H A Beasley & Company, PLLC CPAs

H A Beasley, CPA, CMA - H A is the Founding Partner of HA Beasley & Company. He has the following degrees and accreditations:

• 1976 - Bachelors of Science in Accounting, Summa Cum Laude, Freed-Hardeman University
• 1978 - Masters of Science in Accounting, Summa Cum Laude, University of Memphis
• 1996-1998 - Graduate Studies in Economics, Middle Tennessee State University

H A is a member of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He has over forty years of experience in accounting, tax, systems and management and twenty years of experience teaching accounting part-time and full-time at the college level. H A and Katie were married in 1979. They have four children, Katybeth, Heath, Becky, and John, and six grandchildren, Elijah, Lillie Ann, Lucie Kate, Benjamin, Eva and Faith.

Email: ha@habeasley.com

Heath Beasley – Heath is the Managing Partner at H A Beasley & Company. He provides tax planning and preparation services for individuals and small businesses, as well as accounting and compilation of unaudited financial statements. Heath has been employed with H A Beasley & Company since graduating from Freed-Hardeman University in 2007 with a Bachelors of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. Heath has been married to Mollie since 2006 and they have two beautiful daughters, Lillie and Lucie.

Email: heathb@habeasley.com

Katie Beasley - Katie is Treasurer and Director of Finance. She oversees the firm’s financial activities, as well as administrative matters. Katie graduated from Freed Hardeman College in May of 1980 with an Associate’s degree in Liberal Arts. She has been employed with H A Beasley & Company since September 1997. Katie has been married to H A since 1979. They have four children, Katybeth, Heath, Becky, and John, and six grandchildren, Elijah, Lillie Ann, Lucie Kate, Benjamin, Eva and Faith.

Email: kbeasley@habeasley.com

Bryan Blair, CPA, CQBPA - Bryan is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor . Bryan graduated from Tennessee Technological University with a Bachelors of Science in Accounting in 1983. He had twenty years of private accounting experience and two years of auditing experience before joining H A Beasley & Company in November 2005. He has been married to Sarah since 1983 and they have two children.

Email: bblair@habeasley.com

Hope Marable - Hope is the Executive Assistant to H A Beasley . She received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Middle Tennessee State University in 1991. She had seven years of Administrative Assistant experience before joining H A Beasley & Company in January 2006. She has one daughter, Faith.

Email: hmarable@habeasley.com

Debbie Romans - Debbie is Director of Operations and Small Business Services .She manages the operations of the firm including responsibilities for overall client service. Small business services include new business setup, local and state registrations and filings, as well as Other small business matters. As a QuickBooks Proadvisor, she provides support and training and also oversees our payroll department. She had six years of experience in the mortgage and banking industry before joining H A Beasley & Company in February 1997.Debbie has been married to Derek since 1985. They have two children, Zach and MaKayla, and two grandsons, Layton and Sutton.

Email: dromans@habeasley.com

Kippie G. Scarborough, CPA- Kippie is a Certified Public Accountant and is involved in all areas of federal and state taxation, including compliance, research and planning for individuals, corporations, partnerships, gifts, estates and trusts. Kippie grew up in West Tennessee and graduated from the University of Texas in San Antonio in 1984 with a Bachelor Of Business Administration in Accounting. She is a member of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants. Prior to joining H A Beasley & Company in November 2004, Kippie spent six years in tax practice with the public accounting firms of KPMG and Kraft CPAs and twelve years in private industry taxation for Ingram Industries, Inc. and Nissan North America, Inc. She has been married to Brian since 1987 and they have two sons, Ty and Eli, one daughter-in-law, Ginny and two precious granddaughters, Everleigh and Loveleigh.

Email: kscarborough@habeasley.com

Jennifer N. Suggs - Jennifer is the Murfreesboro Office Manager, overseeing front office administration, accounts receivable and workflow information systems. Jennifer received her Bachelor of Science degree from Middle Tennessee State University. Prior to joining H A Beasley & Company in 2009, she worked in the agriculture and construction industries. Jennifer is married to Tray Suggs; they enjoy working on their horse farm and spending time with their two grown daughters.

Email: jsuggs@habeasley.com

Rayeayn Smith is the Accounting Manager in our Murfreesboro office. Rayeayn graduated from David Lipscomb University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. She is a member of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants. Prior to joining H A Beasley & Company, she worked for 15 years in public accounting and 17 years in the private industry as a controller. Rayeayn has been married to Scott since 1990 and has 4 children, Kaleigh, Chelsea, Stephen, and Mariah. She also has 9 grandchildren.

