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You can reach us via
email by clicking on our names below:
Phoenix,
Arizona
Mike
Nolan, CPA, MBA
Mike Nolan, founder of Accounting &
Finance Personnel, Inc. in 1990, currently holds the office of
President of the firm. After graduating from the University of Nebraska at
Kearney with his Master’s of Business Administration, he held the title of
Vice President of Finance for one of the largest out-state Nebraska
engineering and architectural firms. He was recruited into the personnel
industry by Robert Half of Arizona, where as President, he opened
and staffed branches in the Arizona
region. Mike is a CPA and has been a Board Member with the Phoenix Chapter
of the Institute
of Management Accountants
for 14 years. He is an active member in the United
Way, Make A Difference Arizona, Board of
Directors for Future for Kids and was a four-year member of the Business
Advisory Council to the Arizona Department of Education. He also served as
a snow ski instructor for Arizona Special Olympics. Mike is a service
disabled veteran and the majority owner of Accounting and Finance
Personnel, Inc. This qualifies our firm for Federal contracting
preferences under public law 108-183 SDVOB (Service-Disabled, Veteran-owned
Business).
Lorel Stevens
Lorel Stevens, Vice President of Accounting & Finance Personnel, Inc,
joined the staff in 1995.
After relocating from Flagstaff,
Lorel spent six years in customer service and operations management in the
retail and service industries prior to joining the firm. She specializes in the clerical and
bookkeeping and intermediate levels of accounting placements. Lorel is an active member of the Arizona
Staffing Professionals Association. She also is the Chair for the Speaker's
Bureau of the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence, member of
Employer's Against Domestic Violence and serves on the Governor's
Commission for Prevention of Violence Against Women. In 2006 Lorel
was given an award from Governor Napolitano for her education and
awareness work in the community. Lorel often speaks about career management
and non-violence for several state and national non-profit organizations
and universities.
Bill Clements, MBA
Bill joined Accounting and Finance
Personnel, Inc as a Placement Manager in 2006. In 2008 he was promoted
to Vice President and Office Manager of the Phoenix office. He is a
two-time graduate of the Arizona
State University.
After his undergraduate studies and a attaining a BS in International
Business specializing in Finance, Bill enjoyed a career with a leading
grocery retailer as a financial analyst/senior accountant. In 2003, he
returned to WP Carey at ASU, where he received his MBA. After attaining his
graduate degree, Bill became the Supply Chain Manager for an international
Aerospace company. Prior to pursuing his Bachelor and Masters degrees Bill
was in the US Army coordinating MEDEVAC helicopters in the state of
Louisiana. A noteworthy point is Bill’s family being actual Arizona
natives; Bill's grandfather came to the valley over 80 years
ago! Outside of the work, Bill is an avid Suns fan, and can be
found in the crowd cheering the Suns.
Pamela Zanzucchi, MBA
Pamela Zanzucchi
joined Accounting & Finance
Personnel, Inc., as a Placement Manager in 2007. Pam received her
bachelor’s degree from Arizona State University’s Business Honors College
with an emphasis in Finance. She
went on to complete her Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Accountancy at
Arizona State University-West’s School of Management where she was an
officer of Beta Alpha Psi and was chosen
to participant in Beta Alpha Psi Graduate Case Seminar. Pam has also obtained her Master’s in Business Administration
with an emphasis in Accountancy from the University of Phoenix. Pam spent five years in banking and held
the titles of AVP Special Credits Officer and Staff Accountant, III.
Additionally, she worked as a Consultant and helped her father with the
family business. She is a non-Certified member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and Arizona
Society of Certified Public Accountants (ASCPA). She is an Associate member of the Association of Certified
Fraud Examiners, and a Regular member of the Institute of Management
Accountants (IMA). Prior to
completing her undergrad studies, Pam worked several years as a paralegal
in Phoenix and in Houston, Texas, and was a member of the Arizona Paralegal
Association. Pam enjoys hiking and
biking as well as Hunter-Jumper horseback riding. She and “Copper Jet” have shown and placed in Hunter/Jumper
shows in the valley. Pam is a
member of the American Quarter Horse Association.
