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Principals:
James A. Lee, CPA,
Founding Shareholder
Jennifer
R. Staton, CPA, Shareholder
Licensed:
Kami L. Doty, CPA, Audit Manager
Michelle Jones Mullinax, CPA, Senior
Julie A. Osteen, CPA, Senior
Sammy J. Fong, CPA, Staff Accountant
Samantha Reynolds, CPA, Staff Accountant
Unlicensed:
Jennifer Jackson, Staff Accountant
Erin Outlaw, Staff Accountant
Elizabeth Miles, Bookkeeper
Kendra McElyea, Administrative Assistant
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Robert
L. Crawley, Founding Shareholder In Memorial (1929-1991)
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James (Jay)
A. Lee, CPA, founding Shareholder, was born and raised
in Jacksonville, North Carolina (on the coast). Jay
graduated from the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor
of Science in Business Administration with a concentration
in accounting and also graduated from Western
Carolina University with a Master's Degree in Business
Administration.
Jay began his career with
a regional accounting firm in Charlotte, North Carolina
and moved to Asheville
in the early seventies to join a predecessor firm to
Crawley, Lee & Company, P.A. Jay left public accounting
for three years to serve as controller secretary/treasurer
in industry, returning to public accounting in 1979
to open his own practice, which in 1983 merged with
R. Lynn Crawley to form Crawley, Lee & Company,
P.A.
Jay is
a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.
Jay and wife Wendy enjoy their empty nest as all three children are grown and living in the surrounding area. The oldest son, JD has given them two beautiful grandchildren, Isaac and Rosie, and daughter, Trisha has added a grandson, Trent. The Lee family
also includes two beautiful dogs. Jay's hobbies include
working around the farm, sports cars, and model trains.
Jay is currently Treasurer
of Terry
Duckworth Ministries, Inc., attends Covenant Community
UMC and volunteers at one of the local homeless shelters. |
James (Jay) A. Lee, CPA
Founding Shareholder
#NC7995
jay@crawleyleeandco.com |
Jennifer R. Staton, CPA
Shareholder
#NC28307
jennifer@crawleyleeandco.com |
Jennifer
R. Staton, CPA, Shareholder, was born in Hendersonville,
North Carolina. She is a graduate of the University
of North
Carolina at Asheville with a Bachelor of Science
in Accounting.
Jennifer joined Crawley,
Lee & Company, P.A. in January 1998 after graduation.
Since that time, she has performed and been in charge
of numerous audits and reviews along with preparing
both corporate and individual income tax returns. Jennifer
was promoted to Audit Manager in May of 1999, and in
January 2005 became a shareholder with audit and accounting
responsibilities.
Jennifer is a member
of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.
Jennifer and her husband, Chris, enjoy spending time
with their daughter, Ava, and are members of
Mud Creek Baptist Church in Hendersonville. |
Kami Doty, CPA
Audit Manager
#NC31163
kami@crawleyleeandco.com |
Kami
Doty, CPA, audit manager, joined Crawley, Lee & Company,
P.A. in 2002. She performs and is in charge of numerous
audits as well as prepares both corporate and individual
income tax returns. Kami was promoted to supervisor of
the bookkeeping/controller by the hour services in May
of 2004, and in November 2006 became the audit manager.
Kami is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of
North Carolina at Asheville with a Bachelor of Science
in Accounting. She is also a graduate of Western Carolina
University with a Master's Degree in Accountancy.
Kami is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.
Kami, a native of Asheville, is an active member of Arden
Presbyterian Church and enjoys outdoor activities and
spending time with family. |
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Michelle Jones Mullinax, CPA
Senior
#NC27533
michelle@crawleyleeandco.com
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Michelle Jones Mullinax, CPA was born in Hendersonville, North Carolina. She is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Asheville with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting.
Michelle joined Crawley, Lee & Company, P.A. in June 2009. Before joining Crawley, Lee and Company, P.A., Michelle was a senior accountant with a firm in Hendersonville. She has been in public accounting for the past eleven years where she has performed many audits and prepared corporate and individual tax returns.
Michelle is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.
Michelle and her husband, Todd, enjoy spending time with their son, Jay, and twin daughters, Laura and Lilly. They are members of First United Methodist Church in Hendersonville. |
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Julie A. Osteen, CPA
Senior
#NC
julie@crawleyleeandco.com
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Julie A. Osteen, CPA is a graduate from Southern Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting and Business Administration.
