Citrin Cooperman Partner Kevin Ryan, CPA Elected Secretary/Treasurer of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

DOYLESTOWN, PA, August 19, 2010 (Press-News.org) Certified Public Accountant Kevin Ryan, Partner of the accounting, tax and business consulting firm Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP has been elected to serve as Secretary/Treasurer of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Board of Directors. With more than 20 years of accounting experience, Ryan provides audit, tax and business consulting services to a wide range of clients, with a special emphasis in the hospitality and not-for-profit sectors. Ryan has been an active member of LLS, the world's largest voluntary health agency dedicated to blood cancer, since 1993. He previously served as Vice-Chairman of LLS' National Audit Committee, sits on the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter's Board of Directors, and has been a member of numerous LLS committees during his many years of involvement with the organization.

"I am honored to assist The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's admirable mission by serving as its Secretary/Treasurer," said Ryan. "LLS has made great strides in the fight against blood cancers and serves as a significant source of funding, information and support for patients, families and medical professionals throughout North America."

LLS is dedicated to providing funding for blood cancer research, education and patient services. The society's mission, which has been furthered by awarding more than $680 million in research funding since its 1954 inception, is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma. LLS also seeks to improve the quality of life of blood cancer patients and their families.

Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP is a mid-size regional accounting, tax and business consulting firm with offices in Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Ryan, who is a partner in the firm's Philadelphia office, is an expert in the not-for-profit sector, providing audit services to numerous Philadelphia-area charter schools. His hospitality industry expertise also sees him performing audit, tax and business consulting services for bars, restaurants, and food and beverage companies. In addition to working with LLS, Ryan has sat on several other nonprofits' boards of directors over the years. He has also served as an adjunct professor at Walnut Hill College's Restaurant School. Ryan is a licensed CPA in Pennsylvania and is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

About Citrin Cooperman & Company, LLP - Citrin Cooperman was co-founded in 1979 by Philadelphia native, Joel Cooperman and his colleague Niles Citrin, both fledgling accountants and entrepreneurs at the time. Today, the top 31 mid-size firm provides full-service accounting, tax and consulting solutions to businesses of all sizes. Citrin Cooperman specializes in helping entrepreneurs reach their business goals and prides itself on providing individualized attention, high quality services and proactive solutions at competitive rates. The firm has grown from an $18 million firm in 2000 to a more than an $82 million practice in 2009 and has been able to recruit and retain top talent. Recently ranked among the best places to work by Accounting Today, a leading industry magazine, Citrin Cooperman has offices in Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. For more information, go to http://www.citrincooperman.com.