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Meet Our People

HORNE LLP

Partners

Joey Havens
Joey Havens

Joey Havens, CPA, CGMA

I believe leadership is about serving others and helping those around you see and reach their full potential. That belief shapes HORNE. Our people have purpose and a genuine commitment to service. I use this passion to provide encouragement, guidance and leadership to our clients, team members and communities. Clients know that our passion for service and expertise is unrivaled. We work to make a difference for their businesses and their lives.
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Robert Alexander
Robert Alexander

Robert Alexander, CPA/ABV/CFF, ASA

Whether it is M&A, expert witness testimony or other litigation services, the challenge to solve clients’ problems drives me. People must deal with the hand they are dealt, and our ability to help clients see solutions (rather than problems) sets us apart. I have 20+ years of experience thinking outside the box and explaining the opportunities that others may not see. The challenge of finding a unique solution to difficult problems and competitive nature of expert testimony are rewarding to me.
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Gregory Anderson
Gregory Anderson

Gregory Anderson, CPA/ABV, CVA

For nearly two decades, I have focused my work in healthcare appraisal. I am a leading voice in conversations on topics of healthcare valuation and physician incentive compensation plans. My team applies knowledge grown through years of experience and thousands of deals to help clients with business transactions and compensation arrangements that meet the strict regulatory standards of fair market value.
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Jeffrey Aucoin
Jeffrey Aucoin

Jeffrey Aucoin, CPA/CFF, CFE, CIA

I am passionate about helping clients manage their financial reporting, while mitigating risks. This allows them to focus on managing their operations, while helping their customers. We also provide services to help clients pay vendors and team members, fulfill various regulatory obligations, and make strategic, anticipatory decisions. Throughout my career, I have been dedicated to helping business owners resolve complex business problems.
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Rud Blumentritt
Rud Blumentritt

Rud Blumentritt, CPA/ABV, CVA

Healthcare is going through tremendous transformation and clients need us now more than ever, particularly as it relates to physician/hospital integration. In helping our clients structure physician/hospital arrangements, we are often in a unique position to point out areas of concern and suggest workable solutions that are sound and compliant with healthcare regulatory rules, so clients can avoid potential severe, far-reaching penalties.
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Joel Bobo
Joel Bobo

Joel Bobo, CPA

I truly enjoy contractors. This industry is filled with people who are hard working, loyal and family-oriented. We help contractors accomplish important tasks that strengthen their business, including helping them maximize bonding capacity, understand their internal cost structure, increase profitability while keeping tax burden at a minimum, and create succession planning. I work hard to be as attentive, loyal, knowledgeable and resourceful for my clients as they are for their own.
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Dee Boykin
Dee Boykin

Dee Boykin, CPA, CGMA

The key to helping our clients succeed is to always approach each client relationship with a strong vested interest in them, above everything else. I treat each client's business as if it were my own, giving it my full attention and effort as we provide a complete outsourced solution for their accounting, tax, and consulting needs. HORNE becomes an integral part of their team and our role transcends the typical client-CPA relationship, which is really satisfying.
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Rusty Butcher
Rusty Butcher

Rusty Butcher, CPA

For middle market and public companies, opportunities often come with a host of complexities. We are here to help anticipate market factors and internal challenges so they are well informed and ready to take control of their future. Having worked with institutions of varying size and complexity for more than 20 years, I bring commitment and earned knowledge to every institution I serve.
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Tommy E. Butler
Tommy E. Butler

Tommy E. Butler, CPA

Because HORNE maintains a dedicated focus on franchise accounting, we have earned the reliance and trust of our franchise clients. Often, we are the first call clients make when they need help. Our team works hard to solve their issues by providing subject matter expertise to resolve issues and support day-to-day needs. We keep clients from getting distracted by accounting transaction details and staff administration so they can stay focused on the big picture, strategic business goals.
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Cathy Denman
Cathy Denman

Cathy Denman, CPA, CFE

I have personally been through disaster and offer empathy and understanding to those working toward recovery. In the aftermath of disaster, the people, agencies, and states facilitating recovery efforts receive requests from numerous different directions. Helping people navigate these devastating and confusing times gives me a great deal of personal satisfaction.
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Marsha Dieckman
Marsha Dieckman

Marsha Dieckman, CPA

My passion is helping individuals navigate the intersection of tax and finance. For every life decision there is a financial impact to consider and a corresponding tax impact. The intersection is critical and decisions must not be made in a vacuum. My team and I can help connect those dots and provide confidence in decision making.
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Josh Edwards
Josh Edwards

