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Our Partners
Hancock Askew’s team of professionals are led by a committed, closely knit group of partners who set high standards for, and oversee, their efforts on your behalf.
Alfredo Reynoso
CPA
Assurance Partner
Alfredo is a Partner at Hancock Askew and has over 10 years of experience in public accounting. His practice areas include financial statement audits, compliance audits, reviews, compilations, internal audits and merger and acquisition assistance. His industry expertise includes real estate, nonprofits, family offices, healthcare, manufacturing, wholesale, professional services, technology and a variety of other industries. He has worked with both publicly traded and privately held companies. As Partner, he leads the assurance practice in South Florida.
Alfredo is active in the community and is Chair of The WOW Center. He is also a member of Leadership Florida and a graduate of Leadership Florida’s Connect Class X. Alfredo is also a graduate of Leadership Miami Class XXXIX of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce.
Alfredo graduated from Florida International University in Miami, FL, where he received a Bachelor of Accounting degree as well as a Master of Science in Taxation. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Florida and is a member of both the American and Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Allen Akins
CPA, CVA
Jacksonville Office Managing Partner
Allen is a Partner in Hancock Askew’s Jacksonville office and has over 12 years of experience in public accounting. His primary focus lies in providing financial statement audits, reviews and compilations for a variety of industries, including both publicly traded and privately held companies. Allen also performs business valuation and transaction advisory services and has extensive experience with mergers and acquisitions, estate and gift tax, buy-sell agreements, purchase price allocations and impairment tests.
Before beginning his career at Hancock Askew, Allen graduated from Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Accounting. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Allen also serves as Treasurer of the 200 Club of the Coastal Empire, Inc.
Carlos Garcia
CPA, CVA, CGMA
Partner - In Loving Memory
Carolyn McIntosh
CPA
Savannah Office Managing Partner
Carolyn is a Partner at Hancock Askew and is the Savannah Office Managing Partner. She has been serving clients for over 20 years in the areas of tax, financial planning and management services. Her clients include individuals, fiduciaries, partnerships and corporations. Carolyn specializes in high net worth individual tax, family-owned businesses, real estate, estate and gift tax, and fiduciary tax.
Carolyn is a graduate of the University of Alabama, Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Tax Accounting. She began her career at Arthur Andersen’s Atlanta office and then went on to work for Deloitte in their Private Client Advisors Group before joining Hancock Askew in 2004. Carolyn is a member of both the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
An active member of the community, Carolyn is a member of the Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church, the Savannah Estate Planning Council, Armstrong Planned Giving Council and the Rotary Club of Savannah. She has also taken on the role of the Rotarians Play it Forward Treasurer. Carolyn was previously involved with the William Jay Society and 13th Colony, and has served on the Board of the Rape Crisis Center and was their Treasurer from 2006-2008.
Chad Miller
CPA, CIA, CISA
Partner - Risk Assurance & Advisory Practice Leader
Chad is a Partner at Hancock Askew and has 20 years of experience in public accounting. As a Partner, he leads the firms risk assurance and advisory practice, serves as a technical accounting expert and helps fast growing private companies with best practices pertaining to accounting policies and procedures. His experience includes Sarbanes-Oxley consultation, advising on technical accounting issues and assisting companies through the initial public offering process. Chad routinely holds seminars for fast-growing private companies pertaining to the IPO preparation and SEC requirements, and also on the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance process. He has consulted with more than 10 companies over the past 5 years on Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Chad received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Georgia and his Master’s in Accounting from the University of Virginia. Before joining Hancock Askew, he spent eight years at EY in their Atlanta office, where he coordinated audits for both public and private companies, and worked more than one year at a firm that Chad founded that focused on technical accounting issues and best practices as it relates to process improvement. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Georgia Institute of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA), the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), and the Institute of Internal Audit (IIA). Chad’s dual focus in both accounting and finance provides him a solid understanding of business and accounting fundamentals, which he uses to provide clients with value-added consultations in order to address their needs.
