Meet The Team.
We believe every client deserves clear answers, dependable support, and a strategy built for long-term success. Our team combines tax expertise with practical business insight to deliver guidance that’s both approachable and highly effective.
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Ronald K. Jones, CPA
Ronald K. Jones brings over fifty years of CPA expertise to the firm, offering precise, reliable tax guidance for individuals and small businesses. His legacy is built on accuracy, integrity, and a steadfast commitment to client success.
About Ron
Ronald K. Jones is a distinguished Certified Public Accountant and the founding partner of the firm, bringing more than fifty years of dedicated service to both individual taxpayers and small business owners. Beginning his career in 1972, Ron first worked in corporate accounting before recognizing his true passion: helping everyday individuals, families, and business owners build clarity and confidence in their financial lives.
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Over the decades, Ron has become known for his meticulous approach to tax preparation, his steady guidance through complex filing situations, and his ability to support clients in making informed, financially sound decisions. His expertise spans individual taxation, small business returns, multi-entity considerations, long-term planning, and compliance oversight. Clients value his thoughtful explanations, balanced perspective, and the sense of stability he brings to every engagement—whether personal or business-related.
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As a CPA, Ron upholds the highest professional standards and maintains a deep commitment to accuracy, integrity, and client trust. He has served generations of families, retirees, young professionals, and entrepreneurs alike, offering consistent, relationship-focused support that extends far beyond annual filing. Many of the firm’s longest-standing clients credit Ron’s insight and care with helping them strengthen their financial foundations and navigate major life and business transitions.
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Known for his calm presence and exceptional attention to detail, Ron leads with a client-first philosophy that has shaped the firm’s culture for more than half a century. Whether reviewing a complex individual return, advising a small business through a pivotal decision, or mentoring emerging professionals within the firm, he brings a depth of experience and personal integrity that define his legacy.
Jennifer Pickens
Jennifer Pickens specializes in simplifying complex processes and creating reliable systems that help clients stay on track with their financial responsibilities. Her background in fractional CEO/CFO work brings practical insight, advocacy, and stability to individuals, families, and business owners.
About Jennifer
Jennifer Pickens is a Client Support Advocate and Fractional Operations Advisor known for her practical, client-centered approach to financial organization, business operations, and tax-season preparedness. As a small business owner herself, she understands the operational pressures clients face and uses that firsthand experience to design support systems that are realistic, sustainable, and truly helpful. With extensive experience providing fractional CEO/CFO-level support, she helps clients establish structure, reduce overwhelm, and move confidently through both everyday tasks and complex administrative challenges.
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Jennifer specializes in transforming disorganized or stressful financial processes into clear, manageable systems. She assists clients with bookkeeping organization, document preparation, payroll coordination, workflow design, and foundational financial planning—ensuring that individuals, families, and business owners receive straightforward guidance and hands-on support every step of the way. Her ability to simplify information and create order makes her an essential partner for clients seeking reliability, clarity, and peace of mind.
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A core part of Jennifer’s work involves advocacy on behalf of taxpayers. She provides one-on-one support for clients facing IRS or administrative obstacles, including facilitating communication with the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) to help move stalled or complicated cases forward. Her steady communication, attention to detail, and genuine concern for client wellbeing make her a trusted ally during even the most stressful financial situations.
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Dedicated to continuous learning, Jennifer stays current on the systems, regulations, and best practices that impact the firm’s clients. Whether guiding a new business through operational improvements, coordinating a seamless tax-season experience, or assisting a family through challenging IRS correspondence, she delivers organized, compassionate, and deeply supportive service designed to meet clients exactly where they are.
Jacqueline Kreuser, AFSP
Jacqueline Elizabeth blends high-level tax expertise with strategic business advisory, supporting clients in building compliant, scalable, and revenue-forward operations. Her training across diverse return types allows her to deliver precise, concierge-level financial guidance.
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Elizabeth is an Associate Accountant recognized for her strategic, forward-thinking approach to tax preparation, business structure, and financial systems design. Uniquely trained under both a respected Enrolled Agent and an experienced Certified Public Accountant, she brings a dual perspective that blends deep technical tax proficiency with practical, results-driven financial strategy—an uncommon combination within the industry.
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With this integrated foundation, Jacqueline offers a well-rounded scope of expertise across small business setup, individual tax preparation, farm and OTR trucker returns, bookkeeping systems, audit-proofing, tax strategy, and estate and trust preparation. Her ability to understand the technical precision of an EA’s approach while also applying the broader analytical scope of a CPA allows her to support clients with uncommon clarity and holistic insight.
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For the past five years, Jacqueline has earned and maintained her AFSP credentials, reflecting her ongoing commitment to staying current with evolving tax law and compliance standards. She is actively preparing for the Enrolled Agent exam, furthering her progression toward the highest credential awarded by the IRS.
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Beyond her technical expertise, Jacqueline specializes in helping creatives, entrepreneurs, and growing businesses build sustainable, scalable financial structures. As a multi-business owner herself, Jacqueline brings firsthand insight into the challenges, pressures, and growth cycles entrepreneurs face—allowing her to design systems and strategies that work in both theory and practice. Her background in business management and multi-brand growth consulting enables her to connect day-to-day financial decisions with long-term strategic outcomes—offering clients not just accurate filings, but a clear operational roadmap for stability and expansion.
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Clients value Jacqueline’s ability to bring order, structure, and strategic direction to complex financial situations. Whether guiding a new business through its first year, designing audit-ready workflows, improving internal systems, or advising an established company through a growth phase, she delivers precise, thoughtful, concierge-level support tailored to each client’s unique needs.
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Passionate about empowering clients through clarity and organization, she approaches every engagement with a focus on long-term success, operational efficiency, and strategic growth.