Jean Cordasco started her CPA practice from her studio apartment in Moorestown, New Jersey. Now 17 years later she has established herself as a one-woman CPA firm with 2 offices and 5 part-time employees. Jean's CPA practice offers accounting services, financial statements, business set-up; all tax services, Internal Revenue Service and State negotiation, QuickBooks Pro Advisors and consulting, insurance and financial planning services. The practice currently has over 500 clients in a diverse array of different types of businesses, which include manufacturing, construction, distributors, medical/dental, retail, non-profit and professional services. The practice is driven by Jean's sincere motivation to help small businesses get started, manage finances effectively, succeed and thrive. Many of her business clients are women and minorities who have achieved a certain level of growth and success through Jean's accounting services, tax services, consulting and coaching. Jean Cordasco is a risk-taker, hard-worker, accomplished and caring entrepreneur, mother and wife. She is the definition of a woman who has achieved success, makes a difference in her community and is a master juggler of work, family, and truly a role model for others.
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Awards and Milestones
"Woman on the Run" feature story, Courier Post: October 16, 2003
Life, Health & Disability Insurance License: 2001
Rutgers Small Business Award: 1995-1996
Certified Public Accountant, New Jersey: 1991
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison Campus (Cum Laude): 1986
Mountain Lakes High School: 1982
ASSOCIATIONS
AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)
NJSCPA (New Jersey Society Certified Public Accountants)
QuickBooks Pro Advisor
On-site Small Business Consultant for Rutgers-Camden Development Center
BNI (Business Networking International) for Marlton Regional Chapter
Rotary Club of Collingswood
MEET OUR TEAM
My name is Deb Eveland and I am the Vice President of Business Development here at Cordasco Financial Group. I have been working with Jean and her staff for the past 4 years. I am a CPA and have a Bachelors degree in Accounting from Bentley University and a Masters degree from Rutgers University. Prior to working with Cordasco Financial, I spent 12 years as the Controller for the Dairy Group division of Kraft Foods. I love working one on one with new clients to take the stress out of their bookkeeping cycle. It is just a win win for all when a new client can focus on growing their business while we manage the day to day bookkeeping tasks.
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Sandy Ford is Vice President of Operations at Cordasco Financial Group and has held that position for six years. Sandy graduated Glassboro University with a BS in Business Administration and a specialty in Accounting. She has extensive experience in public accounting as well as acting as a controller in private industry. She is a licensed tax preparer as well as a Certified Quickbooks Pro Advisor.
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My name is Linda Griffith-Boldizar, I am the Office Manager for Cordasco Financial Group. I joined the team in September of 2011. I have 15 years of experience with a mid-sized accounting firm and a large accounting firm as an Executive Administrative Assistant and an Office Manager. I attended Lincoln School of Business for Small Business Management and continued my management education through Camden County College Management Certification Program. I am a volunteer for Bellmawr Police's National Night Out Against Crime, where I hold a fundraiser for Water Safety Awareness in the Memory of Bradley Calhoun. Each school year I volunteer to collect items for children in local schools needing backpacks, sneakers, coats and gloves. Also, throughout the year I hold food drives for local families in need, which I call the "Need Has No Season" food collection program.
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My name is Melissa Morgan and I am the Intern for Cordasco Financial Group. I am a full-time student at Rutgers University-Camden and working towards earning my degree in Accounting while interning here at CFG since the spring of 2011. I enjoy the hands-on learning experience that I obtain from working here and aspire to also be a successful accountant in a few years.
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Lisa Mazzola, EA, is a Senior Accountant at Cordasco Financial Group. Lisa graduated from Villanova University with a BS in Accounting. She comes to us with over 15 years of current Public Accounting experience. Prior to that, Lisa worked as a Senior Tax Accountant for Sun Oil Corporation. Lisa specializes in taxation but works in all areas of small business accounting. She enjoys working one on one to help clients manage their accounting in a way that is both efficient and beneficial for growing the client’s business. Lisa is enrolled to practice before the IRS and can act as Power of Attorney on any State or Local taxation audits.
Lisa’s love of people is shown through her community involvement. She has served on numerous boards throughout the years. Currently, the Board of Governor’s for the Haddonfield Civic Association and Chairperson of the Education Committee, she is the Treasurer of the Haddonfield Community Calendar and Trustee and Past-President of the Haddonfield Zone PTA.
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My name is Adriana Hargrave and I am a junior accountant here at Cordasco Financial Group. I started as an intern in the fall of 2008 and became a full time employee after graduating from The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in the spring of 2010. Since graduating with a degree in accounting I plan to sit for the CPA exam sometime within the next year. I have been a certified QuickBooks Pro-Advisor for two years now and have helped many of our clients with the transition to paperless bookkeeping
