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Two Zinner & Co. partners, Gabe Adler and Howard Kass, retire

Two Zinner & Co. partners, Gabe Adler and Howard Kass, retire

On July 24, Zinner & Co. honored Gabe Adler, CPA, CGMA, Partner and Howard Kass, CPA, CGMA, AEP, Partner, for their nearly 90 combined years of public accounting experience with a retirement party at Acacia Clubhouse in Lyndhurst.

Gabe Adler and Howard Kass

Both Adler and Kass graduated from Cleveland Heights High School in 1971 and 47 years later, they are both retiring after successful careers.

“In today’s world, it’s almost unheard of to have that kind of longevity in a single field and most notably, together in the same firm for the last 19 years,” said Zinner & Co. Managing Partner Robin Baum, CPA.

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Kass completes term as President of the Cleveland/Akron Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals

Kass completes term as President of the Cleveland/Akron Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals

In June, Zinner & Co. Partner Howard J. Kass, CPA, AEP®, CGMA, finished his one-year term as president of the Cleveland/Akron Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals (CAFSP).

A CAFSP member since 2010, Kass was thankful for the support he received from the organization’s officers and board members during his term.

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