Meet Our Team

A Lot Of Fun For It Being Work

When you engage Thousand CPA, you are commissioning our whole team to support you in your goal. Our professionals will partner with you to serve your needs from scoping the initial engagement through delivery and support of the final analysis.

Nicole Thousand

Nicole Thousand, CPA

Founder
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Matt Ott

Matt Ott, CPA

Partner
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Colleen Mrazik

Colleen Mrazik

Director of Accounting
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Mary Lynn Harig

Office Manager
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Vicki McCallister

Billing Coordinator
Jessica Schopp

Jessica Schopp, CPA

Manager
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Elaine Brauss

Elaine Brauss

Tax Manager

Lynda Dwyer

Senior Accountant

Wendy Danneman

Senior Accountant
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Joanna Krueger

Senior Accountant
Zoey Hartrick

Zoey Renaud, CPA

Senior Accountant

Amber Hardesty

Accounting Manager
Dennis Zaretsky

Dennis Zaretsky, CPA

Accountant
Porter

Porter

Chief Morale Officer
Louis

Louis

Assistant Chief Morale Officer
Nicole Thousand
Nicole Thousand

Nicole Thousand

Nicole Thousand is the founder of Thousand CPA Services.

Nicole Thousand graduated from University of Missouri- Columbia with a master in accounting specializing in tax. She has over 16 years of experience in providing accounting and tax services to a wide range of clients and industries.

 

Nicole’s tax experience includes a wide variety of tax return preparation including: corporate, partnerships, individuals, personal property, payroll and sales tax returns. She performs intensive tax research, planning and projections for businesses and individuals. Nicole also specializes in accounting support which includes QuickBooks implementation, training and accounting review. She also aids in managing cash flow and other accounting services for small and medium-sized businesses.

 

Nicole values the client relationships she develops and makes it her goal to always make the client her first priority.

 

Nicole and Dan have been married thirteen years and are parents to two wonderful children, William (10) & Katie (6). Nicole enjoys spending time with her family, reading and fly fishing in her extra time.

Matt Ott
Matt Ott

Matt Ott

Matt Ott completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Tulsa and his Masters of Science in Taxation at Fontbonne University. As a partner of Thousand CPA Services it truly is his pleasure to serve small businesses, individuals and families. He is always professional and detail oriented with his clients and now has over 14 years experience in tax and accounting.

 

Also, Matt is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts and the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants. He currently is serving on the Board of Directors for a non-profit, NextStep For Life.

 

Nikki and Matt are married and have three beautiful daughters that manage to take up most of his free time. Although, he does try to sneak in a few rounds of golf each year.

Colleen Mrazik

Colleen Mrazik

Colleen Mrazik graduated from the University of Missouri- St. Louis with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Organizational Behavior.

 

Colleen’s experience includes working for several small businesses in a managerial position, overseeing finance and operations.

 

Colleen’s current responsibilities at Thousand CPA Services include preparing tax returns and serving as a direct contact for many of our clients, while maintaining their QuickBooks files.  Colleen also helps clients create a business accounting system and trains them on how to maintain the implemented system.

 

Colleen is married to Bill and together they have 9 wonderful children.

Mary Lynn Harig
Mary Lynn Harig

Mary Lynn Harig

Mary Lynn Harig is our Office Manager here at Thousand CPA Services. Mary handles the administrative tasks of Thousand CPA Services and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following: Greeting our clients when coming in for appointments, answering phones, provide tax returns when clients request them, organizes taxes in preparation for accounts to prepare a return, handle wealth management documents, daily banking, office inventory, mailing and scanning of documents, setting up appointments when clients contact the office and create proposals.

 

Working at Thousand CPA Services as the Office Manager gives me the opportunity to work with all the clients and I can put a name with a face. All the employees here are super friendly, vibrant, and everyone works hard to get the job done! Working for Thousand CPA has been a wonderful experience for me, and each day brings new learning opportunities and growth.

 

Mary Lynn has been married to Dan for 25 years and together they have three wonderful children, Katy, Sarah and Daniel. In her down time, she enjoys working out, going to the Lake of Ozarks, visiting Kansas City to see our daughter and spending time with family and friends.

Jessica Schopp

Jessica Schopp is a CPA and Manager at Thousand CPA Services, a full-service accounting firm in Chesterfield, MO.  

 

Jessica has 13 years of experience in the accounting field. Prior to working at Thousand CPA Services, Jessica worked for a mid-size local accounting firm where she specialized in financial statement audits, reviews, compilations as well as provided interim CFO services for clients in construction, manufacturing, distribution, and non-profit industries. She also spent time in the corporate world where she managed full-cycle accounting and cash flow for a local restaurant group 

 

Jessica’s current responsibilities at Thousand CPA Services include preparation of a variety of tax returns including business income tax returns, sales tax returns and property tax returns. She also performs recurring accounting services including compilations and bookkeeping engagements in addition to serving as a direct contact for her clients. Jessica also has significant experience with Quickbooks and provides maintenance and training services.  

 

Jessica enjoys working at Thousand CPA Services as it allows her an opportunity to do fulfilling work with people she genuinely enjoys while offering her the perfect work-life balance that she needs.

 

Jessica is a St. Louis native and is married to her high school sweetheart, Brad. Together they have 2 wonderful children, Claire and Sam. In her time outside of the office, she enjoys going to movies, baking, investing in real estate, and spending time with her family.

Wendy Danneman

Wendy Danneman

Wendy Danneman is a Staff Accountant at Thousand CPA Services. She attended the University of Missouri-St Louis. She has had experience in Corporate, public, and non-profit accounting. Wendy’s current responsibilities at Thousand CPA Services include preparing tax returns and serving as a contact for many of our clients while maintaining their QuickBooks files.

 

Wendy is married to Wayne and together they have one wonderful child.

Wendy Danneman
Wendy Danneman
Wendy Danneman