Meet Our Chardon Office Staff

April Betarie joined the NMS team in early 2019. She currently serves the firm at the Chardon office's front desk as administrative assistant. Her background includes human resources and various roles in the education, medical and dental fields.

Bryce Namie joined NMS in January 2022. He graduated from Mentor High School in May 2016. He earned his Associate of Arts from Lakeland Community College in May 2019 and received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Forensic Accounting from Franklin University in May 2021. He was also the Lakeland Community College Class of 2019 Provost Award recipient. At NMS, Bryce focuses primarily on preparing...

John Bednarski earned his Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting, and Master's Degree in finance, from Cleveland State University. He is a CPA in Ohio, and has many years of experience in both public accounting and private industry. His practice includes corporate, partnership and individual taxation, tax and business forecasting, tax advocacy and representation, and small business development...

Joy Oviatt has worked in the accounting field for the past 20 years. She has experience in human resources, payroll and payroll tax, bookkeeping, and individual and business tax return preparation.

Ken Pfeifer has been the information technology manager at NMS since 2015. He studied management information systems at Florida State University and has been an IT professional for 12 years. Ken specializes in IT security and regularly trains to keep up with emerging technologies. He believes that the most important assets of any company are the people that make up the organization. When not at work,...

Lori graduated from Lourdes University in 1996. Her professional background includes working as rehabilitation coordinator, child care director and preschool teacher, as well as job coach for her local high school’s special education classroom.
Lori started with NMS in August 2023 and really enjoys working in the friendly office atmosphere. She moved to this area in 1998 and loves living...

Megan Fennell graduated Summa Cum Laude with her Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Notre Dame College in 1997, and joined the NMS family close to its inception later that year. In her 22 years of experience with the firm, she has focused mainly on corporate, partnership and individual taxation.

Megan Ghobrial joined NMS in January 2023. She graduated in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Binghamton University and worked as a CPA/auditor for five years with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC in New York and Connecticut, with a heavy focus in healthcare and higher-ed clients. She moved to Ohio in 2013 and enjoys the quiet country living of Geauga County and volunteering within...

Morgan Piecuch joined NMS as a staff accountant in May of 2021. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s of Science in accounting from Lake Erie College in 2021, and is working toward becoming a certified public accountant. Her background includes three years of banking experience at a credit union.

Noelle Muro joined the NMS team as a staff accountant in July of 2019. She graduated from Cleveland State in the summer of 2019 with a Bachelors in business administration. Noelle had two accounting internships during tax season prior to working at NMS.

Patrick Vitelli joined NMS in 2015 as an intern and has since become a full time staff accountant. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Western Governors University. Previously, he was a chef, working at the Cleveland and Washington D.C. properties of the Ritz-Carlton hotel group. When not working, Patrick enjoys attending CrossFit and spending time with his family.

Sandy Ward joined NMS in May 2017 to assist with marketing efforts, which included building a branded and active social media presence. She also serves as marketing coordinator for Geauga Park District.

Tina Blakeslee joined NMS in August 2015 and has been working in public accounting for more than 20 years. She is a tax preparer, can assist clients with QuickBooks setup and cleanup, and offers tax planning strategies for small business and individual clients.