Co-founder and Managing Director of Brockman, Coats, Gedelian & Co. with responsibility for the firm's overall strategy and operations.
Having practiced with regional and national accounting firms, has a strong client service background in accounting and auditing, with an emphasis on management advisory services.
Specializations include business and industry consulting, with an emphasis on manufacturing/distribution and non-profits.
Recognized by the Ohio Society of CPA's as one of Ohio's most influential CPA's in the 100 year history of the society.
Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA). Serves as a Trustee on the Ohio CPA/PAC. Past Chair of the OSCPA; past member of Council of the AICPA, past member of Professional Ethics Executive Committee (PEEC), and a reviewer for the AICPA's Practice Monitoring Program.
Serves as Trustee, Past Chairman and on the Executive Committee of the United Way of Summit County; Trustee and President of the Beacon Journal Charity Fund, Inc.; Trustee of the Akron General Development Foundation; Trustee of the Community Improvement Corporation of Summit, Medina and Portage Counties.
Former Trustee and leadership roles with Portage Country Club, United Disability Services, Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Communities, Rockynol Retirement Community, Weathervane Community Playhouse, Ridgewood Lakes Homeowners Association and The Akron City Club.
Graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in accounting.
Resides in Fairlawn with wife, Vicki, and two sons.
