CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Accounting and advisory firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) has admitted 15 new partners to its firm, effective June 1, 2016.

Baker Tilly CEO Alan D. Whitman said, “We are pleased to admit a group of accomplished and high-performing team members as our newest partners. They are leaders who have demonstrated tremendous professional expertise, collaborative spirit and dedication to the firm’s core values of Passion, Integrity, and Stewardship.”

Baker Tilly’s newest partners are:

Matthew Baker, CPA, Tax - Small Business(Cherry Hill, New Jersey)

Michael Bowen-Ashwin, CPA, Tax - Small Business(Cherry Hill, New Jersey)

Nicholus Cavaliere, CPA, CFE, Assurance - Public Sector (Oak Brook, Illinois)

John Dauwalter, CPA,Assurance - Manufacturing and Distribution(Minneapolis)

Andrew Dilling, CPA, Construction and Real Estate(Appleton, Wisconsin)

Paul Finegold, CPA, MST, Tax (Southfield, Michigan)

Joel Laubenstein, Consulting - Energy andUtilities (Austin, Texas)

Stephen Lawson, CPA, MST, Tax - Real Estate (Washington, DC)

Rebekah Martin, CPA, Assurance - Higher Education/Not-for-Profit (Minneapolis)

Jessica Mastropietro, CPA, Professional Services(Washington, DC)

Deanna Merryfield, CPA, Assurance - Commercial (Milwaukee)

Carrie Small, CPA, MST, Tax - Financial Services (Milwaukee)

Kevin Stonesifer, CPA, Assurance - Real Estate (Washington, DC)

Matt Tredinnick, CPA, Assurance - Construction and Real Estate(Minneapolis)

Nate Voss, Consulting - Transactions(Madison, Wisconsin)

These new partners are part of Baker Tilly’s growing, nationally recognized practice, which has broadened its geographic footprint and added more than a dozen offices and 1,000 team members since 2014.

About Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (bakertilly.com)

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) is a nationally recognized, full-service accounting and advisory firm whose specialized professionals connect with clients and their businesses through refreshing candor and clear industry insight. With approximately 2,700 employees across the United States, Baker Tilly is ranked as one of the top 15 largest accounting and advisory firms in the country. Headquartered in Chicago, Baker Tilly is an independent member of Baker Tilly International, a worldwide network of independent accounting and business advisory firms in 141 countries, with 28,000 professionals. The combined worldwide revenue of independent member firms is $3.8 billion.