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Audit Directors
and Management

Practice Leaders
and Management

Alicia Neururer, CPA

Audit Director

  • Earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a minor in Business Administration from Bemidji State University.
  • Began CPA career at KPMG in Minneapolis, MN, in 2013, then spent over seven years at Eide Bailly in Sioux Falls, SD, performing audits, reviews, and compilations for private companies, along with conducting numerous benefit plan audits annually.
  • Joined Pension Assurance in January 2022 to focus on benefit plan audits and was named Audit Director in 2024.
  • Resides west of Grand Rapids, MN, with her husband and two sons. Enjoys hiking, fishing, hunting, and camping.

John “JB” Bautista, CPA

Audit Director

  • Earned a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from California State University, Northridge.
  • Started his career as an auditor in 2015 at PwC, performing audits for publicly traded companies.
  • Joined Pension Assurance in 2017 to specialize in employee benefit plan audits.
  • Based in San Diego, CA, and enjoys golfing in his free time.

Ruben Petrosyan, CPA

Audit Director

  • Earned a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance from California State University, Northridge.
  • Began his career as an intern at Pension Assurance in 2017, then transitioned to CohnReznick to audit private equity funds before returning to Pension Assurance in 2019 to specialize in employee benefit plan audits.
  • Resides in Burbank, CA, with his wife and two children.

Aracely Garcia, CPA

Audit Director

  • Audit Director at Pension Assurance LLP with over fifteen years of public accounting experience.
  • Enjoys providing valuable services and insights to clients. Known for her diligence and tenacity in seeing projects through to completion.
  • Background includes assurance services for retirement plans, technology, real estate, manufacturing, distribution, and investment companies (both public and private).
  • Holds a degree in Accounting and Finance from California State University, Northridge.

Alex Thorson, CPA

Audit Director

  • Earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Washington State University.
  • Has extensive experience in private and public accounting, serving privately held businesses and their owners.
  • Spent a significant portion of his career at CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP), providing audit, review, and compilation services to construction firms and co-leading employee benefit plan audits.
  • Joined Pension Assurance in February 2025 to specialize in employee benefit plan audits.
  • Based in Seattle, WA, and enjoys golfing, snowboarding, traveling, and spending time with his two kids.

Shane Saginak, CPA

Audit Director

  • Holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Accounting and Business Economics from Fort Lewis College.
  • Began career with BKD (now Forvis Mazars) in Denver in 2015, with nearly 10 years of experience in audits, reviews, and compilations for private companies.
  • Led the employee benefit plan audit practice for the Colorado and Utah offices.
  • Resides in Highlands Ranch, Colorado and enjoys hunting, fishing, camping, and skiing.

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