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| Marilyn Johnston LTC, EA, Board Chair --- Central Point, Oregon |
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Terms in Office: 02/01/04 - 01/31/07 & 02/01/07 - 01/31/10
Subcommittees: Administration (Chair) and Complaint
Marilyn is a native Oregonian; she has been preparing income taxes since January 1971. After 6 years as an employee of H&R Block, she opened her own business in Central Point, OR on January 1, 1978. She is both an LTC and an EA. Marilyn has been very active in the Oregon Association of Tax Consultants serving as state president from 1997 through 2001. Marilyn taught a Basic Income Tax Course from 1975 through 1990. Since that time she has been a seminar speaker for OATC and OSTC as well as teaching an LTC course and an EA course. In 2002 Marilyn was honored by the Internal Revenue Service as the Exemplary ERO for Oregon. During that year her accuracy rate was 97% for electronically filed returns. On a personal note, Marilyn and her late husband Pete Johnston, of 42 years, raised 4 sons. Marilyn currently has 4 grandchildren. She has lived most of her life in Central Point, and enjoys the small town community. She is looking forward to serving on the Board of Tax Practitioners, and feels she can contribute a lot to the tax preparation industry.
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| Alan Twombly LTC, EA --- Milwaukie, Oregon |
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Terms in Office: 12/01/06 - 11/30/09
Subcommittees: Complaint (Chair) and Examination & Education
Alan is a Native Oregonian; He has been preparing taxes since 1998. He received His EA license in 1999 and is also a Certified Acceptance Agent with the IRS. Alan has a BA in Business Management from Portland State University. Alan works for H & R Block and directly oversees 13 offices with just over 100 tax professionals of which about 20% are LTC’s.
Alan enjoys gardening and spending time with his wife Cindy and three young children.
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| Merry VanAtta LTC, EA --- Lebanon, Oregon |
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Terms in Office: 06/01/03 - 05/31/06 & 06/01/06 - 05/31/09
Subcommittees: Administration and Business Practices (Chair)
Merry has been working in the public accounting field her entire professional career. She became an Enrolled Agent in 1974 and licensed as a consultant in 1978. She also holds the ABA and ATA credentials from the Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation. She has been very active in the Oregon Association of Independent Accountants, acting as president 1988-89. She has also been active in the National Society of Accountants acting as State Director for Oregon from 1988-92. Currently she is the chairman of the Oregon Association of Public Accountants Scholarship Foundation. Her practice was established in 1972 and is located in Lebanon, Oregon. She served on the Lebanon Fire District Board from 1978-87 and was treasurer for the Oregon Federation of Women's Clubs during the 1972-74 term. Merry has always been interested in horseback riding. She has done a lot of trail riding; one trip was from Big Lake to Crater Lake on the Skyline Trail. She was one of the original members of the Lebanettes, an all woman drill team performing at rodeos and parades throughout the Willamette Valley. She is an artist working mainly in oil and acrylic mediums. Her latest passion is pottery.
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| Toni Ellsworth --- Public Member --- Hillsboro, Oregon |
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Terms in Office: 04/01/07 - 06/30/09
Subcommittees: Business Practice
Toni has been a problem solver since “forever.” Her talents have been largely devoted to small businesses and the unlimited accounting and taxation miseries that burden owners. Toni has been instrumental in numerous start-up enterprises, creating new accounting systems, improving overall business management, systems integration and financial controls.
Toni graduated from Marylhurst College (now University) in December, 1997 with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Management. She continues an eclectic education through professional development seminars.
In Oregon, Toni has served on the Citizens Advisory Board for Washington County Cooperative Library Services (1986-89) and Washington County Housing Authority (1989-1993). Since 2003, she has been on the Certification Committee for Astra Women’s Business Alliance; the Pacific Northwest Affiliate of Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), a Washington D.C. based non-profit organization. This agency administers the research and analysis required to certify women-owned businesses. The WBENC certification is an important marketing tool for expanding women-owned company’s visibility among decision makers in corporate supply chain diversity and procurement.
Toni enjoys classical music, knitting and quilting. She lives in Hillsboro, Oregon with her husband David and two golden retrievers.
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| Jess Gutierrez, LTC --- Portland, Oregon |
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Terms in Office: 10/01/07 - 03/30/11
Subcommittees: Business Practice and Complaint
As a young accounting grad from San Jose State University, Jess Gutierrez knew he would not see the world from behind his desk at American Savings and Loan. After two years working towards completion of his CPA program, he decided to leave the world of accounting behind and attend the US Navy’s prestigious Aviation Officer Candidate School (AOCS).
Upon graduation from AOCS, Jess was selected to attend the A-6 Intruder flight training program at Whidbey Island, WA before being assigned to VA-196, an aircraft carrier-based A-6 attack squadron attached to the USS Constellation. Jess logged over 300 aircraft carrier landings and 1200 tactical jet hours during his 8½ years as a Naval Aviator and Officer.
In 1992, Jess ended his Navy career and decided to put his accounting skills to use working with a tax franchise in Portland, Oregon. He received his LTC, and then in 1995 founded Pacific Northwest Tax Service, Inc. Today, Pacific Northwest Tax Service operates three year-round offices in the Portland Metro area and runs a licensed vocational tax school offering classroom and correspondence courses.
Jess spends his free time flying his Beechcraft Bonanza airplane. On the ground, he enjoys time with his family, as well as golf, camping and travel.
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| Dorothy Hudson, LTC, EA --- Klamath Falls, Oregon |
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Terms in Office: 02/15/08 - 04/09/09
Subcommittees: Examination & Education
Dorothy received her preparer's license in 1981 thinking it would be a good part time job while raising her family. It never quite worked out that way, she has been busy ever since! She received her LTC license two years later and in 1985 she was recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as one of the "top twenty" on the enrolled agent exam. She has been operating an independent tax and accounting firm since 1991, and began teaching both basic and advanced classes in 1986. She is known around the state as an interesting and informative speaker.
Dorothy and her husband, Michael, were high school sweethearts. They have raised 4 children, and now have 7 grandchildren. She is actively involved with the youth group at her church and spends many weekends at dances and activities. Her hobbies have been "whatever her children were doing" and they now include "whatever her grandchildren are doing", spending many hours on bleachers at a ballgame, race track, or being towed on an inner tube behind a speed boat! She is looking forward to :serving on the tax board and the knowledge that she will gain there.
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| Janis Salisbury, LTC, EA --- Gladstone, Oregon |
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Terms in Office: 07/01/08 - 06/30/11
Subcommittees: Examination & Education
After graduating from Washington State University, Jan taught in public schools for ten years. A change in career took her to the IRS for six years. Opportunities arose allowing her to follow another passion and to open a business. She became licensed as both a Licensed Tax Consultant and an Enrolled Agent. Her firm has focused on tax preparation and bookkeeping in the Oregon City area. Within a short time she was back to teaching, using her educational training, providing CPE classes and, for several years, a Basic Income Tax Preparation class at Clackamas Community College. During this same time she co-authored and later singularly authored a textbook used by several schools throughout the state. You can still find her teaching, even though she recently sold her tax preparation business.
Jan’s husband retired as a middle school history teacher and is now enjoying a second career as a National Park Ranger for Fort Vancouver. Her two sons and families live in the Portland metro area where she is able to thoroughly enjoy her four grandchildren.
During the years Jan has been involved, not only with professional groups, but also with numerous leadership and charitable organizations like Jayceettes, Oregon City Library Board, Oregon Trail Pageant, church committees, and the Board of Tax Practitioners.
Jan is looking forward to the opportunity of pulling all these experiences and skills together to best serve the tax practitioner profession.
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