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Important Notice

Brian DiBella has left the firm.

Gary Gomola and all of the other staff members
have merged with Mahoney, Sabol & Company

www.mahoneysabol.com

We are now located at 213 Court Street, Suite 204, Middletown CT 06457
Phone: 860-344-8883 Fax: 860-346-3057

 

Gary R. Gomola, CPA, CVA          
email: ggomola@mahoneysabol.com

 

Gary Head Shot1_small.jpg (290404 bytes)Gary R. Gomola  is a Certified Public Accountant  and a Certified Valuation Analyst with over thirty years of accounting experience.  Gary's background includes computer systems and the internet, and tax, accounting and financial statement services. In addition to business valuations, he prepares business and financial plans, including financial projections and forecasts for both expanding and start-up companies. As managing partner of Gomola & DiBella, LLP, he edits the firm's website, publications, and newsletters.  Appearing on numerous radio programs and featured in local and national publications, Gary is a frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on accounting, tax, and succession planning issues.

 

 

Education

  • Undergraduate
    • University of Connecticut - Bachelor of Science in Accounting - Cum Laude May 1976
  • Graduate Level
    • University of Hartford - Masters Certificate in Taxation - January 1979
    • National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts - Learning Institute - August 1998

Employment

  • Taylor Wollack & Company, CPAs; staff and senior accountant 1976-1979
  • Ernst & Young; staff accountant 1979
  • Gomola & Knotek PC., CPAs; Partner 1979-1986
  • Gomola Associates, Inc.; President 1986-1989
  • Gomola, & DiBella, LLP, CPAs; Partner 1989-2006 (f/k/a Coughlin & Gomola)
  • Mahoney Sabol & Company, LLP; Partner 2006-Present (by merger)

Affiliations & Community Service

  • American Institute of CPAs
  • Connecticut Society of CPAs
  • National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts
  • Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce
    • Chairman 1991-1992
    • Board of Directors 1987-Present
    • Executive Committee 1988-Present
    • Treasurer 1988-1991, 1995-1997, 1999-2003
    • Legislative Committee 1984-2002
    • Mentor Core Commitee 2004-2006
    • Chairman of Past Chairman's Committee 1992-1996
    • Chairman of the 100th Anniversary Committee 1995
    • Chairman of Technology Committee 1996-2005
  • Northern Middlesex YMCA
    • Board of Directors 1990- 1997
    • Executive Committee 1992-1995
    • Finance Committee 1990-Present
    • Chairman Annual Giving Campaign 1991
  • Northern Middlesex Cable TV Advisory Council 1984-1991
    • Treasurer 1988-1991
  • Middletown Rotary Club 1984-Present
    • President 1995-1996
    • Board of Directors 1988-1996
  • Middletown Public School System
    • Volunteer Student Mentor 2001-Present
  • The Durham Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    • Board of Directors 1986- Present
    • Executive Compensation Committee 1986-Present
    • Financial Controls Committee 1996-Present
    • Planning Committee 1998-2002, 2004-Present
  • Middlesex Judicial District Grievance Panel 1992-1999
  • Liberty Bank
    • Business Advisory Council 1993 - 1996
    • Corporator 1996 - Present
    • Board of Directors 2005 - Present

Publications

Awards

  • Goldberg award for scholastic achievement in accounting - UCONN 1972
  • Middletown Rotary Club - Rotarian of the Year 1990
  • SBA Accountant of the year for Connecticut and New England Region 1994
  • Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce - Good Guy Award 1996
  • Middletown Rotary Club - Paul Harris Fellow - Community Service Award 1997
  • Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce - Distinguished Citizen Award 2001
  • CSCPA - Public Service Award - 2001

Political

  • Portland Democratic Town Committee 1979-1996
  • Portland Board of Tax Review 1979-1981
  • Portland Board of Finance 1981-1983
  • Portland Board of Selectmen 1983-1985
    • Deputy First Selectman 1983-1985
  • Justice of the Peace 1980-Present
  • Chairman of Portland Junior High Renovation Committee 1984-1985
  • Campaign Treasurer for Various Candidates

Personal

  • Born in Trenton, New Jersey. Resident of Portland, Connecticut since 1972
  • Wife Patricia Wolf Gomola, Ph.D. - Director of the Speech and Language Institute in Middletown, CT.
  • Son Michael - Graduate of  Univ. of Connecticut - B.S. Marketing
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    • Scuba Diving - Divemaster Certification
    • Reef Aquariums  fish1.gif (11190 bytes)
    • Computers and Cyberspace
    • Travel
    • Hockey
    • Music - Piano, Beatles historian

 

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