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RSM’s annual First-Choice Advisor Awards program was developed based on employee feedback to recognize professionals who embody the firm’s first-choice advisor culture, strategy and values. The program honors high-performing individuals at various career stages from across the U.S., Canada, India and El Salvador who exemplify RSM’s 5 C’s: caring, curious, collaborative, courageous, critical thinkers. Teams are recognized for making a significant impact in both external client service and firm client service areas.

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First-Choice Advisor Awards program overview

RSM’s First-Choice Advisor Awards program has recognized 119 individuals and 19 teams since its inception. In 2025, more than 150 individual nominations and 28 team nominations were submitted. The First-Choice Advisor Steering Committee reviewed the nominations and selected this year’s winners, who include the following:

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2025 First Choice Advisor Award Winners

Previous First-Choice Advisor Award winners

Fiscal Year 2024

Individual winners:

  • Yessica Stewart
  • Joel Burns
  • Michelle Bailey
  • Adam Grunwald
  • Srividya Rao
  • Trang Ho
  • Andra Larade
  • Ashley Burke
  • Maggie Bender
  • Jackson Martinez
  • Mayank Garg
  • Katie Turulski
  • Alyssa Romero
  • Kenny Aguirre
  • Augustus Whitaker
  • Anna Yegorov McElwain
  • Luis Quezada
  • Gaurav S Chauhan
Fiscal Year 2023

Individual winners:

  • Dani Dallis
  • Jeff Seward
  • Johnny Huynh
  • Blair Schuyler
  • Daniel Abueg
  • Emily Jillions
  • Jordan Anderson
  • Sami Vecchiolla
  • Jillian Petito
  • Carly Kohler
  • Kelli Osgood
  • Shannon Christensen
  • Zeenat Saba Khan
  • Kyle Marinko
  • Alex Pena
  • Sansdeep Gill
  • Dorothy Timmermans
  • Kennedy Chinyamutangira
Fiscal Year 2022

Individual winners:

  • Jennifer Stewart
  • Jenn Newhouse
  • Brandon Streitmatter
  • Kunal Arora
  • Cynthia Woo
  • Ethan Kempner
  • Victoria Parks
  • Scott Scala
  • Maria Contreras
  • Erin Griffin
  • Craig Ramsey
  • Josue Cordova
  • Jordyn Kuhn
  • Blake Powell
  • Carolyn Southern
  • Russell Loose
  • Helen Rubin
  • Carol Wang
Fiscal Year 2021

Individual winners:

  • Joan Meath
  • Alexa Orellana
  • Jamika Glades
  • Luis Dizon
  • Tyler Samuel
  • Catherine Oh Sumarlin
  • Brady Dowd
  • Gianna Kubiak
  • Laura Currie
  • Jason Penedo
  • Brandon Koeser
  • Ana Minter
Fiscal Year 2020

Individual winners:

  • Gregory Ramos
  • Valerie Seyersdahl
  • Andrea Galloway
  • Megan Towzey
  • Kevin Hu
  • Charles Kuno
  • Libby Almond
  • Amanda Crouch
  • Keith Brabec
  • Kate Nickerson
  • Kevin Depew
  • Jit Kabra
Fiscal Year 2019

Individual winners:

  • Sarah Baer
  • Debbie Cook
  • Kaylan Brant
  • Shannon Neville
  • Taylor Grundlock
  • Kate Walters
  • Irna Lubis
  • Nicolas Falquez
  • Zackery Scott Reichenbach-Carr
  • Andrew Cohen
  • Dina Zapata
Fiscal Year 2018

Individual winners:

  • Jenna Huntley
  • Victoria Sadowski
  • RJ Previts
  • Kristy Werle
  • Michael Alberto
  • Liv Sheats
  • Alyssa Jewett
  • Dee Tillis
  • Dave McLaughlin
  • Katie Phillips
  • Charles Britt
  • Jessica Parker