SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LAUNCH, a nonprofit organization that supports individuals with cognitive deficits in Onondaga County, has added Samuel M. Lyon, a tax manager at Dannible & McKee, LLP, to its board of directors. Lyon will join 11 other directors providing strategic guidance and fiscal oversight for LAUNCH, which helps more than 400 people a […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — LAUNCH, a nonprofit organization that supports individuals with cognitive deficits in Onondaga County, has added Samuel M. Lyon, a tax manager at Dannible & McKee, LLP, to its board of directors.
Lyon will join 11 other directors providing strategic guidance and fiscal oversight for LAUNCH, which helps more than 400 people a year.
“Sam’s expertise in accounting and fiscal management will be an asset to the board as well as the agency as a whole,” LAUNCH Executive Director Paulette Purdy said in a news release issued by Dannible & McKee.
Lyon is a tax manager at Dannible & McKee, a certified public accounting and consulting firm with offices in Syracuse, Albany, and Binghamton. He has more than six years of experience in taxation and planning for individuals and closely held companies. Lyon is responsible for overseeing tax engagements for a variety of clients with a focus on architecture and engineering, professional services, multi-state corporations, and high-net-worth individuals, per the release. Lyon is also involved in the firm’s business valuation and succession-planning services.
Lyon earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2014 and an MBA in 2015, both from Le Moyne College. He resides in Syracuse.
LAUNCH says it partners with children and adults to provide individualized services that foster learning, independence, and growth. The organization is headquartered at the Nettleton Commons building at 313 East Willow St. in downtown Syracuse.