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Tom founded the firm in 1992 with the faith of family and friends and a vision for dedication to clients. With over 25 years accounting experience, Tom remains a visionary and entrepreneur in the firm. Tom’s practice with the firm includes financial statement audits of small to medium-sized businesses, entities subject to The Department of Education audit requirements, not-for-profit entities and entities subject to Yellow Book and Single Audit requirements. Tom works with individuals, corporations, partnerships and fiduciaries in preparation of income tax returns and related planning. He also provides computer hardware and software consulting services, including wireless connections.
 

Tom is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants and the East Texas Chapter of Certified Public Accountants. He is a past member of the statewide Peer Review Committee of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, a position where he helped evaluate hundreds of accounting practices in Texas.

Tom is deeply involved with his church, Bethel Bible Church of Tyler, having served as Treasurer, Deacon and Elder Board Chairman. He currently co-leads his Sunday school class, is involved with the church’s weekly worship service, and contributes time to the Griffin Elementary school outreach program.

An active member in the community, Tom is a graduate of Leadership Tyler Class II, past president of Rose City Kiwanis, and a current member of the City of Tyler Tax Abatement Committee. Tom is also a member of the board of directors of First Federal Bank Texas and serves as the chair of the audit committee. He also serves on the internal asset review committee, the pension committee and investment committee.

Tom is a 1979 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin. He is married to the former Kimberly Burt of Tyler and celebrated his silver wedding anniversary in 2005. Tom enjoys spending time with his son, a computer engineering major at Texas A&M University. He also enjoys his two grandsons, playing golf, racquetball, and learning about any of the latest technologies.