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  • Monday – Thursday
  • 9:00 – 5:00 pm
  • Open Fridays during Tax Season

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TEAM MEMBERS

Meet Our Professionals

Anthony Sabella, CPA

Managing Partner

Mr. Sabella serves as Managing Partner of Lichtenstein, Briefman & Sabella PLLC. Anthony is a passionate advocate for business owners and entrepreneurs who want to take their business to the next level. Here at Lichtenstein, Briefman & Sabella PLLC, he serves as Managing Partner and thrives on organically growing the firm through hard work and dedicated client service.

Anthony enjoys learning the various facets of his client’s business and providing comprehensive tax and growth planning strategies. Anthony has provided outstanding client service in the fields of: Health Care, Legal, Asset Management, Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Professional Services, Artist, and various other closely held businesses.

When not involved with work, Anthony enjoys spending time with his wife Kristi and son Vincent participating in various outdoor activities and finding great restaurants.

Anthony's Favorite Quote:

“Learn from the past, set vivid, detailed goals for the future, and live in the only moment of time over which you have any control: now.” – Denis Waitley

Education

  • University of South Florida
  • B.B.S. in Accounting

Licenses / Certifications

  • Florida Certified Public Accountant
  • New York Certified Public Accountant

Affiliations

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
  • Florida Board of Certified Public Accountants
  • New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
  • Southwest Florida Estate Planning Council

Ronald Marshall, CPA

Partner

Ron Marshall brings almost two decades of high level tax and accounting experience as a Certified Public Accountant. Ron previously worked at a regional CPA firm as a Tax Manager specializing in corporate and high net worth multi state taxation.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Accounting from The Florida State University
  • Florida Licensed CPA
  • 20 years of public and private accounting tax experience in Manatee & Sarasota counties
  • Tax Director at LBS since November 2018
  • Family – Andria (wife); Ashlyn (Daughter); Reddi (Dog)
  • Favorite activities outside of work – Spending time with family, cooking, golfing, gym and going to the beach.

Ron's Favorite Quote:

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Abraham Lincoln

Liz Vaughan

Senior Accountant

Liz Vaughan is originally from Miami, Florida, where she worked for two prominent firms in the Coral Gables area for over 18 years. She and her family relocated to Sarasota in 1998 due to a job relocation for her husband. She focused on raising her kids and getting to know the Sarasota area before joining our firm in 2001.

Over the years, Liz has cultivated caring relationships with her clients. Liz’s expertise includes bookkeeping / accounting work, with an emphasis in corporate, partnership and individual tax returns.

Her interests include boating, entertaining with friends, traveling, and most importantly, spending time with her family, particularly with the “lights of her life” – her two young granddaughters.

Liz's Favorite Quote:

“We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.” – Mother Teresa

Michael Tripi, CPA

Tax & Accounting Supervisor

Michael is passionate about helping small businesses succeed, grow, and become pivotal establishments in the community. Born and raised in Buffalo New York, when not involved with work, Michael enjoys spending time with his family and dogs, traveling, and enjoying the outdoors.

Education:

  • University of Minnesota, B.S. in Accounting

Licenses:

  • Florida Certified Public Accountant

Affiliations:

American Institute of Certified Public Accountant, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountant

Felicia Dirmeyer, CPA

Senior Accountant

Felicia was born and raised in Bradenton. She earned a Bachelor in Finance from the University of North Florida, then continued her studies at the University of South Florida and obtained a Bachelor in Accounting. Felicia has a background in accounting and rental management. In her free-time she enjoys making memories with her husband and son.

Marianne Lehman

Senior Accountant

Born in Wisconsin, her family relocated to St. Petersburg when she was 5 and moved to Sarasota at the age of 15, which makes her almost a native. Marianne grew up in the accounting profession with a CPA father who had her reconciling company bank accounts at the age of 12. With over 30 years of experience in accounting and tax including corporate tax software development and training, her goal is to provide her clients with the knowledge and tools to decrease the time they spend on accounting and tax.

After taking a break from public accounting for 10 years, working in corporate tax software development as well as providing client training, Marianne joined LBS in 2016 and hit the ground running with client software conversions to Quickbooks from their beloved Client Checkbook Solution because it was being retired.

Marianne loves sports and is an avid Tampa Bay Lightning fan, you’ll find her making the drive up to Tampa often to cheer on the Bolts. Her son, daughter-in-law and their Greyhound Crash, who reside in Tampa, and she is looking forward to spending time with her grandson who is due to join the world in September!

Marianne's Favorite Quote:

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes” – Marcel Proust

Molly Amuso

Senior Accountant

Molly was born and raised in Sarasota, Florida and studied accounting at Keiser University. She started at LBS in 2019 and has 8 years of tax and accounting experience. She is currently studying for her EA certification, and enjoys spending time off with her family and two kids.

Sheri Houghton

Office Manager

Brought up in Northern New Jersey. Moved to Sarasota in 1981. A graduate of Northern Valley Regional High School, Old Tappan, NJ

Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ

I have been with Lichtenstein, Briefman et al since 1987. Prior to that I was with a local law firm for several years.

Family time (just love those grandchildren), cooking, travel, and reading are my favorite outside activities. Relaxing on the balcony of a cruise ship with a good book is a priority.

Sheri's Favorite Quote:

“Never regret a day of your life, good days bring happiness, bad days bring experience and lessons learned but, the best days bring memories. Always be true to yourself and you can never get lost.”

Jean O’Neil

Receptionist

Graduated from high school in Cleveland, Ohio, been in Sarasota since 1977, started with LBS in 2008, my favorite activities are family time, going to the theater, movies and reading.

Jean's Favorite Quote:

“Do unto others as you would have others do unto you” (Luke 6.31)

Jamie Sabella

Executive Administrative Assistant

Jamie is originally from Long Island New York. She brings her bookkeeping experience along with her friendly, fun and exciting personality. When Jamie is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family, dog Remi, going to the beach, and CrossFit.

Beena Abraham

Certified Public Accountant

  • Born in Southern India
  • Beena joined the firm in 2011.
  • She has a Bachelor's degree in Accounting. She is a graduate of Florida Southern College in Lakeland Florida.
  • She completed her fifth year at USF.
  • She is certified in the state of Florida with 29 years of experience in accounting and tax preparation.
  • Her hobbies include traveling and reading.

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Mark Briefman, CPA

Partner

Mark Briefman, CPA brings more than 38 years in diverse tax, financial and business consulting experience to his role as a Certified Public Accountant.

Mark is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Gulf Coast Chapter of CPAs.

Born in Akron, Ohio, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio.

He has a large clientele of high net-worth individuals whom he advises on income taxes, estate and financial planning as well as preparing their personal income tax returns.

In addition, Mark is dedicated to helping clients achieve business success by helping them establish practical and sound tax and financial processes. Focused on services for small to medium sized businesses, as well as clients in the medical and professional services industry, he is committed to delivering tax and financial planning services that meet each client’s unique objectives.

For small to medium-sized businesses, Mark has expertise in providing comprehensive accounting services, including individual, corporate, partnership, and trust income tax returns and reviews, compilations and payroll tax reporting.

Mark has been a resident of Sarasota for over 40 years, is married to Laura and has two children, Andrew and Marisa.

Mark’s Favorite Quote:

“Luck, in life, depends largely on oneself. We are given chances, and after that it is up to us. If we have neither the courage nor the wit to grasp them and follow them, then they are gone, and gone forever.” – Mary Stewart A Walk in Wolf Wood

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