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Kristi Corpin, CPA

Partner

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 106

Email: kcorpin@espcpa.com
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Jim Hogge, CPA

Partner

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 120

Email: jhogge@espcpa.com
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Jason Jones, CPA

Partner

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 108

Email: jjones@espcpa.com
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Brent Leach, CPA, MST

Partner

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 131

Email: bleach@espcpa.com
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Robin Malloy, CPA

Partner

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 134

Email: rmalloy@espcpa.com
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Heather McKinney, CPA

Partner

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 223

Email: hmckinney@espcpa.com
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Mario Perrino, CPA

Partner

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 229

Email: mperrino@espcpa.com
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Brad Punke, CPA

Founding Partner

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 116

Email: bpunke@espcpa.com
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Kevan Stapleton, CPA

Partner

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 109

Email: kstapleton@espcpa.com
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Paula Benanti

Accounting Services Payroll Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 225

Email: pbenanti@espcpa.com
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Margaret Bergschneider

Eck, Schafer & Punke, LLP Office Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 100

Email: margaret@espcpa.com
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Rebecca Jo Bouldin, CPA

Senior Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 222

Email: rbouldin@espcpa.com
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Tyler Burris

Audit & Tax Associate

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 126

Email: tburris@espcpa.com
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Bill Castor, CPA

Senior Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 117

Email: castor@espcpa.com
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Jen Clark

Accounting Services Associate

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 227

Email: jclark@espcpa.com
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Cheryl Daugherty

Accounting Services Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 246

Email: cdaugherty@espcpa.com
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Whitney Davidson

Tax & Accounting Services Associate

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 242

Email: wdavidson@espcpa.com
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Dacia DeGroot

Audit & Tax Associate

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 146

Email: ddegroot@espcpa.com
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Dale Dirks, CPA

Senior Tax Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 140

Email: ddirks@espcpa.com
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Albert Eck III

Financial Advisor

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 114

Email: aeck@espwms.com
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John P. Eck, CPA

Senior Counsel

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 138

Email: jeck@espcpa.com
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Jacob Fields, CPA

Audit & Tax Senior

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 144

Email: jfields@espcpa.com
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Alicia Freitag, CPA

Senior Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 232

Email: afreitag@espcpa.com
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Terah Hennessy

Accounting Services Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 236

Email: thennessy@espcpa.com
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Ashley Hocking

Audit & Tax Senior

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 238

Email: ahocking@espcpa.com
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Suzanne Hogge, CPA, CFE

Senior Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 133

Email: shogge@espcpa.com
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Joe Huddleston

Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 101

Email: jhuddleston@espcpa.com
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Cassie Jaeger

Administrative Staff

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 103

Email: cjaeger@espcpa.com
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Kristie Jaeger, MCSA

IT Administrator

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 123

Email: kjaeger@espcpa.com
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Heather Kern, CFP®, ChFC®

Financial Advisor

Phone: 217-747-0100 ext. 102

Email: hkern@espwms.com
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Troy Klunick, CPA

Senior Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 124

Email: tklunick@espcpa.com
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Jennifer Kornfeld

Director of Accounting Services
Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 230

Email: jkornfeld@espcpa.com
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Katie Lancaster

Accounting Services Associate

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 231

Email: klancaster@espcpa.com
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Carter Leach

Financial Planning Coordinator

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 113

Email: cleach@espwms.com
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AJ Lust

Audit & Tax Associate

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 240

Email: ajlust@espcpa.com
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Tommy Madonia

Audit and Tax Associate

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 142

Email: tmadonia@espcpa.com
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Ainsley Mahoney

Audit & Tax Associate

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 234

Email: amahoney@espcpa.com
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Jessy McCabe, CPA

Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 145

Email: jmccabe@espcpa.com
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Todd Milbourn, EA

Tax & Accounting Associate
Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 226

Email: tmilbourn@espcpa.com
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Nick Montrey

Audit & Tax Senior

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 237

Email: nmontrey@espcpa.com
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Kaylee Ortberg

Accounting Services Associate

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 235

Email: kortberg@espcpa.com
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Tonya Patton

Accounting Services Associate

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 247

Email: tpatton@espcpa.com
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Andrew Pittman, CPA

Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 118

Email: apittman@espcpa.com
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Wendy Phillips

Accounting Services Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 233

Email: wphillips@espcpa.com
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Mallory Rogers

Audit & Tax Associate

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 241

Email: mrogers@espcpa.com
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AJ Scott

Financial Planning Coordinator

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 115

Email: ajscott@espwms.com
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Sam Sgro, MST

Audit & Tax Associate

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 239

Email: ssgro@espcpa.com
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Jennifer Snyder, CPA

Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 224

Email: jsnyder@espcpa.com
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Amy Stapleton

Senior Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 228

Email: astapleton@espcpa.com
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Heather Stevens

Accounting Services Manager
Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 221

Email: hstevens@espcpa.com
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Randy Taylor, CFP®, ChFC®, AIF®,CLTC

Director Wealth Management Services

Phone: 217-747-0100 ext. 130

Email: rtaylor@espwms.com
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Jack Thoma, CPA

Tax Associate

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 141

Email: jthoma@espcpa.com
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Shane VanVeldhuizen, CPA

Senior Manager

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 125

Email: svanveldhuizen@espcpa.com
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Susan Wilkey

Administrative Staff

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 104

Email: swilkey@espcpa.com
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Alyssa Wright

Accounting Services Associate

Phone: 217-525-1111 ext. 110

Email: awright@espcpa.com
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In Memoriam: Albert Eck

Founding Partner
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In Memoriam: Paul Schafer

Founding Partner

 

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