Craig Armstrong
CPA
Miami Office Managing Partner
Craig is the Miami Office Managing Partner of Hancock Askew. He has over 20 years of public accounting experience, including serving clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to local or middle market companies, as well as high net worth family offices and individuals. His industry expertise includes manufacturing and retail, hospitality, construction, real estate and private wealth management, among others. For over a decade, Craig has also focused on providing services to high-net worth foreign families with investments in the US, as well as US taxpayers with investments abroad. His extensive tax and audit background has provided clients with meaningful insight to help navigate the increasingly complex business environment. Craig co-founded CAPA, a certified public accounting firm in 2004 and merged with Hancock Askew in 2020. Craig’s previous roles include Senior Manager of Corporate Accounting Special Projects with Ryder System, Inc., a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Miami, Florida, and five years with the global firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Miami, Florida, where he also served two years as the South Florida Site Leader for audits of employee benefit plans. Craig began his career with the firm of Williams, Cox, Weidner, and Cox in Tallahassee, Florida. He has been involved in various community organizations and currently serves on the audit and finance committee of the Board of Directors for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, as well as serving in an advisory role to other charitable organizations in the South Florida community. Craig has a B.S. Degree in Accounting from Florida State University. He is a licensed certified public accountant in the states of Florida and Georgia and is a member of both the FICPA and AICPA organizations.
Greg Ameden
CISA
Risk Assurance & Advisory Partner
Greg Ameden is Partner at Hancock Askew and leads the firm’s Information Technology (IT) related internal audit, risk advisory, and System and Organization Controls (SOC) reporting services. He has over 15 years of experience working in various IT environments; most recently 10 years at public accounting and advisory firms. Advising and assisting many organizations from a range of industries has enabled Greg to develop a deep understanding of business processes, operational control, and risk management principles.
Greg helps Hancock Askew clients identify and evaluate IT risk, implement cost-effective controls and monitoring strategies, improve execution and performance, and provide assurance to their customers and other external parties. Some example areas where he can provide assistance include SOC examinations, enterprise and IT risk assessments, IT risk management programs, IT internal audit co-sourcing or augmentation, compliance examination readiness assessment and remediation, policies and procedures design and documentation, and design/oversight/execution of controls testing programs (e.g. for Sarbanes-Oxley).
Greg earned his BA in Communication Arts from Gordon College, and is a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association. Greg is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), and has obtained his A+ certification, which certifies the competence of service technicians in the computer industry.
Grey Bell
CPA
Partner - In Loving Memory
Jodi Malis
CPA, CGMA
Partner - Assurance Practice Leader
Jodi is a Partner in Hancock Askew’s Atlanta office and has over 30 years of public accounting experience. Jodi began her career in Chicago at Price Waterhouse after graduating from Indiana University, with highest distinction, with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. In her role, she oversees assurance and advisory services for numerous public and private companies and manages the firm’s Employee Benefit Plan (EBP) Audit practice. Jodi specializes in audits, researching complex accounting and auditing issues, and SEC and financial reporting.
Jodi is deeply involved in the EBP community. She served on the Executive Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) EBP Audit Quality Center, currently serves the AICPA’s Technical Standards Committee and is a conference speaker at AICPA events and State Society conferences. Jodi holds two advanced AIPCA Certifications, Advanced Defined Contribution and Advanced Defined Pension Plans. She is a founding member and active participant of the BDO Alliance EBP community and a member of the Alliance’s Women’s Resource Group Leadership Team.
Jodi is a Past President and Past Vice-President of WIPs (Women in Pensions) in Georgia. She also holds memberships in the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA). Jodi is a licensed CPA in Georgia, Florida and Massachusetts.
John McElderry
CPA, CGMA
Tax Partner
John McElderry is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant with over 25 years of professional experience, including tax compliance and planning, mergers and acquisitions, disposal and sell side assistance, initial public offerings, financial statement audits, and SEC filings.
