LAUREN E. WEDDELL CPA

Lauren has been with the firm since 2004 and has experience serving a variety of clients in the manufacturing, real estate, not-for-profit, higher education, distribution and professional services sectors, including publicly traded companies. This experience includes a focus in regulatory compliance and complex investment portfolios. Lauren also has significant experience in auditing employee benefit plans, including 11-K filings.

She is responsible for the management and coordination of selected audits, as well as the delivery of the firm’s accounting, assurance, tax and business advisory services to her client base. These responsibilities require an extensive knowledge of financial reporting requirements and operational and organizational concerns of the entities served.

Education

B.S.B.A. – Accounting, University of Pittsburgh

Professional and Community Involvement

Member—American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants

Member—Board of Directors, Manchester Bidwell Corporation

Member—Board of Directors, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburgh

Leadership Development Initiative XXIII Graduate

Member—Schneider Downs Not-for-Profit Focus Group

Member—Schneider Downs Manufacturing Industry Group

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Do you have a hobby/personal passion?  
Traveling

What was your childhood dream?  
To become a veterinarian

People would be surprised to know that I…
have run a full marathon and completed a Tough Mudder

What is the best or most interesting thing about your career?  
There is never a dull moment.

What was your first job?  
Planting and picking vegetables in the fields at a local farm and greenhouse.

Do you have a “motto”? (spoken or unspoken)  
“If you don’t like something, change it.  If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”  Maya Angelou

When you have an hour of free time, what do you like to do?  
Hiking with my husband and our two dogs.

Our Thoughts On

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Big Problem: Company Impacted By Ransomware.


Big Thinking: Restore System On-site And Avoid Six-figure Ransom.

TREVOR WARREN joined Schneider Downs in 2001 and has more than 20 years of experience in public accounting. He mainly focuses on audit, review, and compilation engagements, and services a diversified number of industries from automotive to nonprofit.
One of Trevor’s clients fell victim to ransomware. Their system was locked down and the ransom was in the mid six-figures. The company had cyber insurance and was referred to a few firms that were more focused on negotiating the ransom instead of assisting in restoring the system. That’s when Trevor received a call from the company’s CFO. “I was able to immediately get the CFO in touch with our cyber team, who were on-site and working with their Director of Information Technology quickly,” said Trevor. “We were able to successfully restore the client’s system and remove any threat of ransomware. Plus, the client did not have to pay any of the ransom and most of our fees were covered through their cyber insurance.” Schneider Downs provides Big Thinking and Personal Focus in delivering a variety of services for large and small businesses, both publicly and privately held, as well as nonprofit organizations, government entities and more. Through our commitment to thought leadership and knowledge management, we deliver the solutions our clients need with a personal commitment to service.

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