Robert C. Alario, CPA, MBA, CSEP is the President of Robert C. Alario, CPA, P.C. A graduate of Boston College, he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, and received a Masters in Business Administration from Babson College with a concentration in Finance and Taxation. Bob has earned a designation as a Certified Specialist in Estate Planning (CSEP), and is a Professional Associate with Citigroup Smith Barney.
He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants, the National Society of Public Accountants, the Montachusett Estate Planning Council, and the Worcester Estate and Business Planning Council.
Bob has taught Accounting and Taxation at Mount Wachusett Community College and Fisher College. He has been a member of the Board of Directors for the North Central Massachusetts United Way, Fitchburg by Design, Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts, Julie Country Day School and the Fay Club and is a current board member of The North Central Massachusetts Boys and Girls Club and the St. Paul Catholic Schools Consortium. Bob has over 25 years experience in public accounting.
Bob resides in Lunenburg, Massachusetts with his wife Patricia, and their three children.
Sandra B. LaPointe, Vice-President of Trust Tax Services, joined the firm of Robert C. Alario, CPA PC in 1994. She has over thirty years of tax experience specializing in individual, fiduciary and corporate taxation. Sandy has extensive fiduciary tax experience as the manager of a bank trust tax department and currently assists local trust departments in meeting their trust compliance needs. She attended Mundelein College in Chicago, Illinois. She is current board member of the Beacon of Hope, on the auction committee of the ARC of North Central Massachusetts and a member of The Executive Women's Network, Montachusett Estate Planning Council and Worcester Estate and Business Planning Council.
Karen J. Spinelli, CPA, a shareholder and Vice President of Corporate and Audit services, joined the firm of Robert C. Alario, CPA, P.C. in 1997. She oversees many of our for profit and not for profit corporate clients, meeting all levels of their tax compliance and financial needs, including corporate, LLC, and partnership tax returns, financial statements, audits, reviews and compilations. Karen has provided invaluable services to many businesses, assisting them in setting up and improving their internal accounting systems.
Karen graduated from Fitchburg State College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and is licensed with the state of Massachusetts as a certified public accountant. Karen is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Massachusetts Society of Certified Public Accountants and the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce Executive Women’s Network. Karen is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Fitchburg Art Museum.