As partner at Hancock Askew, John advises high net worth individuals, as well as small businesses and their owners on financial and tax matters. He assists small businesses and their owners with financial analysis and guidance on profitability and regulatory compliance as well as performing compilation, review and audit engagements for them.
Prior to joining our team, John started McElderry & Associates in 2005 and recently merged his company with Hancock Askew. Previously, John was a Senior Manager with Ernst & Young, where he served in the Transaction Advisory Services practice both in the Atlanta and London offices. He planned, supervised, and participated in numerous acquisition and disposal transactions involving entities located in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, France, Spain, Brazil, and China.
John holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting from the University of Georgia. He is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Kristen Brand
CPA, CFST
Tampa Office Managing Partner
Kristen is Tax Partner at Hancock Askew and has over 18 years of public and private accounting experience. She received her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from University of Florida and Master of Accountancy from University of South Florida.
Kristen began her career with Deloitte in Atlanta where she had the opportunity to service several Fortune 500 companies. Following her time at Deloitte Kristen became the tax manager for a large, Atlanta based manufacturing company.
Kristen focuses on providing one stop solutions for small to mid-size companies and high net worth individuals. Her expertise includes accounting, bookkeeping, corporate income tax preparation and state and local tax consulting. Kristen’s experience provides a unique insight for her clients, taking into consideration the appropriate accounting treatment for transactions as well as the tax implications that will come into play.
Kristen is a CPA in Florida and is also a Qualified Practitioner in Florida’s Certified Audit Program for sales and use tax. This designation has allowed her to perform sales and use tax audits for several clients on behalf of the Florida Department of Revenue.
Kristen also sits on the board of directors for The Florida Wildlife Corridor and is a member of the leadership council for Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Mark Hand
CPA, MAFF, CVA
Tax Partner; Litigation Services Practice Leader
Mark is a Tax Partner at Hancock Askew and has over 40 years of experience in accounting.
Mark worked with Arthur Andersen & Company from 1979 – 1987, then became a partner with KPMG, LLP from 1987 – 1998, before starting his CPA firm in 1998. While building his CPA practice, he worked with Heritage Capital Group and Business Valuations as a principal from 1998-2012. He has provided tax and financial consulting services to Fortune 500 companies, closely-held businesses, business owners, and high-wealth individuals. Mark has provided business valuation services to closely-held business and holding companies and mergers and acquisition consulting and business brokerage services to closely-held businesses throughout his career.
Mark has been published in “The Economic Impact of Taxes on S Corporation Valuations,” with C. Donald Wiggins and Laura L. Coogan, Business Valuation Review, June 2000 and “Family Limited Partnerships in Florida,” with Carla A. Green, Jonathan L. Hay, Robert S. Hightower and Timothy J. Warfel, National Business Institute, Inc., 1996.
Along with being a Certified Public Accountant, Mark is a Certified Valuation Analyst and Master Analyst in Financial Forensics. Mark is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.
Michael McCarthy
CPA, CVA
Firm Managing Partner
Michael is Managing Partner at Hancock Askew and has over 25 years of experience. He has coordinated audits for SEC registrants and privately held companies, including several Fortune 1,000 companies. His services include providing managed accounting and reporting for public equity and debt offerings, business combinations and dispositions; advising internal audit departments on plans and strategies to enhance corporate governance.
Before joining Hancock Askew, Michael spent 13 years with Ernst & Young and 2 years with Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Auburn University in Accounting and is licensed to practice accounting in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. Michael is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Michael is also licensed to determine the value of a business and other projects that need valuation techniques, he is a member of the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts.
Michael is passionate about his clients and focuses on helping them address issues and providing advice and consultations. He serves on the Board of the Union Mission of Savannah, Savannah Chamber of Commerce and St. Peter the Apostle Parish and School. He is also a member of the Savannah Executives Association, Savannah CFO Council, St. Patrick’s Day Parade Committee and Legatus.
