Meet the Team – Accounting Specialists of Asheville

Meet Our Team

Tax Preparers

Tax Preparer | Enrolled Agent

Emmie

Emmie is a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, and prior to working in tax preparation spent just shy of a decade in operations management across the Southeast. She finds joy in the numbers and in providing people financial peace of mind, and hasn’t looked back since making the career pivot.

Outside of work she loves traveling to new places, trying new cuisines, backpacking, gardening, catching up with her best friends over board games and cocktails, and spending time with her husband, three dogs and cat.

Tax Preparer

Garrett

Garrett earned his Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from North Carolina State University in 2023. Garrett has hands-on experience in preparing tax returns for a diverse range of entities, including individuals, partnerships, S corporations, and C corporations.

Outside of his professional responsibilities, he enjoys hiking and cherishing moments with friends and family.

Bookkeeping Department

Payroll Department

Payroll Specialists

Taylor

Taylor graduated from UNCA in 2017 with a degree in Applied Mathematics and a minor in Economics. Taylor has always enjoyed math and discovered a passion for it at a very young age. For fun, she like to go to concerts, play video games, and rock climb. Taylor also has a sweet pug named Otis who is the light of her life.

Payroll Manager

Shari

Shari has held a managerial position in a variety of fields. She has always had an interest in numbers.

In her spare time, Shari enjoys spending time with her dogs, reading a good book, and watching football with her husband. Shari is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan.

Payroll Specialists

Lisha

Lisha graduated from UNT with a Bachelors in Accounting and has built a career spanning service industry management, accounting and HR/payroll. She recently moved to the area from the West Coast and enjoys the new experiences that WNC has to offer. Outside of work, Lisha loves traveling and spending time outdoors hiking, mountain biking, camping, skiing and rafting. Her life is full with a fiancé, two dogs (Bandit & Bullet) and farm animals.

Administrative / Front Desk

Administrative Specialists

Angela

Angela earned her Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Gardner-Webb University. A large portion of her career has been spent in the transportation/auto industry, holding positions including Office Management, Fleet Management and Finance Management. She brought her love for helping people and being an integral part of a winning team to her position here.

Outside of work, she loves reading, hiking to waterfalls, baking and spending time with her family and church.

Administrative Specialists

Kimberly

Kimberly has lived in six different states, including Alaska. She has held several different and administrative and managerial positions. She enjoys working with computers and helping clients.

Kimberly loves spending time with her son, husband and mom. She enjoys cheering on her NFL teams and watching and attending NASCAR races. She is always trying to find time to craft and listen to true crime podcasts.