The American Red Cross welcomes Parrish Ivy to the regional board of directors

Parrish Ivy
Parrish Ivy

The American Red Cross welcomes Parrish Ivy to the regional board of directors

The American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois recently announced the appointment of Parrish Ivy to the organization’s board of directors.

Ivy is a principal in the multistate tax practice of Deloitte Tax LLP in the Chicago office and has 16 years of public accounting experience specializing in multistate income and franchise taxes. He started in public accounting in August of 2000 and joined Deloitte in May 2002. Ivy serves both public and closely held companies providing tax compliance and consulting services.

Ivy specializes in audit defense, pre and post-acquisition state tax planning and alternative investment assets. His clients include manufacturers, financial institutions, telecommunications companies, investment partnerships, hedge funds, fund of funds and private equity firms Ivy received his J.D. from the University of Illinois School of Law and also has a master’s in the science of taxation from University of Illinois at Champaign Urbana.

He is the national diversity leader for Deloitte’s multistate tax practice and is a member of the Chicago Bar Association and the Illinois Bar Association. He has also been a speaker in seminars on state and local taxes “Parrish’s years of experience in the corporate sector and leadership skills add valuable perspective to our board of directors,” said Celena Roldán, chief executive officer of the American Red Cross of Chicago & Northern Illinois. “He is a great addition to our leadership team that serves the community through our humanitarian services and programs.”

The volunteer board includes more than 30 civic and corporate leaders from a range of professional backgrounds for the region that serves 9.5 million people in 21 counties in northern Illinois. The board is led by Chairperson Ted Dysart of Heidrick & Struggles. A full list of members is located at redcross.org/il/chicago/about/leadership.

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