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Lucas Wayne Braun, CPA, is a senior accountant who joined Rea & Associates in January 2004 as an intern. Before joining Rea, he gained auditing experience during an internship with another accounting firm. Mr. Braun is currently part of the Rea Strategic Solutions’ Mergers & Acquisitions group. Mr. Braun earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from Ohio Northern University, where he minored in field biology and graduated with high distinction. He was a member of the ONU Honors Program and a number of honors societies. Mr. Braun was named Outstanding Accounting Senior by Financial Executives International in 2004. He also won the Wall Street Journal Award in 2004. Mr. Braun helped co-author, Behind Closed Doors at WorldCom: 2001, which was published in Issues in Accounting Education, the premier academic journal for accounting educators in America. Mr. Braun has served his local United Way as part of the budget and allocations committee since 2005. He remains actively involved with his alma mater in various ways. Mr. Braun lives with his wife, Lyndsey, in Marysville, Ohio, where he enjoys golf, movies, and writing music with his friends and family. | 