Josh Edwards, CPA

M&A transactions come with high personal risk. We never lose sight of that reality or the fact that our clients are people—not projects. It’s our responsibility to help them make educated, confident decisions. Whether we are working on the buy-side or the sell-side of a transaction, we help spot concerns unique to each deal and provide the information and insight needed to ease uncertainties and keep the process moving.
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Samir El Hage
Samir El Hage

Samir El Hage

With over 15 years of experience in project and program management, I am passionate about helping our clients ensure project success. Working on various projects such as road infrastructure, outpatient clinic facilities, hospital facilities, academic facilities, residential multi-story buildings, office buildings, and coastal facilities, I bring a wide array of knowledge to help clients and stakeholders manage complex processes and solve challenging problems.
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Wendy Eversole
Wendy Eversole

Wendy Eversole, CPA, CGMA

I oversee a team called Firm FIRST. As a Firm, we never lose sight of the fact that HORNE would not exist without our clients. Firm FIRST stays focused on taking care of the day-to-day operations of running the business so our other team members can take care of our clients. With more than 30 years of accounting experience, I understand the operational details and risk management issues businesses face, and I combine that with a broad understanding of the many ways our Firm can help clients.
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Neil Forbes
Neil Forbes

Neil Forbes, CFE, PMP®

Having an up close and personal understanding of the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, I know the impact that disaster recovery programs can have in helping those who can do little to help themselves. The empathy HORNE brings to a project shows in how we go about treating applicants and delivering programs with focus and skill. We ensure that our governmental clients and the citizens needing assistance are dealt with as valued customers, not simply a number.
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Patrick C. Gough
Patrick C. Gough

Patrick C. Gough, CPA

Public and middle market companies face unique challenges, often dependent upon their industry or company goals. Our team provides a quick, expert response and accurate, quality work to address critical issues and keep our clients safe and successful. I have spent my career serving large private companies across multiple disciplines, so I’m familiar with the challenges that they face. I have a passion to support management on their journeys toward seeing their companies meet growth goals.
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Joe Green
Joe Green

Joe Green, CPA

Companies that are looking to expand through an equity raise, merger, or organic growth face unique challenges and urgency. We work alongside clients to manage deadlines and stressful situations for them, so they can focus on their future. It’s why we have such strong relationships with our clients - I genuinely want to help them succeed. They trust that I am going to answer their questions quickly and support them with answers based on experience.
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Anita Hamilton
Anita Hamilton

Anita Hamilton, CPA/PFS, CGMA

I am a tax partner specialized in business planning, succession planning and estate planning for closely held businesses and high net worth families. By guiding clients through estate and gift, retirement and tax strategies, we help them meet business goals and plan for near term and future needs. I have more than 25 years of experience with tax planning around individual tax, estate, gift and retirement planning.
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Shane Hariel
Shane Hariel

Shane Hariel, CPA

Healthcare is a very important issue that touches all of our lives and the lives of those we love. It is also a very complex industry that requires specific experience, involvement and a focused approach. Our team assists healthcare providers as they work to help their patients. I’ve worked with teams in this industry for more than two decades, so I can offer the necessary level of expertise to keep pace with these changes through the next phases of healthcare reform.
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Scott Keller
Scott Keller

Scott Keller

I am passionate about helping our clients navigate complex legislative and regulatory challenges surrounding various federal programs. With more than a decade of experience using the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for disaster recovery purposes, I help HORNE identify program improvements that can survive HUD oversight and assist grantees in streamlining operations to increase organizational effectiveness.
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Jonathan Krebs
Jonathan Krebs

Jonathan Krebs, CFA, CGFM, CFE

Our team isn’t afraid to get in the trenches to help governments tackle their greatest challenges. Anyone can identify problems. We bring unparalleled experience and a total commitment to working alongside our clients. I bring a broad scope of experience to the work we do, and a deep commitment to our clients to help them solve their most demanding challenges and achieve success.
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Bryan McDonald
Bryan McDonald

Bryan McDonald, CPA, CFE, CFF

I am wired for the job I do. Complex changes, evolving compliance requirements and public service - what could be better? Our Government Services team brings a depth of knowledge and experience, coupled with common sense counsel. I work directly with state and local governments to solve funding and compliance issues associated with large funding streams, and to create frameworks for systematic reviews of program accountability.
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Kade Moody
Kade Moody

Kade Moody, CPA, CHFP

The healthcare industry impacts lives and communities. We help caregivers navigate the complexities of financial reporting and compliance, particularly as it relates to financing agreements, to help them maintain the cash flow sources necessary to accomplish their business goals. As a member of the firm’s Board of Directors, the leader of our Healthcare Assurance practice and the firm’s Designated Governmental Audit Quality Partner, I am passionate about meeting the needs of clients we serve.
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Emily Parrish
Emily Parrish

