Our People

Great things happen when great minds meet.  

Meet our global team working side-by-side with our member firms to create connections and success.

As a leadership team, we come from varied backgrounds and expertise. But one thing we all have in common is the passion to create success for our member firms and individuals. Our mission is to bring firms together to collaborate; to share insights and leading thinking; to innovate, experiment and learn; and to give talent more opportunities for global learning experiences.

And we also like to have a lot of fun along the way.  

The LEA Global Board

Robert Minkler, Jr.

Robert Minkler, Jr.

Chairman, Anders CPAs + Advisors, USA

Jason Yetter

Jason Yetter

Vice Chairman, Richey May, USA

Tony Szczepaniak

Tony Szczepaniak

CEO, LEA Global, USA

Roberto Harteneck

Roberto Harteneck

Harteneck & Asociados, Argentina

Karen Mattull

Karen Mattull

BeachFleischman, USA

Paul Oliveira

Paul Oliveira

KLR, USA

Wayne Pinnell

Wayne Pinnell

Haskell & White, USA

Andrew Rich

Andrew Rich

HW Fisher, UK

Mark Roderick

Mark Roderick

Perks, Australia

Ron Storch

Ron Storch

Marcum LLP, USA

Hein Vandelanotte

Hein Vandelanotte

Vandelanotte, Belgium

Alberto Vettoretti

Alberto Vettoretti

Dezan Shira & Associates, Hong Kong

The LEA Global Team

Tony Szczepaniak

Tony Szczepaniak

Chief Executive Officer (MN, USA)

Carla Rossini

Carla Rossini

Chief Operating Officer (Edinburgh, Scotland)

Sara DeMann

Sara DeMann

Chief Marketing/Strategy Officer (MI, USA)

Ashley Lampen

Ashley Lampen

Director of Member Engagement (MI, USA)

Jeff Strand

Jeff Strand

Director of Quality (ND, USA)

Debbie Wiebe

Debbie Wiebe

Project Manager (KY, USA)

Natalie Duncan

Natalie Duncan

Global Accountant (Stirling, Scotland)

Maricar Galler

Maricar Galler

Asia Pacific & MENA Coordinator (Manilla, Philippines)

Elaine Foley

Europe Coordinator (Ireland)

Elaine Acosta

Elaine Acosta

Latin America Coordinator (Panama)

Kaley Pleva

Kaley Pleva

Senior Engagement Manager (MI, USA)

Nikki Dwyer

Nikki Dwyer

Member Operations & Events Specialist (IL, USA)

Jill Szczepaniak

Jill Szczepaniak

Member Services Representative (MN, USA)

Carla Blattenbauer

Carla Blattenbauer

Executive Assistant to the Leadership Team (MN, USA)