Our Leadership

Andrew Presti

FOUNDER & SENIOR PARTNER

Andy is a graduate of St. John's University where he received a BS degree in accounting. While attending school in 1982, he started the accounting firm in which he now is Senior Managing Partner. The firm, Presti & Naegele, employs over 50 full-time accountants and staff and has a varied client base in multiple industries. In 1997, Andy co-founded First Central Savings Bank, a newly chartered savings bank in New York City.  He serves on the Board of Directors as well as the Executive, Investment, Audit and IT committees.  Andy is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and has taught numerous classes in all aspects of QuickBooks.

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Brian M. Whelan, CPA

PARTNER

Brian joined Presti & Naegele in 2004 and has been a partner at the firm since 2017. He received his BBA degree in Accounting from Bernard M. Baruch College of the City University of New York. In addition to his experience in public accounting at Presti & Naegele, Brian gained experience in the private sector as a CFO for a financial consulting company. The experience Brian has gained from his work in both public accounting and the private sector has allowed him to provide clients with useful and practical advice when it comes to their financial and accounting records management. He now specializes in CFO services, multi-jurisdictional corporate, partnership and individual taxation. He was recently chosen as an emerging leader in the accounting profession by CCH. Brian is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor.

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Jennifer Seagrave

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Jennifer joined Presti & Naegele in 2023 as Chief Operating Officer. She's a sales leader & customer experience champion who helps organizations grow their business with expertise in working closely with sales and account management teams to create client specific strategies, develop “pain point solving”/ “objective achieving” solutions, deliver win-win proposals, and close deals that begin partnerships. With more than 18 years of experience, she has worked with a range of companies spanning niche consulting firms and startups to large global enterprises responsible for multi -million-dollar contracts such as Global Crossing, MCI, Genesys, Verizon to name a few. She has served in Key Executive and Sales Leadership posts serving the needs of customers ranging from small to mid-size businesses, non-profit organizations, and F500 across all sectors.

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Donald Sager, CPA

PARTNER

Don is a graduate of Hofstra University where he received his BS degree in Accounting. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 2001. He joined Presti & Naegele in 2005 and became a partner at the firm in 2019. He brings more than 25 years of experience to the Firm and specializes in the areas of corporate, partnership, individual ( both resident and non-resident ) general accounting, financial statement preparation,  and multi-jurisdictional taxation. He is licensed to practice public accounting in New York and is a Certifying Acceptance Agent for the Internal Revenue Service in assisting foreigners to obtain ITIN’s. Donald is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor.

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Steve R. Grgas, CPA, MBA

PARTNER

Steve joined Presti & Naegele in 2001 and has been a Partner since 2013. Steve received his BA degree with a double major in History and Government & Politics from St. John's University. He received his MBA degree in Accounting from Hofstra University. His prior experience includes time at BDO Seidman LLP and Prudential Securities, Inc. He specializes in corporate, partnership and individual taxation and is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor.

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Annemarie Aguanno, CPA

PARTNER

Annemarie joined Presti & Naegele in 2006 and became Partner at the firm in 2021. She received her BS degree in Accounting from Hofstra University. Prior to joining P&N, Annemarie spent 13 years providing accounting, auditing and tax services for Broadway and touring theatrical productions. She now provides her expertise in accounting and multi-jurisdictional corporate and partnership taxation for small to midsize businesses in a variety of industries. Annemarie also specializes in CFO services as well as non-attest engagements at the compilation and review levels for multiple industry types and non-profit organizations. Annemarie is a member in good standing with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. She is also an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor.

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