Paul B. Boston, CPA, CFE, Principal
Paul is the managing partner of Boston & Associates and heads the lender and litigation support services department of Boston & Associates, with over 21 years of Financial, Accounting, Auditing and Tax experience. He is a graduate of Saint Joseph's University and has a Master of Science in Taxation from Widener University. He is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiner and has obtained a Certificate of Educational Achievement in Business Valuation. Paul has been an Examiner for the Court of Common Pleas and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. He has also been an Acting Chief Financial Officer of a $25 million dollar technology company. He is actively involved in performing asset based examinations, troubled loan examinations and forensic litigation services. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He also has given seminars to lending institutions on Fraud Investigation and Field Examinations and has provided training seminars to Bank's Field Examiners. In 2004, Paul was a panelist at the CFA conference on "Forensic Accounting". During the course of his career he has served as an expert witness and assisted the FBI and U.S. Attorney in numerous cases. pboston@bostonassoc.com

Stephen H. Jones, CPA, Principal
Stephen is a graduate of Saint Joseph's University and is a Certified Public Accountant with over 15 years of Financial, Accounting and Auditing experience. He leads our Technology Department and is responsible for the design and implementation of our technology services. He also performs field examinations, due diligence examinations, troubled loan examinations as well as fraud investigations. He has been involved in numerous fraud investigations and has served as an expert witness in various trials. His financial background has assisted clients in the formation and start-up of their business as well as aided them with the sale of their business including acquisitions by publicly traded companies. His experience in preparing forecasts and projections as well as business consulting has provided our clients with invaluable services. He is a member of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. sjones@bostonassoc.com

Edward J. Cooke, CPA, CFE, CFP, Principal
Edward is a graduate of Kutztown University with over 17 years of Financial, Accounting and Auditing experience. He is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner and a Certified Financial Planner. He has been an Examiner for a Creditors Committee in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Philadelphia and has served as an expert witness in numerous cases. Prior to Boston & Associates, he was a Controller of a diverse telecommunications company and a Senior Accountant with two local accounting firms responsible for serving clients in the telecommunications, real estate, service, manufacturing and construction industries. He was also an Acting Controller of a technology company with over $25 million dollars in revenue. He is actively involved in performing due diligence, asset based examinations, troubled loan examinations, forensic litigation matters, and has been involved in various fraud investigations. As a Certified Financial Planner, he provides fee based financial planning to many of our clients. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. ecooke@bostonassoc.com

Kevin R. Ford, CPA, Principal
Kevin is a graduate of Bloomsburg University with over 22 years of Financial, Accounting and Auditing experience. He is a Certified Public Accountant. Prior to joining Boston & Associates, he was a Controller at a $6 million dollar franchised retail company. He was also a procurement agent and accountant with the U.S. Government in their Defense Support Center. His experience in handling and reviewing government contracts has been invaluable in our work in performing asset based exams and analyzing bank customers who perform services for the government. He is actively involved in performing due diligence and collateral examinations as well as troubled loan and fraud investigations. He has been involved in detecting numerous frauds and has been involved in various fraud investigations. He has also served as an expert witness in a major fraud case. He is an Associate member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. kford@bostonassoc.com

Andrew M. Leibowitz, CPA, CFE, Principal
Mr. Leibowitz is an accounting professional with over 17 years of extensive experience in finance, accounting, auditing and tax. Before joining Boston & Associates, Andy was involved in litigation consulting / forensic accounting engagements which included the development of procedures to prove the existence of fraudulent conveyance schemes, interviewing personnel, and preparation of trial exhibits. He also assisted Fortune 100 companies and their counsel in preparing responses to Securities and Exchange (SEC) informal and formal investigations. Andy's other areas of expertise include forensic accounting investigations, accountants' malpractice matters, and financial instrument analysis. Between 1991 and 1998, Andy obtained experience with two local public accounting firms and additional private industry experience as Director of Accounting for the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Surgery. Andy has led audit, review, and compilation engagements in a variety of industries, including real estate development, construction, manufacturing, legal services and distributorships. Andy has testified in several matters including as an expert in a bankruptcy proceeding in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in St. Louis, MO, and as an expert in a contract dispute claim against the State of Pennsylvania. Andy has also published one article on GAAS issues. Andy is a 1990 graduate of the Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. Degree in Accounting and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as well as a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. aleibowitz@bostonassoc.com

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Colleen Ferrill, CPA
Colleen is a graduate of Saint Joseph's University and is a Certified Public Accountant with over 20 years of Tax, Financial, Accounting and Auditing experience. Prior to joining Boston & Associates she was a manager at a local accounting firm and provided full service accounting functions for clients in a variety of industries. She was extensively involved in tax research, tax preparation and reviewing partnership and corporate tax returns. At Boston & Associates, she will be leading audit, review and compilation engagements for clients in a variety of industries, including insurance, construction, manufacturing and professional services. She will be involved in preparing and reviewing partnership and corporate tax returns. She is a member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Robert J. Wiley, Jr., CPA, CFE
Bob is a graduate of Temple University and is a Certified Public Accountant with over 10 years of Financial, Accounting, Auditing and Tax experience. He supervises and participates in due diligence examinations, collateral examinations and troubled loan examinations. He is also involved in the preparation of corporate, individual, trust and non-profit tax returns. At Boston & Associates, he is responsible for the training and education of staff members on the performance of collateral examinations as well as the preparation of tax returns. He also manages the installation, maintenance and performance of all technologies employed within the Firm. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.

Catherine M. Peterman
Cathy is a graduate of Cabrini College and has over 20 years of Financial, Accounting and Auditing experience. Prior to joining Boston & Associates, she was a Financial Analyst, Senior Accountant and Assistant Controller at various companies including the Resolution Trust Corporation. At the Resolution Trust Corporation, she was responsible for analyzing transactions and accounting for the liquidation of assets, while supervising and training a team of 30 accountants. At Boston & Associates, she participates in asset based examinations and handles the accounting for many clients including the preparation of financial statements as well as corporate and individual tax returns. She has extensive knowledge in the use of Quickbooks and Peachtree software and has provided training in these programs to many of our clients.

Heather Boudwin
Heather is a 2007 graduate of LaSalle University. Heather participates in due diligence examinations, collateral examinations, troubled loan examinations and fraud investigations. Heather also assists in the preparation of corporate and individual tax returns and performs accounting work for the bookkeeping of small companies. Heather has passed 1 part of the CPA exam and is in the process of studying for the remaining 3 parts.

Brendan Foley
Brendan is a graduate of Temple University. He participates in due diligence examinations, collateral examinations and troubled loan examinations. He is also involved in the preparation of corporate and individual tax returns.  Brendan is currently taking a CPA review course and plans to take the examination in the near future.

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