Accavallo & Company, LLC

Meet the Team

Karen L. Bodnar

Tax Manager, CPA

Karen L. Bodnar is a tax manager at Accavallo and Company, LLC. Karen is a certified public accountant in the state of Connecticut with over 30 years of experience. She is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and specializes in corporate and individual tax.​

Karen is a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

kbodnar@aco.cpa

Jitendra M. Damania

Manager, CPA

Jitendra Damania is a manager with Accavallo & Company, LLC and has over 32 years of diversified experience in accounting, audit, and tax. Jitendra provides audit, review, and accounting services to commercial, municipal and not-for-profit entities. He also provides specialized audit services required by HUD and compliance and auditing procedures required by Federal and State Single Audit regulations.  Prior to working with Accavallo & Company, LLC, Jitendra worked in regional to large national accounting firms, managing audit and accounting engagements for their clients in various industries and provided tax services to individual and closely held businesses. Jitendra received his Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Commerce from the University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India, and his Master of Science in Accounting from the University of New Haven, Connecticut . He is a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants.

jdamania@aco.cpa

Sherri Fisher

Tax Manager

Sherri Fisher is a tax manager at Accavallo and Company, LLC. She is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. She has 30 years of experience in public accounting and specializes in trust, estate, corporate and individual tax.​

Prior to joining Accavallo & Company, LLC, Sherri worked with other public accounting firms, managing the trust and estate department, reviewing fiduciary, individual, and corporate tax returns. Sherri was responsible for triaging and onboarding business accounting and bookkeeping engagements and is an Advanced QuickBooks Online Pro Advisor.

sfisher@aco.cpa

Joseph Markarian

Tax Manager, CPA, MBA

Joseph is a manager with Accavallo & Company LLC and has diversified experience in public accounting. His experience in public accounting includes managing attest engagements, participating in mergers and acquisitions, developing tax savings strategies for both individual and corporate clients and business development tactics.  He has actively participated in the annual audits of not-for-profit organizations, attest engagements for mid-size corporations and construction contractors. Prior to working with Accavallo & Company, LLC, Joseph worked with other accounting firms, managing audit and accounting engagements, reviewing individual and corporate tax returns and developing client relationships. Joseph is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of Connecticut.

Joseph is a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University, where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He continued his education at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where he received his Master’s in Business Administration degree with a concentration in finance.

Joseph is a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

 

 

jmarkarian@aco.cpa

Brian Ferris

Staff Accountant

Brian Ferris provides professional audit and accounting services for individual, business, and government clients. He has been working at Accavallo and Company since 2020 and has developed strong client relationships through his experience. He graduated Cum Laude from Central Connecticut State University and received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Accounting.

He specialized in HUD Federal and State single non-profit audits, and in complex tax issues including 1031 Exchanges.

bferris@aco.cpa

Brittany Marino

Staff Accountant

Brittany Marino has been an accountant at Accavallo & Company for two years. She began her accounting career with Lemieux & Associates in 2018 and joined Accavallo and Company when they acquired the firm in 2020.  She is highly experienced in preparing individual and corporate tax returns. Brittany graduated from Sacred Heart University in 2018, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.

bmarino@aco.cpa

Klea Seferi

Staff Accountant

Klea Seferi joined Accavallo and Company in May 2021. She graduated from Sacred Heart University in 2020, receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance. Klea continues to gain expertise in accounting, auditing, individual and corporate tax preparation, and is pursuing her masters degree at Sacred Heart University.

kseferi@aco.cpa