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Meet Our Team |
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Vale Tax & Accounting Services is a tax preparation and consulting firm based in Concord, CA.
Meet Our Staff:
Eric Vale, Enrolled Agent, Owner
Eric has been an Enrolled Agent (EA) since 2006. He began his tax career in 2003 with H&R Block in Oakland. Once he earned the EA designation, he left Block and went out on his own, part-time. He kept a "day job" in accounting from 2003 - 2017, at which time he became fully self-employed. His prior accounting experience was as a Senior Accountant/Accounting Manager/Controller for several medium- and small-businesses.
Prior to focusing on accounting and tax work, Eric worked in Operations Management, I.T. Management, Marketing Management, Computer Consulting, and Sales! Due to that breadth of experience, he likes to think he's more well-rounded than the average accountant.
Eric earned a B.A. from DePauw University in Greencastle, IN. He played one year of college golf (Division III). He golfs, rides his bicycle (road bike), and recently, learned pickleball! He and Ruth have been married over 37 years, raised 4 great kids and now have 4.5 grandkids.
Michelle Haas Watts, Tax preparer
Michelle has 3 years tax preparation experience with our firm, in addition to extensive tax research and doing her own family returns. She is in the process of taking and passing the 3-part Enrolled Agent exams (has passed parts 1 and 2 already!). She earned a BA from Westmont College. She is happily married to Corey, and they have 3 sons.
April Jacobs, Administrative Manager
April is in her 6th year with Vale Tax. She has worn many hats! While most of her time has been spent raising her 6 children, she has had experience in the tax office environment, non-profit management, and bookkeeping. She has spent the last several years volunteering on many boards as chair, secretary and treasurer as well as serving in many different church capacities. She has been married to her husband Jeremy for over 20 years. They have 6 dynamic children ranging from 15-23 years of age, and became grandparents recently!
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NATHAN REYNOLDS, TAX PREPARER: Nathan has experience in banking, mortgage brokerage, insurance, and other business activities. He's a lifetime Bay Area resident and has now done three tax seasons with our firm. He is also a Notary Public.
