Shannon Brouillette
President
Email: SBrouillette@cfosp.com

Shannon Brouillette is Founder and President of CFO Strategic Partners. CFO Strategic Partners is a Florida based company that provides firms with highly qualified financial executives on a consulting basis. CFO strives to help businesses understand true financial well-being and provides the tools to make sound business decisions for a stronger future. The firm has served over 400 clients since its inception. This collective knowledge base of the entire team is tremendously powerful and allows the firm to help their clients excel to new heights.

Shannon graduated from the University of Florida and started her career with KPMG Peat Marwick as a member of their audit team. She left the firm several years later to serve as a commercial lending officer for United American Bank, which was subsequently acquired by Colonial Bank. It was in that role that she dealt with CEO's on a regular basis and identified the need for CFO Strategic Partners. She realized there was a lack of financial services that catered to small and medium size companies. As a response to that, she founded CFO Strategic Partners in August of 1999.

In 2004, Shannon was voted an "Up and Comer" by the Orlando Business Journal in the annual Women Who Mean Business Awards. She was also a finalist for the "Business Women of the Year" in 2005. That same year, Shannon was also a finalist in the Magic 107.7 and Orlando Sentinel's "Women of Magic" Awards. In 2007, Working Mother Magazine named CFO Strategic Partners one of the top family friendly workplaces in the country and featured Shannon as its cover story. She has also served as the past President of the Coastal Conservation Association and currently Shannon holds a position on the Board of Directors for CNL Bank. Shannon's passions outside her career are spending time with her family, especially her two boys, and her love of fly-fishing for tarpon.

Leigh Ann Horton, CPA
Vice-President
Email: LHorton@cfosp.com

Leigh Ann Horton graduated from the University of Florida in 1994 with her Bachelors in Accounting and her Masters in Tax. She began her career with IBM as an accounting intern in Somers, New York. She later joined KPMG Peat Marwick in the Mutual Fund Tax Practice in New York City. In 1996, Leigh Ann transferred to the Orlando KPMG office, where she gained more a diverse tax background. In the fall of 1998, Leigh Ann became the International Tax Manager for Hard Rock Cafe International. In 2000, she became a partner at CFO Strategic Partners, offering a wealth of experience for the company's clients.

Leigh Ann was a member of the Board of Directors of Second Harvest Food Bank for eight years and served as President in 2004 and 2005. She also served on the Florida Economic Education Council in 2002. Leigh Ann was in the 2003 Class of Greater Orlando Leadership Foundation (GOLF) and was in the Leadership Orlando Class 68. In December 2005, she was appointed to the Executive Board for the Orlando Chamber of Commerce and the 2006 - 2008 Board of Governors and has since been elected to another three year term for 2009 - 2011. Currently, Leigh Ann is serving as the Treasurer for Summit Church and is on the Board of Directors for J4, Nine 12, Grace Medical Home, the Florida Fellowship Foundation, and Foundation for Foster Children. In addition, Leigh Ann enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.

Stacey Haley, CPA
Quality Review Partner
Email: SHaley@cfosp.com

Stacey Haley is a graduate of Florida State University with her Bachelors in Accounting and her Masters in Corporate Accounting. She began her career with Arthur Andersen in Atlanta. Stacey specialized in assisting in the Manufacturing and Software Development industries. She later transferred to their Orlando office and continued with Software Development clients and also added the rental car industry and benefits plans to her portfolio by working with Budget Rental Car Group, Inc. In 1999, Stacey accepted a position with Budget, Inc., the holding company for Budget Rental Car Corporation, as the Senior Manager of Fleet Accounting. In addition to overseeing the fleet division, she assisted the corporate offices with new policies, benefit plans, audits, and SEC reporting. She joined the CFO Strategic Partners team in the fall of 2001 and became a partner with the firm in 2004. Her Partner role involves constant communication with the CFO's to ensure every client receives the full benefit of the entire firm's knowledge. Stacey has also held a position on the board for the Wesley Child Development Center and sat on the Finance Committee both associated with First United Methodist Church, she was the secretary for her Home Owners Association, and is a graduate of Leadership Orlando, Class of 73. She also enjoys spending time with her husband and two children.

