Get to Know Edi Edi Stokes joined Abacus CPAs in March 2021 as an Administrative Assistant in the Transportation Department, where she will work directly with transportation clients and assist the team with documents and projects. Edi specializes in clear communication, quality client interactions and calendar management. Edi was born and raised in Springfield and graduated [...]
Get to Know Duncan Duncan Gakuru joined Abacus CPAs in June 2021 as an Accounting Support Specialist on our TAG Team in Transportation. Duncan is an accounting student at Evangel University getting ready to start his senior year. At Evangel, he runs track and field, participates in Enactus and is a member of the MoCPA. He [...]
Get to Know Sharon Sharon Conrow joined Abacus CPAs in 2014 working part-time in the Administration department. In June of 2021, Sharon came on to our team full-time as an Administrative Assistant! Sharon is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. She is married, has three sons and a puppy named Millie. Her hobbies include biking, [...]
Get to Know Emily Emily Buckmaster joined Abacus CPAs in March 2021 as the Supervisor of Excellence, where she will coach, guide and mentor employees to meet their professional and personal goals. Emily specializes in career coaching, employee development, and writing and communication. Emily earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Writing from Drury University and [...]
Get to Know Cristen Cristen joined Abacus CPAs in November of 2020 as a Senior Analyst in our Internal Accounting Department. She specializes in billing and applying payments for our Transportation Department. Cristen attended college of the Ozarks and received her Bachelor of Arts in Accounting. For the last 5 years Cristen worked as a Staff [...]
Get to Know Susette Susette joined Abacus CPAs in August of 2020 as an assistant to the controller. She graduated from the University of San Carlos in Cebu City, Philippines with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. Susette is originally from the Philippines but moved to the United States when she was 26 years old. [...]
Get to Know Kendall Kendall Wooldridge joined Abacus CPAs in June of 2020 and is an administrative assistant and receptionist for the Springfield office. Kendall graduated from Willard High School. Kendall's previous experience includes working as a site director for schools. Kendall is originally from Springfield. She has two siblings and one brother-in-law. Kendall is very [...]
Get to know Olivia Olivia joined Abacus CPAs in June of 2020 as an Internal Accounting Analyst for our Administrative Department. Before starting full time, Olivia interned with Abacus for the 2019 tax season and then served as an internal accounting intern until she graduated. Olivia graduated from Missouri State University in May of 2020 with [...]
Get to know Shannon Shannon Terry joined Abacus CPAs in August of 2019 and serves as our Internal Controller. Shannon is originally from Troy, Missouri. She moved to Springfield to attend college at Missouri State University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting in May of 2010. She went on to graduate with her Master’s [...]
Get to Know Jenn Pyck Jenn Pyck joined Abacus CPAs in August of 2019 and serves as our Learning and Training Coordinator. She coaches the firm on Professional Development and specializes in leadership training. Jenn is originally from Branson, Missouri and graduated from Missouri State University with a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Communication and a minor [...]
