John is a
native of Fort Wayne, Indiana and holds an undergraduate degree from Indiana University.
He joined Krouse, Kern & Co., Inc. in 1975 and is now a shareholder and vice-president
of the firm. He has broad experience in providing accounting, auditing and tax services to
manufacturers, retailers, and not-for-profit organizations, in addition to tax and
financial planning for individuals and business clients. John is the director of practice
development and estate planning for the firm.
John is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Indiana CPA Society.
He is a financial coordinator for St. Louis Catholic Church. John serves as a member of the Finance Committee for The Fort Wayne YWCA. In addition, he serves on several other boards of for profit organizations.
Rick is a native of Fort Wayne, Indiana. After
attending the United States Naval Academy, he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
Accounting from St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, Indiana. In 1968, he joined the
Chicago office of Ernst & Ernst, a large international accounting firm. Rick spent
four years on the audit staff in Chicago and Fort Wayne working predominately on
construction and manufacturing clients. In 1972, Rick joined Krouse, Kern & Co., Inc.
where he has provided a broad range of accounting, auditing and tax services to clients in
a variety of industries. Rick is a shareholder and President of the firm and serves as the
director of the firm's wealth management practice.
Rick is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He also is a member of the Indiana CPA Society and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is a registered securities representative with FSC Securities Corporation.
Currently Rick is an active board member of the Turnstone Center for Disabled Children & Adults, Inc. and the 100% Club.
Rick has also served as:
President of Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)
President of Child Care of Allen County
President of the Board of Education of Bishop Dwenger High School
President of the 100% Club
Finance Committee Chairperson of St. Vincent’s Catholic Church
Advisory Board of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Allen County
Treasurer of the Allen County Society of Crippled Children and Adults
Junior Achievement Applied Economics Instructor at Carroll High School
Member of Par Panel of United Way of Allen County
Chairman of the Board of Washington Township Baseball League
Big Brother for eight years
Board member of Rod Woodson Football Camp for Youth
College and high school football official for 34 years
Police Athletic League basketball and football coach
YMCA basketball coach
Steve is
a shareholder and director with Krouse, Kern & Co., Inc. He holds a Bachelor of
Science degree from Purdue University and currently serves as treasurer of Krouse, Kern
& Co., Inc.
Steve has earned the designation of Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) from the National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts, an organization composed entirely of small business appraisers holding the CPA designation. He is also one of the first small business appraisers to earn the Accredited Business Valuator (ABV) designation from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. He is also a member of the Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA) and the American Society of Appraisers (ASA), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the Indiana CPA Society, where he has served as:
President of the Lafayette Chapter,
Member of the Financial Institutions Committee, and
Member of the Taxation Committee
He has also served as an accounting instructor and has addressed business and civic organizations on numerous occasions.
Wanda Stephens has been with the firm since 1997. She specializes in the area of employee benefit plan audits. Prior to joining the firm Wanda was a financial accountant with a small manufacturing company and owner of a personal services business.
Wanda received a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration degree with honors from Indiana University in 1992. She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Indiana CPA Society.
Mark joined the firm in 1998. He is a native of Fort Wayne and holds Bachelor of Science degrees in accounting and business from Indiana University.
Mark spent four years in the United States Navy. After completing his military service and college education, he spent twelve years in private industry serving seven years as an accountant and five years as a controller.
Mark went into public accounting in 1988. He spent his first eight years as a CPA specializing in business audits and taxation, but has since specialized in taxation for corporations, partnerships, individuals, and trusts.
Mark has served on the board of directors of five corporations and two non-profit organizations.
Arlene joined the firm in
2001. She has an M.B.A. in accounting from Michigan State University and
has worked part-time in private industry and public accounting while
raising her family.
Arlene’s expertise is in financial statement preparation, interim accounting processing, payroll and payroll taxes.
Chris joined the firm in 2007. He
graduated from
Chris is a member of the Indiana CPA society.
Bonnie has been with the firm since 1981. She is the Processing Specialist Supervisor and her duties are numerous, from processing completed financial statements and tax returns to desktop publishing. She maintains a professional skill and contemporary knowledge of computer-related functions by availing herself of training opportunities.
Bonnie was chosen by the firm to be the "1999 YWCA Tribute to Women of Achievement Honoree".
Charlene came to our firm in August, 1995 with 25 years experience in the accounting field. With past experience in Office Management and Network Supervision, she fills our needs as Firm Administrator and Network Administrator. She also supervises team members in Entrepreneurial Services, Processing, and General Office areas. Charlene has experience in financial statement preparation, payroll, payroll taxes, interim accounting processing, numerous software applications and office administration.
Charlene was chosen as our firm’s "1997 YWCA Tribute to Women of Achievement Honoree."
Tina joined the firm in the spring of 1997. She has an Associate Degree in Accounting and has over 10 years of accounting experience.
Tina’s expertise is in the Entrepreneurial Services area. She works with our clients and is experienced in financial statement preparation, interim accounting processing, payroll and payroll taxes. She is a certified Quickbook ProAdvisor.
Keith graduated from Manchester College in 2000 with a Master’s degree in accounting. His previous experience is in corporate and partnership tax returns specializing in manufacturing firms. Since joining Krouse, Kern & Co., Inc. in 2001, Keith works on audits and prepares tax returns.
Keith is an associate member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Indiana CPA Society.
Jeff graduated from Huntington University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. He spent one year doing governmental audits for the State of Indiana and six years in the insurance industry. Jeff joined Krouse Kern in 2007. He works on audits and prepares tax returns. Jeff is a member of the Indiana CPA Society.
Phil holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from the University of Michigan. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Indiana CPA Society and Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants.
Prior to joining Krouse, Kern & Co., Inc., Phil spent two years working in public accounting and nine years working in private industry specializing in not-for-profit organizations. Since joining Krouse, Kern & Co., Inc. in 2000, his responsibilities include providing accounting assistance, audit, review, compilation, as well as individual and corporate income tax services for a broad range of industries and clients.
Marilyn, a Fort Wayne native, joined the firm in 1997. She brings with her an Associate Degree in Accounting from Indiana University and over 20 years of public accounting experience. She is well versed in financial statement preparation, auditing, payroll taxes and numerous software applications.
Marilyn oversees the Entrepreneurial Services Program that administers to the accounting and payroll needs of clients on an interim basis.
Andy has over twenty-five years experience as a Certified Public Accountant. His area of expertise is in taxation and accounting for closely held entities (partnerships and sub s corporations) and individuals.
He holds a B. S. in Business from Indiana University.
Renee joined the firm in 2002. She graduated from Purdue University in 1991 with a Bachelor
of Science degree in Accounting and Finance.
She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and the Indiana CPA Society.
Brent has been with the firm since December 2005. Brent’s responsibilities include audit, review, compilation, providing accounting assistance, and preparing individual and corporate income tax services for a wide range of industries and clients. Prior to joining our firm Brent spent some time as an internal auditor with a larger company.
Brent received a Bachelor of Science in Business degree from Indiana University in May 2005. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Indiana CPA Society.
Tyler has been with the firm since January 2006. He graduated with a master’s degree in accounting from Indiana University in 2002.
Prior to joining the firm Tyler spent a year in public accounting and two years as a business advisor with the Peace Corps. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Indiana CPA Society.
