CPA Site Solutions

About Us

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Salmon Hole

CPA Site Solutions was founded in 1999 with the mission of helping accountants take advantage of the growing opportunities on the Internet. We're located in a historic mill building overlooking Salmon Hole Park on the Winooski River.

Our Founders

Brian met Kathy on the first day of Babson College's freshman orientation and they've been inseparable ever since. As a team they possess the perfect combination of entrepreneurial passion, financial expertise and management excellence.

Our Team

Brian O'Connell has been helping accountants manage and grow their firms for over 20 years. As the founder of ClientSource, Brian has helped 837 accountants generate $9.7 million in new annualized billings with his innovative appointment setting program. On weekends you'll often find him coaching his kids' sports teams or hiking the "Bamforth Ridge" his favorite section of the Long Trail. Read more... Kathy O'Connell, CPA worked with Ernst and Young for 5 years, followed by a 10 year stint as the controller of The Banknorth Group. Now Kathy spends her time as our CFO, managing the financial side of the business as well as reviewing website content. Read more...

Andy Himes arrived to work here after putting his college degree in graphic design to good use stacking boxes at a toy store. He moved to Vermont after graduating from college and currently lives with his wife Laurie and daughter Ariana. An aspiring fiction writer, Andy can be found working on one of his hundred unfinished novels, in hopes of getting something published before robots take over the world in 2050. He also harbors a fascination with pirate culture and would love to sail under the flag of the Jolly Roger if it wasn't for his intense aversion to splinters and scurvy. Read more... Beth Lougeay Beth graduated with a B.A. in Communications from Lenoir-Rhyne University (well technically it was Lenoir-Rhyne College when she was attending) and decided that video was the way for her to go.  She has always been into photography, but since still photography was not an option at LRC learning the ways of the video camera was the next best thing.Read more... Bob Rayl is a sky-diving magician who recently landed in Vermont. As the youngest of seven children, he's learned to quickly master new skills. When not jumping out of airplanes or pulling quarters out of ears, you'll find him plucking his guitar or spending countless hours in World of Warcraft. Read more... Brooke Dooley spent her early years in the Champlain Islands of Vermont, learning to skip stones, climb trees, make mud pies, and participate in all other manner of idyllic play. By age 13, she had moved onto teaching herself to code computers for fun, and has been a self-professed and proud geek ever since. Aside from a short stint in New York City, Brooke has lived in Vermont her entire life, never more than 1/4 mile from the shores of Lake Champlain. Read more... Chiro Umezaki is originally from Yokohama, Japan. When he was 15 years old, his parents sent him to study English and American culture at a high school in New Hampshire. After graduating from high school, he decided to study at the University of Vermont because of beautiful Lake Champlain, downtown Burlington, and the campus. Shortly after receiving his B.S. degree in Business Administration, he moved to Boston, back to Japan, then to Vancouver, and Abitibi in Quebec. In 2000, he decided to come back to Vermont for good.Read more... Chris Frieman is a true native New Yorker. Born and raised in the resplendent surroundings of the Stuyvesant Town housing project, he attended Stuyvesant High School where fortune assigned him to Frank (Angela's Ashes) McCourt's English class. Chris dabbled with living in the outer boroughs, but always returned to Manhattan. After half a century in New York City, (ultimately too crowded, too expensive, and a shadow of its former self) he left, spending three months in Paris (the most beautiful place in the world) and then settling in Burlington (also beautiful).Read more... David Ethier grew up in the heart of the Champlain Valley. After matriculating at the University of Vermont and CCV, I earned a degree (two in fact). I have an AAS in Website Design and Administration as well as a BA in Philosophy. This means I'm equally adept at modifying Cascading Style Sheets as I am in throwing someone down the black hole of epistemological skepticism. Like many at CPA Site Solutions I enjoy the outdoors and love to hike. I've actually backpacked the Long Trail end-to-end as a through hike. Read more... David Zacharis is a wide-eyed idealist that believes that a pop song can change the world. David brings the technical