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Meet the Team
Logan
Shareholders
Troy R. Martin - CPA
Many people define themselves by what they do for a living. Troy defines himself by how he can contribute to others through his expertise, experience and skills. Troy is a business coach, mentor … Read More
Richard K. Poulson - CPA
Richard is the kind of man everyone likes to have around. He is totally committed to whatever he is doing whether it is working on a client’s estate plan, business valuations or vacationing with … Read More
Kirk Eck - CPA
A 18-year veteran of the Cook Martin team, Kirk is a Shareholder and the Director of Operations for our Logan, UT Office. Kirk serves clients in the medical, retail, manufacturing, service and … Read More
Dustin Wood - CPA
Dustin is our audit partner and has been with our firm for 13 years. He specializes in compilations, reviews, and audits of financial statements and in the preparation of not-for-profit information … Read More
Shane Roberts - CPA, MBA
Shane Roberts is a native of Cache Valley and graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and an MBA. He joined Cook Martin Poulson, PC in 2005 and became a … Read More
Managers
Jared Ripplinger - MBA, CPA, CFA, CVA
Jared has been preparing tax returns and helping clients with various accounting and tax needs since 2001. He started his career in public accounting at a CPA firm in California before returning to … Read More
John Kane - CPA
John Kane is a CPA and tax manager in the Logan office of Cook Martin Poulson, PC. John enjoys interacting with clients and proactively working with them to create solutions to problems. John is a … Read More
Cody Webb - CPA
Cody Webb is a CPA in the Logan office of Cook Martin Poulson, P.C. Cody is a Cache Valley native and earned both a bachelors and masters degree in accounting from Utah State University. He has been … Read More
Tara Williams - CPA
Tara Williams, CPA is a manager in the firm’s Logan office and has been with the firm for 8 years. She specializes in compilations, reviews, and audits of financial statements. She also prepares tax … Read More
Staff Accountants
Matt Jensen - CPA, MAcc
Matt Jensen is a CPA in the Logan office of Cook Martin Poulson, P.C. Matt is a Cache Valley native and earned both is bachelors and masters decree in accounting from Utah State University. He has … Read More
Herschel Hugie - MBA, MAcc
Herschel Hugie is a staff accountant in the tax department of the Logan Office. A native of Kaysville, Herschel earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in … Read More
Inken Christensen - Bookkeeper
Inken Christensen has been employed by Cook Martin Poulson for 24 years and has worked with some of her clients since her first day. She works in the Write-Up Department as a bookkeeper helping … Read More
Elise Faucette - MAcc
Elise is the newest addition to the tax and bookkeeping staff at Cook Martin Poulson. As a Cache Valley native, Elise is a proud graduate of Utah State University, where she earned both her bachelor’s … Read More
Janell Liechty - Bookkeeper
Janell Liechty is a Para-professional in our Bookkeeping Department. She attended Utah State University and has worked for us about 19 years. She helps clients with their bookkeeping and Quickbook’s … Read More
Connie Ward - Bookkeeper
My first love for numbers came in high school. I worked at a fast food restaurant and at the end of every shift we had to reconcile the sales with the money. My goal became to make the money balance … Read More
Nicole Robinson - Bookkeeper
I am excited to be joining the Cook Martin Poulson Bookkeeping team. I have had 8 years’ experience doing bookkeeping, payroll, accounts payable, insurance billing, monthly and quarterly taxes for a … Read More
Emeritus Shareholder
Bruce M. Cook - CPA, Magna cum laude
As one of the original founders Bruce helped develop a culture of personalized service with the quality and technical expertise only found in larger firms. Bruce is a perfectionist. He demanded … Read More
Salt Lake City
Shareholders
John Adams - J.D., MAcc
John is our quarterback of the Salt Lake office. If he isn’t passing a CFO or Family Business Consulting project, he is passing tax return to a senior accountant or he is probably handing off a … Read More
David Cash - CPA, MAcc
David, or Dave as he is more commonly known, started his career at a smaller firm in Casper, Wyoming. Being at a small firm gave him the opportunity to immediately start working directly with clients … Read More
Directors
Edwin van Stam - CPA, MBA
Education and Certification MBA, University of Utah BS International Business and Management, The Hague University Chartered Global Management Accountant Utah Certified Public … Read More
Staff Accountants
Liz Higgs - CPA, MST
After being a stay at home mom for a number of years, Liz decided to go back to school and eventually decided to pursue a career in accounting. She graduated from Weber State University earning both a … Read More
Sheri Lewis - MAcc
Sheri Lewis is a staff accountant in the Salt Lake office of Cook Martin Poulson, PC. Sheri joined the Cook Martin Poulson team in November 2011 after completing her Master of Accounting degree at the … Read More
Trevor Hoffman - EA, MAcc
Trevor Hoffman works as a tax professional in the Salt Lake office, he enjoys working with small business owners to help develop systems for their business, and also helping them save on taxes. Trevor … Read More
Shaun Morrow - MST
Shaun joined the CMP team in early 2017 as an intern, and was able to jump on full-time shortly after. He received a bachelor’s degree in business management from UVU, before getting a master’s of … Read More
Jerica Haag
Jerica has worked full time for Cook Martin Poulson for almost two years. Jerica is from Utah and currently lives in Stansbury Park with her two boys, Caleb and Cooper. Jerica graduated from Utah … Read More
Emily Brazell
Emily Brazell loves COFFEE and has been with Cook Martin Poulson since 2006. Before coming to Cook Martin, she was an Office Manager/Assistant for a Salt Lake appliance company for 8 years. Since … Read More
Jessica Filippi
Jessica has worked in the Salt Lake office of Cook Martin Poulson since 2011 working in areas such as pension administration, payroll, sales tax, and bookkeeping. Jessica also worked as a Paralegal … Read More