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Mahipal Singh

Mahipal grew up in Ahmedabad. As a kid, he couldn’t get enough of cricket. It is said that he was born with a bat in his hand and has never let go of it ever since.

He went to M.B Patel Commerce & Art College in Ahmedabad to pursue a Bachelor of Commerce. Amongst other things, cost accounting was one class that he would never skip. He is pursuing his US CMA and enjoys learning about bookkeeping, operations, and financial reporting.

When he is not working, you can find him spending time with his friends and family. He likes emploring new places like cafes, bakeries, museums and art galleries. He also enjoys cooking and playing cricket, of course.

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Lana Rollins

Lana retired from a long career full of accounting and finance for 35 years for a Colorado Springs defense contractor, and at one time was actually the boss of one of our CPAs (hint: not Brian)! She doesn’t let that go to her head though and continues to work for WCG (formerly Watson CPA Group) as a Tax Senior preparing corporate and personal tax returns on Tina’s team (Pod A).

Lana’s passions in life include rescuing cats in her sanctuary (Yes, Tina and Jason were hustled into taking a massive cat named Mocha), remodeling her 70-year old home, swimming and spending time with her daughter and granddaughter.

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Kelli Harless

Kelli was born and raised in Colorado Springs and stayed to live and work here to this day! As a kid she loved playing outside with friends in the neighborhood and riding her bike. She graduated from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs with a Bachelors in Communications-Recording Arts. Her favorite subjects were TV Production and Photography (she got to use a real dark room to develop her own film!).

Kelli came to accounting by way of Marketing – she started helping WCG organize documents and build electronic binders for tax prep when Marketing was slow. She fell in love with organizing other people’s lives and over the last three years she’s enjoyed mentoring and teaching others to do the same. Her favorite thing is to help set our tax team up for success!

Kelli and her husband have a daughter who attends a charter school here in Colorado Springs. They spend a lot of time working on homework, school projects, and attending ballet and tap dance classes!

When Kelli isn’t at work she’s finding something to do outside when Colorado Weather permits. She rides bikes in the neighborhood (just like the good old days!) and swims, hikes, plays mini golf around town, or goes to a local outdoor arcade. When it’s too cold for that and we have enough snow, her family enjoys finding the perfect hill to sled down. Otherwise, it’s a movie night at home snuggled up on the couch!

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Kate Hibbard

Kate grew up in Wyoming where she enjoyed playing basketball and riding 4-wheelers. She attended Western Wyoming Community College and got her Associates degree in Business Management. Afterward she attended Dakota Wesleyan University and received her Bachelors in Accounting. She loved (most of her) accounting classes but especially enjoyed history and political science classes.

Kate loves business as a whole, probably because both of her parents started small businesses and the family helped run them together! She had a passion for Accounting in school and loved the practical nature of it. She enjoyed seeing the way it turns up in daily life and how working in Accounting helps other small businesses like the one she grew up in. It’s no surprise she specializes in bookkeeping at WCG!

Kate is married to a wonderful man named Jake, and they have two dogs — a Corgi-Walker mix, and a standard long hair Dachshund. They love long stumpy dogs!

When she’s not working you can usually find her walking the dogs, swimming, or playing basketball and pickle ball. Kate and her husband are big sports fans, so they enjoy attending NBA games and professional women’s Soccer when they’re in season. Oh, and she’s in the process of pursuing her CPA license, so she’s pretty busy!

Can you do something that only a few people can do? “I can assemble several models of professional copy machines, mostly Toshiba, Ricoh, and Sharp.“

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Karlee Tiesler, EA

Karlee grew up in Maryland, then in northern, and southwest Minnesota through high school where she took her first accounting class as a Junior. She was dead-set on being an architect at that point. Ahhh how the turn tables. She went to Mitchell Tech College and enjoyed additional classes in accounting and Business Law (especially the mock trial).

