San Mateo, Calif. – October 14, 2026 -- Novogradac, the national accounting and consulting firm, promoted nine managers to principal effective Sept. 1, with the new principals spread across seven U.S. offices and concentrated in tax credit work for real estate and renewable energy.
Managing partner Michael J. Novogradac said the firm has a long tradition of promoting from within, which keeps clients working with proven expertise as the firm grows.
Promotions span seven offices from Atlanta to Walnut Creek
Atlanta adds two principals, Yie Li and Christie Webb. Dover, Ohio, also adds two, Ali Gatrell and Caleb Stein. The other five are Alex Aydin (Cleveland), Aaron Hanks (St. Louis), Vina Hurst (Walnut Creek, California), Micah Larimer (Portland, Oregon) and Tony Morales (New York City).
Aydin brings transaction modeling for layered community development deals
Aydin joined in 2012 and has prepared financial models for hundreds of transactions. These combine state and local grants and loans, tax increment financing, Property Assessed Clean Energy financing and federal subsidies with new markets tax credit (NMTC), historic tax credit (HTC) and opportunity zone investments. She also leads the firm's bookkeeping services practice.
Renewable energy credentials anchor three of the nine promotions
Hurst advises renewable energy clients on complex tax equity structures and clean energy financing. Stein, who joined in 2017, works with developers, syndicators and investors on renewable energy tax credit (RETC) transactions, including financial forecasting and cost segregation studies. Hanks prepares tax returns for RETC investments alongside his NMTC and HTC transaction consulting work.
Affordable housing and HUD-related audit expertise covers four promotions
Morales, who joined in 2015, provides audit and tax services for low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) properties, as well as tax credit investment funds. Li, who joined in 2014, focuses on financial statement audits and tax services for RETC and LIHTC clients, including nonprofits subject to HUD and Office of Management and Budget Uniform Guidance requirements. Webb, who joined in 2010, handles real estate partnership audit and taxation, including HUD-regulated affordable housing. Larimer, who joined in 2017, covers audit, tax and consulting across LIHTC, RETC, HTC and NMTC work.
Gatrell and Hanks add licensed CPA coverage in Ohio and Missouri
Gatrell handles financial statement audits, federal and state tax returns, and cost certification audits for HTC transactions and NMTC allocation applications. She is a licensed CPA in Ohio. Hanks is a licensed CPA in Missouri and focuses on NMTC and HTC structuring and forecasting.