Viyasha is the Office Manager of Make My Day CPA’s Fairfax location, responsible for day-to-day operations and liaising with the tax and accounting teams to ensure our clients’ needs are met in a timely manner. A skilled organizer, project manager, and negotiator, Viyasha brings a diverse and innovative skillset to the table, taking care of business so our accountants and tax professionals can focus on what they do best.

Born and raised in South Africa, Viyasha currently resides in Virginia. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with a major in Business Management and initially worked on the accounting and tax team at Make My Day. She found her calling, applying her unique skills and positive attitude to make the office more efficient and productive.

Viyasha loves working with clients, managing teams, and meeting deadlines. She genuinely cares about her coworkers, her job, and our clientele and is dedicated to learning, personal growth, and professional development. These are the goals that fuel her tireless work ethic and challenge her to achieve more.

Inspired by her highly accomplished and successful sister, Viyasha hopes to own her own business one day; but for now, she’s content to be the MVP for the Make My Day team. When she’s not in the office, you might catch Viyasha reading a book, cooking, spending time with her family, or planning her next vacation.

Susan Selim is a dedicated and detail-oriented accounting professional with more than 13 years of experience in her field.

Originally from Cairo, Egypt, Susan graduated from Cairo University in 2006 with a BA in Accounting and relocated to the United States shortly after that. She continued her studies in America, taking courses in Accounting, Payroll, and QB before enrolling in the MSA program at Liberty University. Once her MSA is complete, Susan will pursue her CPA, having already registered at the Virginia Board of Accounting.

Susan started her accounting career journey at corporations, in hospitality, and for non-profit organizations in the DC area. A lifelong learner, she actively pursues opportunities to advance her skills and add new perspectives to her experience.

Though she has worked for many companies across several industry niches, Susan feels that when she found Make My Day CPA, she had finally found a perfect professional fit. The work she does with the firm each day allows her to utilize all her skills, and she continues to learn new things each day, emphasizing a strong focus on client communication and relationship-building.

When she isn’t working, Susan enjoys listing to music, attending her teenage son’s events, and living life to the fullest with her family and friends.

David Dolinsky is a CPA and Senior Accounting Manager at Make My Day CPA. Born and raised in Charleroi, PA, a small town outside of Pittsburgh, David felt his calling during his first high school accounting course and knew that this was what he wanted to do as a career. Thirty years on, he’s still grounded in his decision. He loves helping business owners understand their finances to make better-informed decisions, foster growth, and establish legacy.

David provides accounting and managerial services for both for-profit and non-profit business clients. He is skilled in compiling, verifying, analyzing, interpreting, and disseminating financial data and implementing and managing accounting systems. He has also been instrumental in leading functional accounting teams, striving to provide our clients with the best possible service by first getting to know their business and coming up with solutions that best suit their financial needs.

But despite his technical acumen and professional accomplishments, David does not fit the mold of the stereotypical accountant. While knowledgeable in all aspects of accounting, he likes to talk about more than just numbers. He is approachable, easy to relate to, has a good sense of humor, and a distinctly creative side.

Outside the office, David doesn’t talk about work, preferring to attend his daughter’s soccer games, go to the beach, go fishing, watch scary movies, and build his comic book collection. Citing his wife and daughter as his greatest inspiration, he strives to do his best each day to make the world a better place.

As Tax Manager for the Fairfax Office of Make My Day CPA, Sweta Shah brings more than two decades of experience to the team, helping clients prepare their taxes and make critical decisions related to their business and personal finances.

Originally from Mumbai, India, Sweta earned her undergraduate degree in Accounting from the University of Maryland and is an active CPA. She has always enjoyed accounting, especially because what she does helps her clients achieve their financial goals. Sweta’s family taught her to work hard and to enjoy everything she does—and these are the defining principles that drive her forward each day.

Sweta loves working with the diverse and talented team at Make My Day. Always thinking outside the box, Sweta is constantly looking for ways to optimize internal processes in an effort to make life better for our employees and build client loyalty. She always looks out for others and will go the extra mile to ensure people are happy and feel valued.

Sweta is known for her kindness and innate ability to empathize with and relate to her clients. Her motto is to always be positive under any circumstances, a trait that is immediately apparent from the first time you meet her.

Outside work, Sweta is a movie buff, loves to travel, and enjoys playing tennis, cycling, and walking in nature. If she weren’t an accountant, she would be volunteering at a special needs children’s school, a cause that resonates deeply with her on a personal level.

My name is Tina Choi, and I have over 10 years of professional accounting experience. I have developed my skills and demonstrated most aspects of accounting, especially maintaining a productive accounting environment while managing various business accounts at the same time including payroll administration, bank reconciliation, and tax accounting. My goal is to get to know clients and satisfy their needs. I believe my dedicated and diligent commitment to high quality service makes a difference. I always like to productively improve my work quality by collaborating with colleagues and accepting valuable advice from others

Mahar Abduselam loves to solve puzzles—a particularly critical skill in complex tax situations. Whether providing routine business or compliance services, advisory, or representation, he helps his clients gain confidence around tax matters so they can focus on what matters and make better business decisions. 2015

Born in Saudi Arabia to an Eritrean family, Maher grew up in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is trilingual and culturally diverse, having traveled, lived, and worked in many countries. Family is a vital and present part of Maher’s life. He grew up surrounded by siblings, cousins, and extended family who instilled in him the values of integrity, compassion, honesty, hard work, and the importance of education.

Maher’s professional journey began when working on a tax consulting project during an internship as a law student. He found that tax combined his interest in law, finance, and accounting with his joy of solving puzzles in a value-producing way, a realization that ultimately led him to pursue a career as a tax specialist.

He loves to help small business owners navigate their industries, acting as their trusted advisor on tax, law, and finance. Clients come to him for solutions to problems that are usually complex and need to be addressed with some urgency. Being that person for his clients and providing viable solutions is what he enjoys most.

Maher holds a BA in Finance and a BA in Accounting. He is a CPA and a Juris Doctor, both of which he completed before age 23, and was recognized by National Black Lawyers Top 40 under 40.

When he isn’t solving puzzles for his clients, you might find Maher traveling, enjoying nature, playing basketball, reading, cooking, and enjoying lively conversation over a good meal.

I am Margaret Bartel, CPA, and I have over 25 years of experience in finance. I specialize in financial and organizational analysis, financial management, and implementation of strategic organizational plans. This includes designing and implementing financial management information systems for beginning and ongoing organizations in both the public and private sector. In helping organizations that are in transition, I’ve become familiar with financial and information management problems specific to those situations. I’ve helped many organizations revamp their financial management functions developing them into effective management tools, and I’ve worked with entrepreneurs overseas to develop loan packages for International Development Banks.