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The Strategic Performance Management Workshop was a breath of fresh air. It guided us in clarifying our vision and developing a strategy to get there. But, unlike many such courses, Craig also provided us with hands-on experience and very user friendly tools to implement change in our business practices. His...
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Click here to read newsletters "The Business of Wine" from 2019:

December 3, 2019: Year-end Planning Edition

November 5, 2019: Gratitude Edition 

October 8, 2019 : Bad Debts and Other Scary Stuff

September 4, 2019 :California Conformity,Taxable Employee Reimbursable Expenses, Estimated Payment Due Date of 9/16, Classes, Around the Industry

 

 

 

Dave Brotemarkle has been a CPA for over 25 years and is the firm's founder and former managing partner. Now that he is retired, Dave has more time to apply his tax and accounting experience to both business and life issues. Dave has served as President of the St. Helena Rotary Club, and as Chairman of the St. Helena Rotary Winter Ball, and is a past chairman of the St. Helena Chamber of Commerce. He has also served on the boards of the St. Helena Boys and Girls Club, St. Helena Public Schools Foundation, St. Helena Hospital, St. Helena Community Center and St. Helena Elementary School Parents Group. Dave holds an accounting degree from California State University, Long Beach. When Dave is not travelling the world and trying to keep up with his talented wife and two daughters, you might still find him in the office during busy season.  You can read Dave's blog posts here. Dave is a CPA licensed by the California Board of Accountancy.
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Laura Crump 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 the audit and assurance team.  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.           Laura is a CPA licensed by the California State Board of Accountancy. 
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Erica Riddle, CPA is a manager at Brotemarkle Davis & Co. specializing in assurance services, operational reviews and business consulting.  Erica also serves as the firm's wine industry analyst, spearheading the firm's efforts to provide and share key insights into the wine business with our customers.  Erica joined BDCo in 2013 with a Masters in Accounting from California State University, Sacramento and is certified in Strategic Performance Management. Prior to joining BDCo, she was the Labor Optimization Manager at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Although her office was located right next to a roller coaster, Erica says her favorite attraction at the park was the tigers she first got to know as cubs.  As a knitting hobbyist, Erica says the key to her success is patience and concentration, which also makes her a wizard at spreadsheets, programming, and all things accounting. She also holds the unprecedented distinction of being a candy maker and is a "third-generation Riddle Brittler". Erica is a CPA licensed by the California Board of Accountancy.
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Ina Larot 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. 
Ina LarotThyme Traveler
Janice Conte has a diverse background with experience ranging from high end hospitality to high volume real estate transactions to high stress escrow management.  She knows her way around a general ledger and knows how to keep her 4 grandchildren entertained. On top of that, she always has a smile on her face and is the first person you see when you enter our office and the first voice you hear when you give us a call.  When she is not spending time with her own family, Janice serves as a  Napa Court Appointed Special Advocate through CASA, which advocates for the best interests of abused and neglected children who, through no fault of their own, have become dependents of the court.
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Nathan Anulo, CPA specializes 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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Lisa Akrawi is a recent graduate of Walla Walla University where she earned a BBA with a concentration in accounting. She was drawn to accounting by her interest in numbers, organization, and balance.  The child of a multi-cultural family, Lisa sees accounting as another specialized language to learn and apply. The symmetry of accounting also appeals to her overall sense of aesthetics which she applies in her many creative pursuits.     As a former student at Pacific Union College, Lisa is happy to be back in the Napa Valley which she appreciates as the “perfect combination of city and country without being terribly suburban.”  She is a frequent traveler and hopes to return to Venice, Italy for a chance to learn more about its unique experiences.    
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Mattie Eagle is a graduate of Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa where she majored in History and Studio Art.  After graduation, travel, and several applications of her entrepreneurial talents, she went back to school at Western New Mexico University to gain the accounting credits that qualified her to become a CPA. She was raised in Minnesota and now lives in Silver City, New Mexico with her husband and two children. She is a full-time member of the BDCo tax team and is intrigued by the section 199A deduction and options for charitable giving presented in the 2018 Tax Law.  Mattie loves supporting her customers as they take calculated risks, pursue the expansion of their passions, and become owners of their financial futures. An avid cyclist, Mattie is inspired by those who lead a “self-directed life” and enjoys applying her considerable talents to local sports, charitable organizations, and entrepreneurs who are seeking to build successful businesses.  Mattie is a CPA licensed by the New Mexico Board of Accountancy.  
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After earning a BA in Accounting from Golden Gate University, Leigh Meyers 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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Rebekah Kramer, CPA is a manager at Brotemarkle Davis & Co. specializing in assurance services and business consulting.   She is originally from Napa, California and is a Justin-Sienna High School alumnus. She is a graduate of Concordia University, Irvine where she majored in Business Administration with a dual emphasis in Marketing and Accounting.  She spent three years working for a Southern California accounting firm before returning to the Napa Valley. While she may not find many opportunities to apply her SoCal yacht-counting expertise (she once had to count yachts docked in ports from San Diego to Newport), her diverse audit skills honed from working with customers in Oil and Gas, Manufacturing, and Real Estate are a big plus. Rebekah first stretched her entrepreneurial muscles when she founded a chapter of co-ed business fraternity, Delta Sigma Pi, at Concordia. She hopes to apply what she learned not only to her role as an auditor but also to some day opening an animal shelter. When she is not busy auditing, you might find Rebekah exploring a new trail or revisiting one of her favorite national parks – Denali in Alaska.  Rebekah is a CPA licensed by the California Board of Accountancy. 
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