people

ALABAMA

David T. Williams has been named chairman of the newly formed executive committee of Pearce, Bevill, Leesburg, Moore PC, Birmingham. The firm also announced a number of new hires: Rob Shirley, Tommy Moore, Patti Burt and Doug Uhler have joined the firm as managers; and Matt Shields, Seth McCoin, Edward Foster, Alex Taylor, David Tinsley, Kaylan McDuff, Miranda Joseph, Ben Blakeney and Megan Young as staff accountants. In addition, the firm's Lindsey Pagan and Lindsey McCurdy have passed the CPA Exam, and partner Steve Moore has been elected by the Board of the Directors of the Alabama Society of CPAs to serve a three-year term as an AICPA Council representative.

ARIZONA

Mary Foretich and Stuart Wiemers have been promoted to senior manager at Lohman Co. PLLC, Mesa.

CALIFORNIA

Kim Reeder has joined KPMG LLP, New York, as a partner in the state and local tax practice in the Silicon Valley office. ... Marc Chiang has joined Grant Thornton LLP, San Francisco, as a director in the Transaction Advisory Services Group. ... Thomas J. Forbes has been admitted to the partnership of Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP.

CONNECTICUT

Charles M. Smith, a director at Haggett Longobardi, a division of J.H. Cohn LLP, Glastonbury, received the Chairman's Award for Services to the Community from Target Training International. ... Lauren Saunders and Janice E. Kunst have been promoted to client services manager at Reynolds & Rowella LLP, Fairfield County.

FLORIDA

Kerkering, Barberio & Co. PA, Sarasota, announced a number of promotions: Karen Drassand Sandy Costello have been promoted to supervisor; and Amanda Cox, Jennifer Watts, Chris Wailand, Colby Okenka, Dan Harris, Maurie West and Brett Sifrit to in-charge accountant. ... James J. Parker has joined RSM McGIadrey Inc., Orlando, as a managing director. ... Linda S. Harding has been admitted as a shareholder at Kirkland, Russ, Murphy & Tapp PA, St. Petersburg. ... Dawn Dobbins has joined Hill, Barth & King LLC, Stuart, as an associate. ... Regan Roisman,...