Accounting You Can Trust — From People You Know
Comprised of business leaders with decades of experience both locally and abroad, California Accounting is unmatched with the attention, value, reliability and piece of mind we offer our clientele. At California Accounting, everyone has an accounting background—from our accountants to our CEO.
Interested in joining the team? Learn more on our Careers page.
Management Team
Matthew S. Delaney - Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer, Matthew S. Delaney, has been a catalyst for positive change in both community and business across Hawaii for much of the past two decades. Most recently, Mr. Delaney has leveraged his experience gained locally and abroad to help revolutionize the state’s outsourcing landscape. Under his progressive, flexible,...
Scott A. Strimling, CPA - President
Scott has proven his adept quality in streamlining financial process, enhancing productivity levels, and introducing process improvements. Coming to The Hawaii Group from the digital courseware company, Toolwire Inc., Scott provided leadership to the finance organization and management team in all aspects of accounting, cash management, financial planning and analysis,...
Heather Muñoz - Chief of Staff
Heather is currently taking classes for her AA in Accounting and then will start classes for her Payroll Specialist Certification. She has 10+ years of providing superior customer service and 5+ years as a bank teller and Electronic Fraud Analyst. Heather works with our clients on payroll and payroll tax...
Ira Einhorn, CPA - Director of Tax Services
Ira Einhorn began Einhorn & Company CPAs, now California Accounting, in 1996 and has grown the firm to more than 1,000 clients by providing hands-on, personal service. His experience includes working with individuals, corporations and partnerships; non-profit organizations; and a large auditing clientele. A member of the American Institute of...
Sean T. Boyd, CPA, CFP, CVA - Director of Tax Services
Sean has over 20 years of public accounting experience specializing in small business and real estate taxation. He is one of northern California's most highly regarded and sought after CPAs, with plenty client testimonials to speak to this. His three professional designations; CPA (Certified Public Accountant), CFP (Certified Financial Planner),...
Gary M. Moran, CPA
Gary is a California native. He founded his CPA practice in 1980 and has been serving the Lakeport area with tax and accounting services for the past 40 years. He is revered by his clients who have valued his expertise for many years, as well as his employees, who have...
Staff
Edward E. Rose, CPA
Hometown: Carmichael, California
Education: California State University of Sacramento – Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Experience: Upon graduating from college, Ed went to work with the California Franchise Tax Board. After more than 2 years, Ed entered public accounting and became a partner with Finton, Foley, & Rose and has been a principal in local...
Alin Cortez - Business Operations Director
Hometown: Orange County, California
Education: Sacramento State University, B.A. in Business Administration with a concertation in Finance and a minor in Economics
Experience: Alin was born and raised in Orange County, CA. She moved to Sacramento to finish her education. Alin is our ‘Client Advocate’ and makes sure that our clients’ needs are taken care...
Stephanie Cripe, CRTP - Tax Manager
Hometown: Sacramento, California
Education: St. Mary's College, B.A. in Business Administration - Accounting
Experience: Stephanie has been in accounting for over 30 years, with extensive experience in the areas of tax, accounting, and payroll for both individuals and businesses. When it comes to business, she shares William A. Foster's philosophy "Quality is never an...
Raquel Camacho, EA - Tax Manager
Hometown: Humboldt County, California
Education: Humboldt State University, B.A. in Business Administration
Experience: Raquel graduated from Humboldt State University in 2014 with a degree in Business Administration. While having an immense interest in business, she focused on tax accounting and became an Enrolled Agent. Not long thereafter, she moved to Sacramento passionate to find...
George Okyere, CRTP - Tax Manager
Hometown: San Jose, California
Education: California State University of Sacramento Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Experience: George has practiced in public accounting since 2011; most of his time was spent at a national CPA firm, Moss Adams. He focuses on building wealth for individuals and businesses through accounting, tax preparation and tax planning. He...
Lorna Loebl, CPA - Tax Manager
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
Education: University of San Francisco, BA in Accounting
Experience: Most recently, Lorna worked with a local CPA firm on tax preparation and review for individual and businesses. Lorna has also worked with the City & County of Honolulu, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Grant Thorton LLP. Lorna is a Certified...
Nethanel Pokorny, CPA - Senior Tax Accountant
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Education: Portland State University, B.A. in Business Administration
Experience: Nethanel graduated with a degree in Business Administration from Portland State University in December of 2015. Having spent his whole life in Portland, OR and the Pacific Northwest, he wanted a change of scenery after finishing his degree. He was able to secure...
Velaye Skipper - Tax Accountant
Hometown: Albany, Illinois
Education: University of Hawaii – West Oahu, B.A. in Accounting
Experience: Velaye has been with California Accounting (and HiAccounting) for four years and is CPA eligible. She plans to take the exam in the near future.
Fun Fact: Velaye and her husband have a beautiful Rottweiler and enjoy staying active outdoors.
