Thirty-eight MACPA members have been included on Forbes' 2026 list of America's Best-in-State CPAs.

Published on April 15, the list "is a compilation of the finest active certified public accountants, sourced from a universe of several thousand candidates culled from nominations, recognition from respected associations of CPAs and independent research," Forbes Editor Steel Rose writes. "Those nominated were evaluated on a range of weighted criteria, including expertise, innovation, thought leadership, experience and service to the community and their profession."

Among those honored are:

• Tamara Bensky, partner, Myers & Stauffer, Owings Mills
• Robin Booth, managing principal, Booth Management Consulting, Columbia
• Samantha Bowling, managing partner, GWCPA, Prince Frederick
• Jackie Cardello, managing partner, GRF CPAs & Advisors, Bethesda
• Robert Carter, managing member, Paradigm Forensics, Owings Mills
• Dara Castle, national leader, government contracting, RSM US, McLean, Va.
• Michele Chalmers, managing partner, CliftonLarsonAllen, Timonium
• Kelli Cobb, member, SEK CPAs & Advisors, Hagerstown
• Susan Colladay, partner, GRF CPAs & Advisors, Bethesda
• Megan DeGroat, director, audit, SC&H Group, Sparks
• Rachel Ellis, CEO and founder, Ellis CPA, Hyattsville
• Aileen Eskildsen, CEO, Ellin & Tucker, Chartered, Baltimore
• Alex Franks, founder, G&A Consulting Group, Towson
• Mike Ginski, partner, Citrin Cooperman, Owings Mills
• Lisa Heller, partner / director, GRF CPAs & Advisors, Bethesda
• Justin Huovinen, principal, SC&H Group, Sparks
• Pritpal Kalsi, CEO, SC&H Group, Sparks
• Tricia Katebini, partner, GRF CPAs & Advisors, Bethesda
• Lexy Kessler, partner, Aprio, Rockville
• Andy Kim, owner, Kim and Associates, Salsbury
• Michael Manspeaker, consultant, SEK CPAs & Advisors, Hagerstown
• Molly McCafferty, partner, CohnReznick, Bethesda
• Harold Mohn, managing director, UHY, Columbia
• Deon Norris, founder, Norris Accounting & Tax Services, National Harbor
• John Pace, partner, CRF CPAs & Advisors, Potomac
• Walter Pennington, director, CliftonLarsonAllen, Columbia
• Samuel Philipson, partner, PKF O'Connor Davies, Bethesda
• Jeffrey Rosen, partner, Frazier & Dieter, Columbia
• Stuart Rudo, director, SC&H Group, Sparks
• Daniel Russell, partner, HeimLantz CPAs & Advisors, Annapolis
• Savedra Scott, owner, Savvy Financial Solutions, Frederick
• Joye Sistrunk, president and CEO, Premier Group Services, Lanham
• Karen Syrylo, owner, Karen T. Syrylo, CPA, Catonsville
• David Turnbull, president, Turnbull, Hoover & Kahl, Cumberland
• Daniel Weaver, president / managing partner, Councilor, Buchanan & Mitchell, Bethesda
• Jeff Wilson II, principal, The W2 Group, Largo
• Richard Wolf, partner, Forensic, Valuation and Litigation Support Group, Gross, Mendelsohn & Associates, Baltimore
• Alan Zipp, owner, Alan Zipp, CPA, Rockville

"Behind each listed CPA is a professional serving businesses, non-profits, governments, entrepreneurs — and ultimately the taxpayers of America," Rose writes. "Whether you are charting the journey for a multinational corporation or your own entrepreneurial venture, these CPAs have earned the right to make sure it all adds up.

View the list of America's Best-in-State CPAs in its entirety.