Business & Industry Professionals Interest Group Meeting & Technical Session (E2102148)

Ken Bagner, CPA, MST is a Member of Sobel & Co., LLC. He is in charge of Employee Benefit Plan Audits at the Firm. His career with Sobel began in 1999 and over the years he has served diverse niches including commercial real estate, waste management, manufacturing, wholesale, not-for-profit organizations, and employee benefit plans. Clients value both his technical abilities and his “hand-on” approach to addressing the unique aspects of each client’s business as well as his ability to combine an expertise in both accounting and tax to provide them with the business advice they need. In his spare time, Mr. Bagner served as an adjunct professor at Rutgers University where he taught both taxation for the undergraduate level and the Certified Financial Planners Program. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJSCPA). Currently, Mr. Bagner serves on the Board Trustee for the NJSCPA Scholarship Fund. He is a past member of the NJSCPA Board of Directors serving a 2-year term (2008-2010). Mr. Bagner is a 1999 graduate of Montclair State University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting. In 2003 he graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rutgers University where he earned his Masters in Taxation. He is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma, the highest honor society for collegiate schools of business.

Meg Chesley is a Tax Manager at Wilkin & Guttenplan P.C., joined the firm in 2011. She specializes in providing tax consulting, research, and compliance services for her clients. Meg’s clients include closely-held businesses and their owners, multi-state corporations, high net-worth individuals, and professional athletes. Meg devotes much of her practice to state and local taxation matters, and is a frequent presenter and tax alert contributor on developments in this particular area. She is also involved in the training and development of members of the firm’s tax department.

Deb Hughes joined ADP in 1988 and has spent over 30 years in field and enterprise wide HR roles supporting ADP leaders in achieving overall growth and business objectives and leading global HR teams. She currently serves as SVP, Transformation Communications and Change Management and HR for HR, responsible for providing HR support to the Global HR organization, coordinating our internal communication efforts in support of ADP’s transformation, and leading our global change leadership initiative. Prior to this role, she held the HR leadership position as Division Vice President, HR, Global Enterprise Solutions (GES), supporting the National Account Services and Employer Services International portfolio of businesses serving clients in over 110 countries. Deb and her team drove talent activation, performance acceleration, and associate engagements for our leaders and teams across a worldwide portfolio. Deb brings deep knowledge of ADP’s businesses, associates and organizational structures to her role and serves as a significant “voice” for our associates. Deb earned a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Communications from Rutgers University and her Senior Professional in HR Certification in 2003. She is a Qualified Practitioner in Myers-Briggs Type Indicator training. She is also a board member of P.G. Chambers School whose mission is “discovering the unique potential with every child” serving 11 communities within New Jersey.