Partners
W. Seth McDaniel
Managing Partner

David A. Deeter
James F. Frazier Jr.
Roger W. Lusby III
Ruth A. Bartlett
D. Shawn Fowler
Jeffery R. Miller
Rhonda I. Striplin
Christopher E. Etheridge
Karen C. Thurman
Terri E. Lawson
Andrew C. Burnett
Wayne D. Reid
William A. Godshall
Jason M. Meadows
Jeremy L. Sperring
Linda J. Schaeffer
Chris Kyriakakis
Sean T. Lager
Michael P. Warren
Jeffery J. Seay
Jeremy D. Jones
Kris M. Spain
Barbara S. Borczak
William B. Daniel Jr.

Principals
Managers
Directors and Officers

Karen has extensive experience with the preparation and review of complex individual tax returns and large corporate and partnership tax returns. She also advises clients in all aspects of financial business management. Working with company owners and executives, Karen coordinates and analyzes clients' financial information, provides tax planning services with an emphasis on the minimization of corporate taxes and personal income taxes, and offers broad-based consulting and succession planning services. Other responsibilities include the selection and implementation of accounting information systems and the associated training of accounting personnel.

Of the variety of industries the firm serves, Karen works primarily with construction, real estate, law and medi cal practices.

Before joining the firm, Karen was a senior member of the tax staff in the Atlanta office of an international accounting firm.

Education
Postgraduate studies in accounting and business, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Bachelor of Science, Industrial Management, with Honors, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 1982.

Professional and Civic Organizations
Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
City of Milton – Council Member, 2006-present
City of Milton – Mayor Pro Tempore, 2006-2007
Georgia Institute of Technology Alexander-Tharpe Fund Board of Trustees, 2007-2009
Georgia Institute of Technology College of Management Advisory Board, 2007-present
Georgia Institute of Technology Alumni Board of Trustees, 2009-Present
Greater North Fulton Chamber of Commerce
Fulton County Board of Zoning Appeals, 1995-2006, Vice Chairman, 1999-2000, Chairman, 2004-2006
Northwest Fulton Overlay Committee – Co-chairman, 1998-1999
Strategic Planning and Review Committee of North Fulton , 1996-1998
Girl Scout Leader, 1998-2000
Coalition of Crabapple Communities – President, 1993-1996
CPAmerica CPE Committee, 2001 –2007, Chairman, 2001-2002
CPAmerica Tax Executive Committee, 1999-2007
North Point Community Church – Family Ministry Resource Volunteer, 1999-2004
Providence at Atlanta National Homeowners Association – Secretary, 2005
Fulton County Rural Preservation Plan Committee, 2000-2002
City of Milton Organizing Committee – Chairman, Budget & Finance Committee, 2005-2006
Milton High School On Deck Club Board Member, 2004-2005
Milton High School Cross Country Booster Club – Treasurer, 2005- 2007
Milton High School Track Booster Club Board Member, 2006