AMHERST, N.Y. – Alan Gracie, a director in Freed Maxick CPAs, P.C. Healthcare and Higher Education Assurance and Advisory Practice, has been named to the Daemen College Board of Trustees.

“We are pleased to welcome Mr. Gracie as a new Daemen trustee and are confident his expertise and talents will be valuable to Daemen’s board as the college progresses to even higher levels of excellence,” said Thomas Stewart, chair of the Daemen Board of Trustees.

Gracie has more than 25 years of experience in public accounting serving large integrated healthcare delivery systems, higher education institutions, and multi-national corporations. In his director role at Freed Maxick, he leads the firm’s healthcare and higher education practice in providing assurance, advisory, internal audit, and tax services to leading institutions across the northeast.

Licensed to practice public accounting in New York State, Gracie is a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Healthcare Financial Management Association, and American Health Lawyers Association.

An East Amherst resident, Gracie earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from SUNY Fredonia.