- Specialties: Permanent Placement, Consulting, Interim & Fractional CFO Services
- Big 4 experience: Deloitte (Audit) and PwC (Recruiting)
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Florida State University
- Executive Council Board Member – National Pediatric Cancer Foundation; Graduate of Leadership Tampa, Class of 2001; Graduate of Leadership Tampa Bay, Class of 2006
About Us
Our Team
Jim Bassil
Shareholder
Tony Linguanti
Shareholder
- Specialties: Permanent Placement, Consulting, Interim & Fractional CFO Services
- Large Regional CPA firm and Industry experience: Cherry, Bekaert, construction, service industry exposure.
- Bachelor’s in Accounting from THE Florida State University
- Active Board Member with Florida Council of Economic Education & Canterbury School of Florida; Graduate of Leadership St. Pete, Class of 2001
Heather Ceresoli, CPA
Shareholder and Chief Operating Officer
- Specialties: Permanent Placement, Consulting, Interim & Fractional CFO Services, Sarbanes-Oxley & Control Assurance Services
- Big 4 & Industry experience: Deloitte, publicly traded manufacturing company exposure
- Bachelor’s & Master’s degrees in Accounting & Management Information Systems from the University of South Florida, Active Florida CPA
- Active Board Leadership with Goodwill Suncoast & Corbett Preparatory School of IDS; Graduate of Leadership Tampa, Class of 2007
Kim O’Brien, CPA
Senior Principal | Taylor White
- Specialties: Permanent Placement, Consulting, Interim & Fractional CFO Services, Sarbanes-Oxley & Control Assurance Services
- National and Regional CPA Firm & Industry Experience: Grant Thornton and CBIZ, CFO at Healthcare Company.
- Bachelor’s in Accounting from the University of South Florida, Active Florida CPA
- Active Board Leadership with USF Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy (Advisory and Accounting Circle Boards), Gracepoint Wellness; St. John’s Episcopal Church and School; Graduate of Leadership Tampa, Class of 2007
- Awards: TBBJ’s CFO of the Year (2008 – NFP Category), 2017 Finalist for the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce “Outstanding Small Business Leader of the Year Award”
Tracy Tringali
Principal | Taylor White
- Specialties: Permanent Placement, Consulting, Interim & Fractional CFO Services, Career Coaching
- Big 4 & Industry experience: Fortune 200 steel manufacturer, Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois, inactive CPA in both Florida & Illinois
- Active Board Member with Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, Graduate of Tampa Connection
John Sarmanian
Principal | Taylor White
- Specialties: Permanent Placement, Consulting, Interim & Fractional CFO Services
- Big 4 experience focusing on the insurance industry
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and MBA from Salve Regina University in Newport, RI
- Graduate of Leadership Tampa Bay, Class of 2014 and member of the University of Tampa Board of Counselors
Katie Halkett, CPA
Principal, Tampa Metro & Sarasota/Bradenton Market | Taylor White & AccountAbility Staffing
- Specialties: Permanent Placement, Consulting, Interim & Fractional CFO Services, Temporary Staffing
- Big 4 & Industry experience: PwC, EY, private equity owned marketing services company exposure
- MBA & Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Denver, Active Florida CPA
- Graduate of Leadership Tampa, Class of 2015
Desiré Sheils Nelson
Recruiting Manager, Tampa Metro & Sarasota/Bradenton Market | Taylor White
- Specialties: Permanent Placement, Consulting, Interim & Fractional CFO Services throughout Tampa Bay & Sarasota
- Public Accounting & Industry experience: Carr, Riggs & Ingram, publicly traded internal audit, and private equity technology company exposure
- Bachelor of Science Degree in both Accounting & Finance from The Florida State University, GO NOLES!
