Wayne J. Rishell, CPA is a manager in our audit and accounting department. Wayne joined Buffamante Whipple Buttafaro, P.C. in 2006 following twelve years of experience in the financial management of a manufacturing firm. His experience includes daily financial management, debt restructuring, human resource management, and the oversight of a management buy-out. Wayne also has six years of experience in public accounting with Ernst & Young, a global accounting firm, where he gained experience in the audit of for-profit, not-for-profit, and healthcare entities. Wayne is a 1986 graduate of Jamestown Community College, and a 1988 graduate, with distinction, of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. Wayne became a licensed Certified Public Accountant in New York State in 1990. Wayne's professional memberships include the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Public Accountants. He is a member of Zion Covenant Church, where he has served on various committees. Wayne is on the board of directors of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities and serves as its Finance Committee Chair. Wayne and his wife, Victoria, are natives of the Jamestown, New York area, where they continue to live. |