Bradenton/Sarasota, FL – David Reali, CPA and Tax Senior with CS&L CPAs, has been elected to the Junior Leadership Manatee Board of Directors. “I believe we all get opportunities in our life to give back to our community,” said Mr. Reali, “And this is one way of doing just that.  Being a part of Junior Leadership Manatee is not only being a part of our community’s future, but more importantly, taking an active role in the development of that future, to ensure Manatee County continues to grow and prosper.”

David is a graduate of the 2010/2011 class of Leadership Manatee and Treasurer of the Executive Board for Manatee Children’s Services. Mr. Reali is a member of the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, Manatee Chamber of Commerce, Gulf Coast Chapter of the Florida Institute of Public Accountants, AICPA, and the Manatee High School Band Booster Association. Mr. Reali practices in all areas of tax consulting and compliance and specializes in individual and small business taxation, and is a QuickBooks pro-advisor. David is a graduate of the University of South Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting.

Started in 1954, Christopher, Smith, Leonard, Bristow & Stanell, P.A. CPAs has been serving Florida with offices in Sarasota and Bradenton, 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.