BNN News

January 30, 2012

M. Jean McDevitt and Jeff Skaggs Promoted to Principals of Baker Newman Noyes

New England-based Baker Newman & Noyes, LLC, one of the nation’s fastest-growing accounting and consulting firms, announced today that M. Jean McDevitt, JD, EA and Jeff Skaggs, CPA have been promoted to principals of the firm. Both are based out of the firm’s Portland, Maine office.

Jean McDevitt is being promoted to tax principal. Jean joined Baker Newman Noyes in 2001 and has been a senior manager since 2005. Since that time, Jean has built a successful practice working with individuals in the areas of tax, estate, and personal financial planning. “Jean is a technical leader within the tax department and also serves as a mentor to our professionals,” said Charlie Hahn, Baker Newman Noyes Managing Principal. “Her demonstrated leadership and expertise in trust, estate and succession planning are of great benefit to our business owner clients.”

Jean earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University, and a J.D., cum laude, from the University of Maine School of Law.

Jeff Skaggs is being promoted to audit principal. Jeff became a senior manager of the firm in 1998 and throughout his career has provided audit services to financial institutions, not-for-profit and employee benefit plan clients. “Jeff has been instrumental in mentoring and training our staff on audit requirements of financial institutions and employee benefit plans and is a resource to our audit managers in technical matters related to banking and employee benefits,” says Hahn. Jeff has conducted numerous educational seminars for bankers and other organizations. “Jeff’s extensive knowledge of the banking and financial services industry will be essential to our practice development efforts in Massachusetts as well,” adds Hahn.

Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science degree, with Honors, in Accounting, from the University of Maine, Orono.

Both Jean and Jeff are active in the community. Jean serves on the boards of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine and the Cumberland County YMCA Heritage Club and is a Board Member and Past President of the Maine Estate Planning Council. Jeff is currently the Board Chair of the Maine Audubon Society.

“We are thrilled to welcome Jean and Jeff as new principals and we are proud of the fact that we have great talent to promote from within,” says Hahn. “The principals of BNN are committed to mentoring at all levels to ensure career growth and success of our employees.”

October 7, 2011

BNN Senior Manager appointed to State of Maine Alzheimer’s Association and Alzheimer Task Force

Brett Seekins, Senior Manager of Baker Newman Noyes, was invited to sit on the Public Affairs Committee of the Maine Alzheimer’s Association. Accepting this invitation, he said: “I’m very excited about this work – we just can’t do enough to help those afflicted with this disease and their family and friends.”

A day later, in response to the call from the DHHS Office of Elder Services, he was appointed to the Maine State Alzheimer Task Force. Brett responded: “I’m very honored to serve and help redesign the future of caring for those with this disease.”

October 13, 2011

Four BNN employees awarded the designation of Certified Professional Coder

Baker Newman Noyes, an accounting and consulting firm headquartered in Portland and with offices in New Hampshire and Boston, announced that employees Pamela Cook, Alysia Field, Aimee Plowman, and Dianne Rodrigue have been awarded the designation of Certified Professional Coder by the American Academy of Professional Coders.

August 16, 2011

Baker Newman Noyes Featured in The Portland Press Herald

Thinking bigger, thinking Boston
Tough economic conditions don't stop Portland-based accountants Baker Newman Noyes from expanding into new markets.

June 20, 2011

Audit Manager Andrew P. Dunne passes Certified Fraud Exam

Recently Audit Manager Andrew P. Dunne of BNN’s Manchester office, passed his Certified Fraud Exam on his first attempt. The Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential signifies technical training and knowledge in the detection, deterrence and prevention of fraud, as well as the ability to identify the evidence of fraud and fraud risk. Andrew has worked at BNN for five years and graduated from St. Joseph’s College of Maine with a Business Administration degree with specialization in accounting.

 

May 25, 2011

BNN Attends HFMA Conference

From left to right: Vinal Doody, Aimee Plowman, Dick Clarke (President and CEO of HFMA) and Pamela Cook.

BNN had great representation at the recently held Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Region 1 Conference: Mission Critical – The Countdown to Healthcare Reform on May 24th - 25th. The Conference itself had over 400 participants from all over New England, including providers, vendors and governmental agencies. There was an assortment of topics offered for the many breakout sessions covering the latest hot issues in the Healthcare industry from Accountable Care Organizations and Meaningful Use to Physician Medical Office Buildings and Revenue Cycle Management. BNN participants will be sharing this valuable information with our clients through individual meetings or education sessions.

BNN participants included Vinal Doody (Principal), Roland Mercier (Principal), Janet Hodgdon (Director), Dayton Benway (Senior Manager), Gerri Provost (Senior Manager), John Redmond (Senior Manager), Pamela Cook (Senior Consultant) and Aimee Plowman (Senior Consultant). It was a great venue to see our many clients, gain valuable information and to meet new organizations. BNN hopes to see you there next year.

June 7, 2011

Getting Your Frozen Plan Out of Neutral: A Seminar for Plan Sponsors

A June 7th seminar at The Conference Center at Waltham Woods in Waltham, MA, brought together four retirement experts who provided specific information on how plan sponsors can move their plans forward and get them ready for ongoing sufficiency with certainty and eventual termination. To learn more, contact Peter Tawney.

Accounting
Peter Tawney, CPA
Baker Newman Noyes

Legal
Russ Gaudreau, LLB
The Wagner Group

Actuarial
Charlie Cahill, FSA
Cassidy Retirement Group

Asset Allocation
Ryan McGlothlin, CFA
P-Solve Asset Solutions

May 11, 2011
Karl Heafield, CPA, MST, a tax principal and managing principal of BNN’s Manchester office has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Business and Industry Association, New Hampshire’s statewide chamber of commerce. To read more, visit the BIA’s website.
 

April 28, 2011
BNN in the Boston Business Journal:
Your 2 Cents: Lessons learned from the Great Recession
 

April 6, 2011
On April 6, The Boys & Girls Club of Manchester held its first-ever “Princess Party” for girls. As part of the event, six successful community leaders were invited to speak to the girls-only crowd at the Boys & Girls Club, sharing stories of how they’ve made their dreams come true and inspiring the girls to achieve success for a great future. The Boys & Girls Club welcomed BNN’s very own manager, Jacquie Leclair, CISA, CEH, CPT, as one of the speakers.