CPA Profiles

Employer

Nutripharm Inc. and Devine Foods Inc., Media, Pa.

Education

Executive MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (1990)
MS in taxation, Villanova Law School (1983)
BS in accounting, Villanova University (1977)

Why did you start your own company?

After leaving public accounting, I worked in finance for a Fortune 100 food company. I began to see unmet needs and opportunities in a changing marketplace that big companies were not, and still are not, addressing. This, coupled with a personal interest in better nutrition for my own children, prompted me to pursue some innovative ideas with some food scientists at Cornell. This ultimately resulted in a series of 17 U.S. and International patents.

Outside interests/hobbies:

Tennis, dance, music, writing, poetry, children's nutrition and health issues

What do you like about being a CPA?

I believe that a degree in accounting provides the best basic business education you can get. Combined with the core values and disciplined approach that I acquired as a CPA, I have many transferable skills enabling me to pursue many different professional and business ventures.