Julie joined Crawley, Lee and Co., P.A. is September 2009. Julie was a senior accountant with a local firm in Hendersonville prior to joining our team. She has been in public accounting for the past ten years, and previous to that was an Assistant Controller in industry. She has performed Not-for-Profit, Governmental and other audits, as well as preparing individual and corporate tax returns.
Julie is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. She is also on the board of Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra.
Julie and her husband Montraville (Monty) enjoy spending time with their daughter, Stella and are members of Bethel Wesleyan Church in Hendersonville, NC.
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Sammy Fong, CPA
Staff Accountant
#NC34610
sammy@crawleyleeandco.com
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Sammy
Fong, CPA was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He
is a graduate of Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts
in Engineering. He also has an Associate in Applied Science
in Jewelry Professional Crafts from Haywood Community
College.
After working as a bookkeeper for over 3 years while earning
a Certificate of Major in Accounting from the University
of North Carolina at Asheville, Sammy joined Crawley,
Lee and Company in January 2007.
Sammy is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants.
Sammy currently lives in Asheville and has been a member
of the Southern Highland Craft Guild in jewelry since
2000. In addition to making jewelry, he enjoys reading,
cooking, hiking, contra dancing and spending time with
friends and family. Sammy currently serves as Treasurer and is on the Board of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Asheville. |
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Samantha Reynolds
Staff Accountant
samantha@crawleyleeandco.com
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Samantha Reynolds was born and raised in Hendersonville, NC. She joined Crawley, Lee and Company, PA in January 2004. She performs and is in charge of audits and also prepares both corporate and individual income tax returns.
Samantha is a 2010 graduate of Western Carolina University with a Master's Degree in Accountancy. She is also a 2004 cum laude graduate of the University of North Carolina at Asheville with a Bachelors of Science in Accounting.
Samantha and her husband, Marc, enjoy spending time with their daugher Emily. They are also active members of Mud Creek Baptist Church in Hendersonville.
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Jennifer Jackson
Staff Accountant
jenn@crawleyleeandco.com |
Jennifer
Jackson was born and raised in Asheville,
North Carolina. She graduated from Mars Hill College
with a Bachelor's degree in Business Management and also graduated from Western Carolina University with a Master's Degree in Accountancy.
Jennifer worked at Crawley,
Lee & Company, P. A. from October, 1993 until relocating
in June of 2000 to the Charlotte area. In June of 2003,
Jennifer returned to Asheville and rejoined the firm.
Jennifer enjoys spending time with her two sons, Joshua
and Elijah, and reading.
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Erin Outlaw
Staff Accountant
erin@crawleyleeandco.com
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Erin Outlaw grew up
on the coast of Wilmington, North Carolina. She is a 2005
graduate from Appalachian State University with a Bachelor
of Science in Accounting.
Erin joined Crawley, Lee & Company, P.A. in July
of 2007, after deciding to relocate to Asheville. Before
relocating, Erin worked as a staff accountant for a
CPA firm in Hickory, North Carolina for a year and a
half.
She enjoys music, traveling and spending
time with her dog, Penny. Erin loves the Asheville area.
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Elizabeth Miles
Bookkeeper
elizabeth@crawleyleeandco.com |
Elizabeth Miles
has been a resident of Asheville for over 18 years. She
graduated Blanton's Jr. College as an administrative assistant.
Elizabeth joined Crawley, Lee & Company, P.A. in July
of 2004, with over 10 years experience in bookkeeping.
She continues to do bookkeeping, specializing in payroll
and payroll taxes.
She enjoys spending time with her husband George. |
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Kendra McElyea
Administrative Assistant
kendra@crawleyleeandco.com
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Kendra LeAnn McElyea was born and raised in Hiltons, VA. She attended King College in Bristol, TN from 1989-1994, where she completed a major in History. She taught music for a private academy in Kingsport, TN and also worked as a piano instructor for several years until she decided to be a stay-at-home mom.
Kendra eventually returned to work and has a background in management and bookkeeping. She worked for an accounting firm for several years in Paducah, KY before relocating back to Asheville, NC to be closer to her extended family. Kendra will be returning to King College in 2011 to pursue a business management degree.
Kendra and her husband Tim enjoy spending time with their 4 children, Damien, Dalton, Devin and Gabrielle and their extended family living in the area. The McElyea’s are members of Bandanna United Methodist church. |
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