Speakers
Noelle Frangipane is the Deputy Inspector General, and assists the Inspector General in promoting the integrity, economy, efficiency and effectiveness of the SEC. She is also responsible for the oversight of the OIG Office of Investigations, which responds to and investigates allegations of violations of statutes, rules and regulations, and other misconduct by SEC staff and contractors. Prior to becoming Deputy Inspector General, Ms. Frangipane was Senior Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel of the SEC. In that capacity, Ms. Frangipane served as an agency subject matter expert on issues of privacy and information-sharing.  

 
   
  Timothy F. Gearty, CPA, MBA, JD is a partner in Gearty & McIntyre, LLP, CPA, which he started in 1981. The firm has developed a reputation as a specialist in business advisory services, litigation support and forensic accounting. Mr. Gearty is a nationally recognized expert and speaker on a variety of accounting, auditing, ethics and tax topics. Many Fortune 500 companies as well as many national CPA Firms and associations regularly feature him as their keynote speaker. Among the more noteworthy positions that Mr. Gearty holds, he is the National Director and Editor-in-Chief for the world’s largest CPA training program, Becker Professional Review. Mr. Gearty is also their National Lead Instructor, whose taped lectures are

 

 
   
Robert S. Gilmore is a Partner in Kohrrman Jackson & Krantz's Labor and Employment Law Group. He represents employers of all sizes, providing advice and counsel in all areas of labor and employment law. Mr. Gilmore also represents employers in labor and employment litigation and ERISA (benefits) litigation. His experience has made him believe in a proactive approach to labor and employment law. He also focused upon the effect of new technology in the workplace as a charter member of the American Bar Association’s Technology Committee.  

 

 
   
Dr. Norman R. Meonske is Professor of Accounting, Kent State University. Dr. Meonske has conducted many continuing professional education presentations for state CPA societies, corporations, CPA firms, IMA meetings, and other professional organizations. He is the 2004 recipient of the prestigious R. Lee Brummert Award (IMA national professor of the year) and the Ohio Council IMA’s distinguished service award. His public accounting experience was with Arthur Andersen & Co. He is an online instructor for the Becker CPA review courses.  

 

 
   
Jay B. Wachowicz is a Managing Director in the Valuation & Financial Opinions Group at Stout Risius Ross, Inc. Mr. Wachowicz has extensive experience domestically and internationally in several financial advisory fields including valuation, litigation advisory, mergers and acquisitions, and financial reorganizations and restructurings. He has provided valuation and consulting services for numerous purposes including bankruptcy proceedings, intangible asset valuation, purchase and sale advisement, purchase price allocations, goodwill impairment testing, stock options and warrants, fairness and solvency opinions, valuation discounts and other tax, corporate, and litigation related matters.

 

 
   
Gregory A. O’Hara is a Managing Director and the business valuation practice leader in the Valuation & Financial Opinions Group at Stout Risius Ross, Inc. He has extensive experience in the field of valuation and mergers and acquisitions. His asset and business valuation experience encompasses a broad range of industries. Mr. O’Hara has valued equity, debt, and derivative securities (stock options and warrants), as well as intangible assets, for a variety of purposes including: all financial reporting matters; purchase and sale advisement; fairness opinions; bankruptcy