Lisa J. Cines, CPA, President

Lisa J. Cines, CPA serves as Aronson & Company’s Managing Officer. She joined the Firm in 1982 and has spent over 25 years in the industry. Lisa earned her Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from the University of Maryland in 1981.

Lisa specializes in accounting, tax and consulting services with a special emphasis on implementing high level business plans and strategies in her work with government contracting and technology companies. Her areas of expertise include government cost principles and procurement regulations, cost accounting standards, project/cost accounting systems, and merger and acquisition transaction support. As an expert in the field, she has made various presentations to banking institutions, government contractors, and executives. Lisa has also provided articles for various trade publications and is frequently asked to provide expert commentary regarding issues in the accounting field.

Lisa is an active participant in a large number of industry organizations as well as community groups. In 2006, Lisa was named to the Board of Directors of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) after previously having served on the AICPA Council. Her efforts have been recognized by several media and industry outlets and, in 2005, she was named one of the Washington Business Journal’s 25 Women Who Mean Business.

She currently serves as a member of both the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement and the Executive Committee of the Greater Washington Initiative. Lisa also lends her expertise and dedication to the MACPA Accounting Education & Career Task Force and the University of Maryland Accounting Department.

Jeffery P. Capron, CPA/ABV, Director

Jeffery P. Capron, CPA/ABV, leads the Firm’s Diversified Commercial Services Group and has spent more than 30 years in the industry. He graduated cum laude from Bucknell University in 1973 and earned his Juris Doctorate from George Washington University’s National Law Center in 1978.

As the Officer in charge of the Diversified Commercial Services Group, Jeff is responsible for audit, accounting, consulting, and tax services to a broad group of commercial entities, including emerging companies. The group serves clients in a number of industries, including software development, hospitality, manufacturing, insurance, publishing, and professional services.

Jeff also serves as an Officer in A&C’s Expert Services Group, assisting attorneys and their clients by providing litigation support and expert testimony, primarily as it may relate to valuation, classification and other financial issues associated with family law and general civil disputes.

Jeff is a certified public accountant licensed in DC, MD and VA; a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals; and has earned his certification as an Accredited Personal Financial Specialist (APFS) as well as the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) designation.

Jeff frequently is asked to provide expert commentary regarding issues in the industry and is an active member of the AICPA and MACPA. He serves as a Board Member and the Co-Chair of Finance of The National Fund for the U.S. Botanic Garden; he is a Board Member and Treasurer for Building Bridges Across the River, Inc.; and, in addition, Jeff is a Trustee of the John Edward Fowler Memorial Foundation, and a Board Member of the Aronson Foundation, a charitable grantor organization.

Jeff served as the Managing Partner of Capron & Associates, LLP when they merged with Aronson & Company in 2005.

Stephen W. White, Director

Stephen W. White currently serves as Aronson & Company's Director of Sales & Marketing. With extensive experience helping organizations achieve their growth goals, Stephen has developed proven, innovative marketing strategies that have helped nonprofits reach and exceed their objectives.

Stephen specializes in the construction and implementation of creative and technical solutions designed to increase mission awareness and bolster charitable contributions. Stephen has had great success working with Aronson Philanthropic Partners, an affiliate of Aronson & Company, to assist their clients in achieving their planned giving goals. He designs creative marketing strategies that help many national nonprofit organizations increase the size and frequency of much needed donations. Clients that have benefited from his innovative ideas include VFW, National Parks Foundation, American Diabetes Association, National Mental Health Association, The Foundation for Fighting Blindness and Black Rock Center for the Performing Arts.

Stephen is a member of various trade organizations and holds certificates in a variety of sales and technical training specialties. Additionally, he is frequently asked to comment on sales and marketing related issues by the media and professional organizations, including a recent presentation to the National Capital Gift Planning Council titled, "Communicating the Planned Giving Message to Your Donor File."