Michael Maiorano
CPA, PFS, CFP®
Tax Partner
Michael is a Tax Partner at Hancock Askew & Co. He has over 19 years of public accounting experience serving both individuals and business clients. His industry expertise includes construction, healthcare, hospitality, professional services, manufacturers, and real estate.
Michael founded the Mason Advisory Group, a certified public accounting firm in 2019 and merged with Hancock Askew in 2022. Michael’s previous roles include President and CEO of TrueWealth Management, a financial services firm in Atlanta, Georgia, and prior to that he was a Tax Principal at Windham Brannon, PC, a CPA firm also in Atlanta. Michael has a B.B.A. Degree in Accounting and Finance from Georgia State University and has a Certificate in Financial Planning (CFP®) form the University of Georgia. He is a licensed certified public accountant in the state of Georgia and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), a personal financial specialist credentials in Georgia (PFS), a Certified Financial Planner license (CFP®) in Georgia, Michael is a member of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA), and the Financial Planning Association (FPA).
Michael Rundbaken
CPA
Assurance Partner
Michael is a Partner at Hancock Askew and holds over 18 years of experience in public accounting. He serves corporations (both public and private) and partnerships in the areas of income tax and audit services and manages relationships with some of the Firm’s largest clients. Some industries he specializes in include retail, financial institutions, construction, manufacturing and nonprofit organizations. Michael has a number of clients with foreign ownership and is well versed in the issues facing companies in this space. He also serves as engagement partner or quality control partner on both private and public ERISA audits.
Michael received his Bachelor of Arts from Armstrong State University, a Master of Arts from the University of South Carolina and completed an accounting concentration at Georgia Southern University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Patricia Siles
CPA
Tax Partner
Patricia is a Partner with over 25 years of experience in public accounting. She manages individual, entity, nonprofit and trust tax filings, as well as financial statement reviews and compilations. She also has experience with international taxation compliance and planning as it relates to inbound taxation of foreign investors with U.S. income or activities. Patricia’s industry expertise includes real estate, manufacturing and distribution, restaurants and hospitality as well as entrepreneurial or privately-owned businesses.
Patricia has been involved in various civic and community organizations. She is a past Board Member and Treasurer for the Zoo Miami Foundation and a member of Chamber South.
Patricia graduated from Florida International University with a Masters of Accounting. She is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants and of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Rebecca Mowen
CPA, CIA
Assurance Partner
Rebecca is a Partner at Hancock Askew and has over 19 years of experience in audit, tax, accounting services and internal audit which provides an added benefit to the clients she serves. She has a focus on leading the firm’s accounting services for small to mid-sized businesses along with continued contributions in audits, reviews and compilations for closely held businesses and nonprofits as well as SOX compliance for public companies.
She has been with Hancock Askew since 2011 and beyond her excellent service and leadership in client engagements, Rebecca also greatly contributes in the areas of staff training, mentorship and recruiting.
She is a graduate of Berry College with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and received her Master of Accountancy from Kennesaw State University. She holds memberships in both the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants as well as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and is a Certified Internal Auditor.
Russell Reece
CPA
Atlanta Office Managing Partner
Russell is a Tax Partner and the Atlanta Office Managing Partner at Hancock Askew. He specializes in providing accounting and tax advice to the firm’s closely held business clients and the individuals who own them. He prides himself in consulting and coaching business owners in the day to day decisions of running their businesses in order to achieve both their business and personal goals.
Russell received his B.S. in Finance from Auburn University in 1984. While employed at Bank of America (formerly Bank South), he received his B.B.A. in Accounting from Georgia State University. Shortly thereafter, Russell joined the audit staff of Coopers & Lybrand (now PWC). Russell is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.
Russell is an Organizer and sat on the Board of Directors for KeyWorth Bank prior to merger with Renasant Bank. He has also served in various leadership roles in the Norcross and Johns Creek Communities where he lives.
