People: Brian M. Alwine, CPA, ASA, has joined Redwood Valuation Partners as a director; he has nearly 20 years of overall experience in business valuation and public accounting with an emphasis in venture capital, private equity, and auto dealerships … Gary Sturisky, CPA, has been appointed to lead the national advisory practice of New York-based Marcum; the practice includes valuation, forensic, and litigation services, transaction and integration advisory services, technology consulting and other areas … Matthew K. Stadler, CPA/ABV, of RG & Associates Certified Public Accountants LLC, has been elected president of the Omaha Estate Planning Council … Kathleen Casey (Patomak Global Partners), who is on the board of trustees at the International Valuation Standards Council (IVSC), has been appointed the new chair of the U.S. Financial Accounting Foundation (FAF), which oversees the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).

Firms: Lancaster, Pa.-based Trout CPA (formerly Trout Ebersole & Groff) has acquired Greenawalt & Co., with offices in Mechanicsburg and Carlisle, Pa.; the combined firm has more than 125 professionals … Atlanta-based Frazier & Deeter has acquired the boutique consulting firm of Arch + Tower of Atlanta, which focuses on customer experience, employee experience, and operational excellence … CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (CLA) has acquired Weil & Co. of Los Angeles, a firm with a focus on real estate developers, partnership tax returns, and business management that serves high-net-worth individuals … Enterprise, Ala.-based Carr Riggs & Ingram has added The Preferred Legacy Trust Co. to its family of companies, a new portfolio company offering estate and trust administration … Richmond, Va.-based Cherry Bekaert has acquired Icimo, a data analytics and services firm in Cary, N.C., bringing more than 25 technology professionals to the firm’s digital solutions and services practice.

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