Hawkins Ash CPAs Announces 2021 Employee Promotions

Employee Promotions

Written by Corenne Gutierrez

July 19, 2021

We’re extremely proud to announce the following 22 employee promotions.


La Crosse

Amy Breeser, CPA

Amy Breeser, CPA

Amy Breeser, CPA

Supervisor

Amy has been promoted to Supervisor. She started her career with Hawkins Ash CPAs as an intern in January 2016. She provides tax preparation services to individuals and businesses. She also performs compilations and reviews. Before joining Hawkins Ash CPAs, she performed cost accounting for Ashley Furniture. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree of Accountancy at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. Amy is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

 

Kelly Oliver, EA

Kelly Oliver, EA

Kelly Oliver, EA

Supervisor

Kelly has been promoted to Supervisor. She has more than 15 years of experience in accounting. Her responsibilities include providing tax return preparation services for businesses, individuals, exempt organizations, fiduciaries, reviewing and compiling financial statements, and serving as in-charge auditor for agreed-upon procedures.

“Becoming an Enrolled Agent is one of my greatest accomplishments, as it provides me with the ability to represent and assist clients before the Internal Revenue Service. In my role, I enjoy that each day can be different by providing a variety of services to many types of clients.”

Kelly Oliver, EA

She also provides accounting and payroll services to a variety of businesses, such as manufacturing, retail, housing, food service and the professional service industry.

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Brittany Leonard, CPA

Brittany Leonard, CPA

Brittany Leonard, CPA

Senior Manager

Brittany has been promoted to Senior Manager. In her role, she provides audit services to tax credit projects, educational agencies, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, commercial enterprises, and housing authorities. Her experience also includes tax return preparation and small business bookkeeping.

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Green Bay

Brandon Lyons

Brandon Lyons

Brandon Lyons

Senior Associate

Brandon has been promoted to Senior Associate. Brandon Lyons joined Hawkins Ash CPAs in 2020 as an associate in the Green Bay, WI, office of the firm. He is experienced in providing both audit and tax services to clients.

Brandon previously worked for several years at Nicolet Bank as a BSA analyst.

 

Becky Doyle

Rebecca Doyle

Rebecca Doyle

Senior Associate

Rebecca has been promoted to Senior Associate. Rebecca Doyle is Certified Payroll Professional and Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor, providing payroll and accounting services to businesses. She joined Hawkins Ash CPAs in 2003.

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Emily McGuire, CPA

Emily McGuire, CPA

Emily McGuire, CPA

Manager

Emily has been promoted to Manager. Emily joined Hawkins Ash CPAs in 2016. Now as an audit supervisor she performs reviews, compilations and audits of voucher schools, nonprofit organizations, employee benefit plans, credit unions and commercial entities. Emily is a member of the firm’s Voucher School Service Group, Nonprofit Service Group and Employee Benefit Plan Service Group.

“I love that every day of my job is different. I love that I am always learning something new, and I enjoy sharing that knowledge and being a trusted resource to help clients.”

Emily McGuire, CPA

Emily received a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from St. Norbert College and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Emily also is active in the local community as a member of the Greater Green Bay Chamber’s Leadership Green Bay Class of 2020.

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Amanda Farley

Amanda Farley, CPA

Amanda Farley, CPA

Manager

Amanda has been promoted to Manager. Amanda began her career in 2014 as an intern and is now a tax supervisor in the firm’s Green Bay, WI, office. In this role, she helps to advise small businesses and assists with tax preparation and planning for a variety of different entities. Amanda also helps provide audit services for employee benefit plans and more.

“We are our client’s trusted advisors, and I love the fact that I can help them through all of the parts of their lives—whether it be planning for today, nine months from now, five years and beyond.”

Amanda Farley, CPA

Amanda received a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Amanda also is active in the local community as treasurer of the American Marketing Association – Northeast Wisconsin and as a member of Current Young Professionals of the Greater Green Bay Chamber.

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Alysha Jeske

Alysha Jeske

Alysha Jeske, SHRM-CP

Senior Human Resources Generalist

Alysha has been promoted to Senior HR Generalist. Alysha Jeske joined Hawkins Ash CPAs in December 2018 at the firm’s Green Bay, WI, location. Alysha develops, reviews, and implements many firm policies and procedures.

