Mr. Kriesel is a partner in the tax department of Bowers & Company CPAs PLLC and the partner-in-charge of the financial planning subsidiary B&C Planning Services, LLC.  He is also a managing member of Diversified Capital Management, LLC. He is well known for his outstanding leadership within his profession and in his capacity as a community volunteer.

Among his many accomplishments, Mr. Kriesel is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, chair of the Financial Planning Committee for the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountant  (NYSSCPA), and past president of the Estate Planning Council of Central New York. Mr. Kriesel has authored articles for several financial publications, including the National Income Tax Workbook and the CPA Journal, and has appeared as a guest on the popular WCNY-TV program Financial Fitness.

Mr. Kriesel is being honored for his dedicated commitment as a member of the Home Aides of Central New York Board of Directors and for his service as board treasurer and executive committee member. He is also being recognized for his service to other community organizations, including his past tenure as treasurer of the Syracuse Opera Company, and past president of the Baldwinsville Kiwanis Club.

“Mr. Kriesel provided great leadership to our organization during his tenure on our Board of Directors,” states Sandra Martin, president of Home Aides of Central New York and the Eldercare Foundation. “His dedication to our mission is commendable, and we are pleased to honor him at this year’s event.”

The Eldercare Celebrity Open, scheduled for Monday, June 25, 2012 at the Links at Erie Village, will feature a noon celebrity exhibition and eighteen-hole captain-and-crew tournament. A cocktail reception and formal dinner honoring Mr. Kriesel will follow the tournament. Major sponsors of the event are Grady Buchan, Pathfinder Bank, Cygnus Management Foundation, SRC, Community Bank, and VNA Homecare. All proceeds from the event will benefit the mission of Home Aides of Central New York, allowing aging, ill or frail individuals to remain at home with dignity and independence.

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2011 Celebrity Open Raises $39,000 for Elderly Services« Top

The 2011 Eldercare Celebrity Open, held in honor of distinguished attorney and community volunteer M. Catherine Richardson, Esq., was a huge success, raising $39,000 in support of the Eldercare Foundation’s mission of enabling our community’s elders to live at home with dignity and independence. This year’s event welcomed 160 supporters of the organization as both golfers and dinner guests.

The day began with a Celebrity Exhibition featuring Women’s National Long Drive Champion Sally Dee, national golf entertainer Brad Denton and former Syracuse University Basketball player Matt Roe. The celebrities won the crowd over with an impressive display of golf skill and power. Sally Dee and Brad Denton were also featured on the course, where participants were invited to substitute their shots with one of Ms. Dee’s legendary long-drives and test their skills in Mr. Denton’s “Beat the Pro” contest.

The festivities concluded with a formal dinner honoring M. Catherine Richardson. Following remarks from Anne Messenger, Ms. Richardson’s long-time friend, Eldercare Foundation President Sandra Martin presented Ms. Richardson with a beautifully engraved crystal bowl in honor of her many years of dedicated service to the Central New York Community.