Bradley Kronstat of Guilford Honored with CPA Society Leadership Award
May 12, 2023
The Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CTCPA) honored Bradley D. Kronstat, CPA of Guilford with the 2023 Jack Brooks Leadership Award recently at the CTCPA Annual Meeting.
The Jack Brooks Leadership Award is presented annually to a CTCPA member whose personal efforts have advanced the accounting profession and strengthened the organization. It is presented in memory of former CTCPA Executive Director Jack Brooks, a loyal champion of the Connecticut CPA.
Brad was honored for his dedicated service to the CTCPA and the finance and accounting community as a well-respected, engaged, and passionate member of the profession.
Brad has been an active member of the CTCPA since joining in 1976, serving in many roles including as President from 2017-2018 as well as terms as President-elect, treasurer, and a member of both the Board of Directors and Advisory Council. He was recognized with the CTCPA “Committee Member of the Year” award in 2007 for his work on the Bylaws Committee.
Over the years Brad has served on a number of our most vital committees in addition to Bylaws, including Nominating, Strategic Planning, Professional Ethics, and Audit. He has also served on numerous other committees and groups including Executive Search, Financial Literacy, Golf Tournament, and State Legislation.
Brad is currently an active member of the Professional Ethics Committee and Finance Committee. In recent years he has devoted countless hours to helping the CTCPA properly apply for and take advantage of economic relief packages including the Paycheck Protection Program and the Employee Retention Credit.
Brad started his career at Haskins & Sells (later Deloitte), where he worked for five years before leaving public practice to serve in industry. After serving many companies as a controller and CFO, helping facilitate the sale of his last employer and working with new private equity owners, he decided to work as a consultant for various entities. He has expertise in and focuses on financials, accounting, human resources, benefits, systems, and their relationships to operations.
Brad holds a B.S. in Accounting from Case Western University.
The Connecticut Society of CPAs is celebrating more than a century of service to membership and community alike. Formed by nine CPAs in 1908 at New Haven's Union League Club, today CTCPA has a current membership of almost 6,000 individuals in public practice, business and industry, government, and education. Its function is to advocate on behalf of the accounting profession, foster a professional community among CPAs, and provide continuing education opportunities as well as a comprehensive peer review program and a variety of membership services for CPAs in Connecticut.
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