Email:: rsmith@habeasley.com

Peyton Krenk- Peyton is an Accountant in our Murfreesboro office. She earned a Bachelor's degree of Business Administration in Accounting from MTSU in May 2018.She has been married to her husband, Conner, since 2017 and has a son, Collin and a daughter Caroline. She has been working with H A Beasley & Company since January of 2017.

Email: pkrenk@habeasley.com

Wanda Krause is a Bookkeeper at HA Beasley & Company. She provides year-round bookkeeping services for several clients. She has over 38 years of bookkeeping and managerial experience. She was a business owner of a Commercial Construction Company with her husband, George, for over 25 years. George and Wanda have been married for 46 years. They have 6 children, 18 grandchildren (9 boys & 9 girls) and 2 great-grandchildren!

Email: wkrause@habeasley.com

Lori Provencher — Lori is a Bookkeeper providing bookkeeping, payroll QuickBooks consulting /training, and general accounting services. She graduated in 1990 from Middle Tennessee State University with a Bachelor's Degree of Science in Accounting. She had 17 years experience in private bookkeeping and accounting services before joining H A Beasley & Company in 2016. Lori has been married to her husband, Mike, since 1988. They have 4 children, Elizabeth, Taylor, Emily and Tanner, and 2 grandchildren, Avett and Eleanor.

Email: lprovencher@habeasley.com

Shane Merritt, EA, Tax Accountant and Tax Resolution Specialist - Shane is a tax accountant who handles both business and individual tax returns along with tax planning for clients throughout the year. He is also licensed with the IRS as an Enrolled Agent, which allows him to represent clients in various tax matters before the IRS. Shane holds a bachelor’s degree from Harding University, Master’s degree from Freed-Hardeman University, and PhD from Oxford Graduate School. He has served in public accounting since 2010 and is a member of the National Society of Accountants, National Association of Enroll Agents, and National Association of Tax Problem Solvers. Shane has been married to Melanie since 1995, and they have 2 children, Ryan and Aubrey.

Email: smerritt@habeasley.com

Mackenzie Wright, CPA is a member of our audit department. She graduated from Middle Tennessee State University during May of 2020 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting and a Bachelor of Science degree in Agribusiness. She married her husband, Matt, in 2020. She has been employed with H A Beasley & Company since January of 2020 and is a member of the TSCPA.

Email: mwright@habeasley.com

Andrew Dillinger — Andrew is a Tax Accountant at H A Beasley & Company. He has been employed with H A Beasley & Company since December 2021. He graduated from MTSU in June 2021 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and friends, going hiking, and serving at church. Andrew and his wife, Rada, have been married since 2020 and have two dachshunds named Murray and Annie.

Email: adillinger@habeasley.com

Joan Hawley — Joan is part of the Murfreesboro front office staff, focusing on client relations, accounts receivable and providing support services to tax and accounting team members. She had nearly 20 years of experience in the legal field before joining H A Beasley & Company in August 2022. She has three children, sons Ben and Allen and daughter Jordan, three grandchildren, Lola, Benny and Ramsey, and the dog with the biggest heart, Mabel. In her free time, Joan serves as Fellowship Director at Grace Lutheran Church and enjoys being part of Children’s Ministry and the Katie’s Garden Team.

Email: jhawley@habeasley.com

Lillian Davis- Lillian is a member of our audit department. She graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in August 2023 with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting. She is pursing her Master of Accountancy Degree at Middle Tennessee State University. In her free time, Lillian enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching sports, and reading. She has been employed with H A Beasley & Company since October 2022.

Email: ldavis@habeasley.com

John Beasley - is a member of the payroll department. John earned his Bachelor's degree from Freed-Hardeman University in 2012. He has been employed with H A Beasley & Company since November of 2018.

Email: jbeasley@habeasley.com

Jennifer McClenin - (Jenn) is our Payroll Specialist at H A Beasley & Company. She provides complete payroll preparation services as well as both federal and multi-state payroll reporting. With over 14 years of comprehensive experience in payroll, Jenn has honed a deep and thorough understanding of every nuance in the field. She brings a deep expertise in managing and optimizing payroll processes. Her professional journey has been driven by a commitment to accuracy and efficiency. When not immersed in payroll, Jenn is a dedicated, proud parent to her two daughters, Mackenzie and Mia, her household is completed by two energetic dogs, May and Chance and a playful cat, Ruby. They relish their time together, finding joy in all outdoor activities.

