Officers

President: Bob Lynch, CPA, CFE, CVA [bio]
Phone: (407) 841-6930

Vice-President: Amy K. Chapman, CPA, CFE, CVA [bio]
Phone: (407) 802-1211

Secretary: Paul Hawkins, CFE [bio]
Phone: (321) 862-7859

Treasurer: Don Dobesh, CFE [bio]
Phone: (407) 579-8100

Directors

Debbie Adkins, MSA, CPA [bio]
Phone: (407) 398-7817

President, Bob Lynch, CPA, CFE, CVA

Bob serves as manager of the Forensic Accounting and Litigation Support practice of Cross, Fernandez & Riley, LLP (C/F/R).  He assists clients with economic damages calculations, business valuation, litigation and forensic accounting services.  Bob works with clients in designing, implementing and monitoring internal controls systems to prevent and detect misappropriation of company assets and occupational fraud. Bob also specializes in the preparation of business valuation reports for buy/sell agreements, marital dissolution, shareholder disputes and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). In addition to his client service duties, he oversees the forensic examinations and litigation support engagements. 

Vice-President: Amy K. Chapman, CPA, CFE, CVA
Amy is a manager in the Orlando office of LarsonAllen LLP and is responsible for business valuation, fraud, litigation and select tax services. She has nine years of experience in public accounting. She has been involved in litigation projects, valuations, and fraud investigations. Amy began her career in the tax department servicing S Corporations, LLC’s, non-profits, individuals and C Corporations.  She began working in the fraud and forensic area in 2004 and valuation work in 2005.  Amy also performs due diligence and consulting services for clients interested in purchasing a business.  Amy spends half her time on tax engagements with long standing clients and the other half on fraud, valuation and litigation projects. 
                                                                                  
Amy has an M.B.A. from the University of Central Florida and a B.S. in business administration with a major in Accounting from the University of Central Florida.  She is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the State of Florida, a Certified Fraud Examiner through the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, and a Certified Valuation Analyst through the National Association Certified Valuation Analysts.

Secretary, Paul Hawkins, CFE
Paul is Treasurer of the local ACFE chapter. He is a retired Federal Agent/Criminal Investigator after 32 years with the US Treasury Department. As a criminal investigator he successfully investigated numerous cases involving Income Tax Fraud, Money Laundering, Off-shore Accounts, Locating and Seizing Assets, and fraud related to telemarketing, health care, bankruptcy, insurance, and pensions. As a CFE in private practice, his work consist primarily of providing forensic accounting and litigation support to local law firms." -- paul hawkins

Treasurer: Don Dobesh, CFE
Don is Vice-President of Orlando based Information Technology Systems, Inc., and provides financial consulting services to clients in various industries.  As a CFE, he has conducted field examinations for financial organizations and has also provided litigation support services for a local CPA firm.

Don’s background includes an MBA from Lake Forest and a B.S. from Elmhurst College.  He has several years experience in public accounting in Chicago and has held the office of financial officer for three subsidiary companies of a publicly held telecommunications group based in Florida.  Don has founded two successful technology based companies and has also served on the Boards of several Orlando community organizations.

Director, Deborah S. Adkins, MSA, CPA
Deborah S. Adkins is a forensic CPA with more than twenty-five years of experiences in CFO, controllership, and treasury functions, including responsibilities for financial analysis and SEC reporting, mergers and acquisitions, human resources administration, budgeting, cash management, banking relationships, contract negotiations, and risk management.   Ms. Adkins authors and hosts a monthly audio news digest for finance and accounting professionals.  In addition, she teaches at the University of Phoenix (where she serves as Accounting Chair, Graduate Business and Management) and at DeVry University.

In addition to the ACFE, her memberships include American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Executives International. For the Central Florida chapter of the Financial Executives International, she serves as President. As a member of the FICPA’s Valuation, Forensic Accounting, Litigation Services section, she serves as Co-Chair.  Debbie also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Orange County Library System.