Samuel Evans
CPA
Assurance Partner
Sam is an Assurance Partner at Hancock Askew and has over 14 years of experience in accounting, 11 years in public, and 3 years in industry. His areas of expertise include financial statement audits, reviews, compilations, internal audit, technical accounting consultations, and interim Controller/CFO duties. He has served both publicly-traded and privately-held companies.
Sam’s strongest professional skill is building professional personal relationships with his clients to fully understand their needs. He works closely with training and development initiatives of the firm. This work also continually improves the approach that Hancock Askew takes to better serve its clients.
Sam re-joined the Hancock Askew team in 2017 after serving as a member of Ernst and Young’s assurance practice in their Atlanta office and working as a director for a large publicly-traded retailer. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Georgia and his Master’s in Accounting from Georgia Southern University. Sam is licensed to practice accounting in Georgia and holds memberships in both the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants, as well as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Sam is a graduate of Leadership Savannah – Class of 2019 and was a member of Savannah Magazine’s 2020 New Guard. He also serves on the Tournament Advisory Board for the Club Car Championship at the Landing’s Club and is a volunteer for the Stewardship Review Committee of the United Way of The Coastal Empire. He is a member of the Fine Gale Irish Heritage Society, a young men’s group, active in the Savannah St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Stephen Leonard
CPA
Partner - Tax Practice Leader
Stephen is a Partner at Hancock Askew. He manages a diverse array of tax clients ranging from high wealth individuals, trusts and estates, partnerships and corporations. His extensive experience includes tax compliance and planning for individuals, partnerships, corporations, trusts and estates; tax and consulting services for small, mid-sized and large businesses; mergers and acquisitions; business succession planning; and federal and state campaign compliance. Stephen serves clients in a variety of industries including medical practices, professional service firms, insurance agencies, construction companies, logistics, warehousing, manufacturing and franchises.
Growing up in a large family of accountants, Stephen followed in his family’s footsteps. He studied at the University of Georgia and graduated Summa Cum Laude, with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy in Taxation. He joined Hancock Askew full-time in 2006, after completing a previous internship with the Firm. He is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Additionally, Stephen serves on the Boards of the Savannah Community Foundation, GRACE Scholars, and is a founding member and past president of the Fine Gael Society.
W. Edward Scott
CPA, PFS
Tax Partner
Eddie is a Tax Partner in the Atlanta office and currently leads the firm’s tax services for high net worth individuals and families. He specializes in providing proactive tax planning and compliance services for high net worth individuals, retirees, business owners, trusts, estates and charitable entities. In addition, he has extensive experience working with executives with stock-based compensation including stock options, deferred compensation, restricted and performance stock awards and other compensation benefits.
Eddie is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy in Tax. He began his career at Ernst & Young in their Tax Department/PFC Group and was a founding Partner of the firm Jackson, Reece and Scott. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Additionally, he holds a Personal Financial Specialist designation with the AICPA in recognition of his broad experience and expertise working with the financial needs of high wealth families.
William Griffin
CPA
Tax Partner
Billy is a Partner at Hancock Askew and has 33 years of experience working in both public accounting and the private sector. Billy’s areas of expertise are corporate and individual income tax planning, business consulting and transaction advice, succession planning and trusts and estates. His business clients include those in construction, manufacturing, retail and service industries.
Billy is a graduate of Georgia Southern University and holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. He has spent his entire career in the accounting profession, twenty-seven years in public accounting as well six years as a controller in the private sector. Billy is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountant. In addition, he is active in his church and serves on the Board of various community organizations.
As an advisor to his clients, Billy focuses on going above and beyond to help them add value to their business and create a better quality of life for themselves and their families.
