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Baker Tilly’s Christine Fenske, Jean Han and Randi Schuster Named ‘Notable Women in Accounting & Consulting’ by Crain’s New York Business

NEW YORK (Sept. 25, 2018) – Leading accounting and advisory firm Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP (Baker Tilly) congratulates Managing Partner Christine Fenske, Partner Jean Han and Principal Randi Schuster on being recognized as three of the ‘Notable Women in Accounting & Consulting’ by Crain’s New York Business.

Fenske is Baker Tilly’s New York market managing partner, leads the firmwide financial services practice and is a member of the firm’s board of partners. In addition, she is a founding member of the firm’s signature initiative, GROW (Growth and Retention of Women). Among many other organizations, Fenske is an active board member of the United Way of New York City.

Han is a partner providing litigation, valuation and matrimonial consulting services in the New York market. She provides expert witness testimony in New York and assists counsel at financial depositions, mediations and settlement negotiations. Additionally, she has served as treasurer of the New York Women’s Bar Association for two consecutive years.

Schuster is the principal in charge of the trust and estate group in the New York market. She also chairs the firm’s private client group where she helps to set firm policy with regard to compliance issues involved in the preparation of gift, trust and estate tax returns. Earlier this year, Schuster was elected to serve on the advisory council for the Appraisers Association of America.

"Chris Fenske, Jean Han and Randi Schuster are exemplary leaders,” Chairman and CEO Alan Whitman said. “Their knowledge and commitment throughout their careers and their communities sets them apart. We are very proud to have them on the Baker Tilly team.”

Crain’s New York Business has been selecting and honoring notable women in different industries throughout the year. Honorees were nominated by their peers and chosen based on both their career and philanthropic achievements. The list was published in the Sept. 24, 2018 issue of Crain’s.

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