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Meet the Team

Our Leadership & Team

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At Young & Company CPAs, LLP, our greatest strength is our people. Our team combines experience, technical expertise, and a genuine commitment to building trusted, long-term relationships with our clients.

We work collaboratively to provide thoughtful guidance, clear communication, and dependable results for individuals and businesses with complex needs. While we welcome new clients, we are intentional in the relationships we build taking the time to ensure the right fit so we can deliver the highest level of service.

We invite you to get to know the professionals at Young & Company CPAs, LLP who are dedicated to helping clients move forward with confidence, clarity, and peace of mind.

Who We Are

At Young & Company CPAs, LLP, we provide high-quality accounting, financial management, and tax services with a level of care, responsiveness, and personal attention that reflects the relationships we value. Clients come to us not only for technical expertise, but for thoughtful guidance and a team that takes the time to truly understand their financial lives.

As a boutique CPA firm, we are intentional about the clients we serve. This allows us to deliver tailored solutions and timely support that larger firms often cannot match. Every engagement is shaped around each client’s unique financial circumstances, ensuring our advice is both practical and aligned with long-term goals.

If you are seeking a CPA firm that values quality, clarity, and trusted partnership, we invite you to connect with Young & Company CPAs to explore whether we are the right fit for your needs.

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Dave Young

David G. Young, CPA brings more than 35 years of experience advising business owners, executives, and high-net-worth individuals across accounting, taxation, financial services, and business consulting. After going out on his own in 1997, David formally founded Young & Company CPAs, LLP in 1999—building the firm into a well-established CPA firm in the Rochester region and a recognized veteran-owned business.

Julie A. Young
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Julie A. Young

Julie joined the firm in 2001 bringing with her 10 years experience from the Internal Revenue Service and KPMG, one of the big four accounting firms. She became a partner in the firm in 2010 and holds a CPA license in the state of New York. With over 15 years of public accounting experience, Julie works to help clients manage the day-to-day details of their finances so they can focus on what they do best – growing their business.

Sean Sherman
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Sean Sherman

Sean has worked in public accounting since 2005. He has experience in audit, review, and tax. Industries he has experience with include real estate, construction, manufacturing, retail, and restaurants. He also had experience with sales tax, bookkeeping, and payroll.

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Joseph Arena

Joe has over 30 years of experience in the Tax and financial services industry.  His background includes; tax preparation for individuals and small business, retirement planning, financial planning, tax planning, real estate consulting, and representing clients before the Internal Revenue Service and state governments.  Joe is enrolled to practice before the IRS.

Alexander L. Miller
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Alexander L. Miller

Alex has several years of experience working at public accounting firms in the Rochester area, both in administrative and accounting roles. He is currently in the process of becoming an Enrolled Agent, a designation reserved for tax experts who are empowered to represent clients before the Internal Revenue Service.

Brian Shrestha
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Brian Shrestha

Brian Shrestha works in accounting and IT, helping keep the firm’s operations running smoothly. He handles financial tasks, resolves technical issues, supports individual tax preparation,

Rhett Sullivan
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Rhett Sullivan

Rhett joined Young and Company in 2025 as a tax accountant focusing on return preparation and strategic tax planning for individuals and small businesses.

Zack Barklund
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Zack Barklund

Zack has worked at Young & Company CPAs since graduating from St. Bonaventure University in 2021. He then worked part-time during tax season while doing his MBA in accounting online. He has experience in bookkeeping, individual and business tax preparation, and tax planning.

Angela Scioria
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Angela Scioria

Angela Scioria is a part-time worker and helps with administrative work here at Young & Company. She is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in general management and studying basic accounting. Angela works hard to juggle her school and work life but still manages to bring the best results.

Coco “The Wonder Dog”
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Coco “The Wonder Dog”

Hello! I’m CoCo, and I proudly serve as the firm’s Office Morale Officer. You may see me greetingclients or providing much-needed comfort and stress relief to our team especially during the longhours of tax season. My specialties include boosting morale, encouraging smiles, and remindingeveryone that even during deadlines, it’s important to pause for a tail […]

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Beyond the office, our team values time together and being part of the community.