New Dermody, Burke & Brown CEO had been the firm’s longtime COO

SYRACUSE — Dermody, Burke & Brown, CPAs, LLC started the new year with a new CEO leading the Syracuse–based accounting firm.

Carolyn Sturick had been the firm’s COO for the past 13 years. She succeeds Madelyn Hornstein, who has served as the firm’s CEO since 2010. 

As CEO, Sturick will focus on strategies to ensure continued growth, client success, and staff development, the firm said in its Jan. 18 announcement.

Sturick says she’s “looking forward” to leading Dermody, Burke & Brown as CEO. 

“I am confident in our talented team of employees here at Dermody, Burke & Brown and I am so honored to represent them,” Sturick said. “Our top priority is and will continue to be our clients and helping them achieve their goals.”

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ermody, Burke & Brown has 81 employees, including 35 certified public accountants (CPAs), the firm tells CNYBJ.

Hornstein called it an “honor” to serve as the accounting firm’s CEO for more than a decade. 

“With my impending retirement at the end of 2023, it is important for the firm, our clients, and our staff to have a new leader in place to ensure a smooth transition,” Hornstein said. “Carolyn has been with the firm for over 33 years and in a leadership position for over 13 years. She has the respect of her clients and our staff. She is the perfect person to take over this position and I have no doubt will lead with integrity and continue to help our clients achieve success.”

Hornstein will continue to serve as a partner and support the new leadership team through 2023, the firm says.

Dermody, Burke & Brown has been serving the Central New York business community since 1956. With offices in Syracuse, Auburn, New Hartford, and Rome, Dermody Burke & Brown describes itself as “one of the largest independently locally owned accounting and business advisory firms in Central New York.”