies operating in the U.S. and domestic companies with overseas operations on the tax implications of potential transactions. She has successfully assisted numerous clients with IRS and State penalty abatements. In her role at the Firm, Jill leads business development efforts, establishing new relationships and expanding business for the Accounting Services Group. She has built a strong network within the legal, insurance, investment, and consulting professions, leveraging their expertise as needed. Jill also develops and teaches tax, technical, and professional ethics courses for CPE, Inc., NBI, and MyLawCLE, providing continuing education to CPAs and Attorneys nationally. Jill is based out of CBIZ's Melville, NY office but serves clients nationally. Currently, she serves on the Board of the Long Island Capital Alliance (LICA) and the financial committee of the Tesla Science Center. She previously served as a Director on the Board of the Nassau Chapter of the New York State Society of CPAs. Jill earned her BS in Accounting and MS in Taxation from the State University of New York at Albany. Professional & Civic Affiliations:
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Jill S. ScherCorey has over 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur, tax and business advisor, and as a specialist in SEC accounting and audit services. Additionally, Corey has experience serving as a Private Equity and Technology Industry Group Practice Leader for a top 20 accounting firm. Corey has successfully guided his clients through all facets of the mergers and acquisitions transaction cycle to help them make critical decisions while ensuring transactions are strategic and seamless. In 2015, He was selected as the winner of the SmartCEO award for Industry CPA Leader in New York. Corey has completed over 300 M&A transactions and was the lead partner at the firm awarded M&A Advisor’s Accounting/Due Diligence Firm of the Year award in 2017 as well as being nominated as Dealmaker of the Year by ACG New York and M&A Advisor. Deep experience advising private equity funds, hedge funds, banks, broker-dealers, investor relations firms and various other financial services companies. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
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Corey MassellaPawneet Abramowski is a distinguished Compliance and Risk Management Executive with over 25 years of experience across both public and private sectors. She is the Founder and CEO of PARC Solutions LLC, an innovative consulting firm specializing in business strategy development, aligning products and services with regulatory standards, and creating infrastructure frameworks that foster sustainable growth and innovation for clients. Before establishing PARC Solutions, Ms. Abramowski held several key leadership roles. She served as Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer at Community Federal Savings Bank (CFSB), focusing on fintech and payments. At The Bancorp Inc. and The Bancorp Bank, she was the Head of Financial Crimes Risk Management and Chief Compliance Officer, where she led significant regulatory initiatives across various regions and functions. Her career also includes compliance leadership positions at CIT Group Inc., RBC Capital Markets, and Morgan Stanley, where she managed compliance transformations and remediation efforts to resolve regulatory consent orders. Ms. Abramowski's public sector experience spans over eight years in investigative and intelligence roles with municipal, state, and federal agencies, culminating in her work with the Federal Bureau of Investigation on global terrorism cases. In addition to her professional roles, she has served on the Board of Directors at FinTech Acquisition Corp. III, a special purpose acquisition company targeting the financial technology industry. She was also an Advisory Director at Quantaverse, focusing on financial crime strategy and product development for the AI platform company. Ms. Abramowski is an active member of the Dean’s Advisory Board at Adelphi University's Robert B. Willumstad School of Business and co-chairs the Financial Women’s Association (New York) Directorships and Corporate Governance Committee. She holds an MBA and an MA in Government and Politics from St. John’s University, and a BA in Public Administration from the same institution. |
Pawneet AbramowskiRaymond Chang is an Audit Partner with over 25 years of public accounting experience serving clients across a broad range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, construction, retail, and real estate. His client base is primarily comprised of middle market and family‑owned businesses, for whom he provides thoughtful, practical guidance tailored to ownership and management dynamics. Raymond is a creative and versatile professional whose experience spans financial reporting, transaction‑related projects, and advising management on recognizing and improving internal processes related to financial reporting and opportunities for overall efficiency. His background includes both U.S. GAAP and Income Tax Basis financial reporting, as well as evaluating complex accounting matters related to mergers and acquisitions, debt restructurings, and lease modification arrangements. Central to Raymond’s approach is a deep understanding of each client’s business, operations, and strategic direction, allowing him to deliver solutions aligned with their long‑term goals. |
Raymond ChangGeorge Likourezos is a partner of Carter, DeLuca & Farrell LLP, a full-service intellectual property law firm specializing in patent law. His practice encompasses all aspects of patent, trademark and copyright law, including preparing and prosecuting patent applications in the US and worldwide. He also has expertise in analyzing patents and IP portfolios in connection with litigation, mergers and acquisitions, product clearance investigations, patentability studies, preparing legal opinions, and for advising R&D teams. His clients are involved in a wide range of technologies and sciences, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning and artificial intelligence, aerospace and defense, automotive and LiDAR technologies, bioelectronics and biomedical technologies, optical and RF communication systems, control and small satellite launch/propulsion systems, electronics, hybrid engines and hydrogen fuel cells, materials, medical devices, and urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles. His trademark practice includes all phases of trademark prosecution, including preparing trademark opinions, and non-disclosure and licensing agreements. George has over 25 years of experience procuring IP protection for inventors, small businesses, universities, research institutions, and corporate clients, including many Fortune 500 companies. He simultaneously earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. in Operations Management at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering. He served as the Alumni Association President during the merger discussions between Polytechnic University and NYU. George earned his J.D. at Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center in 1995. George utilizes his technical and legal expertise to help a variety of entities procure IP protection. He also assists and advises inventors and small businesses to protect their innovations and obtain necessary financing to have their products developed and enter the marketplace. He is an intellectual property mentor and advisor to many startups, incubators and accelerators. He has a unique ability to understand the novel aspects of technologies and maintains an extensive network of professionals and associations that assist inventors and small businesses develop, protect, commercialize and monetize their innovations and technologies. He is registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office and admitted to the bars of New York and New Jersey. |
George Likourezos, Esq.Chairmen Emeriti & Directors
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Neil M. Kaufman
Jeffrey L. Bass
Michael Lane
Jordan Darrow
Mark Elenowitz
Diane Johnston
Paul Trapani
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