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Karen Ritchie, CPA, MST

Director of Tax Operations

Karen Ritchie

About Karen

Karen Ritchie, CPA, MST, has been in the public accounting industry over 20 years and assists with the management of ASL’s tax department. Karen’s focus is on serving our clients better by ensuring our team of tax professionals have the tools, training, and resources necessary to provide the highest quality service. She has developed in-house software, designed new processes, and updated firm procedures to promote efficiency and improve our employees’ work-life balance. She works closely with our vendors, administrative staff, and IT personnel. Her passion is to help ensure everyone at the firm has the best experience possible working at ASL.

Karen holds a Master of Science, Taxation from San Jose State University. Additionally, she has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Accounting from San Jose State University.

Karen lives in Scotts Valley and spends her free time with her husband and daughter. On the weekends you can find them at the Farmer’s Market, Girl Scout events, renovating some portion of the house, or taking a family bike ride.

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A good CPA firm is highly competent, thorough, and completes deliverables in a timely manner. An exceptional CPA firm possesses those characteristics, in addition to offering intangibles such as personable and engaging staff. A transcendent CPA firm adds value to an organization by providing highly-informed advice, tactfully advocating best practices, and recommending process improvements. ASL is an impeccable representation of the “transcendent” scenario.

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Central Coast YMCA