Benison Named to RBJ Power 30 List
ROCHESTER, NY, April 5, 2023 – Mollene B. Benison, CPA, has been named to the Rochester Business Journal’s Power 30 Accounting & Insurance list.
Benison is Practice Leader for Financial Assurance Services at DeJoy & Co., a leading regional business advisory and CPA firm. She is also Secretary of the firm’s board.
The RBJ Power List program identifies individuals who have dedicated their work to assisting members of the Rochester community navigate the ever-changing accounting and insurance needs of businesses in today’s environment. These individuals are leading the way and informing clients of new rules and regulations, best practices, opportunities, and risks.
Benison, who joined DeJoy & Co. in 2007, has served both public and private businesses across multiple industries, providing business advisory, consultation, and financial assurance services. With over twenty-five years of experience, Benison has developed complex expertise around financial reporting compliance through continued deep understanding and relationships with her clients.
As a longtime Partner at DeJoy & Co., Benison is known for engaging in an ongoing dialogue with each client and understanding them deeply – ensuring timely and effective service, while also playing an integral role in their decision-making.
“Mollene’s deep investment in clients’ success is unquestioned,” says David J. DeJoy, DeJoy & Co. Co-Founder and Board Chair. “At the same time, her extensive involvement in some of Rochester’s most important institutions and philanthropic organizations sets an example of how the values that DeJoy & Co.’s culture holds dear can positively impact the communities around us.”
Regarding own approach to serving clients and the community, Benison wrote the following in her Power 30 nomination form: “My continuous desire to learn – about my clients and how developments in the market have an impact on their business – has provided me with many rewards. I continue to learn new things every day!”
Benison holds a BS in Accounting from SUNY Geneseo. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
A recipient of the Rochester Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 award, Benison also has been named a Woman to Watch by the Democrat & Chronicle. Most recently, Benison was awarded the RBJ Women of Excellence honoree. Her volunteer work includes serving as:
· Board member and Vice-Chair for The Summit Federal Credit Union;
· Board and Audit Committee member for the Geneseo Foundation;
· Business Advisory Council member for SUNY Geneseo;
· Board member and Audit Committee Chair for the Rochester Area Community Foundation; and
· Investment Committee member for the YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County.
Benison and her husband, Dan Lynck, live in West Henrietta and have one daughter, Rachel. In her leisure time, Benison enjoys golf, vacationing, and supporting local food establishments.
About DeJoy & Co.
Based in downtown Rochester and deeply rooted in the community, DeJoy & Co. is a regional certified public accounting and consulting firm, serving clients across New York State and around the country. The firm provides business advisory, valuation, assurance, tax, and accounting services to privately held small- and medium-sized businesses, and individuals.
DeJoy & Co.’s professional advisors focus on delivering proactive, timely, and innovative advice – striving always to understand each client’s unique situations, and to design and execute business and financial strategies that further their short- and long-term objectives.
Mollene B. Benison