Team Consilarus

Bill has been a partner with Consilarus since 1986. Bill’s professional experience focuses on tax, accounting, and assurance services to a large variety of businesses. In addition to individual, partnership and corporate taxation, he has experience working with non-profit organizations, membership organizations, condominium associations as well as companies and individuals with multi-state taxation issues. He has experience with assurance services, such as audits, reviews and compilations, in the fields of construction, trucking and storage, and all non-profit entities. He earned his CPA license in Maryland in 1984 and is a member of the AICPA and the MACPA.

Bill looks at each client as a challenge while trying to solve the issues at hand. He tries to educate the client to further their understanding of their business and accounting needs. He strives for the client to learn and do more of the work themselves, to keep the client engaged and keep their yearly fees to a minimum. This is done through education and training.

Joseph R. Novotny, CPA is a partner at Consilarus and has over thirty-five years of diverse experience in tax, accounting, financial  planning and advisory services for individuals, estates and trusts, and businesses of varying sizes.  

Joe is a graduate of the University of Maryland and has served on the Federal and State Tax committees of the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants.  He has also served on several educational boards of directors, has provided volunteer assistance for numerous not-for-profit organizations. 

Andrew C. Venters, CPA, a partner with Consilarus, has been providing tax and accounting services to individuals and small-to-mid-size businesses for over 20 years. In addition to individual, corporate and partnership taxation he has experience working in the areas of start-up operations, non-profit entities, and multi-state taxation issues. He earned his CPA license in Maryland in 2002 and is a member of the AICPA and the MACPA. 

Drew takes a conscientious approach to each client question or concern. Each situation is different and thus deserves unique consideration and analysis. Drew begins by listening carefully before responding with insight and ideas on how best to achieve a favorable and attainable outcome for the client. Descended from a line of teachers, he considers client education an integral component of customer satisfaction.