Charles F. Scheid, CPA

Mr. Scheid is an audit manager at R.S. Abrams & Co., LLP.  He has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Hofstra University and a Master of Business Administration in Management from Dowling College.  He also has earned a School Business Administration Certificate from the New York State Education Department.  Mr. Scheid has presented for the New York State Association of School Business Officials on Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced School District Accounting. In addition to his five years of service at R.S. Abrams & Co., LLP, he has seven years of experience as an internal auditor and seven years of experience in not-for-profit and governmental external audits. Mr. Scheid is also the Chairperson of the firm’s Single Audit Committee.  Mr. Scheid is a member of the AICPA and the NYSSCPA.  Mr. Scheid currently specializes in school district, not-for-profit and state and local government audits.  

 Patricia C. Giunta, CPA

Ms. Giunta is an audit manager at R.S. Abrams & Co., LLP.  She has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Dowling College and graduated Summa Cum Laude.  Prior to joining R. S. Abrams & Co., LLP, Ms. Giunta worked for Alperin & Alperin, PC for nine years.  Ms. Giunta has seven years experience with R.S. Abrams & Co., LLP.  Ms. Giunta is the Chairperson of the firm’s Tax Committee.  Ms. Giunta is a member of the AICPA and the NYSSCPA. Ms. Giunta specializes in school district, not-for-profit and state and local government audits. 

John Luke, CPA

Mr. Luke is an audit manager at R.S. Abrams & Co., LLP. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Dowling College and joined R.S. Abrams & Co., LLP with over seven years of experience in not-for-profit and governmental external audits and over two years of experience as an internal auditor, including Sarbanes-Oxley assessment of internal controls over financial reporting.  Mr. Luke is a member of the NYSSCPA Not-For-Profit and Governmental Accounting Committee.  He is also the Chairperson of the firms Internal Audit Committee and Not-For-Profit Committee.  Mr. Luke is a member of the NYSSCPA and the Institute of Internal Auditors as well as a presenter at the annual Internal Auditors Conference hosted by the School District Internal Auditing Alliance.  Mr. Luke currently specializes in school district internal and external audits and not-for-profit and state and local government audits.