Novogradac Promotes Nine New Principals, Expanding its Nationwide Expertise

SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- National accounting and consulting enterprise Novogradac elevated nine managers to principal Sept. 1–Alex Aydin of the Cleveland office; Ali Gatrell and Caleb Stein of the Dover, Ohio, office; Aaron Hanks of the St. Louis office; Vina Hurst of the Walnut Creek, California, office; Micah Larimer of the Portland, Oregon, office; Yie Li and Christie Webb of the Atlanta office; and Tony Morales of the New York City office.

"My partners and I are honored to recognize this hard-working group of professionals," said Michael J. Novogradac, managing partner of Novogradac. "Novogradac has a long tradition of promoting from within, which ensures clients continue to receive proven expertise as the firm continues to grow."

Aydin joined Novogradac in 2012 and specializes in transaction consulting and the preparation of financial forecasts for multi-layered, complex community development projects. Her expertise includes the new markets tax credit (NMTC), historic tax credit (HTC) and opportunity zones investments, many of which consist of public/private partnerships with diverse capital stacks. Aydin has consulted on and prepared financial models for hundreds of transactions, many including combining state and local grants/loans, tax increment financing, Property Assessed Clean Energy financing and federal subsidies with various tax credit programs. Aydin also leads Novogradac's bookkeeping services practice, which provides accounting and financial reporting support to clients across a variety of industries. She has advised clients on all aspects of NMTC and HTC compliance and provided on-site training. Her experience includes providing audit, tax, compliance consulting and various attestation services within the tax credit real estate industry. Aydin received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Miami University.  

Gatrell specializes in NMTCs, HTCs and real estate industries. Gatrell works extensively on financial statement audits, federal and state tax return preparation, and cost certification audits for HTC transactions and NMTC allocation applications. She has also assisted with due diligence services on several real estate sale/purchase transactions. Gatrell has experience in employee benefit plan audits and participates in Novogradac's annual employee benefit plan training. She received a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting and her master's of accountancy degree from Youngstown State University. Gatrell is licensed as a certified public accountant in Ohio.

Hanks specializes in NMTC and HTC investments, with an emphasis on transaction consulting, structuring and financial forecasting. He also has extensive experience with real estate compliance engagements, including tax return preparation, NMTC agreed-upon procedures and other related matters, and provides tax return preparation services for renewable energy tax credit (RETC) investments. Hanks received his bachelor's and master's degrees in accountancy from Southern Illinois University–Edwardsville and is a licensed certified public accountant in Missouri.

Hurst is a principal with Novogradac & Company LLP in the Walnut Creek, California, office. She provides attest, tax and consulting services to clients in the renewable energy sector. She specializes in complex tax equity structures and clean energy financing and has extensive experience advising clients on accounting, tax and compliance matters. Hurst earned a bachelor's degree in economics and accounting from California State University, East Bay. She is licensed in California as a certified public accountant.

Larimer joined Novogradac in 2017. He focuses on providing audit, tax and consulting services to the real estate industry, predominantly in the low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC), RETCs, HTC and NMTC worlds. Larimer's attest experience includes the preparation of traditional year-end audits, final cost certification audits, forecast preparation of new LIHTC, HTC or NMTC developments and various agreed-upon procedures. Larimer's tax preparation experience includes the preparation of partnership (1065), S-Corporation (1120-S), C-Corporation (1120), nonprofit (990) and personal (1040) tax returns. Larimer earned his bachelor's degree in accounting from Brigham Young University.

Li, who joined Novogradac in 2014, specializes in financial statement audits and tax services for the RETC and LIHTC arenas. She is experienced with nonprofit organizations, including those subject to the requirements of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Office of Management and Budget Uniform Guidance. She received a master's degree in accountancy from Georgia State University.

Morales joined Novogradac in 2015. He is experienced in providing audit and tax services for LIHTC and HUD properties and related investment partnerships, tax credit investment funds and special purpose engagements for LIHTC transactions. Morales received a master's degree in accounting and taxation from Florida Gulf Coast University and is licensed in New York as a certified public accountant.

Stein specializes in RETCs, working with developers, syndicators and investors on the structuring and financing of transactions. Stein, who joined Novogradac in 2017, performs numerous services related to RETCs, including transaction consulting, financial forecasting and cost segregation studies. He also provides financial statement audits, tax return preparation and agreed-upon procedures related to renewable energy transactions. Stein is a frequent speaker at renewable energy conferences and provides his clients with on-site training programs. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting and a master's degree in business administration from Ashland University and is licensed as a certified public accountant in Ohio.

Webb, who joined Novogradac in 2010, has experience in real estate partnership audit and taxation. Webb is experienced in NMTCs and affordable housing developments, including those subject to the auditing requirements of HUD. She received her bachelor's degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from North Georgia College & State University. She is licensed in Georgia as a certified public accountant.

About Novogradac

Novogradac, which has been in business for more than 35 years, has grown to more than 800 employees and partners with offices in more than 25 cities. Tax, audit and consulting specialty practice areas for Novogradac include affordable housing, community development, historic rehabilitation and renewable energy.

For additional information on Novogradac's personnel and areas of expertise, visit www.novoco.com or call (415) 356-8000.

SOURCE Novogradac & Company LLP