Cheryl Ayers, CPA
CFO
Email: CAyers@cfosp.com

Cheryl graduated from Florida State University with her Bachelors Degree in Accounting in 1985 and her Masters in Taxation in 1986. She started her career with Deloitte, Haskins & Sells in Orlando, Florida (now known as Deloitte & Touche) in 1986 as a member of the tax department. She continued her career at Deloitte until 1993 during which she rose to a manager level and handled the recruiting efforts for the Orlando office of Deloitte. In 1993, she left public accounting to join the corporate tax department of The Walt Disney Company as a Manager of Federal Taxes. She was responsible for coordinating the federal and state tax returns for the Florida companies of Disney with the California Disney tax office and handled federal tax research and planning for the Florida companies. Her duties involved extensive dealings with the legal and finance departments within Disney and implementing the plans with the various divisions within Disney. In 1997, she left Disney to return to public accounting with Vestal & Wiler, a local CPA firm, where she was appointed a tax partner during her tenure. During her time with Vestal & Wiler, she handled a multitude of small to medium sized businesses in the Central Florida area. In 2000, she left Vestal & Wiler to become the CFO for Olympus Media Group LLC (formerly known as Bressler Outdoor Advertising Group LLC) where she remained until 2004, when the Company sold a majority of its outdoor assets. After the sale, she remained in the outdoor advertising industry as the CFO of Olympus Media LLC, a developmental company that was started by the predecessor management group of Olympus Media Group with a goal to grow through acquisitions of other outdoor companies. When the Company relocated to Atlanta, Georgia in July of 2005, Cheryl decided to stay in Orlando with family. She joined the CFO Strategic Partners team in September of 2005, and enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Susan Bounds, CPA
CFO
Email: SBounds@cfosp.com

Susan Bounds graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting.  She began her career with Arthur Andersen (Andersen) in the Orlando office in the audit division and worked on both public and private clients.  She served clients in many different industries including transportation, hospitality and food services, real estate, and retail.  As an experienced manager with Andersen, Susan led a client service team of 40 people for a growing multinational public company.  During her time with that client, Susan assisted with or managed SEC filings including current filings such as 10K and 10Q, as well as periodic filings such as S-1, S-3, S-4, and S-8.  She also interacted with investment bankers, attorneys and others as she helped her client with numerous debt and stock transactions.   Susan joined the CFO Strategic Partners team in October 2005.  Since joining the team, she has worked in a variety of industries including insurance, lobbying and retail.  In addition, she has performed project work including the preparation of pro forma financial statements for a public offering, and an analysis of distributions for a family-owned company.  She is married with two children, and enjoys traveling and volunteering at her children’s school.

Sarah Crawford, CPA
CFO
Email: SCrawford@cfosp.com

Sarah Crawford joined the CFO Strategic Partners team in October 2004. She graduated from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor's degree in accounting and a master's degree in business administration. Sarah began her accounting career with Regal Marine Industries in Orlando. In 1999, she accepted an audit position with Arthur Andersen, serving both private and publicly held companies in the time share, real estate, car rental and manufacturing industries. She left Arthur Andersen to become the controller for Wright Entertainment Group, LLC, where she gained significant experience in small business operations and tax issues. Since joining the CFO Strategic Partners team, Sarah has served 12 clients in various industries, including engineering (structural, civil and environmental), construction (general and subcontractors), manufacturing and retail. She has assisted clients in numerous areas, including software conversions, obtaining financing, providing benchmarks and other key indicators to measure business success, budgeting, and continuous training of controllers/bookkeepers. Sarah enjoys an active role in the community. She is a volunteer advisor for the UCF Small Business Development Center and is the CFO Strategic Partners representative with the Seminole County Chamber of Commerce. In her free time, Sarah enjoys spending time with her family and friends.

