Association for Accounting Marketing’s Annual
Our 2009 Rookie of the Year Recipient
Stacy Soefer Honored As Rookie of the Year
Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches’ director of marketing
& communications recognized for short-term success by
Association for Accounting Marketing
Austin, Texas. – Stacy Soefer, director of marketing
& communications for Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches
LLP in Houston, Texas, was named Rookie of the Year by the
Association for Accounting Marketing (AAM) for going the
“extra mile” to contribute to the firm’s success
within the first two years of her marketing role.
Soefer joined Gainer, Donnelly & Desroches LLP (GDD) in
2007 and oversees strategic marketing and business
development in the Houston metropolitan area. Through
Soefer’s vision, quality of collateral materials, Web
site, recruiting materials and PR has improved significantly
and has been recognized by peers in the accounting
profession, as well as featured in the 2009 February/March
issue of Practical Accountant.
In her short tenure, Soefer has executed the following: a
firm brand refresh, an ad campaign (a 2008 AAM award
winner), a Web site refresh, a recruiting brochure (a 2008
AAM award winner), launched a new blog, conceived a "Don't
Mess with Taxes" recruiting postcard and launched a firm
careers web site. She has also been instrumental in getting
the firm recognized in the press over 27 times within the
last year. In addition, she has coordinated events such as
the firm’s underwriting of "Darfur: Photojournalists
Respond" at the Houston Holocaust Museum, GDD’s 60th
Anniversary Party and the firm’s calendar launch party at
the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
Soefer was honored at the 20th annual AAM Summit on June 4,
2009, in Austin, Texas.
The Association for Accounting Marketing is the only
association in the country formed specifically to address
the growing marketing needs of public accounting firms. The
members are comprised of marketing professionals, CPAs and
consultants, vendors, educators and students who seek to
expand the business of public accounting. Since 1989, AAM
has provided members with the information, resources and
market intelligence needed to excel and grow in their
careers.