Sassetti is pleased to announce Dirk Ahlbeck and Susan Penno have been admitted as partners. They each have extensive experience advising both individual taxpayers and businesses, and have both been instrumental in our firm’s recent growth through their dedication and ingenuity.

Dirk joined the firm in 2017, and has over 20 years of public accounting experience. He specializes in providing accounting services to clients in the restaurant and brewery industries, manufacturers, distributors, and professionals in the service sector. Dirk has helped his clients improve profitability and performance, develop more streamlined accounting systems, apply best practices, and identify tax-saving opportunities. In addition to providing accounting services, he teaches as an adjunct professor at the Manfred Steinfeld School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Roosevelt University.

Dirk can be reached at 708-386-1433×140 or ahlbeck@sassetti.com.

Susan has been with Sassetti since its 2016 merger with Brennan and Brosnan. She has over 15 years of public accounting experience, as well as experience in the private sector. In addition to practicing locally, she also has public accounting experience in Canada, where she worked for a large accounting firm after graduating from the University of Alberta. Her local and international accounting experience give her invaluable insight, and she is a trusted advisor for our clients’ business and tax needs. Susan specializes in working with privately held companies, small business entrepreneurs, trust and estate administrators, and high net worth individuals. She is also an integral part of the firm’s tax initiatives team.

Susan can be reached at 630-577-9074×309 or penno@sassetti.com.