Gina Hazelwood, CPA
CFO
Email: GHazelwood@cfosp.com

Gina Hazelwood graduated from Florida Southern College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance. She began her career in public accounting working for both Arthur Andersen and Grant Thornton in the audit department. As a manager with Grant Thornton, Gina led client service teams for both multi-national public clients and private clients in a wide range of industries including manufacturing, real estate development and construction, energy, citrus, advertising and transportation.  Gina worked on various financial accounting issues including purchase accounting, revenue recognition, derivative instruments, and Sarbanes-Oxley for an accelerated filer.  Gina has also been involved with the Miss America’s Most Outstanding Teen Scholarship Program.  In her free time, Gina enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Ellen Koon, CA, CFP
CFO
Email: EKoon@cfosp.com

Ellen Koon brings nearly 30 years of experience as a financial manager to CFO Strategic Partners. A licensed Chartered Accountant in Canada (CPA equivalent) and Certified Financial Planner, Koon has experience in a number of industries including real estate and hospitality. Ellen served as controller for Supra Telecommunications & Information Systems, Inc in Orlando before she joined the firm. Prior to that, she was Director of Corporate Accounting for Starwood Vacation Ownership.  She began her career at KPMG. Her resume includes senior financial planning and management; finance, portfolio and treasury management; budgets, cost accounting and variance analysis; development and implementation of internal control systems; financial projections and forecasts; workplace re-engineering; financial analysis; and tax planning.  A native of Toronto, Ellen was swayed to move to Orlando by her husband of nearly 30 years. She has called Central Florida home for the past seven years. She enjoys the great Florida lifestyle, theater, reading and spending time with the family.

Jennifer Miller, CPA
CFO
Email: JMiller@cfosp.com

Jennifer Miller graduated from the University of Central Florida with Bachelor degrees in Accounting and Management Information Systems and a Masters in Business Administration. Jennifer joined the CFO Strategic Partners team in 2006. She began her career with a public accounting firm in Orlando where she gained experience in areas of audit, tax and software systems. She was responsible for preparing individual and corporate tax returns and audits for a variety of companies. Jennifer also assisted clients with information systems consulting including the selection, installation, training, and ongoing maintenance of software applications, specifically QuickBooks Pro. During Jennifer’s public accounting experience, she served private companies in a wide variety of industries including homebuilding, construction, investments, engineering and non-profits.  In her spare time she enjoys golfing, traveling, and spending time with her husband and two children.

Tonja Pektas, CPA
CFO
Email: TPektas@cfosp.com

Tonja Pektas graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelors Degree in Accounting in 1993 where she was in the Honors and Scholars Programs, Leadership Fellows Program, and Southern Scholarship Foundation Alumni of the Year. Tonja then received her Masters Degree from the University of Central Florida in 2002. She started her career at Arthur Andersen as an Auditor in 1993 where she gained experience in numerous industries including construction, hospitality, manufacturing, banking and non-profit. Tonja was asked to join a start up company, Coast to Coast Renovations, in 1996 as a Controller to build their Accounting Department from the ground up. She implemented software, created policies and procedures, worked with underwriters to secure lending, and was in charge of hiring a complete staff. In 1997 she joined McCree, Inc. as a CFO in which she was responsible for the selection and implementation of new accounting software, overseeing staff, and preparing monthly financial reporting packages for the Board of Directors. Tonja also managed communication with estimators, architects, permitting, engineers, project managers, IT, and Human Resources. In 2000, Tonja began offering private consulting services, including assisting clients with their accounting processes as well as policies and procedures, developing budgeting processes, and implementation of set-up accounting for new divisions within organizations. Tonja has been involved with several organizations throughout the years including Junior Achievement and The United Way, and she is currently a member of Discovery Church. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, dancing, and spending time with her friends and family, especially her husband and daughters. 

