Co-founder and Director of Brockman, Coats, Gedelian & Co., with responsibility for client advisory services.
Having practiced with regional and national accounting firms, Jim has a strong client service background in financial operations, with an emphasis on profitability improvement and organizational development.
Specializations include business and industry consulting, financial statements and projections, cash flow and financing, tax planning, ESOPs, succession planning and business valuations.
Trustee, member of the Executive Committee and Treasurer for the Greater Akron Chamber, as well as Past President and Past Board Member of the Chamber's Small Business Council.
Board Member and Treasurer of the Center for Nonprofit Excellence.
Past Vice-president of the Akron-Summit County Public Library's Board of Trustees, and past Chairman of the Library's Finance Committee.
Past Board Member and President for Info Line, Inc.
Holds a Bachelor of Science degree with a post-graduate concentration in accounting from Bowling Green State University.
Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
Member of the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA).