REDW Adds Riggs, Haake and Hopkins to Phoenix Office

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - June 20, 2013 - PRLog -- Caitlin Riggs joins as a Staff Accountant in the Audit & Consulting department.  She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting with a minor in Economics from Fort Lewis College.  Caitlin has interned for the Region 9 Economic Development District in Durango, Colorado, and is Executive Vice President of Beta Alpha Psi.  She is a past volunteer of Tax Help Colorado and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and has also dedicated her time at the MannaSoup Kitchen and the LaPlata Humane Society.  

Max Haake also joins as a Staff Accountant in the Audit & Consulting department.  He holds a Bachelor of Accountancy and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Finance from New Mexico State University (NMSU).  He is an Ambassador to the College of Business at NMSU and has served a number of collegiate organizations, including Beta Alpha Psi, Pi Kappa Alpha, and the Advisory Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, to name just a few.

Tim Hopkins, CPA, joins as an Audit Manager in the Audit & Consulting department.  He has more than seven years of experience working for a full-service certified public accounting firm in Phoenix, AZ.  Additionally, he has healthcare industry experience, having served as a Senior Accountant for a health center dedicated to providing affordable, high-quality healthcare in Arizona.  

Tim holds a Master of Accountancy degree from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan and a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Northern Arizona University.  He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Arizona Society of Certified Public Accountants and a former volunteer for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) organization.

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).