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Lisa Germano
Lisa Germano, JD, CPA, CGMA is President and General Counsel for Actuarial Benefits & Design Company – an organization that assists business owners to establish and monitor retirement income goals and maintain retirement plan compliance with federal tax laws. Lisa co-founded AB&D in 1989 with Debra D.D. Coyner, JD, CPA. Lisa has dedicated much of her career to volunteering within her professions. Lisa has served on the board of directors and has chaired numerous high level committees for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants and the Internal Revenue Service (appointed committee member by Commissioner Shulman). She is currently serving on the faculty committee for the Internal Revenue Service EP/EO Joint Council meeting, co-chairs the IRS Mid-Atlantic Liaison Group and is the 2014 and 2015 Tax Chair of the National Employee Benefits Conference. She is a Senior Advisor to the AICPA National Financial Literacy Commission. Lisa is currently Chair Elect of the Board of the Virginia Society of CPAs.
In September, 2012 Lisa received the National Multiple Sclerosis Award for Women on the Move for her demonstrated commitment to her profession and the Greater Richmond Community. In 2008 Lisa co-founded the Joan Grossmann Fegely Foundation for Ovarian Cancer, Education & Research a nonprofit that raised more than $80,000 to find early detection methods for ovarian cancer, provide awareness of its quiet symptoms and support patients and their families. In 2012 Lisa co-founded Rapids Baseball, Incorporated a nonprofit dedicated to youth development, education and self-sustaining community events to fund high school non-academic activities.
In 2011, Lisa was inducted as a Fellow into the American College of Employee Benefits Counsel for her contributions in the employee benefits field and received the inaugural AICPA Sustained Contribution Award for her contributions to the CPA profession. In 1996 Lisa received the Hammer Award from Vice President Gore for her regulatory work with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Since 2001, Lisa has been nominated by her peers as a Super CPA in a survey by Virginia Business Magazine.
Lisa has been married to Larry Lawless since 1981 and has two sons, Liam Lawless and Collin Lawless.
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