Rick serves privately held, middle-market, high-growth clients in a variety of industries. Specifically, he has extensive experience working with closely held and family-held businesses and their attendant issues including succession planning, merger and acquisition transactions, tax planning, employee stock ownership plans and estate planning. Rick performs at a high level and advisory role to the firm’s clients providing strategic planning, best practices and serves as an advisor to boards of directors.

Rick was with KPMG Peat Marwick from 1974 until 1980 when he joined Bober Markey Fedorovich. Rick was elected partner in 1982 and managing partner in 1996. He transitioned to Executive Chairman in January 2021.

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Specializations

• Professional service firms
• Manufacturing/Distribution
• Construction
• Healthcare
• Nonprofit

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Accounting, The University of Akron, cum laude

Professional Memberships

• American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), member
• Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA), board chair-elect

Civic Memberships and Activities

• Cleveland Leadership Center, board chair
• Leadership Cleveland Class of 2015, graduate
• Bert A. Polsky Humanitarian Award, 2015 honorary chair
• Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, Annual Sports Awards Dinner chair, board member, and Governance and Nominating Committee member
• Cleveland Clinic, board member, audit committee
• Business Volunteers Unlimited, board chair-elect
• Cleveland Clinic Foundation, audit committee member
• Cleveland Clinic Akron General, board member, executive committee
• Akron Community Foundation, board chair, finance committee chair
• Greater Akron Chamber, board member, past chair, and life trustee
• AAA Akron Auto Club, past chair, board member
• Akron Tomorrow, board member and treasurer
• Archbishop Hoban High School, board and executive committee member, co-chair capital campaign
• The University of Akron College of Business Administration, Advancement Council, trustee
• Citizens for a Safe and Successful Summit County, treasurer
• MetroParks Levy Campaign Committee, member
• Leadership Akron, Class IV, 1988 graduate
• FBI Cleveland Citizens Academy, 2017 graduate
• Allinial Global, strategic planning committee, past chair

Awards and Accolades

• The Cleveland 500, 2024
• H. Peter Burg Economic Development Leadership Award, The Greater Akron Chamber, 2023
• The Pillar Award for outstanding community service, 2004, 2019
• Norman Cohn Hope Award, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2016
• Boy Scouts of America and Rotary Club of Fairlawn Distinguished Community Service Award, 2010
• United Way Distinguished Service Award, 2008
• Justin T. Rogers Spirit of Hospice Award, 2005
• Distinguished Alumni Award, Archbishop Hoban High School, 2003
• The Public Service Award, granted for statewide recognition by the Ohio Society of CPAs, 2002
• The Frank L. Simonetti Distinguished Alumnus Award from The University of Akron, College of Business, 1996

CliftonStrengths

• Achiever
• Arranger
• Learner
• Individualization
• Belief