Julie L. Jagoda-Booth, CPA, joins Johnson, Mackowiak & Associates, LLP as partner

Johnson, Mackowiak & Associates, LLP Partners Dave Mackowiak, Denise Veloski, and Linda J. Harris have announced that Julie L. Jagoda-Booth, CPA, has joined the firm as partner.

At JMA, Jagoda-Booth will focus primarily on non-profit accounting and auditing, individual, small business and estate taxes, and consulting. Jagoda-Booth is also a QuickBooks® ProAdvisor and specializes in using the desktop and online versions of the software.

In addition to her CPA license, Jagoda-Booth holds a Master’s of Business Administration Degree in Accounting and Finance from St. Bonaventure University. Before joining JMA, Jagoda-Booth started out working for the City of Dunkirk as an intern and was with a regional accounting firm for 26 years, 16 years as a shareholder and vice president.

With the addition of Jagoda-Booth, JMA has opened a new location in Sardinia, which will be staffed by a CPA and an office manager, both of whom Jagoda-Booth brought to JMA with her. Jagoda-Booth will meet with clients at both locations.

Jagoda-Booth, daughter of David and Janet Jagoda of Dunkirk, takes an active role in the nearby communities as a director with the Arcade Area Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Springville Area Chamber of Commerce. She is also a founding member and current treasurer of Supporting Rescue Alliance, a non-profit animal welfare group that assists in adopting dogs from high-kill shelters in Texas and grants wish list items to other animal welfare nonprofit organizations. Jagoda-Booth is also a member of American Legion Post 62 Auxiliary in Dunkirk.