Aside from administering employee benefits, recruitments and conducting new hire orientations, Alysha travels to all firm offices to maintain a presence and be available to staff in all offices. She also is responsible for employee relations processes, maintaining the affirmative action program, filing the EEO-1 report annually and enhancing job satisfaction in multiple ways.

Her previous experience consists of providing the various HR duties for Green Bay Nonwovens and West Corporation.

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Briana Peters

Briana Peters, CPA

Briana Peters, CPA

Senior Manager

Briana has been promoted to Senior Manager. Briana Peters joined Hawkins Ash CPAs in 2013. She is an audit manager in the firm’s Green Bay, WI, office and provides audit services to nonprofit organizations, employee benefit plans and commercial entities. In addition, she works with compilation and review engagements. She is also the Director of Training for the firm.

“I enjoy getting to know my clients, developing a relationship with them and becoming a trusted advisor. I want them to be able to come to me with questions throughout the year rather than just helping them meet their audit requirement.”

Briana Peters, CPA

Briana earned her Level 1 and 2 Not-For-Profit certificates through the AICPA after completing numerous hours of continuing education.

Briana is a member of the firm’s Audit and Accounting Committee, Nonprofit Service Group and the Employee Benefit Plan Service Group.

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Aaron Boettcher

Aaron Boettcher, CPA

Aaron Boettcher, CPA

Senior Manager

Aaron has been promoted to Senior Manager. Aaron Boettcher joined Hawkins Ash CPAs in 2020 after more than a decade of working in public tax compliance and business consulting. In his role as a Senior Manager in the Firm’s Green Bay office, Aaron specializes in business and individual tax planning, tax return compliance, succession planning, and business consulting for clients.

“I enjoy working with small to medium-sized businesses and their owners to help them reach their long-term goals.”

Aaron Boettcher, CPA

Recently, Aaron has taken the lead on providing clients with in-depth help in regard to Paycheck Protection Program forgiveness. He has consulted clients with everything related to the PPP from initial loan application questions, allocating loan proceeds across expenses, and applying for loan forgiveness.

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Manitowoc

Brianna Renner

Brianna Renner

Brianna Renner

Senior Associate

Brianna has been promoted to Senior Associate. Brianna Renner joined Hawkins Ash CPAs November 12, 2018 at the firm’s Manitowoc location. Brianna provides consistent and thoughtful audit, accounting, tax, and consulting services to clients in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and across the United States. She works with various industries such as privately held, governmental, nonprofit, housing authority, and credit union clients.

Before joining Hawkins Ash CPAs, Brianna gained much business experience working at a state bank for almost 4 years as well as 3 different accounting firms.

 

Michelle Budysz

Michelle Budysz

Michelle Budysz

Senior Associate

Michelle has been promoted to Senior Associate. Michelle Budysz joined Hawkins Ash CPAs in 2003. As a senior audit associate in the firm’s Manitowoc, WI office, she handles audits for nonprofit entities, school districts, municipalities and commercial enterprises. Michelle also serves as the office network administrator.

 

Amber Ebert

Amber Ebert

Amber Ebert

Senior Associate

Amber has been promoted to Senior Associate. Amber Ebert began her career with Hawkins Ash CPAs as an associate on November 12, 2018. Her focuses include performing governmental audits, as well as nonprofit audits at Hawkins Ash CPAs. From June 2013 to August 2017 she was an Intern at Bronfman E. L. Rothschild and prepared Form 5500. January 3, 2017 to April 18, 2017 she also interned for Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP where she prepared Form 1041. Amber attended the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater where she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree of Business Administration.

 

Nicole Malueg, CPA

Nicole Malueg, CPA

Nicole Malueg, CPA

Manager

Nicole has been promoted to Manager. Nicole began her career with Hawkins Ash CPAs as an intern. In this role, her responsibilities include providing various tax services for individuals, businesses and nonprofit entities. In addition, she performs compilation and review engagements. She is also a regional trainer for the east region of the firm.

“I greatly enjoy working with the diverse range of clients that our firm is able to service in the community. It’s very rewarding to provide value and be considered a trusted advisor to our clients.”

Nicole Malueg, CPA

Nicole received a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

A member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants, she also is active in the local community as treasurer of Hope House of Manitowoc County, golf coach for the Kaukauna Area Special Olympics and a member of the Young Professionals of Manitowoc County.

