About McLeod, Ascanio & Company of Portland, ME

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People
McLeod, Ascanio & Company has assembled professionals who are mature, experienced and
competitive. You can count on our people returning to conduct your audit year after year. Your
company will not be a training ground for our people. Our people are dedicated to life-long learning,
while continuously focusing on improving their craft. We believe that our people bring a valuable
perspective to our firm and to your business.

Approach
The McLeod, Ascanio & Company approach to client service is for the partners to be in the field
conducting the audit to ensure that the most experienced members of the firm are in direct contact
with the transactional data. This allows us to collaborate with you to find solutions to problems that
either you or we have identified. Together we discover the facts, analyze the problem, discuss the
alternatives and arrive at a solution. We believe that this approach to client service is the cornerstone
of adding value.

Creativity
Creative thinking is a necessary ingredient to adding value to your business. Central to creativity is
the relentless pursuit of excellence that is the hallmark of McLeod, Ascanio & Company. We
combine our “can-do” attitude with strong research and analytical skills in a team approach to
produce creative solutions to everyday problems. These problems may involve complex transactions
or business processes. Whatever the problems, our approach to solving them is second to none.

Experience
As “working partners” we are at the forefront of identifying opportunities as well as problems. It is
here that our cross-discipline experience is extremely beneficial. Being skilled in auditing,
accounting, tax, valuation, employee benefits and multi-state issues opens the door to creative
solutions and added value. We believe that our experience gives us a unique perspective in the
world of accounting.

McLeod, Ascanio & Company of Portland, Maine
was established in response to small and mid-sized
organizations' concerns about obtaining value-added
accounting service at a fair price. Our firm is
comprised of four senior level professionals, all of
whom are former employees of large national and
regional accounting firms. We bring varying
experiences and proficiencies to the table, which
enables us to create a new business model that
delivers valuable client service at a fair price.

The McLeod, Ascanio & Company business model for providing the highest level of client service is
summarized in the acronym PACE - People. Approach. Creativity. Experience.