Dean Holland

Dean R. Holland – President, CPA

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 (ICPAS) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).

During the past 32 years of his accounting career, some of Dean’s accomplishments have included past president of Advocate Software Company; past board member for the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the College of DuPage (COD) in Glen Ellyn, Illinois; winner of the prestigious SBA’s Illinois Accountant of the Year Award; advisory board member of the BusinessWorks software division of Sage Software; and past Chairman of the Young Friends for LaGrange Community Memorial Hospital, a not-for-profit organization that raised funds for community health programs.

Dean 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. He has also taught master level accounting classes as an adjunct instructor for Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois.

He also is a frequent speaker for numerous trade and non-for-profit organizations, and has published articles in several trade journals.

Dean received his B.S. in Accounting from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and his Masters in Accounting from Benedictine University, Lisle, Illinois.