I was the treasurer of the student senate at Camelback High School and became a legend with the bookstore staff because of my passion for balancing the books with precision. Fortunately, I worked part time for a wonderful CPA named David Shwarz who became my mentor and eventually my partner. She has testified before Congress as an expert on small business taxation issues in person and by satellite and has been a delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business. She loves spending time with her three children and on her bicycle too. Next month she will be participating in the 150-mile bike ride to Parker dam to raise money for MS research as part of the Niemeyer Brothers team.
Accounting is a wide open profession for women today.
She thought she wanted to be a j ournalist in high school in Cleveland, then gravitated to a political science degree in college before she entered the financial world via the IRS, the Arizona Department of Revenue and finally Arthur Anderson in 1988. My challenge is to help clients minimize their tax obligation and to provide proactive planning. I have to implement the latest resources in software packages to streamline their data collection. I'm constantly looking for solutions to complex tax and business issues. When she is away from the fray, Barbara loves to get up to the mountains for a hike or just kick back with some music or a good book.