Richard J. Schiraldi, CPA, JD
Partner
As Director of Strategic Development, Rick serves as liaison for the firm's related business units, including Cohen Capital and Sequoia Financial Group and our worldwide affiliation for firms, Baker Tilly International. He coordinates the firm's non-traditional business lines, including HR consulting and CFO/Controller Services. He also serves the firm as Director of Tax Operations in the Youngstown office, a member of the firm's Executive Committee, and co-manager of the Mahoning Valley offices.
As a Partner in the Tax Department, Rick has a variety of technical concentration areas including business planning, individual financial and estate planning, family business consulting and business valuations, and acquisitions and dispositions. Rick's industry experience includes a high concentration in the areas of real estate, manufacturing, and transportation.
After graduating from Youngstown State University, Rick received a law degree from the University of Akron, which provided effective training for the substantial amount of tax research and IRS interaction required of him. While attending law school, he was a field examiner for the Ohio Department of Taxation. Rick is a member of the American and Ohio Bar Associations, the American Institute of CPAs, Beta Alpha Psi, and the Ohio Society of CPAs, as well as the Tax Committee of the Mahoning County Bar Association. In addition, Rick is active in numerous committees and task forces of the Youngstown/Warren Regional Chamber of Commerce and is a frequent lecturer at seminars for a number of organizations, including Youngstown State University, the Mahoning County Bar Association, and firm-sponsored seminars.
Also quite active in community organizations, Rick serves on the Boards of the Youngstown Central Area Community Improvement Corporation, the Youngstown Business Incubator, the Youngstown/Mahoning Valley United Way parent organization, the University Housing Corporation at Youngstown State University, and is a trustee for the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education. He was a founding member of the Mahoning Valley funding source for the National Foundation of Fighting Blindness as well as the Crandall House Parent Resource Center & Toy Library, and a former Board Member of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society, the Youngstown Symphony Society, and the Youngstown Playhouse.
Rick also spends much of his time these days as a Board Member of United Community Financial Corp., and Home Savings and Loan Company of Youngstown, and sits on the Board of Advisors of the Williamson College of Business Administration at YSU and chairing various task forces of U.S. Congressman Tim Ryan.
An avid sports enthusiast, Rick describes himself as a novice downhill skier and a lousy, but frequent, golfer. He also enjoys journalism, art and travel in his hours away from the office. But mostly, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Susan, and their four children, Teal, Ryan, Gabby and Jori.
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