Darik Buchar, MBA
Darik joined Accounting and Finance
Personnel, Inc as a Placement Manager in February 2005. He is a
two-time graduate of the University
of St. Thomas located in Minneapolis
and St. Paul.
After his undergraduate studies, Darik enjoyed a successful sales career
with a nationwide elevator company. In 2001, he returned to graduate school
for 2 years at UST, where he received his MBA in 2002. While pursuing his
graduate degree, Darik was a founder and co-owner of a small landscaping
company. Shortly after graduation, he joined a CPA firm in Minneapolis
where he spent almost two years as a tax specialist and co-leader of the
firm’s Young Professional’s Networking group. After relocating to Phoenix
in early 2005, Darik came on board with Accounting & Finance Personnel,
Inc. and currently places professional accounting and finance candidates.
Outside of the work environment, Darik is an avid sports fan, and can be
found at any one of the numerous baseball facilities in the Phoenix
metro area. He also has been active in various tutor/mentor programs;
coaching youth sports activities, and is a member of the Sons of the
American Legion.
Barbara Meyers
Barb joined Accounting & Finance
Personnel, Inc. as a Placement Manager in June of 2004. Her background
is in travel finance having spent over 15 years with American Express
Travel. In her career there she traveled extensively domestically and
internationally centralizing accounting functions, working on travel
acquisitions, reengineering, and developing and implementing a global
travel accounting capture system. She is a trained Six-Sigma Blackbelt.
Barb’s degree is in accounting and she plans to return to school in the
spring for a Bachelor’s degree in education. When not traveling for work
Barbara enjoys traveling to pursue two of her passions: snow skiing and
scuba diving. She was a ski instructor in NY for five years and has served
as Treasurer, President and Past President of the Phoenix Ski Club. She is
a supporter of the St. Mary’s Food Bank, the AZ Humane Society and the United
Way.
Bret Kortkamp
A Bachelor of Business Graduate from UCLA,
Bret began his career with Wells Fargo Bank in California.
Working within the Retail and Business Banking Divisions of the Bank, Bret
recruited and managed frontline business development staff and back office
operational teams. When the Bank began a period of significant acquisition
in the early 1990s, Bret was selected to work closely with the Personnel
Integration Team to determine where staff were to be placed in the new
structure. The role involved assessing staff capabilities and attitudes,
and helped build the foundation of his recruitment expertise. In 1995 Bret
moved to Melbourne, Australia
to pursue a dedicated recruitment career. Building on his Banking and
Finance expertise, Bret joined one of Australia’s
leading recruitment agencies specializing in the placement of accounting
and finance practitioners. Over a nine (9) year period Bret continued to
work in this specialist placement field including three years as a partner
in the Search and Selection firm Carmichael Fisher. Bret returned to the US
to join the team at Accounting & Finance Personnel, Inc in Phoenix.
He continues to focus on the placement of middle to senior level Accounting
professionals across all industry sectors on both a permanent and contract
basis. Combining his enthusiasm and drive for success with integrity and
professionalism, Bret is highly regarded in the market for innovation,
dedication, and successful assignment management. Bret is actively involved
with the Chamber of Commerce and Rotary International.
Tucson, Arizona
Duane Etter
Duane Etter joined the staff of Accounting
and Finance Personnel, Inc. in 1991. He opened and is currently Manager
of the Tucson
office. Duane completed his Bachelor’s degree at Iowa
State University
with a concentration in accounting in 1975. His recruiting career started
1977 with Robert Half International in Iowa.
He then started and established their offices in Tulsa, OK and Tucson, AZ.
Duane is a current member of the Institute of Management Accountants (past
President, Tucson), Arizona Staffing Association (board member, Tucson) and
the Society of Human Resource Management.
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