REDW Welcomes Ortega, Randlemon and Latimer to Albuquerque Office

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - June 20, 2013 - PRLog -- Karina Ortega joins as a Staff Accountant in the Audit & Consulting department.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting and International Business from Fort Lewis College.  A former volunteer with Tax Help Colorado and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) in Colorado, she has previous bookkeeping experience and is fluent in both Spanish and French.  

Rye Randlemon also joins as a Staff Accountant in the Audit & Consulting department.  He earned both Bachelor of Accountancy and Master of Accountancy degrees from New Mexico State University and has completed accounting related internships at several accounting firms in New Mexico.

Robert Latimer has joined as an Analyst in REDW’s subsidiary firm, REDW Stanley Financial Advisors, LLC.  Robert holds a Master of Business Administration degree in Finance from the University of New Mexico and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Economics from The George Washington University.  Robert’s background includes more than seven years as a Criminal Investigator with the Federal Government.  He is a former member of the The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association and The National Technical Investigators’ Association.

About REDW LLC

Founded in 1953, REDW is one of the top 10 largest and most respected certified public accounting and business consulting firms in the Southwestern United States, according to the 2012 Top 100 Firms report released by Accounting Today.  

In November 2012, REDW joined forces with two prominent Phoenix-based firms—Abalos & Associates PLLC, and Miller, Allen & Co., P.C., positioning REDW as the 17th largest CPA firm in the Phoenix metropolitan area, according to the 2013 Accounting Firms list published by the Phoenix Business Journal.

With headquarters in Albuquerque, NM and an office in Phoenix, AZ, REDW is home to nearly 200 employees. Together they serve the tax, business and financial needs of a wide range of clients, including privately held businesses, tribes and tribal enterprises, local and state government agencies, healthcare facilities and financial institutions, nonprofit organizations, and individuals both regionally and nationally.

REDW is an independent member of the BDO Seidman Alliance, an association of independently owned local and regional accounting, consulting and service firms, representing over 300 offices nationwide.  In addition, REDW is a member of the Alliance Benefit Group, a national network of independently owned retirement plan consulting; investment advisory; health and welfare consulting; and benefits administration providers.

For additional information, please visit redw.com (http://www.redw.com/).