David has been in public accounting for over twenty years, all at Dermody, Burke & Brown. He leads the tax department at the firm across four offices. David developed and leads the Firm’s Agribusiness niche and also works with family owned, closely-held businesses in a wide variety of industries including the Manufacturing and Construction industries.

Lori Ciarla is a principal at Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC. Having over 25 years experience, she specializes in audit, accounting, and advisory services for not-for-profit and governmental organizations, as well as employee benefit plans. She leads the firm’s Employee Benefit Plan Audit Practice, overseeing the audits of many annual benefit plans, including single-employer, multi-employer, defined contribution, defined benefit, and health and welfare plans. 

Karen is a Member with Dermody, Burke & Brown and serves as the Firm’s Chief Financial Officer.  She leads the Firm’s Physician and Dental Practice groups and the Business Valuation Practice group. Karen has been with the Firm since graduating from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 1990.

Shannon B. Nelson is a member of Dermody, Burke & Brown and is the administrative leader of the Audit and Accounting division. With over 30 years of experience, she provides comprehensive auditing and consulting services to a variety of clients, including governmental agencies, health and human services organizations.

Carolyn S. Sturick, is theChief Executive Officer of Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC.

Tom has been with the Dermody, Burke & Brown for over twenty years.  His experience in public accounting includes various external and internal audit engagements for not-for-profit organizations and for profit entities.  As a member of the Governmental niche and Not-for-Profit niche, Tom has served as a lead auditor for a variety of organizations, including those receiving funds from the NYS Education Department, Health and Human Servic

Tina is a Senior Manager at Dermody, Burke & Brown in the Retirement Plan Design and Administration department.  As an employee at the Firm for over fifteen years, her seasoned experience in the Industry allows her to efficiently design, prepare and administer retirement plans for a variety of clients.  Tina personally meets with clients and staff to discuss employee benefit options and assists the CPA Firm with their audits of employee benefit plans.  Tina is proactive in her ret

Karen Hovey is a Principal in the Tax Department at Dermody, Burke & Brown CPAs, LLC. She has over 30 years of experience in audit, tax, and accounting services. She specializes in the preparation and review of complex individual and business returns, including multi-state returns.  

Joel joined the firm as a Principal after Barone, Howard & Co., a full-service accounting, tax and consulting firm based in New Hartford and Rome, merged with Dermody, Burke & Brown.  He brings over thirty years of experience in public accounting to the firm.  Joel’s areas of practice include personal income tax planning and preparation, reviews, compilations and business tax services for a variety of for-profit industries

Debby joined the firm as a Principal in November 2019 after Barone, Howard and Co., a full-service accounting, tax and consulting firm based in New Hartford and Rome, merged with Dermody, Burke & Brown. Debby has over thirty years of experience in public accounting.