Emily Parrish, CPA

We exist to support and implement our clients’ mission and goals—collaborating with them as a strategic partner focused on delivering an unrivaled client experience. Throughout my career, I’ve served clients across a number of industries through accounting and assurance services and financial statement analysis. I am passionate about collaborating with clients to meet their goals, especially as they address strategic growth needs, and solving problems before they happen.
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Hans C. Pettit
Hans C. Pettit

Hans C. Pettit, CPA, CGMA

We are a dynamic team of professionals who understand the importance of perspective and practical application. We support and advise our clients about growth strategies, fundamental business decisions, the evolving regulatory landscape, and the risks and opportunities impacting the banking industry. My passion and purpose are to provide tools and guidance to help my clients maximize resources and hone their focus to reach their goals and potential.
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Vera Reed
Vera Reed

Vera Reed, CPA, CGMA

Our team helps clients see opportunities and stay focused on the right aspects of their business. We also provide an accountability factor that drives their progress toward improving profitability. I began with HORNE in 1991, and have remained focused on Franchise accounting. Today, I have the depth of experience and broad range of industry knowledge to help our clients successfully reach their goals.
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Michael R. Sassano
Michael R. Sassano

Michael R. Sassano, CFE

Franchise requires a very particular set of knowledge, experience and accounting skills. I help clients succeed by providing industry-specific experience, insights and perspective along with a proven, dedicated accounting practices structure. I am a former top restaurant brand executive and 25 store franchise owner of Domino’s Pizza. Clients know that I can support them with relationships, proven strategies, best practices and insights that come from real industry experience.
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Jason Saulters
Jason Saulters

Jason Saulters, CPA, CGMA

We are privileged to serve our clients as a strategic partner, guiding them through challenging franchise industry environments and decisions on their way to achieving their full potential. HORNE’s service offerings are unique to franchise accounting. Our team combines the broad technical expertise of a CPA firm with innovative technology solutions, fresh industry insights, data benchmarking, and best practices advisory. And we do it with an unrivaled focus on client relationships.
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Mike Skinner
Mike Skinner

Mike Skinner, CPA, CISA, CITP

My goal is to help clients manage the business risks that keep them up at night. We’re a team of IT assurance, cybersecurity, and digital forensics experts. It’s our task to help clients leverage new technology by making sure they have the insights they need to safeguard their business, customer data, and reputation. I work with clients to help them manage information technology challenges like regulatory compliance, information security, internal controls, and business solution implementation.
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Anna Stroble
Anna Stroble

Anna Stroble, J.D.

We exist to support and implement our clients’ recovery visions by delivering a level of client service that is unrivaled in the industry. We provide consistent, exceptional client service through our in-depth industry knowledge, vast experience and unmatched dedication and responsiveness to our clients’ needs. Fueled by our own experiences with natural disasters, we are keenly aware of the difficult journey to restoration and have witnessed communities transformed by federal recovery programs.
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Bruce Walt
Bruce Walt

Bruce Walt

I love to share new ideas and perspectives and dig in with clients and prospects to solve their biggest challenges and problems. I am passionate about the client experience—from how someone becomes aware of the firm, to how the firm presents itself as the client makes the decision to hire, to the engagement itself, to the results achieved and to the post-engagement follow up. The client experience is more than service. I work with our teams to make every single client touch a great experience.
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Katherine Watts
Katherine Watts

Katherine Watts, CPA, CHC

Everything we do centers on helping our clients achieve their mission and thrive financially in the midst of the healthcare storm. With so many changes happening, that includes collaborating to develop integration strategies, designing fair compensation formulas, helping clients take steps to improve quality, providing financial modeling, meeting needs for compliance and risk management, advising clients through consolidations, or offering counsel to achieve culture change.
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David Williams
David Williams

David Williams, CPA, MPH, FHFMA

In order for health systems to thrive, they need to make critical decisions. As the industry has seen new challenges in meeting the needs of patients, I have worked on the front line, seeking ways for organizations to flourish. Our team applies many years in the field to help our clients understand the environment, refocus their capabilities and make hard decisions about how to transform the business model from fee for service to an outcome-based approach.
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Wes Winborne
Wes Winborne

Wes Winborne, CPA

My clients come to me for peace of mind. Whether they face tasks like audit and tax support, internal control reviews, or guidance for issues like job costing, bonding or computer consulting, I am dedicated, experienced and ready to do what it takes. Our team knows construction and the financials behind it. To help you focus on your building your business, we focus on taking care of accounting and offering helpful guidance.
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