Castellano, Korenberg & Co.
Hicksville, NY 11801
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Lisa Ricciardi's Bio
Lisa M.Ricciardi, CPA, CCA is a Partner at Castellano, Korenberg, & Company. Lisa has over 30 years of experience providing auditing, accounting, consulting and tax services to individuals and businesses. She is an expert advisor to clients in construction and construction-related industries and has a strong background serving manufacturers, not-for-profit organizations, professional service firms and wholesalers.
Lisa also holds the designation of Certified Construction Auditor (CCA) granted by the National Association of Construction Auditors (NACA) for those professionals who focus on accounting, auditing and consulting within the construction industry.
Prior to joining Castellano, Korenberg & Company, Lisa was a partner at a Nassau County based CPA firm for almost 20 years.
Lisa is a frequent lecturer and author on topics of accounting and auditing for the construction industry, as well as asset protection, estate planning and business succession. She has been featured in Long Island Business News’ “Who’s Who in Accounting”, “Who’s Who in Women” and was named one of “Long Island’s 50 Most Influential Women in Business” in 2008 and 2011. Lisa has also been named a “Businesswoman of Excellence” by NAWBO, the National Association of Women Business Owners. In 2015, Lisa was named a "Woman of Distinction" by the Town of Oyster Bay.
Professional Affiliations
American Board of Forensic Accounting
American College of Forensic Examiners
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
Construction Financial Management Association
Long Island Contractors Association
National Association of Women in Construction
New York State Society of CPAs
New York City Surety Association
Regional Alliance for Small Contractors
Community Involvement
Lisa's contributions to the community extend to several organizations that include the Interfaith Nutrition Network (The INN), Homecoming Farm, Nontraditional Employment for Women (NEW), Toys for Tots Toy Drive, and Contractors for Kids. She currently serves as a committee member for The INN’s Annual Lunch Fundraiser and coordinates several “food and goods” drives within the Castellano, Korenberg office. Lisa also serves on the board of Homecoming Farm and is a regular volunteer at farm events and fundraisers.
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While the program was underway, Lisa was an active member of the Jones Beach Power Squadron and the Town of Oyster Bay W.A.K.E. U.P. environmental program which helps clean and protect area waterways.
Education
Lisa earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Hofstra University.
Daniel Castellano's Bio
Daniel A.Castellano, CPA is the Managing Partner at Castellano, Korenberg & Company. Dan specializes in strategic planning and tax planning for closely-held construction companies and their executives. He also possesses practical experience in surety and banking enhancement, mergers and acquisitions and financial negotiations.
Dan has authored numerous articles and is a frequent lecturer of construction accounting and taxation to bonding companies and banks.
Professional Affiliations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
General Contractors Association
Long Island Contractors Association
Mechanical Contractors Association
New York City Surety Association
New York State Society of CPAs - Nassau Chapter?
Risk Management Association - Board of Directors
Subcontractors Trade Association
The Columbus Citizens Foundation
Community Involvement
Dan is actively involved in organizations such as the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation Suffolk Chapter and Contractors for Kids. He is also a proud supporter and attendee of various events benefitting Sunrise Day Camp, Long Island Cares (The Harry Chapin Food Bank), and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.
Education
Dan earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Iona College.
Dennis Hynes's Bio
Dennis Hynes, CPA is a partner at Castellano, Korenberg & Co. CPA’s. He has over twenty years of public accounting experience. Dennis specializes in providing assurance, tax, and consulting services to clients who operate in the construction, manufacturing, service, and real estate industries. Dennis works diligently with his clients to assist with financial reporting, preparing financial statements, audits, reviews, and tax planning strategies that take advantage of his extensive industry knowledge. ?
Dennis’s construction experience includes assurance and consulting services to construction entities, including both the general contractor and specialty sub-contractors. He further assists his contracting clients by providing consulting related to revenue recognition for long-term contracts, job cost allocations, benchmarking, overhead rate analysis, and projections.
Prior to joining Castellano, Korenberg, Dennis worked with local firms performing tax and audit work. Dennis joined Castellano, Korenberg in 1998 and has held various leadership positions throughout his time at the firm. ?
Professional Affiliations
• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
• Chartered Global Management Accountants
• New York State Society of CPA’s - Nassau Chapter
Community Involvement
Dennis actively participates in community and fundraising efforts both inside and outside of the firms' efforts. He is an active supporter of Contractors For Kids and Cohen's Children Hospital.
