New Partner Council Members Appointed by Intuit QuickBooks

Accounting professionals are a valued and trusted partner at Intuit QuickBooks. One of the many ways it works with the accounting community to innovate and improve QuickBooks is by listening and learning from the professionals who serve on its Partner Council, an ongoing initiative it is proud to continue with some fresh faces.

The Council gives Intuit the ability to discuss first-hand challenges the industry is facing, how it can help solve them, what can be improved within the QuickBooks platform, and more.

Intuit recently appointed 11 new members to its Partner Council, including:

Korey Cournoyer, a partner and director of corporate development and strategy at Growth Lab Financial, Providence, Rhode Island. Korey works across GrowthLab to drive strategies and transformation across teams, technology and processes. He also manages AppStream Powered by GrowthLab, which builds automated workflows for accounting firms. Korey recently authored an article for the Firm of the Future blog on automating workflows in your firm.

Ben Curtis, CPA, is president and founder of Good Measure Financial, Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 2021, Good Measure Financial is a bookkeeping and financial intelligence firm focused on helping entrepreneurs build better businesses with better financial insight.

Lisa Gilreath, CPA, is partner and COO at Acuity, an outsourced accounting firm based in Roswell, Georgia. Lisa is a client accounting services leader in the firm, catering to innovative entrepreneurs and serving the “S” in SMB.

Marie Greene, CPA, is CEO and founder of Connected Accounting in Los Angeles, California, a firm she founded in 2019. Marie and her team focus on problem solving and implementing efficient processes to alleviate the stress and frustration business owners experience when it comes to running their business. Marie authored an article for the Firm of the Future blog on maximizing employee workflow.

Tina Hendry, CPA is a partner at GranthamPoole, Madison, Michigan, She is passionate about providing client accounting services to the clients she and her team serve, including medical practices, nonprofits and service industry businesses.

Keila Hill-Trawick, CPA, is founder and owner of LittleFish Accounting, Hyattsville, Maryland. Keila and her team provide accounting and tax guidance to professional service providers with one owner and tiny teams. From her perspective, “Small business doesn't mean small time.”

Wyatt Kneaper is owner and founder of LightHouse Accounting Group, Eureka, California. Wyatt's mission is to offer a comprehensive range of accountancy and risk management services, tailored to meet the unique needs of individuals and businesses.

Shane Mason, CPA, CFP®, CPWA, is owner and co-founder of Brooklyn Fi, Brooklyn, New York. After spending seven years in public accounting, Shane embraced his independent spirit and founded his firm, specializing in helping self-employed creatives and tech professionals foster wealth.

Julie Nilsen serves as client services director at Nimbl, Yuma, Arizona. Julie’s work focuses on building and improving overall firm processes, including best practices for new client on-boarding, growing the firm’s niche in servicing nonprofit and construction clients, and tech training for employees.

Sheri Radler, CPA, CGMA, CMA, is founder of R Accounting Group in Louisville, Kentucky. She provides top-tier concierge client services, specializing in accounting, payroll, operational advisory and strategic financial consultation. Sheri was Insightful Accountant's Top Up-n-coming ProAdvisor for 2023. We obviously were right in our assessment as evidenced by her appointment to the QuickBooks Accounting Partner Council.

Matt Skinner, CPA is a senior manager at BeairdHarris, Flower Mound, Texas. With Beaird Harris since 2018, Matt leads the business advisory team, assisting business clients with financial reporting, budgeting and management.

The new members (discussed above) are joining the following Council members:

As well all-star Council members:

  • Michael Ly, Founder & CEO Reconciled, who previously served from 2017-2019; and
  • Amy Walker, Founder & Partner, Walker Glantz, who previously served from 2019-2021.

Insightful Accountant would like to congratulate the 11 new members, along with the returning members of the Partner Council. We appreciate the hard work you do for the accounting and ProAdvisor communities in facilitating practical day-to-day concerns to Intuit leadership. We are confident you will have tremendous experiences working with QuickBooks team members in helping to deliver awesome experiences for us and our clients.