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Staff Profiles
Derek Pettigrew, CPA
Derek grew up working in the firm and has held every position from Chief Custodian to Senior Partner. Derek graduated from Georgia College in 2000 with a BBA in Accounting and General Business. In 2006, Derek acquired his CPA license and in 2010, Derek became a partner of the firm. Today Derek is the Senior Partner and oversees over 150 monthly accounting projects as well as the income tax preparation division. Derek has been married to his wife, Dana, since 2004 and has 3 children that are involved in the local community.
Katie Brock, EA
Partner, Tax Manager
Katie Brock graduated from Georgia College with a BBA in Accounting in May 2018. She became an Enrolled Agent with the IRS in November 2021. Katie joined the firm in January 2016 as an intern. Through the years, she has had the roles of a copier, secretary, checker, staff accountant, and senior tax advisor. In 2021, she became the firm’s tax manager, and in 2022, she became a partner. She oversees the monthly bookkeeping for around eighty businesses in the middle Georgia area. Katie also oversees tax preparation for around 1000 individual, business, and fiduciary returns every year. She and her husband, David, live in Milledgeville, and they welcomed their daughter, Hannah, in November 2022. Katie enjoys riding horses, hunting, and fishing.
Tim Bradshaw
Partner, Staff Manager
Tim Bradshaw graduated from GCSU in December 2016 with a BBA in Accounting. He joined our team as an intern in January 2017. He currently serves as staff accountant for over 40 small businesses in the Milledgeville area. Tim and his family relocated from California to Georgia in 2007. He is married with 3 children and 5 granddaughters. Tim enjoys playing golf and spending time with his family. Tim is accepting new tax clients.
Deborah Weiner, Staff Accountant
Deborah joined our team in June 2012. She has 20 years of experience as a
bookkeeper and office manager. Most recently, Deborah was the manager of a local real estate professional where her duties included utilization of QuickBooks for
financial reporting and payroll for over 20 corporate developments. Deborah
is a lifelong resident of Jones County, where she currently resides. She
has two daughters and one granddaughter and one grandson.
Mason Merren, Staff Accountant
Mason graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a B.B.A. in Accounting and joined the firm as a staff accountant in 2021. Mason and his wife Mackenzie live in Milledgeville, and he is currently pursuing his CPA license and his master’s degree from Georgia College. Mason is accepting new tax clients.
Michaela Cole, Staff Accountant
Michaela Cole graduated from Georgia College with a B.B.A. in Accounting in December of 2021. She is currently in her master’s program at Georgia Southern. Michaela has been with the firm Since January of 2022. In her free time, she enjoys golf, hiking, and being on the lake with her dog.
Megan Frazier, Staff Accountant
We welcomed Megan to our team in January 2023. It is Megan’s goal to obtain an Enrolled Agent license with the Internal Revenue Service. Megan has 11 years of experience in the accounting field. It is Megan’s passion to get to know people and to strive to make them happy. She is a resident of Putnam County and has two children and three miniature poodles. Four things are most important to her in life: God, family, UGA Football, and the beach.
Nathan Snow, Staff Accountant
Nathan Snow graduated from Georgia College with a B.S. in Economics and Finance. He is currently pursuing his CPA as well as several FINRA licenses. Nathan joined our team in 2020 as an intern. He was born and raised in raised in Milledgeville and enjoys kayaking, pickleball, and riding horses.
Christina Willy, Staff Accountant
Christina grew up in Loganville and recently relocated to Milledgeville and joined our team in October of 2023. She has worked in the Accounting field for over 13 years and really enjoys it. She has been married to her husband, Robert since 1998 and has a daughter, two sons, and two grandsons. Besides spending time with her family, her favorite hobbies include home improvement projects, traveling and visiting wineries. She is also a huge animal lover and currently has two beagle rescues and two cat rescues.
Kellie Pound, Office Manager
Kellie was raised in Monticello, Georgia and relocated to Milledgeville. Kellie’s background is in Public Safety where she served as a 911 dispatcher for many years. Kellie and her husband, Cameron, recently welcomed their first baby girl in 2023. Kellie enjoys spending time with her family and their pets. Kellie enjoys getting to know our clients and making them feel welcomed when they come in for their appointments.
Lynn Shaw, Receptionist
Lynn is a resident of Wilkinson County where she has lived all her life. Lynn’s background is in customer service and office management. She has 3 children and 3 grandchildren. In her spare time, she enjoys anything water related.
David Pettigrew, CPA, Partner Emeritus
David’s career began by offering to prepare tax returns for his co-workers while working at Central State hospital. Recognizing the demand for his service and the opportunity to start his own tax and accounting business, he founded our firm in a small office in downtown Milledgeville in 1976. In 1990, David moved to the firm to our permanent location on Roberson Mill Rd. David’s career spans 46 years and many of those clients that he recruited when he worked at Central State Hospital are still doing business with our firm today. At the end of tax season 2022, David retired from practice. These days, he enjoys traveling, working his timber farms, and spending time with his grandchildren.”