Senior Managers
Kathleen
J. Baldwin, CPA, CCIFP is a Senior Manager in the Audit division of the Pensacola
office. Kathleen has more than eight years of experience in the field of public accounting.
A substantial portion of her clients are construction and governmental entities.
Kathleen is a graduate of the University of West Florida with a Master of
Business Administration and the University of Southern Mississippi with a
Bachelor of Science Degree in accounting. She is a licensed Certified Public
Accountant in the State of Florida and has the prestigious Certified
Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP) certification.
John Born is a Senior Manager in the firm's Information Technology division serving clients locally as well as nationally. John has over 15 years of industry experience including six years of big six consulting and nine years of small and medium-sized business financial systems consulting. Technical environments have included: IBM mainframe, SCO/Unix, Windows 3.1/95 and Novell and Windows NT, and Windows 2000 Advanced. John has performed numerous custom and packaged financial system software selections and implementations. He is Certified Accounting Applications specialist (CAAS) for Microsoft Great Plains.
Bill
Bruening, CPA, CAM
is a Senior Manager in our
Destin Audit and Accounting Services Division and joined the firm after spending
two years with the State of Florida Auditor General’s office. A graduate of the
Citadel and the University of West Florida Masters program, he has been
performing audits for CIRAs, not-for-profits, for-profit and governmental
entities since 1996. His strong technical background and inside knowledge of
these entities, provides Bill expertise in handling issues unique to the CIRA
industry. He is a Certified Association Manager (CAM) and became licensed as a
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the state of Florida in 1997 and in the
states of Alabama and Mississippi in 2003.
Stasi Geeker, CPA is a Senior Tax Manager in the Employee Benefits division in O'Sullivan Creel's Pensacola office. Stasi specializes in individual and corporate tax planning, compliance and retirement planning. She has over 15 years of public accounting experience, and obtained her Bachelor of Arts and Masters in Accountancy (Cum Laude) from the University of West Florida. Stasi is a past board member and treasurer of Big Brother Big Sisters of Northwest Florida.
G. Lane Higgins, CPA, CAM is a Senior Manager in the Tax Division of the Destin office. He is a graduate from Emory University in Atlanta and is a licensed CPA in Georgia and Florida. He is a Certified Association Manager (CAM) and also serves on the Code Enforcement Board of Fort Walton Beach. Lane's career has concentrated on providing auditing services to businesses, not for profits, and governments and providing tax services to businesses and individuals. Lane's diverse experience provides a unique understanding to the tax problems of our clients. He is a member of Fort Walton Beach Kiwanis Club and the Walton County Chamber of Commerce.
Barbara Noll, CPA is as a Senior Manager in the Tax division of the Fort Walton Beach office. A graduate of the University of West Florida, Barbara's primary focus is on tax planning and preparation and accounting services. Barbara is certified by the State of Florida in Florida Sales and Use Tax and has worked closely with the Florida Department of Revenue in this specialized area representing clients and performing audits. Barbara has extensive experience within the franchisee/franchisor industry and works with numerous clients within the panhandle to establish "in house" accounting systems. Barbara is a licensed CPA in Florida and Alabama and is part of the Economic Development Council Minority Task Force Mentor/Protégé Program and Treasurer of the Emerald Coast Children's Advocacy Center, Inc.
Timothy J. Sweeney, CPA is a
Senior Manager in the firm's Pensacola office with over 10 years experience in public accounting and auditing. A substantial portion of his clients are non-profit and governmental entities. Tim is a graduate of the Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting. He is a licensed CPA in Florida and is a member of the Florida Government Finance Officers Association.
Randall Wells, CPA
is a Senior Manager with the firm's Pensacola office
with over
nine years of public accounting experience. Randall's
responsibilities include consulting with corporations, partnerships,
entrepreneurs, and high net worth individuals on complex tax issues in addition
to assisting clients with tax compliance. Randall also has extensive experience
working with clients on multi-state tax issues. Randall
graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors degree in
Accounting from the University of West Florida in 2000.
Mary Wiggins,
CISA, MCTS is a Senior Manager of the firm's Information Technology Services division, located in the Pensacola office. Mary's specialization is in accounting system implementation and training. She has been with the Firm since 1992, and has over twenty years of industry experience as a network engineer and consultant. Mary has a BSBA from the University of West Florida, graduating cum laude, and a Masters of Accountancy. She is a Microsoft Certified
Technical Specialist (MCTS) for Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics, a Certified
Informations Systems Auditor (CISA) and has performed numerous hardware and software installations.
Paul M. Winters is a Senior Manager of the firm's Information Technology Services division, located in the Pensacola office. Paul is a Microsoft Certified Profession (MCP) and brings over 20 years industry experience to the team. His knowledge of operating systems encompasses the full range of Microsoft Windows
offerings on both the server (Windows Server 2000, Server 2003 and Server 2008)
and desktop (Windows XP and Windows Vista) platforms. His networking expertise includes both peer-to-peer and client/server environments. Paul is a wide area network (WAN) specialist responsible for configuring and supporting all forms of remote communication. Paul has performed numerous hardware and software installations and his programming background includes several computer database languages. He has written and installed software applications in several areas including accounting, real estate management and telephone support call tracking.
David Yeend, CPA is a Senior Manager in the Tax division of the Foley office. David's primary responsibilities are tax planning and compliance for individuals and businesses, as well as small business consulting. A licensed CPA in both Alabama and Florida, David brings 19 years of accounting experience to the firm, most recently as shareholder and vice president of McNorton, Yeend & Biel, P.C. in Mobile, Ala. David earned a B.A. in Accounting from the University of South Alabama. David has served on many local boards including the Mobile Area Council Boy Scouts of America, the Mobile Midtown Optimist Club and the Kiwanis Club of Foley.