Leadership Team
SearchAdam Weaver, CPA, CIA, CISA
Principal
- Risk Assurance & Advisory
- Financial Statement Audit
- Internal Audit & Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance
- Reviews & Compilations
Adam is a Principal at Hancock Askew and has over 12 years of experience in public accounting including 4 years at a national accounting firm. In addition, Adam has 3 years of industry experience. As a Principal, he manages the firm’s Risk Assurance & Advisory practice where he specializes in financial statement audits, reviews, compilations, internal audits, SPAC assistance and serves as a technical accounting expert. Adam has consulted with multiple companies through their IPO process and helped with their risk assessment and development of policies and procedures. His industry expertise includes manufacturing, technology, construction, retail and distribution. He has worked with both publicly and privately held companies.
Adam received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Risk Management and Insurance from the University of Georgia and completed an accounting concentration at Georgia State University. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (GSCPA), the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), and the Institute of Internal Audit (IIA).
Alisha Balbaugh, CPA
Audit Manager
- Financial Statement Audit
Alisha is an Audit Manager at Hancock Askew and joined the firm as remote auditor, working out of the Jacksonville area in March 2020. She graduated from the University of Toledo with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. Alisha has 7 years of experience in Public Accounting and a year of experience working as a Controller in a manufacturing environment.
She is also a licensed CPA in the state of Michigan.
Angela Krebs
Chief Operations Officer (COO)
Angela is the Chief Operations Officer (COO) for Hancock Askew. She manages the firm’s current business procedures to ensure the systems, people and processes work in tandem to maximize the functionality of the firm. She manages the firm’s operations and is also responsible for human resources, information technology, and firm administration. Angela also helps set up systems and operations to guide the firm to meet long-term strategic goals.
Prior to becoming COO, Angela served as Project Manager at Hancock Askew. She worked directly with the Managing Partner to help drive process improvements, and business intelligence and infrastructure projects which contributed to the Firm’s $15M net revenue growth since she joined the firm in 2021.
Angela has more than 24 years of experience leading operational transformation and alignment initiatives at large, successful, growth-oriented companies such as Gulfstream, Verisign, and USBank. Angela uses this combination of external and internal knowledge and experience to help Hancock Askew execute its mission, streamline operations, and efficiently manage future growth.
Angela is an alumna of the University of South Carolina. She is a PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) and has a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt. She is recognized as a Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist and also has her CompTIA Security+ Lifetime Certification.
Anna Davis, CPA
Principal
- Individual Income Tax
- High-Net Worth Tax Support Services
- Estate, Trust & Gift Tax
Anna is a Principal at Hancock Askew and has over 17 years of experience in public accounting. In her role, she works primarily with high net worth individuals, executives, and retirees in providing tax compliance and planning services. She also manages tax compliance and consulting for many large real estate tax partnerships and non-profit organizations. Her areas of expertise include high net worth individual taxation, fiduciary and estate planning and tax compliance, real estate taxation, nonprofit organization tax compliance, and charitable planning.
Anna joined the Hancock Askew team in 2006 after beginning her career at a CPA firm in Montgomery, Alabama. She is a graduate of Auburn University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Science in Accounting. She holds memberships in both the Georgia and Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants, as well as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Aya Maeda, CPA
Manager
- Corporate Income Tax
- Individual Income Tax
- Passthrough Income Tax
- Estate, Trust & Gift Tax
- International Tax
Aya is a Manager and joined the tax team at Hancock Askew in 2016. She serves a variety of clients including individuals, corporations, sole proprietors, partnerships, estates and trusts. She also provides international tax services for both individuals and businesses, utilizing her international background. She is passionate about providing outstanding client service.
She and her family moved to Savannah from Tokyo in 2013. Back in Japan, she worked in the banking industry for 5 years in Tokyo after graduating from Kyoto University, where she received her Bachelor of Economics and Business degree. She also studied at the University of Sydney in Australia.
Aya is a Certified Public Accountant in Georgia and Washington and is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants
Beth Lanier, SHRM-SCP
Human Resources Director
Beth joined the firm’s Savannah office in May of 2016 with over 25 years of experience in Human Resources, organizational effectiveness, and training & development. After receiving her BA in English from Armstrong State University, Beth spent 17 years in Human Resources at Southern Company before joining Ken Chapman & Associates as a leadership and cultural development consultant. Most recently, Beth was the Director, HR and Organizational Effectiveness with The Landings Association.
