Barnum Festival Names
Michael Niedermeier the 61st Ringmaster 

             The Barnum Festival has named Michael Niedermeier, CPA, MBA, Managing Principal and President of Nishball, Carp, Niedermeier, Pacowta & Co., P.C. in Shelton, as its 61st Ringmaster for 2009. A long-time resident of Trumbull, he and his wife Cindy have three children, Jaime, Michael and Allison.

 “I am honored to serve as the 2009 Ringmaster. My wife Cindy and I look forward to representing the region to promote this spectacular tribute to P.T. Barnum. We plan to create more excitement and greater participation throughout the Greater Bridgeport-Southern Connecticut region.  We will build on the grand legacy previous Ringmasters have established,” said Niedermeier.

             As Managing Principal and President of Nishball, Carp, Niedermeier, Pacowta, he is responsible for the operations and strategic direction of the firm.  In addition, he is the firm’s Director of Construction/Real Estate Industry Services.  In 2007, Nishball, Carp, Niedermeier, Pacowta received the prestigious honor of being recognized by the Bridgeport Regional Business Council as the Business of the Year.

Niedermeier also oversees client financing services, acquisition and mergers and client industry services in construction, real estate development, manufacturing, high-tech, professional service and wholesale distribution for the firm. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the states of Connecticut and Florida.

Active in the Greater Bridgeport region, Niedermeier serves on many area boards and has won numerous awards for his many leadership roles in the community. He currently is on the Board of Directors of the Bridgeport Regional Business Council as Secretary Treasurer, a board member of St. Vincent's Hospital Foundation and the Executive Board of St. Joseph’s Manor in Trumbull. Previously, he served on the board of the United Way of Eastern Fairfield County for which he received the Community Builders Award. He is a former President of the Cardinal Shehan Center in Bridgeport. Niedermeier was a recipient of the Cardinal Shehan Center's Golden Tee Award and the St. Joseph Manor Mother Angelina's Award.

In his hometown of Trumbull, Niedermeier is a 12-year, former Police Commissioner, Trumbull town council member, and a former Ethics Commissioner for the Town of Trumbull.  He is also a knight of The Order of Malta and Rhodes.

He belongs to numerous professional associations, including: the American, Connecticut and Bridgeport Societies of CPAs Key Person Committee and Managing Partners Committee, Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), Construction Industry CPAs/Consultant Association (CICPAC), CPA Manufacturing Services Association (MSA) and Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. (ABC). Mike is a member of the BKR International Americas Board of Directors.

Niedermeier has been associated with the international CPA firms of Price Waterhouse & Co. and KPMG Peat Marwick (successor to Main Hurdman). He joined Nishball, Srebnick, Zaluda and Carp, P.C. as an audit manager in 1979 and was admitted as a principal in 1983.

He received his Master of Business Administration in accounting at Rutgers University Graduate School of Management and his Bachelor of Arts in economics at the College of the Holy Cross.

According to William Murphy of Trumbull, Executive Director of the Barnum Festival and a previous Ringmaster, “We are delighted that Mike Niedermeier will serve as our 61st Ringmaster. He will keep the momentum going even stronger in 2009. This past year the Barnum Festival added some exciting new events and attracted people from all over the region and state. Mike’s strong ties in Bridgeport and throughout the region will be an asset to all of us.”

The Barnum Festival was created in 1949 to make people feel good about celebrating the life and times of P.T. Barnum, who was born on July 5.  Nearly 25 annual Barnum Festival events salute Barnum and the people and events that made him the greatest showman on earth.  The mega-celebration includes parades, concerts, parties, drum corps and the fireworks extravaganza at Seaside Park. Please call the Barnum Festival at 203-367-8495 or log on to www.BarnumFestival.com for more information.