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Plante & Moran Promotes Four Staff Members

Plante & Moran, PLLC has promoted four staff members in its Grand Rapids office.

2011-07-22
GRAND RAPIDS, MI, July 22, 2011 (Press-News.org) Plante & Moran, PLLC has promoted four staff members in its Grand Rapids office.

The accounting and business advisory firm has promoted the following staff to associate:
• Brian Greko is a certified public accountant who provides a wide range of services including audit, review, tax services, employee benefit plans and general business advice to clients in higher education and manufacturing. A resident of Comstock Park, Greko joined the firm in 2006. He holds a bachelor of business administration and accounting from Aquinas College. He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants. He also serves as treasurer of the Grand Rapids Junior Chamber of Commerce.
• Laura Pettinga is a CPA who works in the audit department. She focuses her practice on manufacturing, construction, service and employee benefit plans. A resident of Grand Rapids, she joined the firm in 2006. She holds a bachelor of science in accounting from Calvin College. She is a member of AICPA and Inforum.
• Adam Stevenson is a CPA who works in the audit department. He concentrates his practice on assurance services in the manufacturing and health care industries. A resident of Grand Rapids, Stevenson joined Plante & Moran in 2006. He holds a BBA from Grand Valley State University and a master's degree in accounting from the University of Michigan. He currently serves as treasurer of the Western Michigan Chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
• Jeremy Tollas is a qualified plan financial consultant with Plante Moran Financial Advisors. His practice emphasizes investment consulting to institutional clients, including corporate retirement plans, foundations and endowments. Tollas holds a bachelor of arts in finance from Michigan State University. He is a member of the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries and a youth leader at the Second Congregational United Church of Christ. He resides in Grand Rapids.

About Plante & Moran, PLLC
Plante & Moran (www.plantemoran.com) is among the nation's largest certified public accounting and business advisory firms, providing clients with tax, audit, risk management, financial, technology, business consulting, and wealth management services. Plante & Moran has a staff of more than 1,600 professionals in 21 offices throughout Michigan, Ohio, and Illinois with international offices in Shanghai, China; Monterrey, Mexico; and Mumbai, India. Plante & Moran has been recognized by a number of organizations, including FORTUNE magazine, as one of the country's best places to work.

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[Press-News.org] Plante & Moran Promotes Four Staff Members
Plante & Moran, PLLC has promoted four staff members in its Grand Rapids office.