Vrakas/Blum Adds Chief Operating Officer

March 18, 2015
Brookfield, WI -- The local public accounting and business advisory firm of Vrakas/Blum, S.C. is pleased to announce the addition of Sandy McGee as Chief Operating Officer of the firm.  Primary responsibilities will be running the business side of the firm and will undertake all facets of financial management, human resources, marketing, technology and information systems, general administration and facility and operations management.


Sandy McGee, COO
 
"Sandy brings a wealth of knowledge to our firm" says James A. Holmes, CPA, Managing Shareholder and President of Vrakas/Blum.  "We look forward to her contributions in helping strengthen and grow the firm."
 
Prior to joining Vrakas/Blum, Sandy had been with The Schroeder Group, S.C., Attorneys at Law for 16 years, ten of which she held the title Chief Operating Officer. There she was responsible for the management of finances, human resources, technology and information systems, facilities and operations, marketing, and general administration. In addition, Sandy led the firm’s strategic planning initiative. 
 
Sandy's professional activities consist of supporting the Waukesha County Business Alliance as a Board member from 2008 to 2014, the Wisconsin Association of Legal Administrators as a Board Member, Committee Chair and active member since 2003 and supported the Waukesha County Economic Development Corporation by serving on its annual meeting committee from 2012-2014.
 
Sandy's charitable activities include organizing a yearly golf outing in support of the MACC Fund. This year will be her 18th year running the outing, alongside her husband. Together they have raised over $120,000 for childhood cancer research. Sandy lives in Greendale with her husband and two children.
 
Vrakas/Blum, S.C. is a mid-market accounting and consulting firm based in Brookfield, Wisconsin. The firm specializes in serving closely-held businesses and their owners, and offers a full range of services, including financial statement audits, reviews and accounting, tax planning and compliance, business advisory, business valuation and litigation support, business management software sales and consulting, and cost segregation. Vrakas/Blum, S.C. is a member firm of CPA Associates International, Inc., which includes over 150 affiliates with offices in most states and abroad. For more information please visit www.v-b.com.
 
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Contact:
Lindsay Roggenbuck, Director of Business Development
lroggenbuck@v-b.com, (262) 798-7634