- Active Member & Leadership with The Junior League of Tampa
Rachel Gaines Newmyer, CPA
Recruiting Manager | Taylor White
- Specialties: Permanent Placement & Consulting
- Public Accounting & Industry experience: Small to mid-sized firms, publicly traded transportation/logistics services and privately held veterinary company exposure.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi, Active Oregon CPA
- Volunteer involvement in Metropolitan Ministries
Kelly Moore
Senior Recruiter | Taylor White
- Specialties: Permanent Placement & Consulting
- Big 4 experience: EY (Audit) Exposure on public & private clients within the manufacturing, telecommunications, & consumer products/retail industries.
- Master’s & Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Tampa
Blair Greene, CPA
Senior Recruiting Manager | AccountAbility Staffing
- Specialties: Direct Hire, Temp-to-Perm, Temporary Staffing
- Big 4 & Industry experience: Deloitte, private equity owned insurance company exposure
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, minor in Management from Clemson University, Active North Carolina CPA
- Active Board CIO with Tampa Bay Association of Finance Professionals (TBAFP); Volunteer with Heart Gallery Dream Team
Kristina Marrero
Senior Recruiting Manager | AccountAbility Staffing
- Specialties: Direct Hire, Temp-to-Perm, Temporary Staffing
- Corporate accounting experience within a multinational corporation specializing in technology for electronic payment transactions
- Bachelor’s degree in Management & Organizational Leadership
Sarah Phillips
Recruiting Manager | AccountAbility Staffing
- Specialties: Direct Hire, Temp-to-Perm, Temporary Staffing
- Completed an audit internship with a regional public accounting firm
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Marketing from Florida State University. GO NOLES!
- Membership Chair for the Great Futures Professional Council for the Boys and Girls Club of Tampa Bay and a member of Tampa Connection’s 2019-2020 class
Jamie Crosby
Senior Recruiter | AccountAbility Staffing
- Specialties: Direct Hire, Temp-to-Perm, Temporary Staffing
- Industry experience: Diverse industry experience in transactional accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable & ERP system implementation.
Sean Samisch
Senior Sourcing Analyst and Senior Recruiter | Taylor White & AccountAbility Staffing
- Specialties: Source and screen accounting & finance talent, utilize skills to match to job demand, serve as a resource for candidates
- Industry experience: Extensive sourcing/recruiting experience in Finance/Accounting
- Bachelor’s degrees in Marketing from Florida State University
Jodi Crowley
Senior Sourcing Specialist | Taylor White & AccountAbility Staffing
- Specialties: Implement innovative sourcing strategies; Identify top talent within the Finance and Accounting industry; Align in-demand professionals with sought-after companies and opportunities
- Master and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Florida (2 years of post graduate studies at Louisiana State University)
- Co-founder and active member of Kennedy Cares Tampa Bay (a nonprofit, community support program and resource provider for local families and individuals facing temporary financial hardships)
Daisy Siegel
Sourcing Analyst | Taylor White & AccountAbility Staffing
- Specialties: Source and screen accounting & finance talent, utilize skills to match to job demand, serve as a resource for candidates
- Industry Experience: Bloomin’ Brands and Global (Subsidiary of Xerox)
- Master’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Tampa
- Bachelor’s degrees in Accounting from University of The Netherlands Antilles
Savannah Higgins
Senior Marketing Analyst | Taylor White & AccountAbility Staffing
- Specialties: Social media, content creation, web development, analytics, and events.
- Bachelor’s in Communications and Media from Merrimack College
Justin Jocelyn
Finance Manager
- Specialties: FP&A, modeling, KPI tracking, budgeting and forecasting.
- Industry experience: Private Equity owned manufacturing/retail companies, automotive
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from University of South Florida (St. Petersburg)
Jeni Donaldson, CPA
Operations Controller | Taylor White & AccountAbility Staffing
- Specialties: Operations accounting management, financial analysis, payroll, and benefits management
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
- Bachelor’s degrees in Administration of Justice and Social Science from Portland State University, Portland, OR
- Actively licensed CPA in the state of Florida
Lidiya Dybiec
Executive Administrative Assistant | Taylor White & AccountAbility Staffing