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Marshfield

 

Leslie Smith

Leslie Smith, CPA, CMA

Leslie Smith, CPA, CMA

Supervisor

Leslie Smith joined Hawkins Ash CPAs in 2015 and after a stint as a controller at a private company returned to Hawkins Ash CPAs in 2020. As a Supervisor in the firm’s Marshfield, WI, office, her responsibilities include providing general accouting and tax services to a variety of clients, including individuals and privately held businesses.

“I am passionate about serving my clients, whether they are a large organization or an individual; if I can in any way help them achieve their goals and protect their livelihoods, its been a good day”

Leslie Smith, CPA, CMA

Leslie also audits employee benefit plans, nonprofit organizations, and works with voucher schools.

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Jared Ystad

Jared Ystad

Jared Ystad

Senior Associate

Jared has been promoted to Senior Associate. Jared joined Hawkins Ash CPAs in 2017 at the firm’s Marshfield location after receiving his bachelor’s degree from UW-Eau Claire.


Medford

Marcus Klemm

Marcus Klemm

Marcus Klemm

Supervisor

Marcus has been promoted to Supervisor. Marcus Klemm began his career with Hawkins Ash CPAs in 2013. In his role as a Supervisor in the firm’s Medford office, Marcus prepares corporate and personal tax returns, financial statements, various workpapers, and works on reviews and compilations.

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Dana Balciar

Dana Balciar

Dana Balciar

Supervisor

Dana has been promoted to Supervisor. Dana began working with Hawkins Ash in July, 2006 in the Medford location. As a Supervisor, Dana provides business and individual tax services and small business consultation. Before joining Hawkins Ash, Dana had 16 years of tax preparation experience in public accounting in the Medford area.


Mequon

Judy Haven, CPA

Judy Haven, CPA

Judy Haven, CPA

Senior Manager

Judy has been promoted to Senior Manager. As a Senior Tax Manager in the Mequon office of Hawkins Ash CPAs, Judy Haven provides tax planning and compliance services to a variety of businesses and individuals concentrating on maximizing their bottom line while striving to communicate effectively and provide excellent client service.

“I enjoy interacting with my clients and providing them valuable services. I also enjoy the challenges that working in tax provides.”

Judy Haven, CPA

She performs tax research and planning and reviews business, individual, trust, and estate tax returns. With 30 years of experience in public accounting, Judy specializes in trust, estate, and gift tax.

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Michael Benton

Michael Benton

Michael Benton

Senior Manager

Michael has been promoted to Senior Manager. Michael studied Economics and Accountancy at the University of Wisconsin- Madison. Michael joined Hawkins Ash in 2005 in the firms Mequon office.


Rochester

Anna Weinberger, CPA

Anna Weinberger, CPA

Anna Weinberger, CPA

Supervisor

Anna has been promoted to Supervisor. She joined Hawkins Ash CPAs in 2016. Anna performs reviews, compilations, and audits of nonprofits. She is also a QuickBooks Online Certified ProAdvisor. Previously, Anna worked at the Wisconsin Department of Revenue as a books and records auditor in the Sales and Use Tax Division. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting at Winona State University.


Winona

Steve Arnold, CPA, EA

Steve Arnold, CPA, EA

Steve Arnold, CPA, EA

Manager

Steve has been promoted to Manager. With more than 15 years of accounting experience, Steve joined Hawkins Ash CPAs in 2017. In his new role as manager, he prepares and reviews tax returns for businesses, individuals, trusts and exempt organizations, as well as financial statement review and compilation.

“What I enjoy most about working in my field is having the resources to help clients make smart tax moves. I am quite happy when I am able to keep them from paying unnecessary taxes!”

Steve Arnold, CPA, EA

Steve received a Bachelor of Business Administration in management from Radford University and a Masters of Business Administration in accounting from the University of Phoenix. He is a recent Certified Public Accountant (CPA), as well as an Enrolled Agent (EA) and a Certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor.

A member of the Minnesota Society of CPAs and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Steve also is active in the local community as a member of the Winona Noon Lion’s Club.

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Corenne Gutierrez
I joined Hawkins Ash CPAs in 2011. As the Firm's marketing manager, I develop and deploy strategic marketing and communications plans to fulfill the marketing goals of the Firm as a whole, each office and business line.

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