As promised, as list of professional associations listed by Mara Feldman-Fox on her current resume.
Community Associations Institute. Unconfirmed as of this date. Will know by Monday.
National Association of Housing Cooperatives. Unconfirmed as of this date. Will know by Monday.
Associate Member, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
www.acfechicago.org 815-663-7283 NOT Chicago member.
National; www.acfe.com 800-245-3321. Not a national member since 1999!
So, why does she list the membership on her current resume?
Note about "Associate" membership: Open to individuals interested in the prevention, detection, deterrence and investigation of fraud and fraud-related activities. If you are a professional interested in learning more about fighting fraud, Associate membership with the ACFE provides you with the knowledge, resources and training you need. No qualifications needed, just cash and an interest in the field!
Oh, and still no response from Kommissar Carol Krengelis.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Meet Mara Feldman-Fox...
Old business first, no response, as yet from Kommissar Carol Krengelis.
Now, as promised, here's the resume of Mara Feldman-Fox of Fox Management Group, taken verbatim from her on-line listing, which was updated in January of 2008.
Note: I called all the listed companies, schools, and professional groups. My results are appended to each listing...
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Auditing, tax, accounting and consulting for common interest realty associations with additional experience in forensic accounting and fraud auditing engagements on condominium and other real estate entities.
McGovern & Greene
Craig Greene
312.419.1961 Fax 312.419.1962
Strategic partner
First call: No verification.
Professional HISTORY
Fox Management Group
2000 – Present
Responsible for the management of the condominium financial practice. Activities include supervising audits, accounting and tax services for common interest realty associations.
If you're reading this you already know what we think of Fox Management Group,
Rome Associates LLP
1995 - 2000
Responsible for the management of the condominium practice. Activities include audits, accounting and tax services for common interest realty associations. Primarily responsible for the supervision and performance of developer turnover examinations and condominium association litigation support.
Unconfirmed as yet.
Vanguard Management Corporation
Chief Financial Officer
1984-1995
Responsible for the financial supervision and administration of the condominium management practice, serving in excess of 12,000 units in the greater metropolitan Chicago area.
First call: Verified that she had worked there on dates listed. Unable or unwilling to verify her actual job title. (Curious that a company that size would have a Chief Financial Officer with only a Bachelors in Accounting!) Shouldn't a CFO have, at least, a Masters in Accounting?
Friedman, Eisenstein, Raemer and Schwartz CPA (Now owned by HRB Business Services)
Internal Accountant
1980-1984
Responsible for the accounting for the partnership and client services for the Small Business Department.
Unconfirmed as yet.
academic credentials
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois 1979
Alumni 309.677.2240 800.952.8258 Registrar: 309.677.3101 Confirmed
Her ONLY degree. Nor is she a CPA or notary.
An interesting listing not attached to any company...
litigation and forensic accounting engagements
Consultant to a State Agency in employee embezzlement by its chief accountant
Consultant to a local government body in investigating employee and vendor fraud
Consultant to Fortune 500 manufacturer and several national retail chains in many internal investigations of potential supplier kick back schemes, undisclosed business interests, travel expense frauds and service supplier over charge schemes
Retained on numerous occasions to conduct financial investigations of multi-family housing projects and common interest realty associations on employee, managing agent and developer embezzlements.
Curiously, she doesn't list any of the actual "Fortune 500" companies, "retail chains", or "state agencies" she worked with, or any of the incidents she "investigated". (If they were of Fortune 500 companies or state agencies, they would have made the news!)
Would you trust someone who doesn't provide verifiable examples of her prowess?
Tomorrow: professional associations she lists memberships in...and the ones she hasn't been a member of since 1999, and still lists on her resume!
Now, as promised, here's the resume of Mara Feldman-Fox of Fox Management Group, taken verbatim from her on-line listing, which was updated in January of 2008.
Note: I called all the listed companies, schools, and professional groups. My results are appended to each listing...
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Auditing, tax, accounting and consulting for common interest realty associations with additional experience in forensic accounting and fraud auditing engagements on condominium and other real estate entities.
McGovern & Greene
Craig Greene
312.419.1961 Fax 312.419.1962
Strategic partner
First call: No verification.
Professional HISTORY
Fox Management Group
2000 – Present
Responsible for the management of the condominium financial practice. Activities include supervising audits, accounting and tax services for common interest realty associations.
If you're reading this you already know what we think of Fox Management Group,
Rome Associates LLP
1995 - 2000
Responsible for the management of the condominium practice. Activities include audits, accounting and tax services for common interest realty associations. Primarily responsible for the supervision and performance of developer turnover examinations and condominium association litigation support.
Unconfirmed as yet.
Vanguard Management Corporation
Chief Financial Officer
1984-1995
Responsible for the financial supervision and administration of the condominium management practice, serving in excess of 12,000 units in the greater metropolitan Chicago area.
First call: Verified that she had worked there on dates listed. Unable or unwilling to verify her actual job title. (Curious that a company that size would have a Chief Financial Officer with only a Bachelors in Accounting!) Shouldn't a CFO have, at least, a Masters in Accounting?
Friedman, Eisenstein, Raemer and Schwartz CPA (Now owned by HRB Business Services)
Internal Accountant
1980-1984
Responsible for the accounting for the partnership and client services for the Small Business Department.
Unconfirmed as yet.
academic credentials
Bachelor of Science, Accounting
Bradley University, Peoria, Illinois 1979
Alumni 309.677.2240 800.952.8258 Registrar: 309.677.3101 Confirmed
Her ONLY degree. Nor is she a CPA or notary.
An interesting listing not attached to any company...
litigation and forensic accounting engagements
Consultant to a State Agency in employee embezzlement by its chief accountant
Consultant to a local government body in investigating employee and vendor fraud
Consultant to Fortune 500 manufacturer and several national retail chains in many internal investigations of potential supplier kick back schemes, undisclosed business interests, travel expense frauds and service supplier over charge schemes
Retained on numerous occasions to conduct financial investigations of multi-family housing projects and common interest realty associations on employee, managing agent and developer embezzlements.
Curiously, she doesn't list any of the actual "Fortune 500" companies, "retail chains", or "state agencies" she worked with, or any of the incidents she "investigated". (If they were of Fortune 500 companies or state agencies, they would have made the news!)
Would you trust someone who doesn't provide verifiable examples of her prowess?
Tomorrow: professional associations she lists memberships in...and the ones she hasn't been a member of since 1999, and still lists on her resume!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Kommissar Krengelis watch-day 1
No response. Didn't really expect one.
She let off steam screeching like a demented goose, so she'll probably stay quiet until the Board Meeting on Aug. 6th.
Tomorrow; intro to Mara Feldman-Fox of Fox Management.
She let off steam screeching like a demented goose, so she'll probably stay quiet until the Board Meeting on Aug. 6th.
Tomorrow; intro to Mara Feldman-Fox of Fox Management.
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