Terri has more than 35 years of public accounting experience, 30 of which have been earned with our firm. She graduated summa cm laude from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas and began her public accounting career in Shreveport. She enjoys examination representation including retirement trusts, estate tax returns and individual returns. She loves her family, her Audible app and yard work.
James "Allan" Bell is a founding and managing member of our firm. He grew up in Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. He finally settled in Shreveport where he received his Accounting degree from Louisiana State University Shreveport. His experience spans more than 40 tax seasons. He continues to be actively involved in all services offered by our firm. When he's not at the office, Allan enjoys classic automobiles and driving race cars.
Partner - Nathan Hamaker
Nathan Hamaker has been with the firm since August 2010. He became a Partner in the firm in 2015. He was born, raised and has spent most of his life in Shreveport Louisiana. A CPA since 2009, he received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration from Centenary College of Louisiana with a Minor in History followed by his Master of Business Administration from Louisiana Tech University. He is also an Advanced QuickBooks ProAdvisor and an Advanced Online QuickBooks ProAdvisor. Additionally he is a Louisiana Notary Public with Statewide jurisdiction. He is married to Lizzie Hamaker and they have two boys; Cooper and Jack.
STAFF MEMBERS
Senior Tax Accountant – Lindsay Dolotina
With over 14 years of public and private accounting experience, Lindsay joined the firm in January 2018 as a Senior Tax Accountant. Her responsibilities include communicating with clients to discuss tax planning and savings opportunities, tax return preparation for individuals, corporations, partnerships, and trusts, as well as write-up and accounting services. Lindsay is also proficient in QuickBooks and assists our clients with setting up general ledgers, financial statements preparation and live-payroll.
Lindsay is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants. She received her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Louisiana State University in Shreveport in 2005.
Senior Tax Accountant – Dragana Moran
Dragana joined our team in November of 2017. She grew up in Bosnia and Herzegovina and was recruited to play tennis for Northwestern State University in Natchitoches in 2007. She was part of the team that won the Southland Conference tournament and Championship in 2010. Dragana, not able to speak English when she moved here in 2007, completed her degree from Northwestern in 2011 with a 3.5 grade point average. She moved to Shreveport in May of 2011 to complete her MBA and received a degree in Accounting in May of 2013. She worked as a tax accountant for KPMG, LLP for two years and continued her career in public accounting with local firms before joining us here. Dragana received her CPA license in February of 2019. She has experience in individual, partnership and corporate taxation, various accounting services and is also proficient in QuickBooks. In her free time, Dragana enjoys spending time with her three Pomeranians: DeeDee, Dixie, & Dexter.
Senior Accountant – Debbie Cummings
Deborah Cummings rejoined our team after 11 years in the private sector. Debbie enjoys accounting services and preparing tax returns. She graduate magna cm laude from Louisiana State University in Shreveport. She loves people, and as a native of Bossier City, Louisiana, she rarely meets a stranger here. She loves spending time with her family and friends - and a good shoe sale!
Office Administrator – Megan Davis
Megan holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Louisiana State University Shreveport, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Dance from Centenary College. She has more than five years of experience in office administration and is proficient in all Microsoft office applications. In addition to her administrative responsibilities and tax return processing, Megan is responsible for our firm’s social media accounts and our website. She also assists with various bookkeeping tasks such as semi-monthly payroll, daily cash balancing and journal entries, and accounts payable. Outside of work, she practices aerial yoga and dance. She also enjoys backpacking and spending time with loved ones.
Administrator – Sarah Porter
Sarah joined the Watkins, Young, Hamaker & Bell family in November of 2018. She has over six years of experience in office administration, gaining proficiency in all Microsoft Office programs. Sarah excels in customer relations and is always ready to help. She enjoys spending time with her two children and two dogs, not necessarily in that order.
