Sean T. Boyd, CPA, CFP, CVA
Sean has over 15 years of public accounting experience specializing in small business and real estate taxation. He is one of northern California's most highly regarded and sought after CPAs, with plenty client testimonials to speak to this. His three professional designations; CPA (Certified Public Accountant), CFP (Certified Financial Planner), and CVA (Certified Valuation Analyst) place him in a professional category that less than 1% of all U.S. CPAs have achieved.
Sean's focus is not just taxation, but rather helping his clients from the inception stage of business to succession and everything in between. He has helped hundreds of clients all across the country turn small ideas into successful and profitable businesses and legacies. Sean offers a wealth of knowledge in legal tax loopholes and strategies. He has saved his clients hundreds of thousands of dollars. His ability to educate, protect, and provide creative solutions for his clients makes him an invaluable asset for the small business community.
Sean graduated from George Mason University with a dual major in finance and accounting. After working for the largest Washington DC based CPA firm, he moved to South Lake Tahoe in 1999 to be a glorified ski bum, however, his career followed him and he developed and refined his client niche between powder days. While in Tahoe he was the assistant mogul coach for Heavenly Valley Ski Foundation's freestyle team and has coached and developed three athletes to the U.S. Team, including current member Sho Kashima. Sean is married to his wife Andrea and they have two boys, Jeremy and Josh, both of whom show early signs of adrenaline addiction. Sean loves the outdoors and being with his family. You will often see them taking family walks in the evenings for what Sean calls "life's perfect time".
Stephanie Cripe, Sr. Staff Accountant
Stephanie has been at Olsen & Partners for over 30 years, with extensive experience in the areas of tax, accounting, and payroll for both individuals and businesses. When it comes to business, she shares William A. Foster's philosophy "Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives".
Stephanie is a fifth generation Californian, and grew up in Sacramento. She graduated from St. Mary's College in 1978 with a degree in Accounting and upon graduation was a staff accountant at an accounting firm in San Francisco for four years prior to moving back to Sacramento. Stephanie and her husband Paul have been married 32 years, and have two children, a son who is a doctor in the Navy, and a daughter who is in the architecture/design industry. Both of her children graduated from U C Berkeley, so if you are not a Cal fan, I would keep that to yourself.
Stephanie believes in giving back, and over the years has been a very active community volunteer, with significant Board experience including the Junior League of Sacramento (past-president), Sacramento District Dental Alliance (past-president), Sacramento Children's Home, Friends of the Sacramento Crisis Nurseries (past-president), and PTSA, amongst others. In the free time she does have, she promotes the Crisis Nurseries and loves spending time with her friends, family, two kitties (Coco & Bella) and travels as often as she can (annual trips to Kauai and her trips to Europe are her favorites) .
Will B. Jones, CRTP / Taxes-Financial Services-Insurance
Will joined Olsen & Partners after working in financial services since 1993 with roles including financial Advisor, trainer, and manager, and has spent his career helping people solve problems. He believes that providing exceptional customer service is not a trend or a fashion, but a necessity in every role as it is just about being a good human being.
Will was born in Northern California, and after living in various locations along the west coast settled back in his hometown of Fair Oaks, a suburb of Sacramento, CA with his wife Tresa, their two children Amelia and Miranda, and three dogs of various breeds and sizes plus one cat, the only other male in the home. Will enjoys hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, playing with his daughters, cooking, and keeping up with the never-ending yard work. He also enjoys good craft-brewed beer, and has made several batches of home brew himself until his wife requested he never, ever, cook it in the house again.
Will holds a degree from San Diego State University in Finance, a CTEC Registered Tax Preparer license, as well as licensed financial advisor (series 7 63, & CA life insurance). He is also currently obtaining a Masters in Taxation (MST) degree.
Gina Waota, CPA Managing Partner
Gina Waota started her career as an associate at one of the Big 4 Accounting Firms, KPMG, specializing in Audit and Financial Management. She went on to be a project accountant for a midsize telecommunication firm preparing and reviewing large telecommunication bids. In 2003, Gina decided to make the jump to pursue a lifelong dream of being an entrepreneur. She co-founded and led Cape Villa Assisted Living Facilities. Today as a part owner she remains a key advisor to the management team. In 2005 along with her loving and supportive husband and partner, Gina started WMB Financial Solutions Inc. a professional service company that specializes in accounting and tax services. The firm eventually acquired Burton Olsen Company, now known as Olsen & Partners, CPA. In November 2008, WMB Financial Solutions merged with WEL Enterprise Inc., and in January of 2011, is also known as Olsen & Partners, CPA. Gina is now Managing Partner for Olsen & Partners and oversees all CPA services ( Tax, Accounting, Audit). Gina has a Bachelor of Science from Denver University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
On a personal side, Gina is a mother of two twelve year old girls. She enjoys spending time with her family and volunteers at her childrens' school. Her hobbies include, running, biking, yoga and reading, some of her favorite authors are Louise Hay, Sandy Bodkin, Diane Kennedy, Deepak Chopra. Gina's role model, besides her beloved mother, is Oprah Winfrey, which she religiously watches every weekend (thanks to TIVO!!)
Franck Waota, Managing Partner- Financial Services
Franck Waota is an Entrepreneur with more than 12 years of experience in finance, technology, sales and marketing. Franck Waota started his professional career as a Financial Advisor for American Express Financial Advisors Inc. where he developed a good understanding of financial markets. In 1999, Franck Waota joined Gartner Inc. an Information Technology market research and consulting firm where he was Director of Business Development. Today, with his wife and partner Gina, he owns Olsen & Partners, CPA a firm with two locations in Sacramento and San Francisco and WMB General Contractors Inc. a commercial construction firm providing services to the Federal Government.
Franck holds a Masters in Political Science from Arkansas State University and an MBA from Golden Gate University. He is a Registered Investment Representative (Series 7 and 66).
Aside from his professional life and his interest for business in general, Franck enjoys spending time with his wife Gina and enjoy embarrassing his two teenage daughters Mia and Jah’elle by singing Justin Bieber. Franck is a former Track and Field Olympic finalist who likes to keep in shape by playing Tennis and Basket Ball. He likes to read mainly biographies and listen to music.
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Nadine Randall, Office Manager
Nadine joined Olsen & Partners over five years ago, and since then, no one can figure out how we managed before she arrived. She is an indispensible part of this office. Without her, we would be lost. We wouldn't know which way was up. We wouldn't eat. Literally (she actually does the shopping at Costco for her needy, hungry coworkers). Along with many other natural talents and abilities, Nadine has a background in small business management, QuickBooks, accounting, and payroll and as a licensed Notary, she is available for all your Notary service needs.
Nadine and her husband Larry have been married for many, many years, and have three children, and four grandchildren. She is a California native, and her hobbies, among others, include reading mystery novels by authors such as John Lescroart, Harlan Coben, Michael Connley, knitting/cross-stitch, crochet, and doing jigsaw puzzles.
We will answer all of your questions, as they impact both your tax and financial situations. We welcome you to contact us anytime.
