With over 18 years of accounting experience, Judi is not your average number cruncher. Growing up in an entrepreneurial family, she's been helping small businesses for over three decades. As a self-proclaimed budget geek and Certified Management Accountant (CMA), Judi has a knack for making accounting books sparkle. Her CMA expertise brings advanced financial analysis, strategic planning, and performance management skills that help businesses not just track their numbers, but truly understand what they mean for growth and profitability.

As an Enrolled Agent (EA), Judi has earned the highest credential the IRS awards to tax professionals, which means she can represent you before the IRS for audits, collections, and appeals – basically, she's your tax superhero when things get complicated! Her expertise spans across service industries, manufacturing, construction, and non-profit sectors.

But Judi isn't all about spreadsheets and financial statements. When she's not balancing the books or battling the IRS on behalf of clients, you'll find her out in the great outdoors, camping and kayaking with her adventurous dogs and husband, or escaping to warm tropical islands where the only numbers she's counting are the waves rolling in and the days until her next adventure.

Meet our resident Enrolled Agent, the person who calmly steps into the tangled maze of tax returns and IRS code so you don't have to.

With 4 seasons of tax prep experience and the highest credential awarded by the IRS, she brings complete clarity and precision to every individual return. While most people see complex filings and head for the hills, she sees a satisfying puzzle just waiting to be solved.

She's also currently studying to become a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), driven by a passion to help clients navigate their full financial picture—far beyond just tax day.

And when she's done with the craziness of tax season, you can find her in a cozy corner with a hot cup of tea and a snuggly toy poodle on her lap.

Meet Stephanie, our accounting wizard with over 12 years of experience turning financial chaos into beautiful, organized books! She's your go-to expert for account maintenance and cleanup, tackling company projects, and making QuickBooks behave exactly how it should.

Here's a fun twist: while Stephanie earned her bachelor's degree in Information Systems, she was actually double-majoring in Accounting until her senior year of college. Talk about covering all the bases! This unique background gives her a tech-savvy edge that comes in handy when working with the various accounting software she's mastered over the years.
But here's what really sets Stephanie apart – she's known for being incredibly fun and outgoing. Don't let her serious dedication to getting your numbers perfect fool you; she brings energy and personality to everything she does. When she's not busy making your financial statements shine, you'll find her exploring the world, always on the lookout for her next travel adventure and soaking in different views from around the globe.

Stephanie proves that accounting doesn't have to be boring – with her expertise and enthusiasm, your books will be in the best possible hands!

Eimer Baez, a certified QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor, spends his days hunting down duplicate transactions, chasing rogue discrepancies, and bringing chaotic books back from the brink. He's currently working toward a BS in Accounting, because apparently school wasn't done with him yet.

Before bookkeeping, Eimer spent years in federal investigative work, backed by a Bachelor's in International Criminal Justice from John Jay College and a Master's in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University. Which means he's fully qualified to interrogate a spreadsheet until it confesses where the missing money went. Your books have the right to remain accurate.

Bilingual in English and Spanish, Eimer brings the same precision to a trial balance as he does to getting his kids to actually go to bed at bedtime.

When he's not elbow deep in a reconciliation, you can find him lifting weights, researching investments, or planning elaborate international trips using more airline points than most people know exist.

His mission: turn financial messes into clean, audit ready systems, minus the tears.

Josh joined Rought & Accounting in September 2024 as an Office Administrator. He holds both a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Nevada, Reno. Josh brings a wealth of experience in nonprofit leadership, having served as President and Empress 47 of the Silver Dollar Court, as well as being active with The Alliance – Sierra Tahoe Chapter. He also recently took on the role of Grant Writer for Beyond Borders Immigration Center.

Outside of work and volunteering, Josh enjoys reading, writing, practicing calligraphy, knitting, and spending time with his cat, Arya. He is also active in the local performing arts scene, entertaining the community as a drag queen. Josh values working at Rought & Accounting for its competent, no-nonsense, reliable, and inclusive team dedicated to providing excellent service to clients.

Please congratulate Winston on his promotion from Junior Bookkeeper to Tax Intern! After three years of napping through tax course study sessions, he has apparently absorbed the entire Internal Revenue Code by osmosis. He now reviews every return personally, usually by sitting directly on the keyboard, and he has formally requested that treats be classified as an ordinary and necessary business expense.

Winston takes his new role very seriously, which is why he now dresses the part in a dapper bowtie. His specialties include lap-sitting during extension season, supervising the shredder, and staring down any paperwork that dares to fall off the desk. He hasn't passed the EA exam yet, but his confidence says otherwise, and we have never had a client complaint about his bedside manner.