Joyce Graham, CPA, Inc. Joins Rea & Associates

Joyce Graham, CPA, Inc. Joins Rea & Associates

1 July 2008

Rea & Associates Inc., a regional accounting and business consulting firm, has announced that Joyce Graham, CPA, Inc., of Woodmere, Ohio, has joined its firm, effective July 1. Graham’s Cleveland-area practice primarily serves dentists and doctors throughout Ohio, increasing Rea’s knowledge and ability to serve clients in the healthcare industry.

“As one of Ohio’s leading CPAs providing services to medical and dental practices, Joyce has significant knowledge of the inner workings of healthcare practices,” said Tim Michel, CEO, Rea & Associates, Inc. “She knows many national and local consultants and experts we can introduce to our existing clients to truly help them in every aspect of their practice.”

The addition of Graham’s clients increases Rea’s market share in the healthcare industry. The firm now serves more than 350 physician groups and 125 dentists throughout the Ohio region. It is quickly becoming one of the firm’s strongest industry specialties. Rea also provides specialized accounting and business consulting services to the government, manufacturing, construction and not-for-profit industries.

“We have a strong desire to become the leading Ohio firm providing services to physicians, dentists and other healthcare practices,” said Michel. “We are very pleased and excited to have Joyce and her staff joining our team and look forward to this opportunity to grow together and to better serve existing and new clients.”

By joining Rea, Graham can offer her existing clients a wide variety of new services not previously available to them including business valuations and fraud deterrence and investigation in addition to expanded services in the areas of pension administration and payroll.

In addition to Graham, three full-time and two seasonal employees will also be joining the Rea team. Alan Hill, principal, Mentor office, will be working closely with the new team in its Woodmere location at 27600 Chagrin Blvd, Suite 450.

Woodmere is the 13th Ohio location for the firm. In addition to Mentor and Woodmere, Rea & Associates also has offices in Cambridge, Columbus, Coshocton, Dublin, Lima, Marietta, Medina, Millersburg, New Philadelphia, Wooster and Zanesville.