Don Christian
Don graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.B.A. in accounting in March, 1969. He began working for this firm after graduation and has been here since. Don is member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and served as President of the Heart of Georgia Chapter of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Don's email address is don@cktcpa.com.

Ralph Kelly
Ralph graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.B.A. in accounting in June, 1967. He began working for this firm in November, 1969 and has been here since then. Ralph is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Ralph's email address is ralph@cktcpa.com.

Michael Thigpen
Michael graduated from Georgia Southern University with a B.B.A. in accounting in June, 1977. He began working for the firm in September, 1977. During the 1980's he worked for a CPA firm in Atlanta for four years and rejoined this firm in 1988. Michael is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. Michael has served as President of the Heart of Georgia Chapter of the Georgia Society of CPA'S.  Michael's mail address is mthigpen@cktcpa.com.

Wayne Christian
Wayne graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.B.A. in accounting in 1962. He began working for the firm after graduation and has been here since that time. Wayne is an associate member of the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants. He has served as President of the Georgia Peanut Producers Association and currently is a board member of the Georgia Agribusiness Council.  Wayne's email address is  wayne@cktcpa.com.

Anthony Parker
Anthony graduated from Georgia College in August, 1986 with a B.B.A. in accounting. He began working for this firm in September, 1986 and has been here since that time. Anthony was admitted as a stockholder of the firm January 1, 1999. Anthony is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.  Anthony's email address is amp@cktcpa.com.

Dana Wilson Ingrando
Dana, a Dublin native, graduated from Georgia Southern University in June, 1996, with a B.B.A in Accounting.  She began her career with a regional firm in Brunswick, Georgia before joining our staff in June 1998.  Since that time she worked for a local state agency for four years before returning to our firm in December 2003.  Dana was admitted as a stockholder of the firm January 1, 2005.  Dana is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.  She currently serves as the Vice–President for the Heart of Georgia Chapter of the Georgia Society of CPA’s.  Dana’s email address is dana@cktcpa.com.

Elsie M. Stevens
Elsie graduated from Georgia College & State University with a B.B.A in Accounting in June 2001 and a Masters of Business Administration in 2003.  She worked as an Accountant for a CPA firm in Macon for two years and joined this firm in January 2005.  She is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.  Elsie’s email address is elsie@cktcpa.com.

Trey Hall
Trey graduated from Georgia College and State University with a B.B.A. in Accounting in 2001.  He worked as an auditor for Georgia Department of Audits for 4 ½ years, and joined this firm in June 2006.  Trey is currently finishing his hours and plans to sit for the CPA exam in 2007.  Trey’s email address is hallww@cktcpa.com.

Melissa Newman
Melissa is a graduate of Heart of Georgia Technical Institute. She came to work for this firm in 1990 as part of the intern program at Heart of Georgia. Melissa is primarily responsible for client write up and payrolls.  Melissa's email address is mnewman@cktcpa.com.

Shane Hutchinson
Shane is a graduate of Heart of Georgia Technical College.  Her responsibilities are payroll, bookkeeping and tax preparation.  Shane’s email address is shane@cktcpa.com.

Jennifer D. Lord
Jennifer is one of our Front Office Assistants.  She also does payrolls, bookkeeping& various secretarial duties.  She attended Middle Georgia College and started with our firm in March 2000.  Jennifer’s email address is jlord@cktcpa.com.

Susan Collins
Susan is primarily responsible for client write up and payrolls.  Susan joined the firm in September 2000.  Susan’s email address is susan@cktcpa.com.

Lynne Gardner
Lynne is a native of Laurens County.  She came to work for the firm in January of 1999.  She is attending Middle Georgia College working on her business degree. Lynne does bookkeeping, payrolls and runs errands.  Lynne’s email address is lynne@cktcpa.com.

Melody Kelley
Melody is one of our Front Office Assistants.  She came to work here in November 2004.  Her responsibilities include typing and various secretarial duties.  Melody’s email address is melodykelley@cktcpa.com.

Call (478) 272-1344 or e-mail us, and we will be happy to discuss your tax planning opportunities. Remember to consult your CPA before making tax-related financial moves.