Our Staff


Samuel J. Cutrara & Company Our People

We have a staff of eight, consisting of six professionals and two support staff.
We are proud of each member of our staff and care about their well being.


Samuel J. Cutrara	Samuel J. (Jay) Cutrara, Jr.
Janet Abuali	Cheryl D. Stegenga
Camille Cutrara Paulsen	JoAnn M. Cutrara
Matthew M. Cutrara	Stacy L. Lenting

Our Professional Staff


*Samuel J. Cutrara, President*
B.B.A. in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame in1962; CPA in 1965, MBA from DePaul University in 1971. United States Army, Artillery Officer, 1962 - 1964. Senior Accountant with Arthur Andersen LLP, 1964 - 1970. Controller at Bernard Industries, 1970 - 1972. President, Samuel J. Cutrara & Company, 1972 - present. American Institute of CPA's; Illinois CPA Society; Private Companies Practice Section of AICPA; American Mensa Limited; Member of Finance Committee of Holy Ghost Parish in South Holland; Former Chairman, Public Relations Commission for the Village of South Holland; Member, Archdiocese of Chicago Task Force on Racism; Happily married with six children, living in South Holland, Illinois.


*Janet Abuali, Consultant*
Certified Public Accountant Consultant, Samuel J. Cutrara & Company,2001 - present Quickbooks consultant and trainer B.A. in classical languages from the University of Chicago in 1979; Certificate in Accounting from Indiana University in 2000 Living in Miller, Indiana.


*Camille Cutrara Paulsen, Business Consultant*
Individual & Estate Tax, Retirement Plans Specialist. Bachelor of Business Administration with concentrations in Accounting and Finance from Saint Mary's College, 1986, Who's Who In American Colleges and Universities; C.P.A. in 1987. Senior Tax Consultant in the Enterprise Division with Arthur Andersen LLP, 1986 - 1990. Consultant, Samuel J. Cutrara & Company,1990 - present. Member of South Suburban Estate Planning Council Happily married with two children, living in Chicago, Illinois.


*Matthew M. Cutrara, Special Projects and Computer Consultant*
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1993. Civil Engineer, Alfred Benesch & Company, 1994 - 1997. Consultant, Samuel J. Cutrara & Company,1997 - present. Happily married, living in Chicago, Illinois.


*Samuel J. (Jay) Cutrara, Jr., Manager & Solutions Provider*
Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from Saint John's University,1989. Staff Accountant, Pannell Kerr Forster, 1989- 1991. Senior Staff Accountant, Crowe Chizek and Company, 1991 -1994. Controller at James H. Anderson, 1994 - 1995 Manager, Quickbooks Specialist, Audit and Business Systems Consultant, Samuel J. Cutrara & Company, 1995 - present. Happily married, with four children, living in Flossmoor, Illinois.


*Cheryl D. Stegenga, Accountant*
Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Purdue University, 1979. Accountant, Samuel J. Cutrara & Company, 1986 - present. Happily married with two children, living in South Holland, Illinois.

Our Support Staff


*JoAnn M. Cutrara, Administrative Assistant*
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, 1965; Kappa Delta Pi education honorary,1965. Samuel J. Cutrara & Company, 1972 - 1975; 1981 to present. Happily married with six children, living in South Holland, Illinois.


*Stacy L. Lenting, Administrative Assistant*
Bachelor of Business Administration. in General Management, Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, April 2002 Joel S. Whetstone, PC, legal assistant and collections Samuel J. Cutrara & Company, 2002 - present. Proficient with Microsoft Office particularly Word, Excel & Power Point. Living in South Holland, Illinois.

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