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Congratulations to Crow Shields Bailey team members, Hope Hickman, Andrew Bailey and Kirsten Sokom, who received promotions. Learn more about their new positions and areas of expertise below.

Hope Hickman has been promoted to manager. As a part of our audit team, her areas of expertise include QuickBooks, employee benefit plans, construction contractors, retail, wholesale, and condominium associations.

 

 

Andrew Bailey has been promoted to supervisor. As a part of our tax team, his areas of expertise include high net-worth individuals; closely-held businesses and family limited partnerships; estate, trust, and gift taxation and planning; and business valuations.

 

 

Kirsten Sokom has also been promoted to supervisor. As a part of our audit team, her areas of expertise include auditing of employee benefit plans; contractors; municipalities; not-for-profits; multi-state distributors; professional employer organizations; accounting for condominium and homeowner associations; and individual, partnership, and corporate taxation.

 

Crow Shields Bailey had the privilege of participating in the annual Light of the Village (LOV) Christmas party, an event our team looks forward to every year. LOV’s mission is to share Christ’s message of faith, hope and love with the inner city, one person at a time. Members of our team had the opportunity to pair up with a child, get to know and play with them, and watch their excitement as they open their gifts.

CSB is proud to support LOV and the work they do for the inner city, including free after school care for children in high-crime, low-income areas. Learn more at www.lightofthevillage.org.

Members of our team participated in the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of South Alabama Walk on October 28. 2017. A cause deeply important to our firm, Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is one of the largest breast cancer awareness events in the United States. Thank you to all who attended.

 

 

 

On October 12, Crow Shields Bailey hosted a blood drive at our Mobile office in honor of the Las Vegas shooting victims. Members of our Mobile team, their families, our friends from Russell Thompson Butler & Houston, LLP, and neighbors from Victory Health Partners took time out of their days to contribute to the drive. We are grateful for everyone’s participation, and for LifeSouth Community Blood Centers for making it possible.

 

The Daphne / Spanish Fort Rotary Club honored our Kristi Daughtery with a Paul Harris Fellow recognition award for an outstanding year leading the Club as President.

Kristi will continue to serve on the board for the upcoming 2017-2018 year.

Congratulations to our John Shields who was inducted as the new president of the Rotary Club of Mobile – Sunrise for the 2017-2018 year.

John was inducted Wednesday, July 12 at the Passing the Gavel social.

 

Our John Shields was recently named a member of the Federal Tax Clinic Board of Directors which helps contribute and award $60,000 in scholarships to five students in the MTA program and five students studying tax law at The University of Alabama.

We’re proud to have John represent Crow Shields Bailey as a board member and support students working hard for our industry.

Our Colleen Keleher attended the 2017 AICPA Employee Benefit Plans Conference in Nashville, TN in May. The conference offered attendees education on the latest issues impacting employee benefit plan audits and the opportunity to network with experts, regulators and fellow practitioners.

 

Crow Shields Bailey team members participated in Young Professionals – Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce Trivia Night on June 15 at Half Shell Oyster House in Spanish Fort. We represented two teams, The Mad Adders and 110% Whoop Assets, for a night of camaraderie and to support the Eastern Shore Chamber Foundation.

Ten teams competed, and The Mad Adders took home third place.

CSB will continue to support the Young Professionals – Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce and the United Way of Baldwin County Young Leaders Society at the 2017 Pencils and Glue for Bingo and Brew on July 27 at Fairhope Brewing Company. Join us for a night of bingo and to raise school supplies and funds for the Fairhope Rotary Youth Club and Ruff Wilson Youth Organization of Daphne.