Amy Buben Receives 2018 RUBY Award

Amy R. Buben, CPA, CFE, was recognized as one of 10 recipients of the 2018 RUBY Awards presented by 1st State Bank.

Amy was honored as one the area’s brightest professionals under the age of 40 who have made their mark in their professions and are having an impact throughout the Great Lakes Bay Region.

“This award recognizes Amy’s contributions to the CPA profession, her leadership and her commitment to the community. She is disciplined, dedicated, respected by her staff and highly valued by her clients. She has a great passion to build up those around her, and she is a great ambassador for Yeo & Yeo in the community and the associations she is affiliated with,” says David W. Schaeffer, managing principal of the Saginaw office.

Amy is a Principal in the management advisory services department of the Yeo & Yeo’s Saginaw office. She leads the firm’s manufacturing services group and is a member of the tax services group. She joined Yeo & Yeo in 2006 and has over 20 years of experience working with manufacturers.

In our community, Amy is the vice-chair of Women in Leadership, treasurer of the Great Lakes Bay Manufacturing Association, and a board member for Covenant Healthcare Foundation. In 2014, the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants honored her with its Women to Watch Emerging Leader Award.

The RUBY Awards ceremony was held on February 27 at Apple Mountain in Freeland. Jen Carpenter of Junior Achievement nominated Amy for the award.