
UHY Advisors, Inc., one of the nation’s leading professional services firms, announced the appointment of four new managing directors from offices across Maryland and several major service lines.
“I am pleased to announce that as of January 1, UHY has promoted Nelly Gizdova, David Houston, Audrey McKenrick, and Shelley Romano to partner,” said Harold Mohn, Mid-Atlantic Regional Managing Director, UHY Advisors. “Each of these professionals has demonstrated an exceptional ability to be a leader and has significantly contributed to UHY’s success. Their high standards and dedication to our clients and colleagues embody the firm’s Next Level of Service philosophy.”
Nelly Gizdova’s UHY career dates back to December 2003, when she started as a staff accountant with UHY’s predecessor, Peacock, Condron, and Anderson. For nearly 20 years, she has provided attestation and consulting services to sponsors of qualified employee benefit plans, not-for-profit organizations, and companies in various industries, including government contractors, information technology, construction, and engineering. In addition, she is a regular speaker for the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants Employee Benefit Plan Conference and UHY technical webinars and training platforms. She is a mentor of professional women and an advocate for women in leadership through her membership in the International Association of Women and UHY’s Women Invested in Success and Excellence (WISE) program.
David Houston joined UHY in 2018 and became the Mid-Atlantic’s Tax Department leader in May 2019. He specializes in succession planning, income tax, and estate tax planning, particularly for closely-held business owners. In addition, Houston is highly knowledgeable and proactive in providing tax services to high-net-worth individuals, closely held businesses, and real estate professionals. He has successfully represented clients in front of the Internal Revenue Service and state and local government agencies. Houston has been a board member of various associations and a nonprofit.
Shelley Romano also joined the firm in 2018. She has almost 40 years of experience providing accounting and tax services to clients, including automobile dealerships, commercial real estate partnerships, manufacturers and distributors, and family-owned businesses. She is very active in the firm’s ongoing volunteer efforts, which include Athletes Serving Athletes, where she is a member of the Board of Directors.
Audrey McKenrick began with UHY in January 2022. She has over 25 years of experience in public and private sector accounting. In addition, she provides accounting, auditing, and consulting services to closely held for-profit businesses, manufacturers, franchisors, boards of education, local governments, and nonprofit organizations. McKenrick is a past Salisbury University Franklin P. Perdue School of Business Accounting Advisory Board member.
Gizdova, Houston, and Romano reside in UHY’s Columbia office, while McKenrick resides in the Salisbury office.
Mohn added, “UHY is honored to celebrate all four individuals for their momentous accomplishment and continued excellence for our firm, clients, and businesses across the region.”
About UHY LLP
UHY LLP, a licensed CPA firm, provides audit and other attest services to publicly traded, privately owned and nonprofit organizations in a number of industry sectors. UHY Advisors provides tax and advisory services to entrepreneurial and other organizations, principally those enterprises in the dynamic middle market. UHY Advisors, operating in an alternative practice structure with UHY LLP, forms one of the largest professional services firms in the U.S. While that scale might provide confidence for some clients, others tell us our greatest value is the way we bring these resources to bear to help address today’s evolving business challenges. It’s a philosophy we call “The Next Level of Service”. To learn more visit www.uhy-us.com.
All of the above entities are members of Urbach Hacker Young International Limited (UHYI), a worldwide network of independent professional services firms that provide audit, tax and advisory services around the globe. UHY is ranked among the top international accountancy networks and a proud member in good standing of the Forum of Firms. Collectively, the U.S. operating entities (UHY Advisors and UHY LLP) are the largest independent members of UHYI with significant participation, bringing the power of the international network to serve the individualized needs of U.S. clients.