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 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 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 Andrea Andrea Battaglia joined Abacus CPAs in May of 2020. Andrea is our Conveyor of Communication where she manages firm communication, including the website and Social Media, inner-office communication training and support, and teaching effective strategies and best practices for communication. Andrea is an organization expert and a wellness advocate who has been [...]
Get to Know Lori Lori joined Abacus CPAs in January of 2016. She currently serves as an administrative assistant in the Lee’s Summit Office. Prior to joining Abacus, Lori was a career teacher and coach. Lori has two grown sons and is YaYa to two grandchildren. She has a side crafting business and enjoys volunteering for [...]
Get to Know McKenna McKenna Sweet joined Abacus CPAs in January of 2018. She is a Senior Administrative Assistant for our office in Springfield, MO. McKenna specializes in client services, assisting our staff through data entry, scheduling and correspondence management, project processing, client/office detail, and general staff support. McKenna is passionate about details and getting all [...]
Get to Know Leona Leona Towe joined Abacus CPAs in July of 2016 and is currently a Senior Executive Assistant in our administrative department. Leona specializes in Office Administration and has many years of experience working in this area. Prior to her start with Abacus, Leona spent 9.5 years as the Office Manager for Shafer & [...]
Get to Know Adrienne Adrienne McCoy joined Abacus CPAs in April of 2013. As the Director of Chaos, she works closely with our partners to lead firm administration including, Marketing Strategy, Human Resources, Strategic Planning and Special Projects. She is also a certified Kolbe® Consultant supporting staff and clients in discovering innate strengths for more productive, [...]
