Glen Parrillo CPA

Glen's extensive financial management background includes more than 30 years of experience of helping both emerging growth and established companies mitigate risk, enhance revenue, improve sales and marketing effectiveness, and implement cost reduction and supply chain management strategies. Glen began his career in Big 4 where his clients included those in the technology, software, oil and gas, and not-for-profit sectors.

Glen recently accepted the role as Chief Financial Officer for McCrossin, a $75M+ general commercial construction company located in Bellefonte, PA, just miles from the Penn State University campus. McCrossin has been around for 64 years and services clients in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, New Jersey, New York, and Ohio.

Additionally, Glen also started a new company on his own called PANDA Stronger.  PANDA Stronger is a sports analytics and fitness program that helps athletes of all ages become more fit and stronger.  Glen is an active soccer coach, and due to this passion, he wanted to also provide all athletes, regardless of their socio-economic status,  a way to promote their athletic abilities to colleges coaches at a very reasonable cost.

Prior to joining McCrossin, Glen served as the Vice President of Finance and Controller for AccuWeather for over 8 ½ years. Glen was responsible for all financial operations during its most significant growth period in company history, which includes opening six offices overseas. During his tenure, Glen had designed and implemented many new technologies and business systems including the installation of a new global ERP system. Among other technology initiatives, Glen has designed and installed a new budgeting system, financial reporting system, close management system, cap table and option management software, sales and use tax software, and travel and expense management solutions. Glen was also been instrumental in developing the company's first disaster recovery program which helped move most of its operating technologies to the cloud. Glen also conceived the company's first supply chain management program, along with building a new FP&A function from scratch.

Prior to joining AccuWeather, Glen was a Regional Managing Director for ParenteBeard, a $170M+ accounting firm with 21 offices across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and Maryland. Prior to ParenteBeard, Glen served as General Manager - Mid Atlantic at the Hudson Financial Group, where he managed the Philadelphia and Maryland offices for both the Financial and IT consulting groups. He also has held various leadership positions serving as a CFO and Controller for entrepreneurial ventures during the late 90s and early 2000s.

A former resident of Annapolis, Maryland, Glen now lives with his wife and three children in State College, PA. Glen earned a Bachelors of Accountancy from The George Washington University in 1991 and is an active CPA.

Education

• BS - Accounting, The George Washington University

• Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Honors Fraternity

Affiliations

• Board Advisor, LET's GO Boys and Girls

• Former Board Chair, One World Education

• Member of the Maryland Association of CPAs