Darlene Dizon, CPA
Darlene Dizon, CPA brings over 8 years of public accounting experience as an accounting and assurance manager in Roth&Co’s Illinois office. Darlene’s broad experience in audit, state agency engagements and compliance issues expands the firm’s ability to serve its wide range of clients.
Darlene began her career as an auditor at Ernst & Young, Philippines before joining E.C. Ortiz – now Roth&Co. She has experience in auditing financial statements and handling state agency engagements with the Office of the Auditor General involving financial/single audit and compliance examination. Darlene also prepares financial statements for the Regional Office of Education and for not-for-profit entities.
Darlene graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from Colegio De Dagupan. She is a certified public accountant in Illinois, California and the Philippines. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA).
Syndelle Manuel, CPA
Syndelle Manuel, CPA has 9 years of compliance and financial audit experience. She was formerly employed as a senior associate in Sycip Gores Velayo & Co. (Ernst & Young Global Limited-Manila, Philippines) and a senior financial reporting accountant in CITCO International Support Services Limited – Philippines ROHQ until she joined E. C. Ortiz, now Roth&Co.
Syndelle graduated Cum Laude with her Bachelor of Science in Accountancy, and is a certified public accountant in Illinois and in California.
Lou Jonathan Cabrera, CISA
Lou Jonathan Cabrera, CISA joined E.C. Ortiz – now Roth&Co – in July 2018. He now serves as an IT manager on the accounting and assurance team, where he utilizes his extensive experience in information technology, financial reporting, internal controls and compliance audits. Lou Jonathan serves a range of clients, including government agencies and companies in the financial services, manufacturing, utility, pharmaceutical and information technology industries.
Lou Jonathan graduated from New Era University, Philippines with a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. He is a certified public accountant in the Philippines and a certified information systems auditor. He is a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).
Leilani Rodrigo, CPA, CGMA
With over 25 years of experience, Leilani Rodrigo, CPA, CGMA provides accounting, assurance and business advisory services to private and governmental entities, not-for-profit organizations and small businesses. She specializes in providing financial audit, single audit and state compliance examination services to higher educational institutions, non-profit organizations and governmental entities. Leilani also heads Roth&Co’s quality control monitoring division.
Leilani graduated with academic distinction from the Philippine School of Business Administration, earning a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. She is a certified public accountant in the Philippines and in Illinois, and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS). She is both a board member of the Illinois Board of Examiners as well as the chair of the CPA Exam Award Committee of the ICPAS. Leilani serves on the board of directors of the CPA Endowment Fund of Illinois and previously served as a member of the State of Illinois Local Government Advisory Board.
Epifanio Sadural, CPA, CGMA
With over 33 years of experience, Epifanio Sadural, CPA, CGMA provides audit, accounting, tax and business advisory services to governmental and private entities, for-profit organizations, not-for-profit organizations and small businesses. Epifanio led the accounting, tax and business advisory departments of E.C. Ortiz & Co. prior to its merger with Roth&Co.
Epifanio has valuable experience working across a breadth of industries and entities. He specializes in assisting home healthcare agencies with Medicare needs and Department of Aging cost reporting. Epifanio earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Far Eastern University and is a candidate for a Master of Business Administration from Ateneo de Manila University. He is a certified public accountant in the Philippines, Illinois and Indiana, and is a chartered global management accountant. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Illinois CPA Society (ICPAS), and concurrently serves as a member of the ICPAS Taxation – Individual Committee.