Employee Spotlight on Audit Partner/COO, Joe Hernandez, CPA
Audit Partner, Joe Hernandez was born and raised in San Antonio. After graduation from Judson High School, he chose to stay in San Antonio and attend the University of Texas at San Antonio. At UTSA, Joe received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting in 1993 and quickly jumped into public accounting, working for Ernst […]
Employee Spotlight – Jessica Winn
Jessica Winn, at 29 years old, is one of the youngest Certified Public Accountants (CPA) at our firm. Jessica joined ADKF in 2021 as part of our Tax Staff. Raised in Chihuahua, Mexico, Jessica and her family moved to San Antonio when she was 14 years old. Jessica immersed herself in all things San Antonio, […]
Employee Spotlight on Founder, David Doherty, CPA Retirement
David Doherty is the D in ADKF; which opened its doors for business in July of 1991, but Davids story with ADKF begins long before this. David began his journey to ADKF ten years prior to opening, in 1981, at Ernst & Young (EY), a CPA firm commonly known as one of the Big Four. […]
Employee Spotlight on Ashley Brand, CPA
Senior Tax Manager Ashley Brand is a native of Odessa, Texas who joined ADKF in September of 2017. Ashley joined ADKF after finding her calling in public accounting through a series of drastic life changes. Ashley was first introduced to the world of accounting in high school where she was a part time bookkeeper for […]
Employee Spotlight on Melanie Gamez
Audit Supervising Senior, Melanie Gamez, is a native San Antonian. She has been in public accounting for the past thirteen years. Melanie originally found her passion for accounting while attending Business Careers High School, where they offered elective accounting courses. She completed Principles of Accounting I through III, then followed her passion for accounting by […]
Employee Spotlight on Teri Roybal
Bookkeeping Manager, Teri Roybal, is a native San Antonian. After working in the auto industry as an executive assistance, Teri joined the ADKF family in September of 2008 as a bookkeeper. Since then, she has learned a great deal from the partners and her co-workers, and that knowledge has ensured her success here at ADKF. […]
Employee Spotlight: Anette P. Flores, CPA
Anette grew up in the Rio Grande Valley and graduated from University of Texas Pan America (now University of Texas Rio Grande Valley,) with her Bachelor and Master degree in Accounting. She had completed an internship in the Valley and worked with both audit and tax clients where she discovered her passion was audit. Anette’s […]
Employee Spotlight on Firm Administrator, Alexis Christensen
At the end of September 2020, Alexis Christensen will retire from ADKF after having worked here for just over 18 years. She began her career in a temporary capacity, to fill in for the receptionist, Sandy Landrum, who was out on maternity leave. When Sandy returned to the office, Alexis was offered a full-time position […]
Employee Spotlight on Audit Partner, Susan Valdez, CPA
Audit Partner, Susan Valdez, chose to pursue accounting after her first accounting class because she thought “accounting made sense.” As a military spouse, she started back to college at the University of Maryland, European Division. During her Accounting 101 class she realized she wanted to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA.) By the time she […]
My Internship Experience – Dafne Ramirez
In my search for an internship opportunity, while completing my bachelor’s degree, I came across Akin, Doherty, Klein and Feuge, PC, and found it to be one of my top choices. When they posted an internship opportunity on my school’s job postings site, I decided to apply. ADKF allowed me the opportunity to be part […]