Email: jmcclenin@habeasley.com

Beata Abbott – Beata joined H A Beasley & Company as a Tax Preparer in January 2023. She possesses a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from Sacred Heart University. Prior to taking time off to raise her twin daughters Beata worked in the banking and healthcare industries. She is in the process of obtaining her license to become an IRS Enrolled Agent, which will allow her to represent clients before the IRS in various tax matters. Beata was born in Hungary and is fluent in Hungarian. In her free time, she enjoys outdoor adventures, photography, and spending time with her family and friends.

Email: babbot@habeasley.com

Beatrice Suggs is an Accounting Technician and Front Office Administration Assistant at our Murfreesboro Office. She is currently a full-time student at MTSU working toward her Bachelor’s Degree of Business Administration in Accounting. In her free time, Beatrice enjoys volunteering at Church and working on her family’s horse farm.

Email: bsuggs@habeasley.com

Laurie Smith is a part time Staff Accountant providing bookkeeping, and general accounting services. Laurie has a BS in Education from Northwest Missouri State University as well as an MBA in Corporate Finance from The University of Dallas. She is also a QuickBooks Online Certified Pro Advisor. Prior to coming to HA Beasley, Laurie was employed in several different areas of real estate including commercial/retail property management, residential mortgage banking, REO’s, residential construction as well as managing residential real estate offices. She has also managed medical offices. In her downtime, Laurie enjoys spending time with her husband, adult children and her dog Daisy the LabraDane. She also loves traveling, reading, gardening and jogging.

“If you don’t have time to do it right the first time, when will you have time to do it over?”

Email: lsmith@habeasley.com

Ryan Ellison is an Accountant with our Murfreesboro office. He graduated with a Master of Accountancy from MTSU in 2016. He also spent a combined 10 years with the finance department at MTSU, ending his tenure as an Assistant Director of Capital Outlay. Ryan also has years of experience in the private sector performing bookkeeping duties for clients across various fields. He married his wife, Brooke, in 2015 and they have one son, Ronan.

Email: rellison@habeasley.com

Gerald (Tres) Toledo- Tres is a Staff Accountant at H A Beasley & Company. He is currently working towards a Bachelor’s Degree of Business Administration in Accounting and Business Management at Savannah State University and expects to graduate in 2025. Originally from Tampa, Florida; Tres played baseball at Savannah State University while attending. In his free time, he enjoys watching sports and being outdoors.

Melody E. Powell is a Tax Preparer at H A Beasley & Company. Melody has nine years of experience preparing individual tax returns and six years managing a staff of preparers and a CPA office. As a management team member, some of her accomplishments include the development of forms, policy and procedures and customer relations. Prior to her experience in tax preparation, she did sales and marketing for an auto repair franchise in Chattanooga, Tennessee for eleven years. with another eleven years in office administration. She is a native Chattanoogan. Remarried March 2024 and moved to Murfreesboro where her husband, David already lived. She has one daughter, Olivia, and one stepson, Dominick. Olivia is 20 years old, living, working, and attending the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where she is studying psychology. Dominick is 23 years old, lives locally and owns his own business, King SEO Murfreesboro. Melody enjoys helping clients with the preparation of their annual tax returns, solving any problems that may arise, and developing trusted relationships. My approach to each individual tax return is to be thorough, pay attention to the details, get it right and be on time.

Judy Jordan – Judy is a part time Bookkeeper at HA Beasley & Company. She earned a degree in Accounting from the University of North Alabama. Before joining HA Beasley & Company, she served Cumberland University as the VP for Finance for 25 years, retiring in 2023. She and her husband James have two married children, Bradley and Lauren, and four grandchildren. AJ, Arlo, John, and Grayson. She currently serves on the board of the 15th Judicial District Child Advocacy Center as Treasurer. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family.

Shelbyville Branch:

Dean Blount, CPA, CHFP, is Partner at HA Beasley & Company, PLLC, with over 30 years of public and private accounting experience. He has extensive experience providing accounting and taxation services to a wide range of industry clients including restaurant & food service, manufacturing, real estate, professional services, retail trade, and high-net-worth individuals. Dean’s professional background has been primarily in public accounting as a member of a CPA practice in San Antonio, Texas. He left public accounting for several years and served as the Fiscal Officer for one of Mississippi’s ten Planning & Development Districts before returning to public accounting in 2003. Prior to joining HA Beasley & Company in November 2018, Dean was a partner in the long-established San Antonio CPA firm of Findling, Milam & Pyle, which merged with ABIP, P.C., in 2016.