Bill Becker Jr., CPA
Principal
- Corporate Income Tax
- Individual Income Tax
- Passthrough Income Tax
- Tax Planning & Projections
Bill Becker is a Principal at Hancock Askew, working out of the firm’s Tampa office. He offers tax and business consulting to middle market companies. Bill specializes in tax planning and compliance for pass-through entities and high net worth individuals.
With more than 25 years of consulting and management experience, Bill guides his clients through all phases of business development and growth. He has extensive experience working with businesses in the real estate and professional services industries. Bill routinely represents clients in federal and state tax audits before the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities.
In September 2022, Bill joined Hancock Askew. Previously, he was the Founder of Becker CPA, a Tampa-based tax advisory firm. Bill also was with Cherry Bekaert for nineteen years where he served as Partner.
Bill is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Florida and is an active member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA). Additionally, he’s a member of the Urban Land Institute and the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association. He also has several published articles and is a frequent presenter at real estate and business conferences and meetings.
Brandon McCafferty, JD/MBA
Senior Manager
- Sales and Use Tax Services
- Economic Development & Business Incentives Services
- State Income Tax Services
- State and Local Tax (SALT)
Brandon graduated cum laude from Georgia State College of Law in 1999 and received his MBA in the same year. Building on his experience with the Georgia Department of Revenue, Brandon was hired by Deloitte for the State and Local practice first in Atlanta and then in Tampa. He rose to the position of Manager before moving on to work with smaller specialty firms.
With 20 years of tax experience, Brandon has performed a wide variety of SALT functions in numerous state and local jurisdictions including sales and use tax audit defense, reverse sales tax audits, sales tax due diligence for mergers & acquisitions, certified audits, voluntary disclosures, revenue ruling requests, taxability analyses, tax position papers, nexus studies, and negotiated credits and incentives.
C.J. Evans, Jr., JD
Director
- Economic Development & Business Incentives Services
- State Income Tax Services
- Property Tax Services
- State and Local Tax (SALT)
C.J. Evans is a Director with the State and Local Tax (SALT) team at Hancock Askew. With more than 25 years of SALT experience, he combines his accounting experience and legal expertise to ensure his clients minimize state and local tax and maximize business incentives offered by federal, state, and local jurisdictions.
C.J. specializes in providing economic development/site selection consulting services to companies opening new facilities or expanding existing operations. He secures business incentives for job creation and capital investment, including cash grants, property tax reductions, sales tax reductions, infrastructure grants, and utility rate reductions. Guiding companies through every step of the economic development/site selection process, C.J. provides site location financial analysis and serves as a liaison with state and local economic development and governmental representatives. As part of his turnkey business incentives services, he also manages the compliance process.
Additionally, C.J. works with other Hancock Askew SALT professionals to assist companies with federal and state tax credits, state income tax, sales and use tax, and real or personal property tax consulting.
C.J. joined Hancock Askew at the firm’s Tampa office in August 2022. Previously, he was a Managing Director at Savills, a leading global commercial real estate services company. He also has held leadership positions at Merit Advisors, Ryan, and Ernst & Young.
C.J. is a member of the International Professionals in Taxation. He also serves as Treasurer of the Alpha Eta House Corporation of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at the University of Florida.
Carlos Benitez, CPA
Manager
- Corporate Income Tax
- Passthrough Income Tax
- Individual Income Tax
Carlos Benitez is a Tax Manager at Hancock Askew and joined the firm’s Miami office in June 2021. He is a Miami native with more than 9 years of experience providing tax planning, advisory and compliance services for high net worth individuals and families, sole proprietors, pass-through entities and corporations. He serves clients in a variety of industries including restaurants, personal service businesses, real estate investment companies and other local small businesses.
Carlos graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences and earned a Master of Accounting from Nova Southeastern University. He is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Florida.
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