Dean R. Holland, President
Holland & Company President Dean R. Holland is a Certified Public Accountant registered in the State of Illinois, and is a member in good standing with the Illinois CPA Society and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Holland also is Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Advocate Software Corporation (ASC). ASC is a software development firm whose principle product is Service Bridge®, a service management and dispatching software system that integrates with the BusinessWorks 50 and QuickBooks accounting softwares.
Dean Holland's professional experience includes several years as Controller and Accounting Manager for subsidiaries of the financial services firms Societe' Generale and S.G. Warburg & Company. During his tenure with these firms, Holland established and implemented accounting and internal controls to safeguard the assets of new subsidiaries.
He also spent several years with the Chicago-based public accounting firm of Checkers, Simon & Rosner (now a division of American Express Tax Services). As a senior auditor, Holland budgeted and coordinated certified audits and reviews of privately and publicly-held financial service entities.
In addition, Holland spent several years as an In-Charge Auditor for a quasi-government agency performing internal and financial audits of financial service firms throughout the country.
For the past 10 years, Holland has been an active board member for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the College of DuPage (COD) in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. For this service Holland earned the prestigious SBA’s Illinois Accountant of the Year Award in 1998 for himself and his company. He currently serves as Vice-Chairman of the SBDC Advisory Board and heads the Board's Program Committee, which is responsible for assisting with the development of seminars and conferences for businesses in the DuPage County area.
Holland has also worked with COD's Business Professional Institute as an instructor for more than fourteen years, serving as a facilitator for accounting and tax related seminars.
Holland is past Chairman of the Young Friends for LaGrange Community Memorial Hospital, a not-for-profit organization that raises funds for community health programs.
He also is a frequent speaker for numerous trade and non-for-profit organizations, and has published articles in several trade journals.
Holland received his B.S. in Accounting from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Jean Nardozzi, Accounting Manager
Jean has been employed by Holland & Company, CPAs since January 1997. From 1997 until November 2001 Jean was employed as a Staff Accountant. In December 2002, Jean was promoted to Accounting Manager.
Prior to her tenure with Holland & Company, CPAs, Jean was employed in various accounting positions with United States Gypsum Company from 1976 through 1989.
Originally from Fort Dodge, Iowa, Jean moved to Naperville in 1980 due to a promotion within United States Gypsum Company. Jean and her husband John have two daughters, Sarah and Kristen.
Jean has her B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration and a minor in Math from Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, IA.
Jean likes to read, play golf, and spends many hours at ice-skating rinks and competitions for her daughter.
Terri Minardi, Senior Accountant
Terri has been a long-time employee of Holland & Company, having been with the firm since 1993. Terri started as a Staff Accountant and was promoted to Senior Accountant in December 2002.
Prior to joining Holland & Company, CPAs, Terri worked for Judi Stauss Tax Service from 1989 through 1993 as a tax preparer.
From 1973 to 1986 Terri worked for First National Bank of Chicago as an Assistant Vice President. During her tenure, Terri worked part-time in the trust tax department while in college. She then moved on to fulltime positions throughout First Chicago-the parent company of FNBC. Full time positions included financial analyst in the Leasing Company, Travelers Cheque Company, Commercial Lending Department Head, and for the head of the Human Resources Department.
Terri earned both her B.S. in Accounting and M.B.A. in Finance from DePaul University, Chicago, IL.
Terri has been married to her husband Rick for more years than she wants to admit. They have two children currently attending college – Michelle a senior at the University of Iowa and Lauren a sophomore at Illinois State University.
Terri’s hobbies have included sitting on bleachers watching both girls play softball for the last 15 years, gardening, reading and sewing. In addition, Terri has recently taken up running and just completed her first 5k run.
Jennifer Bubash, Staff Accountant
Jennifer started with Holland & Company, CPAs in July 2009 as a staff accountant.
Prior to joining our firm, Jennifer worked as a staff accountant the last two years for CPA firm located in Indianapolis, Indiana and Westchester, Illinois,
Jennifer has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Northern Illinois University in Dekalb.