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Garcia Appointed to AICPA’s Private Companies Practice Section Technical Issues Committee

MIAMI – October 3, 2007 – Yvette Garcia, partner of Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra LLP (MBAF), the largest Florida-based independent public accounting firm in the State, has been appointed to the Technical Issues Committee of the AICPA’s Private Companies Practice Section. The committee represents the views of local and regional CPA firms with private company clients as they set accounting and auditing standards in the technical accounting field. Garcia will serve a term of three years in this position.

“I am honored to participate in this influential policy-shaping body that has an impact on how we operate as an industry,” said Garcia. “This is a great opportunity to find new and innovative ways to deliver audit quality for the accounting profession.”

Garcia received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Connecticut State University and a Master of Accounting from Florida International University. She is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Florida International Bankers Association and the South Florida Banking Institute. She is also committed to community outreach and serves as volunteer to the Junior League of Miami and the United Way.

Morrison, Brown, Argiz & Farra, LLP is ranked as the 50th largest independent public accounting firm in the nation, the largest in Florida and 10th in the Atlantic/Southeast region. The firm has been listed as Best of the Best, the list of the top 25 performing firms in the country, for 11 years. MBAF provides tax and accounting, audit, technology consulting and litigation support and business valuation services to wealthy individuals, entrepreneurs, private and public corporations and legal practitioners across a broad range of industries. For more information, visit mbafcpa.com.