Our Team

Meet the faces behind Fusion CPA’s success. We are proudly the best workplace for entrepreneurial CPAs.

We embrace change, technology and learning.

Trevor McCandless

CPA, MTax

Chief Entrepreneurial Officer

  • Years of Industry Experience: 20
  • School: University of Florida & Georgia State University
  • Degree: B.A. in Accounting and Masters in Taxation
  • Industry Specialties: Law, Healthcare, Marketing, Multi-Location Retail, Private Equity, Family Office, Real Estate, and Tech companies
  • Why you love your role at Fusion CPA: I eat, sleep and bleed entrepreneurialism. My work in accounting, tax and consulting allows me to dive into our entrepreneurial clients’ businesses and make truly meaningful impacts.
  • If you could have any superpower what would it be and why: I love traveling and working with people across the globe. I’d love to be able to meet with them at any time.

Katherine Harrington

CPA, MAFM

Tax Director

  • Years of Industry Experience: 25+
  • School: Centenary University
  • Degree: BA in Accounting, Masters in Accounting & Financial Management
  • Industry Specialties: eCommerce, Retail, Healthcare, Real Estate, Technology, and Private Equity.
  • Why you love being an accountant: I have always loved numbers and figuring things out. Now I enjoy applying that passion of numbers toward my clients successes. I work hands on with a proactive approach. I find it very satisfying to provide practical direction and advice to help my clients reach their financial goals.
  • Any family or fur babies: I am married with three children, 2 dogs and a cat
  • If you could have any superpower what would it be and why: Multitasking

Susan Borkowski

CPA

Director of Controller Service

  • Years of Industry Experience: 15+
  • School: Santa Clara University
  • Degree: Bachelor of Science in Commerce, Accounting
  • Industry Specialties: SAAS and Manufacturing
  • Why you love your role at Fusion CPA: My life mantra is “its good to have a plan”… accounting feels like the epitome of this mantra!
  • Any family or fur babies: Bronx the Cavapoo (Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Poodle cross)
  • If you could have any superpower what would it be and why: Being in two places at one time – there’s so much life to experience!
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? “Don’t force it” – words of my father.

Steven Sumners

CPA, MAcc

Senior Tax & Accounting Manager

  • Years of Industry Experience: 10+
  • School: Ohio State University, Mercer University
  • Degree: Master of Accounting, Bachelor of Business Administration
  • Industry Specialties: Professional Services (Law Firms, Advertising and Marketing Agencies), Multi-Location Retail, Real Estate, and Family Office
  • Why you love being an accountant: The flexibility to play serve a variety of different types of accounting needs for a variety of types of clients.
  • If you could have any super power what would it be and why: Teleportation for the flexibility to travel anywhere.

Petra Assimiti

CPA, MBA

Tax & Accounting Manager

  • Years of Industry Experience: 16+
  • School: Northwood University & Georgia State University
  • Degree: B.A. in International Business and Masters in Business Administration with Accounting concentration
  • Industry Specialties: Real Estate, Technology, Healthcare, Field Service, and Staffing
  • Why you love being an accountant: Being able to help other people with things that may seem overwhelming to them makes for a very satisfying job to me.
  • Hometown: Prague, Czech Republic
  • Any family or fur babies: Two daughters Annie and Victoria, Bisch-Poo called Puccini.

Tumi Madlodlo

Financial Controller

  • Years of Industry Experience: 7+
  • School: University of Witwatersrand
  • Degree: BAccSci
  • Industry Expertise: Audit, Accounting and Finance
  • If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why? See into the future.
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? Do your best.

Vivian Cabaniss

CPA

Tax & Accounting Manager

  • Years of Industry Experience: 15+
  • School: Saint Leo University
  • Degree: BS is Business Accounting
  • Industry Expertise: I love International taxes and anything with rental properties.
  • If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why? If I could have any superpower, it would be the ability to instantly understand and speak every language, so I could connect with anyone in the world and break down communication barriers.

