Meet Our Professionals

Shamus Brennan is a CPA with over 20 years of public accounting experience at both a Big 4 firm as well as a large regional firm. Shamus joined Dennis Piper in 2012 and became a shareholder in 2016. His areas of concentration are tax compliance and consulting for high net worth individuals and closely-held businesses. Shamus specializes in the Real Estate industry with experience advising and servicing some of the area’s largest developers, owners and investors. Shamus has a BS in Mathematics Education from Waynesburg University and an Advanced Certificate in Accounting from Robert Morris University. Shamus is a member of the American Institute of Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Public Accountants.

Randy Belansky comes to Brennan Piper and Associates PC with over 30 years of experience working in both Public Accounting and Industry. Randy recently merged his CPA Firm, Randy Belansky LLC and Partnered with Shamus Brennan effective September 1, 2021. Prior to the merger, Randy spent 18 years working at his CPA Firm helping various individuals and small businesses manage all their tax related and accounting needs. Randy’s business concentration is in the Trucking and Transportation, Recycling, Manufacturing and Processing, Service and Real Estate areas. Randy also has had extensive experience in his professional career working in the Mergers and Acquisitions area. As part of Randy’s 30 plus years of collective work experience and prior to starting his own firm, Randy worked for Small, Regional and National Accounting Firms as well as a couple short positions in Industry. Randy is a graduate from Robert Morris University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and holds a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) with a concentration in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh Katz School of Business. Randy is certified as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) as well as the National Association of Certified Valuators and Analysts (NACVA).

In his free time, Randy enjoys hiking, going to Pirate Games and spending time with his family and friends

Shannon Waldron has over 20 years of experience in both public and corporate accounting. She directs the sales and marketing efforts for the firm and is the lead instructor for our QuickBooks Seminars. As a QuickBooks trainer and lead instructor for our QuickBooks Seminars, she is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor® and Certified Enterprise Solution ProAdvisor®. Shannon and her team offer comprehensive QuickBooks training and ongoing computer system support services.

Areas of expertise include internal and external audit, IT, system/data conversion, data migration and consulting in a variety of industries. She has held management positions in the retail, service, HVAC, real estate and banking industries, as well as entrepreneurial ventures and franchise ownership. Shannon graduated from Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1991 and is also a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of Certified Public Accountants and is a Chartered Global Management Accountant.

Brian directs our assurance and business advisory practice under the firm Beerman, Piper & Associates, LLC. Brian has 35 years of experience, including 16 years with the assurance and business advisory practice of the national accounting firm, Ernst & Young. Brian has performed the audits of many publicly and privately held companies in a variety of industries including technology, manufacturing, energy, distribution, and non-profit. Brian also provides advisory services on a wide array of business and accounting issues including business acquisitions and divestitures, cash flow forecasting, budgeting, profit improvement initiatives, and internal audit.

Cleveland has been an Enrolled Agent authorized to represent clients before the IRS for 25 years. He has 14 years of experience working as a Controller and Tax Accountant in the state of Maryland. Cleveland’s previous employment has included working as the Controller for J. H. Burton & Sons, Inc. Cleveland graduated from California University of Pennsylvania with a B.A. in Business Administration & Management.

Lisa has over 30 years of accounting experience mainly in the natural resources field. She also has experience in governmental contracts and manufacturing. She has extensive management experience with 16 years of CFO and Controllership roles. Her experience encompasses many areas including general ledger accounting, financial reporting, budgeting, human resources, payroll, benefits plans, and IT. Lisa graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1988 and obtained her MBA from West Virginia University in 1995.

Matt is currently a student enrolled at CCAC in the Associate’s Degree Accounting program, looking to eventually earn a Bachelor’s Degree and CPA certification. At Brennan Piper & Associates, he is currently working on his QuickBooks ProAdvisor certifications. His responsibilities include payroll, bookkeeping, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and tax return delivery.

Mary comes to Brennan Piper & Associates with a BS in Business Administration & Accounting from Clarion University of Pennsylvania. She has 15 years of experience as a staff accountant in two hospital and rehabilitation systems in the Pittsburgh area. In addition, Mary was self-employed for 14 years providing accounting and payroll services for small to medium-sized businesses. Her experience encompasses all aspects of accounting from general ledger, financial statement and budget analysis to management and controllership responsibilities including accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll applications. Mary has served as a tax preparer and provided tax planning to individuals in a variety of tax situations. Mary has 20 years of experience working with QuickBooks.