Promotions Celebrated at AAFCPAs 

Angelina Lu, MSA, CPA. Now Director in AAFCPAs’ Commercial Audit Practice, Angie provides assurance and consulting solutions to privately held businesses, including manufacturers, distributors, retailers, professional service firms, and biotech and fintech companies. She provides insight to start-ups, including private equity and venture backed companies, on policies, procedures, and best practices in internal controls and risk management along with efficient scaling through growth. As a CPA with an international background, Angie advises international clients on unique complexities related to cross-border operations including foreign currency translation, intercompany consolidation, accounting for variable interest entities (VIE), and joint ventures. She is versed in various technical accounting issues, such as business combination, accounting for complex equity, and debt instruments. Fun Fact: Angie is also a performer and member of the Board of Directors of New England Center for Circus Arts. 

Chris Consoletti, Esq. Now Director, Chris is a consulting tax attorney focusing primarily on supporting the needs of tax-exempt organizations. He brings expertise in private foundations, lobbying regulations, multi-state filing and registration requirements, Unrelated Business Income Tax (UBIT), charitable solicitation regulations, IRS Form 990 best practice presentation and disclosure requirements along with organizational formations and dissolutions. He also provides effective tax planning and research, tax compliance, charitable planning, and asset protection solutions for trusts and estates. Fun fact: Chris is an avid hockey fan and still plays once a week. His high school had more than 20 players make it to the NHL; he was not one of them. 

Chris Bango. Now Manager, Chris has extensive experience providing audit and consulting solutions for a diverse range of nonprofits including Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), skilled nursing facilities, and multi-service human and social services providers. He works to ensure clients feel confident in their compliance of all applicable standards, including Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), Government Auditing Standards, Uniform Guidance/Single Audit requirements, and state-specific regulations, such as the Massachusetts Uniform Financial Report (UFR). When he’s not at the office, Chris might be found golfing or on hikes with his adventurous beagle. 

Emily Levine. Now Senior Investment Manager at AAF Wealth Management, Emily provides operations and technology support while working closely with internal partners, including wealth advisors, to provide holistic financial planning and investment management solutions. As a member of the Investment Committee, Emily participates in the firm’s regular and thoughtful process of investment selection, monitoring, and portfolio implementation. Emily focuses on maximizing returns while minimizing risks. She joined AAF Wealth Management in 2018 with more than 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. In her free time, she enjoys cheering on her kids at basketball and lacrosse games. As a family, they love supporting the Florida State Seminoles. Fun fact—she’s also an excellent hula hooper! 

Lauren Turner, MSA. Now CFO, Lauren is a member of AAFCPAs’ Outsourced Accounting & Fractional CFO practice, providing outsourced, cloud-based finance and accounting support for nonprofits and privately held companies. Lauren provides strategic financial and operational consulting solutions and oversees financial procedures and internal and external team members as appropriate to ensure a smooth execution of the finance function. Lauren addresses clients’ most critical financial concerns including budget development, cash flow management, financial forecasting and projection, monthly closing procedures, and monthly financial statements. Lauren is a past winner of AAFCPAs’ peer-nominated Excellence in Client Service award and has been serving clients with distinction since 2004. 

Andrew McNemar. Now Controller, Andrew is a member of AAFCPAs’ Outsourced Accounting & Fractional CFO practice, providing accounting infrastructure set-up and high-quality, cloud-based accounting services for nonprofits and commercial businesses. Andrew has extensive experience serving cannabis businesses including cultivators, distributors, dispensaries, retailers, and other commercial enterprises. He provides accounting support with efficient processes and procedures, relieving clients of the burden of day-to-day financial activities. He simplifies the set-up process, providing guidance to clients in setting up cloud solutions, designing custom charts of accounts, setting up customers and vendors for accurate sales and expense reporting, connecting to bank and credit card accounts, and implementing client information for professional looking output forms.