Stephanie Hasan

CPA, MAcc

Senior Tax & Accounting Manager

  • Years of Industry Experience: 12+
  • School: Florida State University
  • Degree: Masters of Accounting – Taxation
  • Industry Expertise: Tax Generalist; Manufacturing, Real estate development, Professional Services
  • Best book you’ve ever read? “Breath” by James Nestor as well as Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen.
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? Surround yourself with people that support you.

Joshua Amusa

CPA, MBA

Accounting Manager

  • Years of Industry Experience: 12+
  • School: Kennesaw State University & Keller Graduate School of Management
  • Degree: Bachelors and Masters Degree in Accounting
  • Why you love your role at Fusion CPA: I’m really grateful for the team I work with—they’re amazing. I especially appreciate my manager, Susan—she’s truly awesome. I also genuinely enjoy the work I do.
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? Don’t count the the days, make the days count. 

Sara Gómez Cáceres

MBA

Senior Accountant

  • Years of Industry Experience: 18
  • School: Unoversidad del Rosario
  • Degree: Master of Business Administration
  • Why you love being an accountant: The training, knowledge, experience, remote work, and good environment.
  • Any family or fur babies? My husband, my daughter and 12 dogs.

Maria Belen Ferrero

CPA

Accountant

  • Years of Industry Experience: 7
  • SchoolNational University Of Cordoba
  • If you could have any superpower what would it be and why: Fly, surely! I think it can be awesome to see the world from another perspective.
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? “Enjoy the moment; you can’t control most things in life.”

Danielle Palmer

BBA

Director of Operations

  • School: Georgia State University
  • Degree: BBA in Managerial Science
  • Something you do for fun: Reading, spending time with my family, and immersing myself in all things WWE & AEW.
  • Why you love being an Integrations Manager: I love to create and implement efficient processes and procedures for an organization. I also love making meaningful connections with others to create opportunities for us all to grow together.
  • Any family: My immediate family consists of my mom, my dad, my little sister, my husband, and baby boy.

Theresa Dagoc

Administrative Specialist

  • Years of Industry Experience: 10+
  • Degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
  • Why you love your role at Fusion CPA: The reason why I love my role at Fusion CPA is that I can exercise continual attention to detail, understand priorities, meet deadlines, and the ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands. I am so happy to be part of this team where they value respect for one another and I can work full time in the comfort of my home. 
  • Any family or fur babies: I have my husband, my mom, my dad, and my 3 younger siblings.

Leigh Botha

Customer Success Strategist & Recruitment Manager

  • Years of Industry Experience: 12+
  • School: Cape Peninsula University of Technology
  • Degree: Bachelor of Technology: Human Resources Management
  • Why you love your role at Fusion CPA: Recruitment has always been my passion! I’m doing what I love in the remote environment that I love for a company that’s innovative and passionate. Who wouldn’t love that!

Yentl Barros

Content Coordinator

  • Years of Industry Experience: 12+
  • Degree: Bachelor of Arts : Honors
  • Why you love your role at Fusion CPA: I absolutely enjoy trying to understand how online audiences prefer to consume content, and then to create content that will not only enthuse but also educate those audiences is super exciting for me. 
  • Any family or fur babies: My 4 year-old son.
  • If you could have any superpower what would it be: Make people believe in themselves!
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? To show up as the person I dream of being.

SEO Specialist

  • Years of Industry Experience: 10+
  • School: Midlands State University
  • Degree: BSc Hons Computer Science
  • Why you love your role at Fusion CPA? The company culture is amazing and being part of an amazing marketing department really makes my work enjoyable. 
  • If you could have any superpower what would it be and why: I would love to know what my dog is thinking.
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? Measure twice and cut once.

Deepa Kesa

Video Production Team

  • Years of Industry Experience: 6+
  • School: Rhodes University
  • Degree: Bachelor of Arts : Journalism and Media Studies
  • Why you love your role at Fusion CPA: I love my role at Fusion because it pushes me out of my comfort zone. I have always wanted to be a presenter, but I never had the confidence to do so. So this role gives me that confidence, plus I get to do my own post production, which I LOVE. Win Win situation
  • What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given? To not care about what others say and to always take a risk
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