Pittsburgh/New Castle/Meadville, PA – Brian Kassalen, CPA, a Partner with Carbis Walker LLP, Certified Public Accountants & Consultants, graduated from the RSM McGladrey Network Partner Development Program on January 7 in Orlando. The Partner Development Program includes 6 three-day sessions held over 18 months to develop future CPA firm leaders emphasizing leadership development and business development.

Over the past six years, 113 professionals from 44 accounting and consulting firms in the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico have completed this program. The 2010 class includes 20 partners from 16 firms.
RSM McGladrey Network, in partnership with the Center for Character-based Leadership and Rainmaker Academy, offers this program to develop participants’ core competencies and character to effectively lead their firms and serve their clients.

“We are proud of the personal and professional successes of Network Partner Development Program graduates,” commented Debra K. Lockwood, Executive Director of the RSM McGladrey Network. “Their commitment to the program and their firms will enable them to continue experiencing success at a high level.”

All Partner Development Program participants are members of the RSM McGladrey Network, the national accounting firm association of RSM McGladrey, Inc. Carbis Walker LLP’s affiliation with the RSM McGladrey Network allows us to draw upon the additional resources, experience, and professional knowledge bases of RSM McGladrey, McGladrey & Pullen, and more than 90 other accounting and consulting firms across the U.S. that are also members of the RSM McGladrey Network.

About Carbis Walker LLP

Carbis Walker LLP was founded over sixty years ago and is a member of the Carbis Walker Group.  The Firm has five offices throughout western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, and specializes in the areas of Construction & Real Estate, Health Care, Manufacturing & Distribution, and Auto Dealerships Services. 

Carbis Walker LLP is a member of the McGladrey Alliance.  The McGladrey Alliance (www.mcgladrey.com/alliance) is a premier affiliation of independent accounting and consulting firms in the United States, with more than 90 members in 49 states and Puerto Rico.  The McGladrey Alliance member firms maintain their name, autonomy, and independence and are responsible for their own client fee arrangements, delivery of services, and maintenance of client relationships.

The McGladrey Alliance is a business of RSM McGladrey, Inc., a leading professional services firm providing tax and consulting services.