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Sanford, Baumeister & Frazier, PLLC Expands with Six New Hires
CPA Firm Also Promotes Three

    (Fort Worth, Texas)— Richard Baumeister, managing partner at Sanford, Baumeister & Frazier, PLLC, has announced the addition of six new staff members and the promotion of three SB&F veterans at the Fort Worth accounting firm.

    New hires include David Yee as senior audit associate, Esmatullah Mir as senior tax associate, Michael Fenter as tax associate, Erin Wilkerson as accounting associate, and Karen Avelar and Brian Lauderdale as tax interns. Marie Rios and Austin Roberts were also promoted from tax interns to tax associates, and Brandi Hatcher was promoted from intern to audit associate.

    Mr. Yee joins SB&F in the audit department, focusing on a broad range of industries. A University of North Texas graduate, Mr. Yee previously worked for KPMG in both the internal and external audit departments.

    A graduate of Loyola University and a CPA candidate, Mr. Mir was formerly with Deloitte & Touche and RSM McGladrey in Chicago. His responsibilities at SB&F include tax planning, tax return preparation, and reviewing tax returns.

    Mr. Fenter will work with all entity types and industry segments on federal and state tax compliance issues. His prior experience includes time at Salmon Sims Thomas, an accounting firm in Dallas. Mr. Fenter received his Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Texas at Arlington.

     As SB&F’s newest accounting associate, Ms. Wilkerson will be in charge of outsourced accounting for a variety of clients. Currently completing her accounting degree at the University of North Texas, Ms. Wilkerson has spent five years with various CPA firms across the Metroplex.

     Ms. Avelar and Mr. Lauderdale are completing their undergraduate degrees. Ms. Avelar is finishing her junior year at Texas Wesleyan University pursuing a dual Master of Business Administration with a concentration in accounting. Mr. Lauderdale is a sophomore accounting major at Texas Christian University and is involved in various on-campus activities.

     Founded in 1949, SB&F is a full service accounting firm that performs audits, tax planning and compliance, business assurance services, pension administration and consulting, and merger and acquisition consulting for entities in real estate, oil and gas, financial institutions, dealerships, trusts and estates, technology, healthcare and retail. SB&F headquarters are in the historic Sinclair Building in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Web site is www.sbf-cpa.com.

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