Joseph E. “Joe” Hunhoff, CPA and family of Bloomfield held their sixth annual Angels Among Us gift shopping event, honoring their mother Phyllis Hunhoff’s spirit of giving while helping children experience the joy of giving to others. The event was held at the local school for all pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade students. Robert L. “Bob” Kardell, CPA has been elected to partner within Baird Holm LLP. Kardell is an attorney whose practice focuses on cyberbreach incident response, legal and technology-based risk management solutions, technology and cyber-defense policy and protections, intrusion remediation, and fraud prevention and investigation. He has more than 22 years of experience working for the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a special agent and supervisory special agent, as well as a program coordinator for public corruption, complex financial crime, healthcare fraud, and domestic terrorism. Kardell is a member of the Nebraska Society of CPAs’ Public Policy Committee. Lane J. Knott, CPA was promoted to senior associate at Labenz & Associates LLC in Lincoln. Knott joined the firm in September 2022. He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in May 2021 and completed his Master of Professional Accountancy in May 2022. Knott was a recipient of the Elijah Watt Sells Award in 2023, a prestigious honor that recognizes exceptional performance on the Uniform CPA Exam. He is active in Junior Achievement of Lincoln as a classroom volunteer. Paul H. Koehler, CPA and his wife Mary Ann of Lincoln donated a Steinway grand piano to Concordia University Nebraska in Seward in 2024, helping the university in its journey toward becoming an all-Steinway school. The Koehlers gifted the Steinway to the music department in honor of Paul’s late mother Elizabeth Koehler, who had started him on piano lessons in St. Louis when he was five years old. The Steinway is the Koehlers’ first donation to the music department but far from their first time supporting the university. In 2021, the Koehlers provided Concordia University Nebraska with $2.5 million, the largest endowment gift in the history of the university. Read more at https://bit.ly/KoehlersDonateSteinway. Ronald J. “Ron” Nebbia, CPA was named the inaugural recipient of the John Connor Family Award by the School of Accountancy at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during the school’s annual Celebration of Excellence last fall. Nebbia is a shareholder at Lutz. More than 300 alumni and friends attended the event sponsored by Deloitte, Eide Bailly, Forvis Mazars, KPMG, Labenz, Lutz, and RSM. The John Connor Family Award was established to recognize distinguished alumni who have made significant contributions to the success of the School of Accountancy. Nebbia was selected for his extensive involvement with the advisory board, his commitment to continually improving the school, and his contributions to the College of Business. The award is named after John Connor, a 1966 graduate of the School of Accountancy who had a successful career in public accounting and as an executive in the wireless telecommunications industry. Connor was a past chairman of the Nebraska Society of CPAs. Jenifer Shaffer joined Labenz & Associates LLP in Lincoln as an intern in February 2024 and became an associate in August 2024. She attended Brigham Young University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies in 2003, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she graduated with a Master of Professional Accountancy in 2023. She is active in Junior Achievement of Lincoln as a classroom volunteer. Jeffrey W. “Jeff” Sheets, CPA has been promoted to partner of Labenz & Associates LLC in Lincoln. Sheets joined the firm full time in 2013, after graduating with high distinction from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and minors in math and finance. He also holds a Master of Professional Accountancy from UNL. Sheets provides tax compliance services at all levels, including corporate, pass-through, individual, and trust returns. His areas of specialization include banking, real estate, and family businesses, providing guidance for both business and family planning. Sheets is involved in a variety of community organizations. He currently serves as CONTINUED ON PAGE 32 31 nescpa.org
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