Mark Vitek, CPA, CFP(R), President/CEO N.C. CPA Certificate  #13394 | Mark Vitek's career spans 27 years as a Certified Public Accountant, Certfied Financial Planner(TM) practitioner, and business owner. An entrepreneur himself, Mark understands his client's needs to minimize taxes, manage cash flow, and increase productivity. He knows the ins and outs of the tax law and how to legitimately and legally utilize them to every client's advantage. Mark's business has been built on his reputation for being honest, hard-working, proactive, persistent, and having a keen ability to pinpoint and help solve problems. Above all, he takes a personal interest in his clients and ensures their needs are met. A 1979 graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he holds a BS degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting. He became a CPA in 1982. Mark Vitek founded his company in December 1982 and serves as the President of the Raleigh based business. Prior to that, he worked from 1979 to 1982 with the CPA firm of Brittain, Gilbert, and Associates, CPAs, a high-quality, high-service tax and audit accounting firm in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1991, he became a Certified Financial Planner(TM) practitioner.  A native of Raleigh, Mark maintains an active role in business and accounting industry associations including the position of former chairman of the Long Range Planning Committee of the North Carolina Association of CPAs, as well as a member of the American Institute of CPAs. His email is: mark@markvitekcpa.com. CFP(R), Certified Financial Planner(TM) The certified marks above are owned by Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. and are awarded to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board's initial and ongoing certification requirements.

Manager,Tax and Audit David Sobczak, CPA, Manager N.C. CPA Certificate #30031  David Sobczak, CPA has worked with various regional and local CPA firms for the last 17 years. He has a wide range of experience in accounting and auditing as well as corporate and individual tax. Dave's steady, easygoing, and relaxed manner helps solve client problems with client business owners and their staff. Dave also has 3 years of private accounting experience with Bell Atlantic in their corporate tax department. Dave graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Albright College in 1985. Prior to his accounting career, Dave was an Air Defense Artillery officer in the U.S. Army for 3 years in Fort Bliss, Texas. His email is: david@markvitekcpa.com

Tax Client Account Manager Janice Mareno, CPA N.C. CPA Certificate #27207 Janice Mareno, CPA has worked for 15 years with various regional and local CPA firms. After graduating in 1994, Janice worked for 3 years with Ernst and Young as a tax consultant concentrating in individual tax and financial planning. Janice also worked in various financial planning and CPA firms until she joined the firm in 2000. Janice's people-oriented, verbally-skilled, warm manner helps her skillfully deal with clients' tax and accounting problems. Janice has a wide range of experience ranging from accounting to individual tax to financial planning. Janice graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy in 1994 from the University of Illinois-Champagne-Urbana. Her email is: janice@markvitekcpa.com