skills he learned running his own record label, managing a tech support call center, and as a freelance web designer to CPA Site Solutions. It should be noted that David also plays in a pop band that toured the US and Europe numerous times. Read more... Don Jackson I've always loved building things - from forts in the woods to experimental lighting, and more recently, online experiences. It's something everyone in my family did growing up. My Mom and Dad built and refurbished airplanes in the family garage. My parent's neighbors still talk about my dad running engine tests on airplanes in our yard. Read more... Elyse Boisvert In her Senior year of high school Elyse finally decided what she wanted to be when she grew up, a graphic designer. She attended Champlain College and got her Bachelor's degree. After 7 years of working at a multimedia and graphic design firm, she now is on a new endeavor as a webmaster here at CPA site Solutions. Read more... Erik Thomsen is a computer nerd trapped in the body of a nature nut. When he is not busy seeking out more films to add to his ever growing documentary collection, he can be spotted biking with trailer in tow to some obscure festival in a foreign land. He hopes some day to learn enough french to say something other than "I don't know how to speak french." Read more... Garrett Gwiazda Garrett Gwiazda grew up with the idea of "local on the 8's" being the best thing since the invention of the wheel. After 4.5 years of forecasting for mega yachts and cargo ships around the world, Garrett decided to switch gears and join the world of graphic and web design. Garrett grew up in the small town of Tabernacle, NJ, but has always had a love for Vermont after attending Lyndon State College for his BS in Meteorology. Read more... Heleigh Bostwick grew up in Williston, but left at the age of 17 to experience the big wide world. First she headed to Connecticut College to study botany. Her next stop was Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania where she obtained a Master's degree in Landscape Architecture. She stayed in the "City of Brotherly Love" for another 10 years designing estate gardens and working in the engineering consulting field as an ecologist writing technical reports and environmental impact statements for clients in the utility and transportation industries. Read more... Jill Blouin graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Graphic Design and a Bachelors Degree in Digital Media. During college a highlight of my studies was traveling to Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada for an International Digital Media and Arts Association Conference and featuring my work in the Interactive Digital Storytelling exhibit. The biggest highlight of the trip was meeting Kim Cooper. She is the Director of Prologue Films and head of its broadcast design division. Prologue has done the visual effects for Breaking Dawn, Final Destination, Across the Universe, Iron Man & Iron Man 2, Tron, Sherlock Holmes, Total Recall and Many more. So it was definitely a huge inspiration to be able to mingle and gain knowledge from someone so successful. Read more... Joe Johnson grew up in the Green Mountains of Vermont and has a B.S. from The University of Vermont.  As a child Joe was often playing soccer and skiing during his free time and he still enjoys these sports today.  Joe also does some woodworking in his spare time and his last project was a poplar bench with a lid that opens to a small storage area, its located in the entry way of his house.  And like most people Joe likes to travel a little and a couple of his favorite trips have been to Costa Rica and one cross country road trip camping at many national parks.  He also enjoyed a trip to Palm Beach, FL where he got to do some sea kayaking and mentions that riding a wave in a kayak is a blast! Read more... Jon Miller has a family history of tinkering with computers (his Dad's been slingin' code since the '70s and his younger brother is a talented graphic designer.) Though early on, he was convinced that this was not his path, eventually he discovered web design, and his destiny came to fruition. He grew up in the Boston area, but came to Vermont to attend UVM, where he met his amazing wife, Jennifer. When Jon isn't designing websites, you can't find him. But if you could, you'd find him reading a novel, hiking, snowboarding, or tinkering with a stringed instrument of some kind. Read more... Kris Lizzari With a loud thud the wheels begin to roll. Slowly at first but with every passing second the speed increases. The view from the window shifts revealing loved ones thinking bon voyage as they stand quietly in the cold. The more people that pass the blurrier their faces become. The