The certified public accounting firm of Adams, Brown, Beran & Ball, Chartered (ABBB) is pleased to announce Elpidio Cortez, Jr. was recently hired as a staff accountant.

“As an intern, Elpidio served our clients well,” said Brian Staats, CPA, CGMA, managing partner of ABBB. “We are excited to watch his continued growth as a full-time professional on the ABBB team.”

Cortez joined the firm in 2017 as an intern and continued as a student worker. He graduated in 2018 with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Fort Hays State University. Cortez is a member of the FHSU Alumni Association and the Alpha Kappa Psi fraternity. He lives in Hays, Kansas, and enjoys spending time with his friends and family, walking his dog, and watching movies in his free time.

Adams, Brown, Beran & Ball, Chartered provides a wide range of traditional and non-traditional CPA and consulting services to clients throughout Kansas, including agriculture organizations, construction companies, feedyards, financial institutions, governmental and not-for-profit organizations, manufacturers, medical practices, oil and gas companies, professional service firms, real estate companies and small businesses. Founded in 1945, today the firm maintains 15 office locations throughout the state. For more information about Adams, Brown, Beran & Ball, please visit abbb.com.