LV Team

Vin Licari, CPC

BS in Finance, Villanova University. Vin co-founded Licari & Vitanza Associates, Inc. in 1984. Prior experience includes five years as a Financial Recruiter with a large executive search firm based in Lower Connecticut. Vin began his career in accounting with a division of Merrill Lynch & Co.

Mike Vitanza, CPA

BS in Accounting, The University of Connecticut. Prior to joining Licari & Vitanza as a Financial Recruiter in 1997, Mike was a Manager of SEC Reporting with CHI Energy, Inc. Mike began his career in public accounting with Deloitte & Touche LLP. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Connecticut.

Bob Vitanza, CPC
BA in Political Science, Niagara University. Bob co-founded Licari & Vitanza Associates, Inc. in 1984. Prior experience includes five years as a Financial Recruiter with a large executive search firm based in Lower Connecticut. Bob serves as Executive Committee Chair for the American Association of Finance and Accountants (a trade group representing 35 financial recruiting firms throughout the US and Canada). Bob is a Director of the Fairfield County, CT Chapter of the Association of Women Accountants.

Lauren Bumstead,
Manager of Temporary Staffing with LV Interim Solutions. Lauren studied at the University of Texas at Austin and joined the firm in the spring of 2002 with eight years of staffing experience in the Accounting and Financial Analysis discipline.

Kate Minion, CPC

BA in Psychology, Fairfield University. Kate joined Licari & Vitanza Associates as a Financial Recruiter in 1988. Prior experience includes two years as a Research Associate with a financial recruiting firm. Kate received her Certified Personnel Consulting (CPC) designation in 1989.

Sharon Lasser

AS in Early Childhood Education, Iona College. Joined Licari & Vitanza in 1999 as Office Technology Manager. Prior experience includes administrative services with Brodeur Worldwide Public Relations.