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

 
  KRIS M. SPAIN , CPA
Partner

kris.spain@frazierdeeter.com

Experience
Kris Spain joined Frazier & Deeter in 2009 as a partner in the firm's assurance services practice. Kris has 36 years of experience providing assurance and business advisory services to clients in the retail, restaurant, distribution, manufacturing and services industries. Within these industries, she has served a broad range of public and privately-held companies.

Prior to joining Frazier & Deeter, Kris spent over 35 years with Ernst & Young. She has extensive experience in strategic transactions and complex business, accounting and reporting matters. She uses her experience to provide insights and help her clients reach sound and practical conclusions.

Kris actively participates in industry associations and networks, including serving on the Financial Reporting Council of the National Retail Federation for over 20 years. As a result, she is very knowledgeable with respect to new and proposed accounting and reporting rules that will impact her clients and helps her clients to anticipate the impact of proposed rules and effectively implement new ones. Kris also applies her knowledge to help her clients reduce risks, as well as implement best practices.

Throughout her career, Kris has also been a leader in initiatives to develop and promote women in public accounting.

Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of Florida , 1973

Executive Development, Kellogg School of Management, 1990

Professional and Civic Organizations
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants
United Way Women of Tocqueville Cabinet
Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention- Board of Directors
Northside United Methodist Church , Board of Trustees
Cherokee Town & Country Club