CAROL HALTER, CPA
clhalter@gzscpa.com
Carol has a BA from SUNY Oneonta and has been with the Firm since 1979. She is the Technical Reviewer for the Firm’s financial statements. Carol is trained in Trust and Estate accounting for court presentation and does foundation accounting and tax preparation. She is in charge of all quarterly and monthly accounting services. She is trained in QuickBooks and Peachtree accounting software applications and advises clients in related technical areas. Carol is a volunteer treasurer for two local not for profit organizations.

DAVID BROWNELL, CPA
debrownell@gzscpa.com
David graduated from Clarkson College with a B.S. in Management. After working in a manufacturing business, he joined Gruver, Zweifel & Scott, LLP in December 1998. During his time here, he has been involved in governmental, nonprofit and business audits, reviews and single audits. He also has experience in individual and business taxation and nonprofit governmental filing. David is trustee for his church and enjoys triathlon training and being involved with his children.

LYNN YOUNG, CPA
lyoung@gzscpa.com
Lynn is a graduate of the State University of New York Institute of Technology, with as M.S. degree in Accountancy. She has been in public accounting since January, 1998 and with Gruver, Zweifel & Scott, LLP since October, 1999. She is in charge of various nonprofit, pension and business audits and also performs supervised fieldwork on several other governmental and nonprofit audits. Her experience also includes audits performed in accordance with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 and other specific agency requirements, income tax preparation and QuickBooks training. Lynn also performs reviews and compilations. On her time off, Lynn enjoys helping her uncle at a nonprofit thrift store, reading, attending craft shows and spending time with her family.

SCOTT HOSLER, CPA
shosler@gzscpa.com
Scott is a graduate of Utica College with a B.S. degree in Accounting and an MBA degree in Fraud Management. He has been in public accounting since 1996. He worked for Gruver, Zweifel & Scott, LLP in 1999 and rejoined the firm in 2005. Scott has extensive experience in small business consulting and accounting, including the set up and use of QuickBooks, corporate, individual, income and payroll tax and nonprofit reporting requirements. In addition, he is responsible for several nonprofit and governmental audits. Scott is currently serving as president of the Utica Chapter of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and is the treasurer for his church. He is also an adjunct professor of accounting for the Economic Crime Investigation program at Utica College. Scott enjoys playing golf, spending time with his family and is a licensed whitewater rafting guide.

REBECCA WILLIAMS, CPA
rlwilliams@gzscpa.com
Rebecca is a graduate of Syracuse University with a B.S. degree in Accounting. She joined Gruver, Zweifel & Scott, LLP in September, 2002 and has been involved with small business consulting as well as tax and payroll preparation. She has also performed supervised fieldwork on governmental, nonprofit and school district audits. Rebecca occasionally writes articles geared towards small businesses for Small-Biz Focus magazine.

HEATHER LESSELS, CPA
hlessels@gzscpa.com
Heather joined Gruver, Zweifel & Scott, LLP in 2004. She is a 2004 graduate of Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY, and holds a B.S. degree in Accounting with a dual major in Information Science. Heather has performed supervised tax and payroll preparation, as well as fieldwork on governmental, business, pension plan, nonprofit and school district audits. Her experience includes the performance of compilations and reviews, as well as the set-up and use of QuickBooks.

ROBERT MORELLE
rmorelle@gzscpa.com
Robert is a graduate of SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome with a B.S. in Accounting. Rob has been in the public accounting field since 2001 and joined Gruver, Zweifel & Scott, LLP in December 2005 and has experience with audits of school districts, governmental, nonprofit and single audits.

SPRING PIROHA
smpiroha@gzscpa.com
Spring joined Gruver, Zweifel & Scott, LLP in July, 2000. She holds an M.S. degree in Accounting from State University of New York at Binghamton. Spring has performed supervised field work on several governmental and nonprofit audits, performs compilations and reviews, as well as preparing quarterly payroll and sales tax reports and monthly accounting services. Her experience also includes individual and business income tax preparation. Spring is a currently treasurer of the Mt. Upton Lions Club and a member of the American Legion.

JENNIFER TSARDAKAS-RAPP
jrapp@gzscpa.com
Jennifer is a 2011 graduate of SUNY Institute of Technology at Utica/Rome with a B.S. in Accounting. She is currently working towards her M.S. in Accountancy and pursuing her CPA certification. After working in accounting for manufacturing businesses since 2006, she joined Gruver, Zweifel & Scott, LLP in October 2011. Jennifer enjoys spending time with her family as well as walking, traveling, golfing, horses and knitting.

MARY MANZANERO
Mmanzanero@gzscpa.com
Mary graduated from SUNY Oneonta with a BS in Business Economics.  Over the past 20 years Mary has worked in the field of accounting.  Mary has many years experience in the preparation and review of individual, partnership, corporation, fiduciary and non profits tax returns. She also has experience with audits of nonprofits and businesses, as well as reviews and compilations. She recently joined Gruver, Zweifel & Scott, LLP in December 2011.  Mary is on the board of Unatego Dollars for Scholars. She enjoys spending time with her family, biking, running, walking and going to the gym. 

JASON WAITE
jwaite@gzscpa.com
Jason is currently a graduate student enrolled in the combined bachelors/masters accounting program at The College of Saint Rose.  Jason is pursuing an M.S. in professional accountancy and pursuing his CPA certification.  He joined Gruver, Zweifel & Scott LLP in December 2011.  When not working, Jason enjoys hunting, snowmobiling, camping and spending time with his family.

DAVID CONNOR
dconnor@gzscpa.com
David is a 2009 graduate of SUNY Albany.   He is currently working towards his M.S. in Accountancy and is pursuing his CPA certification. Prior to joining Gruver, Zweifel & Scott, LLP, he worked for a hospitality company.  David enjoys spending time with his family, travelling and going to sporting events.