Our Team

Tom Egan
Tax Attorney, CFP®

Tom is a tax and business attorney practicing in New York. He is also an experienced entrepreneur who has started several businesses and participated in the venture capital markets. Formerly, Tom traded equities and derivatives as an options market maker on the floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He holds a BA from Villanova University and a JD, MBA, and LLM from Washington University in St. Louis and is a Certified Financial Planner certificant. Tom has taught as an adjunct professor in the Accountancy Department at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, CUNY.


Becky Egan
CPA, CFP®

Becky is a Certified Public Accountant who specializes in working with small businesses, as well as helping individuals with their taxes and personal finances. Formerly, Becky worked in the nonprofit education sector. Becky holds a BA from the University of Chicago, an MAEd from Washington University in St. Louis, an MBA in Accounting from Rutgers, and a Masters in Taxation from Villanova University. She is a Certified Financial Planning certificant and a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor.


Alex Tahan
CPA

Alex is a Certified Public Accountant for Egan Tax & Books Ltd, working on personal and business tax return preparation and assisting clients with accounting software and systems set-up. Prior to joining the Egan team, Alex worked 18 years in corporate finance at American Express in Europe and in the USA, and he has worked 5 years advising and supporting small firms in the field of accounting and tax preparation. He holds an MS in Accounting from the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, an Msc in Economics from the University of London, a Masters of Accounting from INTEC in France, and a BS in Finance from NYU. Alex is fluent in French. When not working at his desk, Alex enjoys rolling on a mat at his local Aikido Dojo.

Chuks Ononye
CPA

Chuks is a Certified Public Accountant for Egan Tax & Books Ltd, working on personal and business tax return preparation, accounting advisement, and bookkeeping consultation. Prior to joining our team Chuks spent several years as controller of a retail business in NYC. Chuks has a strong background in accounting software like QuickBooks. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Lagos in Nigeria, and graduated with a master’s in accounting from Queens College.


Emily Isaac
CPA

Emily is a Certified Public Accountant for Egan Tax Books working on personal and business tax return preparation, accounting and Quickbooks consultation.  Prior to joining our team Emily consulted as a bookkeeper & accountant for many small businesses and  worked for over 20 years in the hospitality industry as a pastry chef.   She holds an MBA in accounting from Baruch College and a BFA from NYU.  

Linda Djeng
Office Manager / Tax Professional

Linda is our office manager and a tax professional for Egan Tax & Books Ltd, supporting our team with personal and business tax returns and taxpayer representation. Prior to joining our team, Linda graduated from CSI with a bachelor degree in Early Childhood Education. She went on to earn a gemological degree from the GIA Institute of America as a gemologist. She managed and directed in the wholesale diamond and fine jewelry industry for over 30 years.


Olga Iliachenko
Enrolled Agent

Olga is an Enrolled Agent and a tax professional for Egan Tax & Books Ltd, working on personal and business tax return preparation. Prior to joining our team, she worked as a financial services specialist at Northwestern Mutual and JP Morgan Chase. Also, she has years of experience in financial reporting, small business operations analysis and bookkeeping. Olga holds a BS in Finance from CUNY, Brooklyn College and is fluent in Ukrainian and Russian.


Stephany Baez
Enrolled Agent

Stephany is an Enrolled Agent for Egan Tax & Books Ltd, supporting our team with personal and business tax returns and taxpayer representation. Prior to joining our team, she worked at a small, privately held firm in Brooklyn, providing tax preparation and advisory services. She has a strong passion for helping clients feel at ease while developing and cultivating long lasting relationships and has an extensive history in customer facing roles from investment and tax prep firms to management experience across the hospitality industry. She holds a BA degree in Psychology from the City College of New York and is currently attaining her second undergraduate degree in Accounting from Hunter College.


Oye Bekoe
Enrolled Agent

Oye is an Enrolled Agent and a tax professional for Egan Tax & Books Ltd, working on personal and busines tax return preparation, entity formation, and taxpayer representation. As an Enrolled Agent, she is able to represent all taxpayers on all matters before the Internal Revenue Service. Oye holds a BA from Northern Illinois University.


Vicky Pizzino
Enrolled Agent

Vicky is an Enrolled Agent and a tax professional for Egan Tax & Books Ltd, working on personal and business tax return preparation and audit representation. Prior to joining our team she was a Property Controller for various real estate investment firms in NYC. She has a strong accounting background with experience in financial statement and cash flow preparation, budgeting, and process design and system setup. Vicky holds a BBA from Pace University and a Certificate in Information Systems and Design from Columbia University. As an Enrolled Agent, she is able to represent all taxpayers on all matters before the Internal Revenue Service.

Eric Wright
QuickBooks Consultant

Eric is a QuickBooks consultant for Egan Tax and Books, Ltd., working to help get clients set up in QuickBooks and keep their accounts well-managed throughout the year. He holds a bachelor's degree from Sarah Lawrence College and has over a decade of experience running a small arts business in New York City. Ask him anything about puppetry.

 


about us


We are a boutique tax and accounting firm committed to providing outstanding service. We pride ourselves on the individual attention given to each client. Our philosophy is to educate and to involve our clients in the tax and accounting process. We like our clients to be in control and informed when making financial decisions.