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Christel Harju Climbs the Ladder

Oct 05, 2012

For Immediate Release

Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. would like to announce the promotion of Christel Harju, CPA, to Manager in our Audit and Accounting Division. Ms. Harju has been a Certified Public Accountant for MBK for over five years and previously worked for PriceWaterhouseCoopers for six years.

“Christel has worked hard to achieve her professional success and, in the process, earned the respect of her clients and peers,” says MBK partner Howard Cheney. “We look forward to her future success in her new role.”

Christel is team oriented with a strong technical knowledge of the Not-For-Profit Industry. She focuses on building strong relationships and working closely with clients. As a manager, Christel will be responsible for overseeing and performing technical reviews of Not-For-Profit and commercial audit engagements, training junior staff and assisting in the administration of MBK’s Not-For-Profit division.

Christel earned her Bachelors of Business Administration from Northeastern University. She is a CPA licensed in Massachusetts and a member of the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Christel serves on the Board of the Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. When not in the office, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children.

You can reach Ms. Harju at 413-322-3532 or charju@mbkcpa.com.

 

Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C. is the largest independently owned and operated CPA firm based in western Massachusetts.  The firm is a member of CPAmerica, one of the world’s largest network of independent CPA and consulting firms.  Meyers Brothers Kalicka provides business strategy expertise, as well as tax and accounting services, to closely held businesses and high net worth individuals, with concentrations in the health care, employee benefit, real estate, construction, manufacturing, and not-for-profit sectors.

 

 For Further Information, Please Contact:

John Veit 
Marketing Coordinator
Meyers Brothers Kalicka, P.C.
  413-322-3546
413-322-3412 (fax)
jveit@mbkcpa.com
www.mbkcpa.com. 

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