June 3, 2008

John Samore III New President Of CalCPA Los Angeles Chapter

John Samore III, CPA, of True Partners Consulting LLC, Los Angeles, has been elected president of the 9,200-member Los Angeles Chapter of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA) for 2008 – 09. Samore succeeds Violeta D. Cristobal, CPA, of Cristobal & Co., Los Angeles.

The CalCPA Los Angeles chapter serves CPAs who specialize in a broad range of services — from business consulting and personal financial planning to tax and estate planning.

A manager with True Partners Consulting, Samore assists clients with their annual unclaimed property compliance reports and provides defense strategies should a client be audited.

Samore is a resident of Santa Monica. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s in business administration from the University of Southern California.

Joining Samore on the board of the CalCPA Los Angeles Chapter are Jenny Bolsky (first vice president) of Miller Kaplan Arase & Co. LLP, North Hollywood; Loni Ang (vice president) of Citi Smith Barney, Los Angeles; Barry Hensiek (vice president) of Hensiek & Caron CPAs, Pasadena; Marissa C. Bueno (secretary) of Capital Group Companies, Irvine; and Marianne C. Sfreddo (treasurer/budget chair), a sole practitioner in Marina del Rey.

About CalCPA

The California Society of Certified Public Accountants (CalCPA) (www.calcpa.org) is the nation’s largest state accounting organization. It serves more than 32,000 members in public practice, private industry, education and government.

Editor’s Note

A photo of John Samore III, CPA, suitable for publishing is available by contacting bill.spaniel@calcpa.org.