Sheryl Tobin, CPA
CFO
Email: STobin@cfosp.com

Sheryl Tobin joined the CFO Strategic Partners team in 2004. She graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's degree in business administration with a major in accounting. She began her career with Coopers & Lybrand in Atlanta, with the audit department. There she provided accounting, tax and consulting services to various companies worldwide. While at Coopers & Lybrand, she worked in various industries, developing an expertise in manufacturing, communication and not-for- profit. She also successfully completed many mergers and acquisitions for clients, including some overseas clients. Sheryl later joined Wattyl Paint Corporation in Atlanta, and served as their chief financial officer. While at Wattyl, she worked on business development and successfully completed four acquisitions. Since joining the CFO Strategic Partners team, she has been involved with clients in the architectural, construction, service and technology industries. She has assisted start-up companies obtain funding for future operations. Sheryl is a Girl Scout leader and is active in her church, serving as a Sunday school teacher. She is involved with the PTA at her children's schools, having served as president for two years and on various other committee chairs.

Laura Webster, CPA
CFO
Email: LWebser@cfosp.com

Laura has worked in the telecommunications, semiconductor and oil industries over the past 20 years including multiple locations for SBC Communications, AT&T, Lucent Technologies, Agere Systems, and Technical Oil Tool Company. A certified public accountant with a Masters from Rollins College, Laura has expertise in joint venture start-ups, international and domestic auditing, controllership, financial operations, analysis and reporting, budgeting and planning, internal controls and cash management. Most recently, she served as CFO of the law firm Rutledge Bradford. Beyond the U.S., she has experience in the Caribbean, Latin America, Spain and Singapore. As a CFO she brings a broad business background from inside large corporate cultures, rapid growth environments, as well as small and medium-size privately-held companies. Laura enjoys travel, boating and biking. She is "mom'' to three Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

Rebecca Totten, PHR
Human Resources Manager
Email: RTotten@cfosp.com

Rebecca graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Human Resources Management.  She began her career with United Parcel Service as a Recruiting Specialist.  She continued on to RDV Sportsplex and the Orlando Magic for 6 years as their Human Resources Manager.  Most recently, she was with Tews Company in their administrative division as a recruiter.  Rebecca has extensive experience in every aspect of the Human Resources field, but really enjoys corporate recruiting.  In addition to managing the Human Resources function internally for CFO Strategic Partners, Rebecca will be available for client HR needs including recruitment support, employee relations consultation and policy administration.  She serves on the Central Florida Employment Council Advisory Board and is an active member of Windermere Community Church.  She enjoys spending time with family and friends, especially her husband and two children.

Natalie LaLonde
Bookkeeper/Office Administrator
Email: NLaLonde@cfosp.com

A senior finance major at the University of Central Florida, Natalie already has an impressive array of experience and a passion for accounting and finance. Since 1999 she worked as an Accounts Manager at Decorative Home Interiors in Maitland, where she computerized the firm’s paper bookkeeping system. Since 2004 she also worked as Front Desk Agent at Orlando’s Grand Bohemian Hotel. Active in charity work, Natalie has helped raise funds for the MS Society, Cure Autism Now, The Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Florida, and she volunteers regularly at the Ronald McDonald Houses of Orlando. A member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, Natalie is also a talented musician who served as Principle Oboist for the UCF Wind Ensemble. A graduate of Winter Park High School, in her spare time Natalie enjoys playing oboe and piano, going to the beach, and spending time with her family.

Paula Kegelman
Executive Assistant
Email: PKegelman@cfosp.com

Paula Kegelman graduated from Orlando College with an Associates of Science degree and a Medical Assistant Certificate in 1994. To further her career, she later received her Basic X-ray License in 1999. In her eleven years in the medical field she has worked in Podiatry, Orthopedics, and Family Practice. Paula has brought with her the professionalism and organizational skills that excelled her in the medical field to the CFO Strategic Partners team in August 2005. She is a passionate volunteer with NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness and also serves in the Hospitality Ministry at her church, University Carillon United Methodist. Paula is an active mother, and enjoys spending time with her husband and family.