rolling wheels pick up speed and squeak as they shift on the tracks. The rhythmic pattern of the rails increases tempo as if approaching a crescendo in a ballad. The blurred faces outside the window are nearly unrecognizable now as the train quickly approaches the end of the platform.Read more... Ken Marshall is an urban refugee. He movedout of New York's lower west side 16 years ago and while the transition to small town life was a rocky one, he still hasn't looked back except to catch an occasional Jets game. His idea of fun is modifying popular video games and he can usually be found on a Friday night hunkered over his computer trying to figure out some obscure and basically useless scripting language like NWNScript or HamScript, or nostalgically playing arond with old DOS aps. His life's ambition is to faithfully reproduce Lara Croft in 3dsMax. Read more... Kyle Buser was born and raised in the "quintessential New England village" known as Woodstock Vermont. It has been a long and adventurous journey that has lead him to us here at CPASiteSolutions. Rarely seen or heard, it is quite mysterious what he actually does here. We usually just blame him for any problems that arise since he doesn't have the wherewithal to defend himself. Read more... Mark Railey moved from South Carolina to Vermont in October, 2012. I was the Conductor of the Palmetto State Boychoir, the Hartsville Children's Chorale, and the Assistant Director of the Florence Men's Choral Society. I have been the Music Director in Little Theater productions, church pageants, and literally hundreds of concerts. I've also enjoyed being a judge at competitions, such as Hartsville's Got Talent and working as a clinician for festivals sponsored by the American Choral Director's Association. Read more... Michelle Panniello I now live in Burlington, Vermont - right across the river from our lovely office. I have an eccentric cat named Oskar Torvalds, and four awesome roommates with talents ranging from theatre, to stand-up comedy, to photography, to music, and beyond. Whether it's fire-eating in our back yard, or band practice in our (purple) basement - there's never a dull moment in our house. Read more... Norm Miller is our life long Vermonter. Being recently married and a new home owner, Norm has traded in his bachelor pad for a work shop, his mountain bike for a snow blower, his photography for gallons of wood stain and house paint, his Playstation for a chain saw, his Diner's Club card for a Weber grill, and his bowling night for a home bocce ball court. Read more... Peter Creutzberger is an avid proponent of the geek chic lifestyle. He came to Vermont for the flora but he stayed for... well... the flora. He grew up in a suburb of New York City in New Jersey and decided during a nap in the car on the way to visit UVM that it was going to be the place for him. If he's not in front of his computer at home clicking away, he can be found in front of his tv "clacking" away at some vintage game, or behind his guitar hammering away. Read more... Sara Beaudoin is a Vermont native, who just returned from a brief stint in Nashua, New Hampshire. I was raised in Barre, now live in Orange, and spent my college years in Lyndonville, attending Lyndon State College. I went in studying Meteorology, was bored by it (sorry Garrett!), went undecided, then earned a Bachelors degree in Pure Mathematics... I'm sure you're asking 'what the heck do you do with a degree in Pure Mathematics?? Read more... Susannah Noel grew up in central Vermont, between Montpelier and Woodbury. She lived on an old farm with her mom and dad, three older siblings, two cats, two dogs, a horse, some chickens, a lizard, and a mynah bird. Although she loved exploring the woods behind her house and playing in the countryside, when she moved to Burlington to go to UVM, she got a taste of the urban lifestyle–and she loved it. Read more... Teelah Churchill graduated Lyndon State College with a B.A. in Graphic Design, a B.A. Digital Media, and an associates degree in Visual Arts. I graduated with a five year degree in three and half years; I am very determined. I grew up in Pembroke, Massachusetts, where I was always stuck in crazy traffic and always busy. I moved to Vermont when I graduated college and haven't left sense; however, I refuse to get rid of my Mass plates.Read more...

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Winooski River, Winooski Vermont

Office Location: 130 West Canal Street Winooski, Vermont 05404 Phone: (800) 896-4500 Fax: (866) 714-4457 Winooski, Vermont (population 6,353 - July 2005 Est.) is situated on the banks of the Winooski river. With an impressive set of waterfalls this historic city was originally home to several prominent textile mills.