Professional Staff     Annette Crowner                                                 acrowner@cpaapc.com Areas of Specialization:  Audit and accounting - Manufacturing, government, non-profit and employee benefits plans. Taxation - Corporate, non-profit and individual Other - Peachtree and CSA Experience - Annette has been working in the field of public accounting since 2002.  Education: Iowa Wesleyan College - Bachelor of Business Admininistration - Accounting Western Illinois University - Bachelor of Arts/Science Law Enforcement Administration/Political Science   Michael Dick, CPA                                                mdick@cpaapc.com Areas of Specialization: Taxation - Corporate, Partnership, Individual, Estate, Gift, Non-Profit, Employee Benefit Plans, Payroll and Sales/Use Taxes Industry - Extensive experience in the construction, agri-business and manufacturing industries  ExperienEExperience - Mike is our Senior Tax Manager, and has over 27 years experience in both public accounting and the private sector.  Education - Western Illinois University - Bachelor of Business - Accounting Community Involvement: Chairman and Past Treasurer - Burlington/West Burlington Chamber of Commerce Chairman, Junior Achievement of Des Moines County Treasurer - Southeastern Community College Athletic Booster Club Past President and Past Treasurer - Burlington Golf Club Past Treasurer - Burlington Steamboat Days, Inc   Lori Gerst                                                                 lgerst@cpaapc.com  Areas of Specialization: Business accounting and financial reporting Payroll and sales/use taxes Experience - Twenty-one years of experience in manufacturing firms, including cost, financial, controller and senior analyst positions  Education - University of Iowa - Bachelor of Busines Arts - Finance                      St Ambrose University - Master of Business Administration   Lori Gilpin                                                               lori.gilpin@cpaapc.com Areas of Specialization:  Accounting, financial reporting and payroll  Taxation - Corporate, Partnership and Individual income tax, payroll tax and sales tax  Experience - Lori is our Accounting Services Manager and has worked in public accounting for the last 25 years Education - Honor graduate of Robert Morris College's accounting program Bill Hesse                                                               bhesse@cpaapc.com Areas of Specialization - Bill is a Licensed Public Accountant (LPA) specializing in business accounting and tax, payroll tax and sales tax.  Experience - Over 40 years of accounting experience that began in 1967 with a private firm. Bill joined the firm as a staff accountant in January 1981. Community Involvement - Bill is an active member of the West Burlington Christian Church and has served as their treasurer for over 20 years. D.J. Johnson                                                            DJ.Johnson@cpaapc.com Areas of Specialization: Audit and acccounting Experience - DJ began working in the field of public accounting in 2011 Education - Western Illinois University - Bachelor of Business Admininistration - Accounting Tracy Mehmert                                                     tmehmert@cpaapc.com Areas of Specialization: Audit and acccounting - Manufacturing and construction, government, non-profit and employee benefits plans Experience - Tracy has been working in the field of public accounting since 2007 Education - Western Illinois University - Bachelor of Business Admininistration - Accounting  Melodee Walker, CPA                                        mwalker@cpaapc.com Areas of Specialization:  Accounting, payroll and payroll taxes Taxation - Corporate, partnership and individual - Melodee reviews all of the individual income tax returns prepared by our firm  Other - CSA Experience - Melodee joined the Firm in the fall of 1973. Community Involvement - Friends of Tri State Public Radio, various church committees and past church treasurer Education - Iowa Wesleyan College - Bachelor of Business Admininistration - Accounting   Kathryn Whitaker, CPA                                    kwhitaker@cpaapc.com Areas of Specialization: Audit and accounting - Financial reporting for a variety of industries, business process enhancements, and employee benefit plans. Experience - Katy is an Audit Manager and has been working in the field of public accounting since 2004.  Education:  University of Northern Iowa - Master's Degree in Accounting   Clerical Staff Sara Beckman                                                    sbeckman@cpaapc.com Sara has been with the Firm for over 20 years. She started in 1980 as a clerical-program student while attending Southeastern Community College. Sara works part time in the office, and full time during tax season. Susan Gerst                                                        sgerst@cpaapc.com Susan is the office secretary and has been with the Firm for over 30 years.