Congratulations to managing partner John Jones, winner of the CalCPA Public Service Award and featured on the cover of the August 2016 CalCPA magazine. The award recognized him for his public service both locally and globally, where over the course of the past 9 years, he has lead teams into rural Nicaragua and distributed over 20,000 pairs of eye glasses to the people there, who otherwise would never receive the gift of vision.
For his efforts to improve the eyesight of underprivileged people in Third World countries, John Jones, CPA, has received the 2016 Public Service Award from the California Society of CPAs.
The annual award recognizes an individual CalCPA member for services to the community or for governmental service in either a volunteer or elected capacity.
Jones, managing partner of Linkenheimer LLP CPAs & Advisors in Santa Rosa, has led missions with the Santa Rosa Sunrise Rotary Club and St. Mark Lutheran Church to provide eyeglasses and vision correction to villagers in remote parts of the world. For over 21 years he has made eye-care trips to Nicaragua, Mexico, Haiti, Guatemala, Samoa and Vietnam.
He estimates that he has personally examined more than 18,000 people for vision needs and eye problems, including cataracts and pterygiums.
“John exemplifies the meaning of service,” said Lynette Atchley, chair of the public service selection committee. “His dedication to helping the underprivileged is inspiring and sets a high bar for those who will be considered for this honor in the future.”
Jones is past president of the California Group of Accounting Firms, past president of the Rohnert Park – Cotati Rotary Club, […]
Linkenheimer is honored to win the Gold Medal from the North Bay Biz for Best Accounting Firm in the North Bay. This is the 7th time we’ve received this honor in the past 11 years and it’s truly a testimony to the amazing team we have here, our clients who trust us and the community we serve. We feel our people are our greatest asset and we strive to create a fun, positive, team based work environment that results in quality work for the client.
“We work towards partnering with our clients and we appreciate the support and kind words from our friends and community.” -Mike Musson
“We appreciate the vote of confidence from our clients and friends in the North Bay. It is an honor to be in practice in such a wonderful community.” -John Jones
“We are incredibly grateful to be part of such an extraordinary community, have an amazing team, and have the pleasure of working with our clients.” -Carli Ortiz
From the NorthBay Biz:
Congratulations, once again, from NorthBay biz for being a 2016 award winner in our 26th annual readers poll. We received more than 2,500 ballots containing 55,000+ votes in the 40 different […]
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Linkenheimer LLP CPAs & Advisors is proud to be recognized as a Best of the Best firm this year by INSIDE Public Accounting. IPA reviewed over 100, under $5 million dollar CPA firms, to select the 10 firms for the Best of the Best 2015 award.
“Best of the Best firms aren’t just successful in a financial sense- they are firing on all cylinders,” says Michael Platt, principal of the Platt Group and publisher of Inside Public Accounting. “We look at the whole firm. How do they treat their employees? Are they offering specialized services to their clients? Are they planning now for a new leadership team in the future?”
Here at Linkenheimer, we are honored to receive this award. We feel our employees and company culture are what sets us apart and we attribute the recognition garnered from the Best of the Best award directly to the team we have here. By focusing on our culture, community and clients, we create a fun, positive, team-based environment that results in quality work for the client and a meaningful impact on the community.
To view the 2015 Best of the Best publication, click here. […]
Linkenheimer would like to thank our clients, staff, families, friends and community for their votes and support in this year’s Best of Award. We are truly grateful for the relationships that have developed over the years and we recognize we would not be in this position without your involvement. Our clients continue to provide inspiration for us. Our staff remains the foundation of our company. The ongoing support of our families and friends allows us to weather long days during tax season. Their sacrifice makes it possible to serve our clients well. And the community, filled with a diverse group of people who continue to work towards the common goal of making Sonoma County a better place and an amazing home for a business, could be a model for the rest of the country in terms of service and giving back.
We appreciate the opportunity to serve each and every one of you for another year. We look forward to continuing that trend of service for years to come. And we thank you for allowing us to be a part of your communities and your lives.