Sarasota/Bradenton, FL – Richard D. Smith, CPA and Principal of CS&L CPAs, has been elected to the Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s Board of Directors. “It is an honor to be elected to this board which does so much for our community,” said Mr. Smith. Rick also serves on the Board of Directors for the Argus Foundation, and the Florida Sheriff’s Youth Ranch.

 He is on the Board of Trustees for USF Sarasota/Manatee Campus, Past Chairman for the USF Community Leadership Council, Past President of the Southwest Florida Estate Planning Council and is a member of the Gulf Coast Chapter of the FICPA and the Manatee County Estate Planning Council.

Lisa Johnson, CPA and Principal of CS&L CPAs., has been elected to the Manatee Community Foundation Board of Directors. “I believe the Manatee Community Foundation has a group of intelligent, hard-working staff and board members that are extremely knowledgeable about the needs of our community.  They do a fantastic job connecting the interests of their donors with these needs,” said Mrs. Johnson. Lisa is the Past President and Treasurer of the Junior League of Manatee County, the Past President of the Estate Planning Council of Manatee County, and is a member of the Manatee Community Foundation Legacy Society Committee. Mrs. Johnson specializes in tax compliance/consulting for Estates and Gift, Trusts, Non-profits, and small businesses.

Started in 1954, Christopher, Smith, Leonard, Bristow & Stanell, P.A. CPAs has been serving Florida with offices in Bradenton and Sarasota, as a full service Certified Public Accounting firm with a wide range of solutions relating to taxation, accounting, auditing, business technology consulting, and pension administration. CS&L CPAs was named one of the ‘2011 Best Places to Work’ by the Tampa Bay Business Journal, and is ranked in the Gulf Coast Business Review Top 500 Companies. CS&L is a member in good standing of CPAmerica International, AICPA, FICPA, PCPS, and PCAOB. www.CSLcpa.com.