Professional Staff   Sarah H. Beckman, CPA                                    beckman.sarah@cpaapc.com Areas of Specialization:  Audit and accounting - Financial reporting for a variety of industries, business process enhancements, SEC compliance and employee benefit plans. Experience - Sarah is an Audit Manager and has been working in the field of public accounting since 2001.  Education:  University of Northern Iowa - Bachelor of Business Admininistration - Accounting 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 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. Diana McCannon                                                dmccannon@cpaapc.com Areas of Specialization: Audit and acccounting - Manufacturing and non-profit Taxation - Corporate, non-profit and individual Other - Quickbooks, Business works and MAS 90 Experience - Six years in private industry - has been working in the field of public accounting since 2004 Education - Western Illinois University - Bachelor of Business Admininistration - Accounting Tracy Mehmert                                                     tmehmert@cpaapc.com Areas of Specialization: Audit and acccounting - Manufacturing and construction Experience - Tracy has been working in the field of public accounting since 2007 Education - Western Illinois University - Bachelor of Business Admininistration - Accounting Stephanie Stuecker, CPA                                  sstuecker@cpaapc.com Areas of Specialization:  Audit and accounting - Manufacturing, government, non-profit and employee benefits plans. Taxation - Corporate, non-profit and individual Other - Quickbooks and CSA Experience - Stephanie has been working in the field of public accounting since 2002. Community Involvement: Secretary - City of Burlington Riverfront Advisory Committee Mentor - Young House Family Services Program at Corse School Race Committee - Lake Geode Triathlon Education - University of Iowa - 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 Andrea Walsh                                                       awalsh@cpaapc.com Areas of Specialization:  Accounting, payroll and payroll taxes Taxation - Corporate, Partnership and Individual Experience - Eleven years experience in public accounting preceded by twenty years in the banking industry Education - Attended Southeastern Community College and Iowa Wesleyan College Clerical Staff Sara Beckman                                                    sbeckman@cpaapc.com Sara has been with the Firm for 23 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.