Here at WCG she’s our go-to for all things QuickBooks and Payroll. She loves to do cleanups and QuickBooks consulting. “It’s like getting to do a puzzle (which I love puzzles).”

She’s been married to her high school sweetheart, Luke, and they have 3 daughters (Kyleigh, Peyton, and Evelyn) and 3 dogs (Zoey, Kato, and Gracie) along with lots if farm cats (not sure what their names are).

She plays volleyball in the winter, in summer she golfs, fishes, and camps, and in the fall it’s all hunting!

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Jose Castro-Antunez, EA

Jose grow up in Denver and lived in the city up until his early 20s. He still lives in the area but he’s moved closer to the mountains and can see Red Rocks from his house now! As a kid he loved to be outside as long as it involved a sport, running around, or going to a park.

He went to MSU Denver where he earned both his Bachelors Degree and Masters in Accounting. He knew he wanted to do something involving business and happened to be good at math, so accounting made perfect sense. Jose likes to help small business and accounting and tax lets him help others that might not be as financially savvy. He specializes in small business expertise, S Corps, foreign reporting, and expatriates.

Jose and his girlfriend currently have a dog named Kobe — a 2-year-old pittie that is the nicest dog you’ll ever meet! When he’s not working you can find him playing sports or watching a Broncos, Rockies, Nuggets, and Avalanche game. He currently plays on an adult men’s baseball and softball team.

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Jolene Pike

Jolene spent part of her childhood in Colorado Springs, before her family built a ranch in Wray, Colorado. She was always outside, riding her bike, skiing, hiking, and getting involved with her church youth group.

She received her Bachelor’s degree from Colorado State University and a Master’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado. She chose accounting because of the opportunity for growth.

When Jolene is not working, she is spending time with her two girls doing the same things she did as a child. They have also added dispersed camping in the summers and Lacrosse to their after-school activities. From hiking the Manitou Incline to getting on dirt bikes, they are up for any new adventure. Speaking of adventure…Jolene has bungee jumped in New Zealand and Australia a total of 6 times.

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JoAnn Sandvig

JoAnn grew up on a farm in Iowa. As a kid, she enjoyed building forts in trees and swimming at her cousin’s house. She is from a large family, so there was always somebody to play with. JoAnn started playing piano in 2nd grade and started playing at her church in 4th grade. She continued to play for her church until she moved from Iowa in 2010. She has played piano for hundreds of weddings and funerals.

She graduated from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa, with a degree in Business Management/Entrepreneurship and then later returned to the same university to get her accounting degree. Accounting seemed to come easy to her as her mother always kept the books for their family farm.

JoAnn married her high school sweetheart, whom she started dating her sophomore year. They have two grown sons, two daughters-in-law and three grandchildren.

When she’s not at work, she enjoys hiking (or maybe long walks in the woods). College football is her favorite season. Her favorite team is the University of Iowa Hawkeyes. She’s also a big fan of the Kansas City Chiefs. There’s football on their TV almost every day during football season.

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Jessica Levine

Jessica grew up in Southern California and enjoyed going to the beach. She has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She has always enjoyed working with money and was great with numbers.

Jessica moved to Colorado in 2020 and enjoys the outdoors. She has a dog named Milo, who is about 4 years old, that she got at a local rescue in Colorado Springs.

Jessica loves live music, photography and has a passion for travel.

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Jenny Martinez

Jenny was born and raised in Colorado, growing up mostly in Canon City. As a kid, she likes being outdoors. She comes from a family of campers and was always outside playing with her siblings and finding new adventures.

She graduated from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business with an emphasis in accounting. She has always had an analytical mind, has been good with numbers, valued rules, and organization. She loves that accounting allows her to use these qualities and skills to help people and organizations reach their goals.

Jenny is married to her husband, Nate. They have 2 dogs. They are also very close to their extended family and their collection of nieces and nephews which continues to grow. In their free time, they try to go to as many concerts as they can. Jenny also enjoys reading, being outdoors, hiking with the dogs and camping with family.

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