JOHN A. MASSARO, CPA, NAMED PRESIDENT OF CHAMINADE LONG ISLAND BUSINESSMEN’S ASSOCIATION

(Long Island, N.Y.) John A. Massaro, CPA, an Audit Manager at Garden City-based Armao, Costa & Ricciardi, CPAs, P.C., has been named president of the Chaminade Long Island Businessmen’s Association. He was inducted for a two-year term at the organization’s quarterly meeting held at Chaminade High School in Mineola on October 25, 2012. As president of the association, Massaro will run the group’s distinguished speakers program, plan meetings, coordinate with other Chaminade alumni associations and spearhead a membership drive. A member of the school’s Class of 1982, he is also founder and chair of a monthly networking group comprised of fellow alumni of Chaminade High School.

ABOUT MR. MASSARO
John A. Massaro, a resident of Melville, has over 25 years experience in public accounting. He advises clients in the real estate, construction, healthcare, manufacturing and wholesale industries, as well as for privately held and family owned businesses, and counsels them on internal controls, improving operations and preserving and transferring wealth. Massaro’s in-depth knowledge and professionalism enable him to deliver quality services including financial statement and operational audits, reviews and compilations and tax compliance and review. In addition to his direct interaction with clients, he provides full management oversight for client engagements including planning, staff guidance, supervision and drafting financial statements and reports. Massaro is also skilled in the implementation of accounting software and forensic accounting.

For the last 15 years, Massaro has served as controller for Maria S.S. Del Buoncammino, a not-for-profit fraternal organization based in Brooklyn, NY. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) and is a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

ABOUT ARMAO, COSTA & RICCIARDI, CPAs, P.C.
For over 25 years, Armao, Costa & Ricciardi, CPAs, P.C. has provided auditing, tax and financial services to family owned and closely held businesses, the construction industry, not-for-profit organizations, real estate owners, agents, brokers, developers and investors, labor unions, employee benefit plans, professional service firms and high net-worth individuals. In 2012, the firm received two distinctions: recipient of the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Excellence in Workplace Effectiveness and Flexibility, and Best Accounting Firm to Work For, conferred by Accounting Today and Best Companies Group.

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