Education
Dennis earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the State University of New York (SUNY Oneonta).
Frank Scala's Bio
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Frank J. Scala, CPA is a Partner at Castellano, Korenberg & Co. He has over 35 years of public accounting experience and specializes in financial, tax and consulting services for clientele in the construction industry and in other various industries including transportation, manufacturing, real estate, not-for-profit, import/export and wholesale/distribution. Frank's expertise goes further than traditional areas of accounting as he is strategic planner and trusted business advisor for his clients. He has an outstanding reputation and maintains extensive relationships within the surety and banking communities. He takes an active role in his clients' bonding and financing programs.?
As the Partner-In-Charge of the Litigation Support Services Team, Frank is responsible for the firm's forensic and litigation engagements. He and his team have extensive experience in forensic accounting, contractor claims and shareholder dispute resolution services. ?
Frank is a frequent lecturer to financial institutions and sureties on current construction accounting topics and trends.?
Professional Affiliations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Association of Wall Ceiling Carpentry Industries of New York
Construction Financial Management Association
Long Island Contractors Association
New York State Society of CPAs
New York City Surety Association
Community Involvement
Frank actively participates in community and fundraising efforts both inside and outside of the firms' efforts. He is an active member and supporter of Contractors For Kids, Wounded Warrior Project and other organizations.
Education
Frank earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Long Island University, C.W. Post-School of Professional Accounting.
Neal Korenberg's Bio
Neal Korenberg, CPA is the co-founding Partner and Vice President at Castellano, Korenberg & Company. He also serves as the Quality Review Director for the firm and is responsible for the technical review of every firm engagement. Under Neal’s direction, the firm has grown its client base and its reputation as an extremely technical mid-sized accounting firm.?
While Neal specializes in accounting for clients operating in the construction, food, manufacturing and service industries, he also has extensive experience in providing accounting services to privately owned businesses and high net-worth individuals. He is actively involved with his clients, assisting in structuring financing, increasing bonding capacity, acquisitions, and division restructuring as well as aiding in the planning for business succession.?
As a long time member of the Nassau Chapter of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, Neal has served in many roles. Recently, he served as the Chairman of the Chapters’ Cooperation with Bankers and Other Credit Grantors Committee. In 2013, Neal was awarded the heralded Life Time Achievement Award for his years of dedicated service to the Chapter. He has been highlighted in various publications, including Long Island Business News. ?
Neal is also a frequent speaker before banking groups, the New York State Society of CPAs, and various construction industry organizations on the subjects of loan negotiation, analyzing financial statements and recent accounting pronouncements.
Professional Affiliations
Accountants & Attorneys Networking Group
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Construction Financial Management Association
New York State Society of CPAs - Nassau Chapter
Accounting and Auditing Committee
Cooperation with Bankers and Other Credit Grantors Committee - Chairman
Queens Chamber of Commerce
Risk Management Association
The New York City Surety Association
Education
Neal earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in accounting from Queens College.
Paul Ditredici's Bio
Paul J. DiTredici, CPA is a Partner at Castellano, Korenberg & Co. providing assurance and consulting services to various types of clientele in the construction and real estate industry. He works closely with general contractors, construction managers, and a wide range of subcontractors. In addition, Paul also provides tax planning and compliance services.
Paul has over 20 years of public and private accounting experience and has written many articles that have been published in various professional publications. His expertise goes further than traditional areas of accounting as he is strategic planner and trusted business advisor for his clients.
?Prior to joining Castellano Korenberg & Co., Paul spent 13 years at a fortune 500 company and previously five years at a “Big 4” firm. Earlier in his career, he was an auditor for a mid-size real estate accounting firm.
?Paul also serves on the board of directors of the Risk Management Association Long Island Chapter as treasurer.
?Professional Affiliations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Association of Wall Ceiling Carpentry Industries of New York
Construction Financial Management Association
Long Island Contractors Association
New York State Society of CPAs - Nassau Chapter
Risk Management Associations – Board of Director’s
Subcontractors Trade Association
?Community Involvement
Paul actively participates in community and fundraising efforts both inside and outside of the firms' efforts. He is an active tribute committee member and supporter of Cooley’s Anemia Foundation.
Education
Paul earned a Bachelor of Science in accounting from Hofstra University.
