A Partner in the Raleigh office, Jonathan also serves as the head of the Firm's Innovation team. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, he began as an auditor for many years before moving into course development and delivery. Outside of his work at Cherry Bekaert, Jonathan served as an adjunct professor at Elon University in their accounting department. In 2018, Jonathan was the first-ever recipient of the NCACPA Elevating Women Award, which recognizes a male in the CPA profession who actively supports the advancement of women. In 2017, Jonathan was named as one of CPA.com [http://cpa.com/]'s Innovative Practitioners of the Year, which recognizes innovation in process, services or technology implementation in public accounting firms. He also recently served on the Board of the North Carolina association of CPA's.