Danny Wong - Tax Accountant
Hometown: Central Valley, California
Education: California State University of Sacramento, B.A. in Business Administration (Concentration in Accounting)
Experience: Originally coming from Central Valley raised in a household of restaurant owners, Danny moved to Sacramento for college. After graduating, Danny went straight to work in the tax accounting industry. With two years of tax...
Liam O’hAimhirgin - Tax Accountant
Experience: Liam is a fifth-year student at the University of Utah, where he is finishing a degree in Economics, with minors in both business and computer science. He swam for four years in college, which helped cultivate time management and teamwork.
Fun Fact: After graduating, Liam plans to explore options in the accounting...
Jamie Fernandez - Tax and Payroll Specialist
Hometown: Upper Lake California
Education: Mendocino Community College
Experience: Jamie received her CTEC in 2007 and continues building on her 18 years of experience working in accounting. Her sharpened accounting skills comes from the multiple industries in which she worked including car dealerships, alarm company and tax offices.
Fun Facts: Jamie owns her...
Tiffany Bishop - Staff Accountant
Hometown: Lake County, California
Education: Mendocino College, Associate’s degrees in the General Studies of Natural Science, Business Management and Business Accounting
Experience: Tiffany is currently attending Colorado State University to complete her Bachelor’s in Accounting and she plans to sit for the CPA exam in the near future!
Fun Fact: Tiffany enjoys being outdoors and boating on...
Melissa Hoekstra - Staff Accountant
Hometown: Citrus Heights, California
Education: Melissa received her Bookkeeping certification with Penn Foster.
Experience: Melissa is reaching her 3rd year with the California Accounting team.
Fun Facts: Her family are Huge San Jose Shark fans and when not watching the games, they are baking or outdoors riding bikes together.
Mikayla Parker - Staff Accountant
Hometown: Susanville, California
Education: Sacramento State University, Master’s in Accountancy
Experience: Mikayla is a recent graduate from Sac State where she earned her Bachelor’s in Business Administration and more recently her Master’s in Accountancy. Mikayla plans on sitting for the CPA exam in the upcoming months.
Fun Fact: Mikayla enjoys spending time with her boyfriend and dog...
Lindsey Sheppard - Staff Accountant
Hometown: Millville, California
Education: B.A. in Business Administration
Experience: Lindsey recently earned a degree in Business Administration, with additional courses taken in Accounting, Payroll, and Quickbooks. She has over eight years of accounting experience and plans to continue her education and sit for the CPA exam in the future.
Fun Fact: In her free time, Lindsey...
Brenda Twomey - Office Ambassador
Education: Academy of Business College
Hometown: Sacramento, California
Experience: Brenda was born and raised in Sacramento. She attended the Academy of Business College where she studied bookkeeping and accounting. Brenda has held a variety of positions over her career including an electronics inspector in a clean room, owner of a pizza parlor, and sales for...
Kelly Rae Harrell - Office Ambassador
Hometown: Citrus Heights, California
Experience: A true native Northern Californian who was born in the original (no longer standing) Roseville Hospital. After growing up in Citrus Heights, she chose to raise her family in same area.
All of her career paths have been customer service orientated. From bank teller, customer service manager, sales and...
Maci Vretzos - Office Ambassador
Hometown: Benicia CA,
Education: University of California, Sacramento, B.A. in Family and Consumer Science
Experience: Maci was born and raised in the Bay Area. She moved to Sacramento to finish her education at the University of California, Sacramento. Maci now has a degree in Family and Consumer Science.
Fun Fact: In her free time, Maci loves...
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Paulina Guillermo - Office Ambassador
Hometown: Lake County, CA
Experience: Paulina has 10 years of experience as a registered dental assistant and patient service representative. She is currently working towards her Bachelors of Science in Health Management.
Fun Fact: Paulina has been serving in the US Air Force for the last 8 years!
Lucas Strimling - Accounting Intern
Experience: Lucas is a high school senior at Visions Academy who will be graduating high school early and attending college in the spring. When he isn’t working with the California Accounting team, he is focusing on his education, with hopes of becoming a therapist.
Fun Fact: Lucas is a dedicated, focused and good...
Samantha Hewitt - Accounting Intern
Experience: Samantha is an international business major and anthropology minor at the University of Oregon. Her passion is community service and her goal is to make the world a better place. Diving into the business world, she is excited to start her journey at California Accounting.
Fun Fact: Samantha was in the Macy’s...
Finn O’hAimhirgin - Accounting Intern
Experience: Finn is a sophomore at the University of Utah where he is pursuing a degree in Economics and swimming for the university.
Michael Kenney - Accounting Intern
Hometown: Carmichael, California
Experience: Michael is a business administration major currently studying at American River College and plans to transfer to Sac State in the following year. He is excited to start his new career with California Accounting.
Fun Fact: Michael recently adopted a kitten named Dexter!
