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DIRECTOR
Litigation Support
Expert Witness
Business Valuations
Management Consulting
Tax Planning |
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Tom is the Managing Director and Cofounder of McBride Shopa & Company–a certified public accounting and management consulting firm since 1978. His areas of professional concentration include: Federal Income Taxation, Management Advisory Services, Business Valuations, and Litigation Support Services. He often serves in the capacity of an expert witness and is an active public speaker.
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITES
Board of Trustees, Delaware College of Art and Design
Board of Directors, Delaware Economic and Financial Advisory Council
Board of Directors, Delaware Community Foundation
Board of Directors, KINfolk (People helping Kids in Need)
Board of Directors and Officer, William P. Frank Scholarship Fund
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Chairman, New Castle County Chamber of Commerce
Board of Commissioners and Treasurer, Wilmington Housing Authority
President, Delaware Society of Certified Public Accountants
Board of Governing Council, AICPA
Board of Directors, Wilmington Economic and Financial Advisory Council
Board of Members, Governor’s Task Force
on Financial Options for the City of Wilmington
Board of Directors, Independent Accountants International
Board of Directors, Delaware Entrepreneurs Forum
Board of Trustees, Treasurer – Ursuline Academy
Delaware Delegate to White House Conference on Small Business
Chairman, Advisory Council – Delaware Small Business Development Center
IRS Commissioner’s Advisory Group
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Institute of Certified Financial Planners
Delaware Society of Certified Public Accountants
National Society of Public Accountants
National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
Institute of Business Appraisers
National Association of Accountants
Construction Financial Management Association
Institute for Certified Divorce Planners
AWARDS
2008 Wilmington News Journal Best in the Business
2008 Delaware Society of CPAs Public Service Award
2001 Delaware Chamber of Commerce
Marvin S. Gilman Superstars in Business Award
1997 AICPA Public Service Award
1996 SBA Advocate of the Year – Region III
EDUCATION
Long Island University, BS Accounting
Specialized Training in Business Valuation
Specialist Training in Litigation Support Services
