Brenda, a former partner at D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP, works primarily out of our Poughkeepsie office. Effective January 1, 2020, the downstate offices of D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP (Ryebrook, Poughkeepsie, and Millbrook) have joined with Prager Metis CPAs. She is the Mid-Hudson offices’ partner-in-charge of nonprofit audits and engagements. She is also responsible for providing audit, review, compilation, and tax services for small business clients. She is specialized in using computer-assisted techniques for sample selection, fraud detection and analytical procedures applied to both financial and non-financial data. Her areas of expertise include:
- Nonprofit Organizations (including audits in accordance with governmental auditing standards and Federal Single Audits under OMB Circular A-133)
- Use of Computer Assisted Audit Techniques (CAATs)
- Peer Review Services
Education
- State University of New Paltz, Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Experience
- Previous experience as an accountant in private industry for 10 years prior to joining D’Arcangelo & Co., LLP in 1997
- Became a CPA in 1999
- Became a partner in 2005
Certifications
- New York State Certified Public Accountant
Committees and Associations
- American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
- New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA)
- Board of Trustees of the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
- NYSSCPA’s Peer Review Committee
D’Arcangelo Committees
- Accounting & Auditing Standardization Committee
- Quality Control and Ethics Committee