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MEL POTESHMAN, CPA, CFE

wpe4.jpg (55784 bytes)Mel Poteshman is a retired partner of Levine, Cooper, Spiegel & Co. (LCS & Co.) a certified public accounting and business consulting firm. Prior to his retirement, he served for 20 years as the managing partner of the 45-year-old West Los Angeles based firm. His experience includes more than 30 years of providing services in business/management consulting, business systems and organization, taxation, marketing/public relations, and forensic accounting, including expert witness testimony, depositions, and serving as a State Court Receiver and Court-Appointed Referee. Mel is also a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). Most recently, Mel has consulted with several .com start-up companies, international marketing and infomercial organizations. He has also worked with a large international search firm where he placed senior and executive level professionals for full-time positions and interim assignments.

Mel is a past member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants where he served on its Tax Committee. He spent 10 years as a board member and served on the Executive Committee of AGN International, a worldwide association of CPA firms. He is the Treasurer and on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA).  He also serves on the board of the National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine and on the board of Governors of the Arthritis Foundation, Southern California Chapter. He is a past board member of the Los Angeles Business Council, the Wilshire Chamber of Commerce and the Century City Chamber of Commerce.

Mel currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Accounting Today, a national publication for the accounting profession. He has also served on the advisory boards of other publications in the areas of Sales, Marketing and Public Relations. Mel has written on the subject of management and communication styles within organizations, and has published numerous newspaper and magazine articles on a wide range of subjects.  He is a former columnist of the Los Angeles Business Journal.

Mel received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a major in Accounting from Woodbury University. During his college years, he worked part-time for LCS & Co., while attaining the Dean's List. Additionally, Mel received a certificate of completion from Duke University, Fuqua School of Business for their Executive Education Program. He also served his country in The United States Marine Corps.  

You can reach Mel by email at mel@poteshman.com .

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