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Because (the Jump Start Class) is taught by CPAs, many people might assume that it's all about numbers (i.e., statistics). However, your course was so much more than that -- not only goals, but how to actually achieve them, using innovative and unusual (but effective) management concepts. In addition to teaching...
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LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF FIRM?

We are currently looking to hire an experienced accountant. 

Check out our Managing Partner's perspective on doing things differently (Our Firm's WHY) and then forward your resume to Careers@bdcocpa.com.

 

Ina is an Enrolled Agent (EA) with more than 15 years of experience as a tax accountant. She began her career with 9 years at a Big Four CPA firm where she specialized in trust taxation before moving on to local CPA firms where she expanded her experience to include business entities and individual taxes. A fervent traveler and an excellent cook, Ina has a daily adventure navigating her way across Jameson Canyon and up Highway 29. In her spare time, Ina is working to pass the CPA exam, when she is not being (pleasantly) distracted by her granddaughter. 
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Randy Gnagy has been a CPA for over 34 years and has worked with BDCo since 2000. He is the firm's senior tax specialist, and has a great deal of experience in interstate taxation and tax preparation for nonprofit organizations. Over the years he has been active in Junior Achievement, the Arts Council of Napa Valley, and the Napa Valley Shakespeare Festival, and is currently on the board of Napa Emergency Women's Services. He  has also done volunteer work at local schools. He holds a BA in history from California State University, Fresno. Randy is a CPA licensed by the California Board of Accountancy.
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Craig Underhill is the firm's CEO. He has been a CPA for over 25 years and has been with BDCo since 1995.  He uses his accounting and management experience to help wine and hospitality organizations manage their businesses strategically and effectively.  He has studied strategic management, productivity and human behavior, and uses this expertise to help people, from executive management to hourly staff, be more successful.  Craig excels at helping people ask questions that allow them to unlock their potential, solve problems and improve their performance. He is the board chair for Junior Achievement in Napa County and has led JA's expansion from 250 participants to over 4,000 annually.  He holds a business administration degree from California State University, Chico and is certified in Strategic Performance Management. He is an active volunteer and trained handler for Aaron the Comfort Dog, a Napa celebrity.  You can read Craig's blog posts here and hear him describe his vision for the firm here. Craig is a CPA licensed by the California Board of Accountancy.  
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Geni Whitehouse is a consulting team member with BDCo.  She is the author of How to Make a Boring Subject Interesting: 52 ways even a nerd can be heard, which is available on Amazon.com. From 2016-2012, Geni has been named one of the 25 most powerful women in accounting by CPA Practice Advisor and  in 2018 was named one of the Top 100 Influencers by Accounting Today magazine. Her primary area of focus is expanding BDCo's strategic management services. Geni is an instructor at the WISE Academy,where she teaches accounting concepts to winery staff and is a former board member of the Napa/Sonoma Chapter of Women for WineSense where she served as Education Director. She was a member of TEDxNapaValley.org and spoke at their event in September of 2011. You can read Geni's blog posts here. Geni is a CPA licensed by the Georgia State Board of Accountancy.
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Laura is a graduate of the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama where she earned a B.S. in Accounting. Upon graduation, she was determined to cross an item off of her bucket list, and moved from her home in Birmingham, Alabama to California. She applied online for positions on the west coast and once hired, headed to her first job at a travel agency in Santa Rosa. She will be sharing her insights as a member of both the tax and accounting teams. She is a born adventurer and has traveled to Italy and most recently Costa Rica to see her favorite animal, the sloth. She is hoping to make a trip to Iceland in the near future.  
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Gregg is a graduate of Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California where he majored in religious studies. He has held a number of tax positions in the wine and high tech industries, and spent 5 years in the tax department of a Big 8 (at the time) accounting firm. When he is not working his way through the tax code, Gregg is most likely to be found contemplating Nietzsche or appreciating the view from his cabin in the mountains or from the flybridge on his boat on the Bay. Gregg is a CPA licensed by the California Board of Accountancy.. 
Gregg SwanMountain Man
Gabe Rotella is a graduate of Pacific Union College where he holds a BBA in Management and is working on his accounting degree. A former employee of the college, he has also spent many summers working in his family’s retail business in Vermont . He says accounting appeals to him because he can apply his talent at adding efficiencies and effectiveness to business processes. He is a sports fan (Go Patriots!) but on weekends you are likely to find him outdoors.
Gabe RotellaStraight Shooter
Kenneth Browne is a graduate of Pacific Union College in Angwin, California. After graduating with a BBA in 2014, he returned to the college to take on various full-time accounting roles. He has worked as a bookkeeper at a local winery and in his spare time volunteers to help low income families file their taxes. When he is not at the office, you are likely to find Kenneth watching football or experiencing the best of Napa Valley via local trails and dining establishments.       
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After earning a BA in Accounting from Golden Gate University, Leigh applied her talents to both public accounting and industry. She is an Enrolled Agent (EA) which is a designation issued by the IRS for tax practitioners who pass their examination and meet other requirements for ongoing training. She has worked with attorneys and vineyard management companies in the Napa Valley and comes to the wine industry with great perspective and an inherited appreciation for farming. Leigh says she was drawn to accounting because of her math skills which have always come easy to her. She works on the tax team and enjoys "untangling messes". She is an equal opportunity animal lover and has two cats and two dogs. When she is not at work, you will find her bicycling around the Napa Valley in what we can only imagine are the most stylish of outfits. 
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Nathan Anulo, CPA is a manager at BDCo specializing in both tax and audit assignments for various customers. He is known for taking on the most challenging assignments with a smile. Originally from Ethiopia, Nathan has been active in the St. Helena Hospital and Angwin Community Services and is a former treasurer of the Active 20-30 of Napa. He is a graduate of Pacific Union College in Angwin, California. Prior to joining the BDCo team, Nathan Anulo had 5 years of experience accounting for the hospitality industry in Napa Valley. His roles included accounting manager in the hospitality industry and treasurer of the Pacific Union College Preparatory School. Nathan and his wife are active foodies in constant search of the best dining (for the best price) in the Napa Valley.   Nathan is a CPA licensed by the California Board of Accountancy.
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