About the Speakers

Mary Breslin is the Founder of Verracy and an internationally recognized speaker and training facilitator for Internal Audit, Risk and Fraud. When she is not speaking publicly or facilitating trainings, Ms. Breslin conducts fraud investigations and provides management consulting for internal audit and fraud. Mary has over 25 years of experience in Internal Audit, Fraud, Accounting and Management, including working for global companies such as Costco, Barclay’s Capital, ConocoPhillips, and Boart Longyear. She has implemented and managed audit programs in over 50 countries. Additionally, Mary has led fraud investigations in numerous countries spanning six continents. Ms. Breslin has spoken at the Global ACFE Fraud Conference for the past four years. She also spoke at the African Fraud Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2018 and has been invited to speak at this year’s Asian Fraud Conference in Singapore. Ms. Breslin attended Rutgers University and University of Phoenix. She has a BS in Accounting and an MBA, which was completed from the University of Phoenix while living abroad after accepting an expat assignment and moving to Italy. Mary is a Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Fraud Examiner.

Glenn is a Senior Stakeholder Liaison for the IRS. He has worked for the Internal Revenue Service for over 25 years. Glenn worked in the Examination Problem Resolution Unit as a caseworker, as a Cooperating Agent for Criminal Investigations, and was a Taxpayer Advocate at the model walk-in office in Edison, NJ.

David is a leader in all aspects of the delivery of audit and audit-related services to public and private companies in various industries, including Financial Services, Technology, Life Sciences, Manufacturing and Distribution and employee benefit plans. He has continued experience interpreting and applying technical accounting and auditing standards, including support on lease accounting, revenue recognition and financial reporting matters. He is a frequent presenter and author of numerous topics. He is also an active member of the NJCPA Career Awareness Program as a presenter and a mentor.

Mr. Liebman is a practicing attorney and CPA for over 50 years, who now specializes in real estate and business transactions, and especially IRS Code 1031 exchanges. He has acted in various capacities (whether as an attorney or as a qualified intermediary) in a number of multi-million-dollar real estate exchanges throughout the country. Mr. Liebman has presented extensively to attorneys and CPAs around the country. He has also presented to the U.S. Treasury, the Civil Court of the City of New York, New Jersey Enrolled Agents and to the Staten Island Board of Realtors. He has served as Chairman of the Richmond County Bar Association Committee on Taxation since 1988 and is also on the faculty of the Academy for Professional Education.

Gary A. Prince, Jr., Esq. is an attorney of Mantell, Prince & Reynolds, P.C. His practice focuses on matters relating to tax, business planning and transactions, corporate law, estate and trust planning, and estate administration. He has served as an expert and as an expert witness in tax, trust and estate related litigation. He represents families in connection with family office services, including gifting strategies, marital agreements, income tax preparation and many other personal and business issues.

Christina started with the NJ Division of Taxation in 2007. During her first eight years in the Customer Service Center, she assisted taxpayers directly, as well as practitioners and the business community through the Practitioner Hotline. Christina joined Taxation University in 2015 where she became a key contributor to the employee training program, and continued to assist practitioners and the business community by presenting at seminars and educational events. In April of 2020, Christina moved to the Office of Legislative Analysis to assist in navigating legislation that impacts the Division. Most recently, Christina began serving in the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate, assisting taxpayers with complicated issues that they have been unable to resolve through other means.

Renee Rampulla, CPA CGMA is the managing member and founder of Rampulla Advisory Services, LLC. She has over 30 years of experience in accounting, auditing, and professional ethics. She is an author of several accounting and auditing publications and continuing professional education courses for the AICPA, various State Societies and numerous other organizations. She is a frequently requested speaker and a five-time recipient of the AICPA’s Outstanding Instructor Award and a recipient of the 2016 New Jersey Society of CPAs “Women of Note.” She has taught over 1,000 continuing education courses. She has serviced public and privately held entities ranging from manufacturing and service sectors, to financial services. Renee is a member of AICPA Council. She was recently appointed to the AICPA’s Auditing Standards Board and has served in numerous leadership roles for the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants and NJCPA.

Brian D. Reynolds, Esq. is an attorney of Mantell, Prince & Reynolds, P.C. His practice focuses on matters relating to tax and estate planning, business and succession planning for entrepreneurs, professionals and closely-held businesses, the administration of estates and trusts, estate and trust litigation, taxpayer representation in connection with federal and state tax controversies, charitable planning, and a broad range of personal legal matters.

Steven is president of The Siegel Group, a Morristown, NJ-based national consulting firm specializing in tax consulting, estate planning, and advising family business owners and entrepreneurs. Steven is the author of many books and is a nationally recognized speaker who has lectured on tax, business and estate planning topics. He has also served as an adjunct professor of law at both Seton Hall and Rutgers University Law Schools.

Gary Weiss is a veteran investigative reporter and author who has been covering fraud, white collar and organized crime for decades. His latest book, Retail Gangster: The Insane, Real-Life Story of Crazy Eddie, published by Hachette Books in August. 2022, was greeted with critical acclaim. Gary was a contributing editor at Condé Nast Portfolio, and his freelance work has appeared in numerous publications, including Bloomberg View, Columbia Journalism Review, Barron’s, Parade, The Daily Beast, Money, Fortune.com, Forbes.com, and The New York Times. He is the author of Born to Steal (Grand Central, 2003), Wall Street Versus America (Portfolio, 2006) and Ayn Rand Nation (St. Martin’s Press, 2012). Gary was an adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He has won numerous awards and was a finalist multiple times for the National Magazine Award and the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism.

Deirdre Wheatley-Liss is a Principal at Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. The core of Ms. Wheatley-Liss’s practice is protecting the wealth her clients have earned and created over a lifetime. With a focus on educating clients, this may include creating wills and trusts, tax planning, advising an executor of an estate, representing a beneficiary in a disputed estate, crafting a long-term care asset protection plan, elder law counseling, special needs planning or guardianships. She is an in-demand speaker on estate planning, elder law and special needs planning and is the author of the book Plan Your Own Estate.