Meet the Team

In addition to his real estate practice, Tim also serves clients in the not-for-profit and construction businesses. A 1982 graduate of St. Bonaventure University, Tim worked for six years with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and two years as the Controller of a publicly held retail sporting goods company before starting his own accounting practice in 1990. Tim currently serves as a board member and  finance committee chair of Action for a Better Community (a community action agency in Rochester), is a board member and Treasurer of Sojourner House and the Wilson Commencement Park and is an executive board member and Treasurer of the New York State Association for Affordable Housing (NYSAFAH). Tim was also an adjunct professor at St. John Fisher College from 1986 to 1992.

Why Accounting: I initially chose accounting because I loved math. Then I took a bookkeeping course during my senior year in H.S. and got hooked. I continued to love accounting during college and then at Coopers and Lybrand (now PWC). I still love accounting today, but not because of the numbers. Rather for the business challenges, the ability to be creative, and the people I get to work with.

Most Embarrassing Moment: Showing up to a client’s office on my first “Saturday” work day in 1982. Back then, everyone wore suits (no such thing as business casual). I showed up in my 3 piece pin stripe suit and everyone else had jeans and flannel shirts on. Lots of laughs at my expense!

Favorite Music Artists

• Neil Young
• Crosby Stills Nash and Young
• Creedence Clearwater Revival
• Allman Brothers
• Lynyrd Skynyrd
• Frank Sinatra
• Louis Armstrong
• Ray Charles

Favorite Things About Rochester (when I was a kid)

• The ball fields where I grew up
• The various street ball we played while growing up
• Durand Eastman golf course; I have yet to become a good golfer
• Silver Stadium
• Durand Beach
• And today, it’s my cabin in the Thousand Islands

In addition, Paul has several years experience as an instructor at several accounting and tax courses and is an AICPA quality specialist. He is the former Chairman of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants Peer Review Committee. As a quality specialist, Paul is engaged by other CPA firms to review their own quality control policies and procedures and report his findings and recommendations for improvement.

Proudest Accomplishment: I’m most proud of the fact that I worked my way through school.

Favorite Music Artists:

• Elvis Presley
• Frank Sinatra

Hobbies:

• Biking
• Hiking
• Staying Healthy

In addition, John serves clients who are construction contractors and franchisee owners, and he has significant experience in performing cost segregation studies and performing audits of employee benefit plans, including the filing of Form 11-K. John works with many small business owners and enjoys working with them to help them achieve their goals. John also participates in the performance of peer reviews of other CPA firms, and serves as the Treasurer of The Wolf Foundation, a foundation that supports a not-for-profit organization for people with developmental disabilities and soldiers with PTSD and/or TBI.

Favorite Things About Rochester: Rochester is just a great place to live. I was born here, and then went to college at Villanova University. I decided I wanted to come back home to start my family. Rochester has great golf courses, all kinds of water (from rivers to bays to lakes), Frontier Field, and a ton of really good microbreweries!

Top 5 Movies

• The Matrix
• Blues Brothers
• Spaceballs
• Major League
• Caddyshack

Top 5 Music Artists

• The Offspring
• Shinedown
• Weird Al Yankovic
• Metallica
• Linkin Park

Top 5 Favorite Foods

• Hot Dogs
• Chicken Wings
• Garlic Bread
• Chili
• Jambalaya

He is also significantly involved in business management and tax issues of closely held businesses and their owners, and has been a key advisor and negotiator in many circumstances involving long term tax planning, acquisitions/mergers, finance and business succession planning.

Most Embarrassing Moment: My most embarrassing moment happened at our Chili Avenue location, when I entered my security code incorrectly and set off the alarm system. Needless to say, I felt a little foolish when the Gates Police rolled in to investigate!

Favorite Sports Teams:

• Buffalo Bills
• Buffalo Sabres
• Syracuse Orange Football
• Syracuse Orange Basketball

Top 5 Movies:

• Godfather Part 1
• Godfather Part 2
• Field of Dreams
• The Natural
• Cinderella Man

Top 5 Bruce Springsteen Albums:

• Born to Run
• Darkness on the Edge of Town
• The River
• Born in the USA
• The Rising

Gary received his B.S. degree in Accounting from the State University of New York at Geneseo in 1988 and has spent most of his career in public accounting. Gary has completed several not-for-profit audit engagements annually during his career in public accounting, including audits under the Single Audit Act and OMB Circular A-133, as well as CFR certifications. In addition to his extensive experience in auditing and accounting, Gary has conducted internal control studies, performed accounting system conversions and developed systems to account for investment partnerships.

What I Do When I’m Not Working: I enjoy traveling with my family and visiting “parks”, including National, baseball and amusement. We have recently visited the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and Glacier National Park in Montana. We have also recently attended games at the Ballpark in Arlington, Texas and Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. Lastly, we recently visited Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, Hershey Park, in Hershey, Pennsylvania and, of course, Seabreeze in Rochester, New York!

Favorite Sports Teams

• Football – AFC – Buffalo Bills
• Football – NFC – New York Giants
• Hockey – New York Islanders
• Baseball – AL – New York Yankees
• Baseball – NL – New York Mets
• Basketball – Syracuse Orange
• NASCAR – Jimmie Johnson
• Whatever team my boys are playing on

Top 5 Tom Hanks Movies

• Forrest Gump
• Saving Private Ryan
• The Green Mile
• Cast Away
• Philadelphia

Top 5 Places to go after April 15th

• Sanibel Island, Florida
• St. Johns, US Virgin Islands
• Cocoa Beach, Florida
• Cruise to any place sunny and warm
• Orlando, Florida