Senior Managers
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.
Judd
Jackson, CPA is a Senior Manager in the Consulting division in O'Sullivan Creel's
Destin office. Judd brings almost 12 years of auditing, tax, and consulting
experience, with more than five of those previously at O'Sullivan Creel. In
addition to public accounting experience, Judd served as CFO for a large
regional real estate developer, managing all aspects of the accounting function. Judd
earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Auburn University and is licensed as
a CPA in Alabama and Florida.
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.
Scott Warren, CPA is a Senior Manager in the Tax division of O'Sullivan Creel's Pensacola office. Scott has over eight years of experience in the field of public accounting and holds a Bachelors Degree from the University of West Florida. He is a licensed CPA in Alabama. Scott is responsible for supervising and managing corporate, individual and partnership taxation, business and individual tax consulting for his clients. In addition, Scott specializes in the Construction/Real Estate industry and is part of the firm's construction/real estate industry niche. Scott was a member of the Pensacola Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Pensacola Class of 2006 and
is currently the treasurer to the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties.
Mary Wiggins 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 Accounting Applications Specialist (CAAS) for Microsoft Great Plains Dynamics and has performed numerous hardware and software installations.
Beverly Wilson, CPA is a
Senior Manager in the Tax division for the Destin office. Beverly has over nine
years in the public accounting arena encompassing tax consulting and planning
for a wide variety of individual and business clients, as well as experience in
small business consulting, auditing and other attest services. Beverly also has
11 years of private accounting experience, working her way through every aspect
of accounting from A/P, A/R, Payroll, to Controller. Beverly graduated from
Kennesaw State University (Magna Cum Laude) with a Bachelor of Business
Administration in Accounting. She is a licensed CPA in both Florida and Georgia.
Beverly is a member of the Okaloosa Leadership Class of 2006 and serves as
treasurer of the executive committee to the board of the Mattie Kelly Arts Foundation.
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.