Dean graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science Business Administration in Accounting. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants (TSCPA), the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), and the international honor organization Beta Alpha Psi. He holds licenses to practice public accountancy in the states of Texas and Tennessee. Dean and Angie - his wife of 30 years - live in Murfreesboro and have two grown children, Todd & Rachel.

Email: dblount@habeasley.com

Katybeth Bobo – Katybeth is Partner at H A Beasley & Company. In addition to managing the operations of the firm and overall client service, Katybeth provides year-round accounting and payroll services for several small businesses, as well as small business setup and Quickbooks support. Katybeth has been working with the firm for more than twenty years, graduating from Lipscomb University in 2005. She has been married to Chris since 2003 and they have four children - Elijah, Benjamin, Eva and Faith.

Email: kbobo@habeasley.com

Kaye Reynolds - Kaye is a Senior Tax Preparer and Bookkeeper at H A Beasley & Company. She serves our clients by providing tax preparation, year-round payroll and bookkeeping, as well as other general accounting services. Kaye joined the firm in October 2015 having 38 years of combined experience in the areas of Cost Accounting & Manufacturing, Marketing & Customer Relations, and Bookkeeping in the Horse Equipment and Horse Auction Industries. Kaye is also a former small business owner in the wholesale manufacturing industry. She has been married to Bert since 1981. They share two children Amy and Matt, as well as a grandson, Gage.

Email: kreynolds@habeasley.com

Melinda Milton - Melinda is a Bookkeeper at H A Beasley & Company. Since joining the firm in December 2017 with over 40 years of experience, Melinda handles year-round bookkeeping for small business and individuals. She has two grown children, Anita Hardison Reed and Porter Hardison, Jr. She is the proud grandmother of Darrell (Kelsey) Hardison, Tripp Hardison and Jaxon Reed.

Email: mmilton@habeasley.com

Laura Jones is the Accounting Services Manager at HA Beasley & Company. She provides year-round bookkeeping services for several clients. She has over 30 years of bookkeeping, tax and managerial experience with 3 years of public accounting and 16 years working for a private family office of high net-worth individuals as a tax supervisor. She also served as the Business Manager of a church and school for 9 years where she was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the financial reporting for both the church and school. She and her husband Michael moved to Shelbyville, TN from far northern Illinois in the fall of 2020 with 2 of their 4 children.

Email: ljones@habeasley.com

Jolie Richardson joined our staff in 2021 as a Senior Bookkeeper and Tax Preparer, providing bookkeeping and payroll services for our clients. Jolie graduated from MTSU with a BBA in Marketing in 1992. She worked in the banking and trucking industries before taking time off to raise her children. She has ten years of experience in providing tax and accounting services for individuals and small businesses. Jolie and her husband, Roger, have 3 grown children: Travis, Justin (Haley), and Caleb. They live on a small farm in Wartrace where they enjoy raising Hereford cattle.

Email: jrichardson@habeasley.com

Lori McCarrall is the Business Services Specialist at H A Beasley & Company. She provides year-round bookkeeping and payroll services, as well as financial reporting and Quickbooks consulting for our small business clients. Lori earned her Bachelors of Business Administration in Accounting degree from MTSU in 1989 and worked in public accounting for Ernst & Young in both Chattanooga, TN and Reno, NV before transitioning to the private sector. She joined the firm in November 2021 with over 25 years in accounting having served as Accounting Manager and Controller for small businesses. Lori loves digging into QuickBooks and helping others learn. Lori is a hockey mom to her one son, Alastair.

Email: lmccarrall@habeasley.com

Jackson Wisener is a Bookkeeper at H A Beasley & Company. He graduated from MTSU in May 2021 with a Bachelors degree in Finance. Jackson worked within the banking industry as a portfolio manager prior to joining the firm. He and his wife Savanna married in December 2021. In their free time, they enjoy spending time with their Australian Shepherd, Remi.

Email: jwisener@habeasley.com

Ben Walker, EA, is a Tax Accountant who is admitted to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. This enrollment allows him to represent clients before the IRS in related matters. Ben joined the H A Beasley & Company staff at the Shelbyville branch in 2023 with a Master of Accountancy from Union University. He lives with his wife, Kelsey, and two sons, Elijah and Ezra, in Manchester, TN.

Email: bwalker@habeasley.com

Brianna Davis joined H A Beasley & Company as the Receptionist in July of 2022. Brianna not only greets clients upon arrival, but makes sure each and every one is well taken care of from start to finish. A Bedford County native, she is a 2016 graduate of Cascade High School. Brianna enjoys spending time with friends and family, as well as her son Beau.

Email: bdavis@habeasley.com