I believe that an excellent business is one of the most powerful vehicles we have to lift people up. My purpose professionally is to serve others through my leadership and my passion is to revitalize the CPA profession by offering an innovative model for practice management and growth that benefits everyone. That’s why I started Ascend!

My favorite Ascend value is “Serve Whole-Heartedly”. People don’t talk about love much in the professional setting but I see it as a leadership value and core to serving people well.

I am proud to be from Colorado and now live in Virginia with my wife and two children. I am blessed to have spent some formational seasons of life at Wake Forest (BS Finance) and Harvard (MBA). I have worked at JP Morgan in NYC and prior to starting Ascend I was President and CFO of Lightwave Dental.

I love what I do and who I do it with. Everyone is on a journey to achieve their personal, professional and financial goals and I am absolutely passionate about knowing what those are for you and setting up a system in which you can achieve them. Come Ascend with us and reach your goals!