Benay - providing a Way to simplify work

Benay Enterprises, Inc. (Benay) is a national business accounting and financial services outsourcing firm. For over 35 years, Benay has been providing accounting, bookkeeping, tax, and HR services to US and international businesses in law, technology, retail, nonprofit, and media industries. Founded in 1986 in Connecticut, Benay is built on a legacy of expertise, attention to detail, and dynamic thinking to match the changing accounting and bookkeeping needs of its valued customers.

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Dawn Reshen-Doty

Dawn Reshen-Doty - CEO - has been managing businesses for over 36 years and during that time has handled the financial affairs of over a dozen corporations, publishing houses, and individuals. Mrs. Reshen-Doty joined Benay in 1990, and ​later became the president of Benay in 2010 upon the retirement of her business partner and father, Neil Reshen, founder of Benay. She is also the founding partner and publisher of For Beginners, LLC, publisher of the For Beginners series, a graphic non-fiction book line.

​She holds a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and was a White House intern to Thomas Beard, Special Assistant to President Jimmy Carter. Prior to 1985, Mrs. Reshen-Doty lived in Japan and worked for the Japanese Ministry of Education as a grammar school teacher, where she was able to expand her knowledge of Japan and the Japanese language.

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Merrilee Warholak

Merrilee Warholak - COO- began her career as the Publicity Director for a book publisher in the Danbury, CT area. While completing her English degree at Western CT State University, she interned with Benay Enterprises, where she built a solid foundation in business and publishing.

Over the years, Merrilee significantly contributed to Benay’s growth in her first role as Director of Client Relations. Her work includes expanding the company by integrating new partners, preparing royalty reports for publishing clients, negotiating author/publisher contracts, and managing foreign translation rights for numerous New York Times bestsellers.

In addition to her role at Benay, Merrilee played a key part in the company’s foray into publishing as Editorial Director at For Beginners LLC. Here, she channeled her passion for literature into overseeing the publishing process from contract through to publication. Now, as the Chief Operating Officer, she leads Benay’s Portland, Maine branch and continues to drive the company’s success.

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Our Benay Experts

Anthony Magnano - Client Manager
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Thant Htoo Zaw (Zack) - Client Manager
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Divya Vudattu - Client Manager
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Candace Telke - Client Manager
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Sidorela Kordalli - Client Manager
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Amitha Shenoy - Client Manager
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Hector Vasquez - Client Manager
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Michelle Cornish - Client Manager
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Dominique Tatis - Client Manager
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Salvatore (Sal) Valvo - Client Manager
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Imani Uzzell - Client Manager
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Rachel Valluzzo - Administrative Assistant 
Our Mission

Benay provides knowledgeable, experienced, and affordable back-office administrative management and financial operational services to companies that want to focus on their core business operations and realize cost savings and greater efficiencies of routine yet critical financial and administrative operations.

Benay’s knowledgeable and experienced business management staff seek to provide the most attentive, intuitive, and proactive services to a wide range of clientele throughout the world.

Every Financial Function

From bookkeeping to CFO support, BENAY delivers a complete suite of financial services — customizable, scalable, and tailored to your exact needs.

You get exactly what your business needs and nothing it doesn't.

One trusted partner.

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(203)-744-6010