A lifelong New Yorker, Simcha lives with his wife and children just blocks from the house in which he was born and raised. Simcha is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Masters of Business Administration degree in Management from the renowned Zicklin School of Business at CUNY’s Baruch College.  Felder also served as a professor of Management at Touro College and CUNY’S Brooklyn College.

Felder has also served as Deputy Comptroller for Budget, Accounting, Administration and Information Technology in the New York City Comptroller’s Office.  Simcha previously worked for the New York State Assembly and as a tax auditor for the New York City Department of Finance.

As a Council Member, Simcha built a reputation as a dedicated and committed advocate who brought concrete results home to his constituents.  He served as the Chair of the Council’s Government Operations and Sanitation and Solid Waste Management committees where he worked to bring a more rational approach to government.  Simcha also chaired the Landmarks Committee.

An outspoken advocate for responsible neighborhood development, Simcha worked to transform empty city-owned lots for community uses such as new housing and a Hatzolah Volunteer Ambulance garage and headquarters.  Simcha fought to secure City funding to add new playgrounds, open up and renovate schoolyards for  public use, and plant thousands of new trees on city streets.

While serving on the Council’s Education Committee, Simcha supported efforts to improve New York City schools through direct control and equitable funding.  Simcha is a staunch advocate of school choice and maintains that the State must do more to ensure that all New York City students are treated equitably.

Roth&Co is honored to have Simcha Felder as their Director of Marketing and Business Development.

Yitzchok is a Supervisor in the firm’s New York office, and has been with Roth&Co since 2010. Yitzchok oversees the preparation of financial statements and company returns, and works with clients on all tax and business related issues. Yitzchok is available to answer clients’ questions about the intricacies of the taxation process. Yitzchok has experience in many different fields and industries, with a strong focus in real estate.

 
Education
Yitzchok graduated with awards from Touro College in 2009 with an accounting degree.
In addition, Yitzchok was recognized in 2009 by the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, for his academic accomplishments in accounting.

 
Beyond Roth&Co
Outside of the office, Yitzchok enjoys learning, and spending time with his family.

Experience
Leah has been working at Roth&Co since 2007. She started as a Junior and has moved up the ranks to Manager. Leah has experience in a broad range of industries including wholesale, retail, real estate, non profits as well as high-net worth individuals and trusts. Leah provides her clients with a full service all encompassing experience. She assists her clients in all areas of their accounting needs from setting up their Quickbooks files, filing sales and payroll returns, preparing reviewed financial statements to preparing multi state tax returns as well as assisting them in attaining bank financing. Leah is committed to helping her clients in any area of their financial needs.
 
Background
Leah grew up in Toronto, Canada and has lived in Baltimore, New York, and Phoenix. Leah graduated in 2004 from Seneca College in Toronto with an accounting and finance degree, and is a Certified Public Accountant as well as an official certified Quick Books Pro advisor, since 2011.
 
Accomplishments
Leah is the development editor of a Quickbooks textbook Quickbooks for the Accounting Student, published in 2014
 
Outside of Roth&Co
Leah enjoys spending time with her family, playing competitive basketball, and hiking. Leah also volunteers her time as an accountant consultant for her local Phoenix kollel.

 
Experience & Expertise
Shulem Rosenbaum is a certified public accountant and is accredited in business valuations by the AICPA. Shulem joined Roth&Co in 2013 and has since climbed the ranks to become manager of our Advisory Services division. Shulem started his career with tax preparation and review and tax controversy. He currently focuses on forensic accounting, business valuation, due diligence procedures, estate planning, business succession planning and asset protection, management advisory and business services, providing expert witness services, and arbitration and litigation support.

 
Accomplishments
Shulem was awarded the Superior Scholar award from the New York State Society of CPAs, and the highly coveted and prestigious Elijah Watt Sells Award from the AICPA. Shulem is frequently quoted in publications like the Journal of Accountancy, Microsoft News, the Hamodia newspaper and the Ami magazine. He is also a faculty member of Touro College since 2014 and serves as a professor of accounting.

 
Education & Affiliations
Shulem is a CPA with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Touro College, where he was honored with the Outstanding Scholar award. Shulem is further accredited in Business Valuations (ABV). He is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Forensics and Valuation Services (FVS) by AICPA, New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants (NYSSCPA).