Keiter Promotes Four to Partner
Richmond, VA – Keiter, a Certified Public Accounting firm, announces four new partners at the Firm. Jim Chinn, CPA, Melissa Dambach, CPA, CFP®, CDFA, Elizabeth Lewis, CPA, and Paul Staples, CPA have been promoted to Partner as of October 1, 2024.
Gary Wallace, managing partner of Keiter, is proud to have Jim, Melissa, Elizabeth, and Paul join the partner team. “These individuals are a great addition to our leadership team and are an integral part of our growth strategy. They have developed strong areas of expertise and actively seek opportunities to build Keiter into a destination CPA firm for both our team and clients. We look forward to the collaboration and innovation they will each provide to Keiter in the coming years.”
Jim Chinn joined Keiter in 2017 and provides tax consulting and compliance services to privately owned businesses and individual clients, with a focus on the health and medical services and real estate industries. He is a leader in Keiter’s Health & Medical Services team and volunteers as the treasurer of The Community Tax Law Project, the nation’s oldest low-income taxpayer clinic.
Melissa Dambach has over 20 years of experience in public accounting, specializing in tax planning, consulting, and compliance services for high-net-worth families and their entities. She is a member of Keiter’s Family, Executive & Entrepreneur Advisory Services team and is a certified Financial Planner and holds her CPA license in Virginia, California, and Idaho.
Elizabeth Lewis joined Keiter in 2011 and specializes in serving large not-for-profit organizations, real estate companies, and real estate investment funds. She serves on Keiter’s Financial Services and Real Estate and Construction teams. Elizabeth is a member and former president of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) Richmond, an organization that promotes the advancement of women in commercial real estate fields.
Paul Staples began his career journey at Keiter as an intern in 2012 and has developed extensive experience in business tax planning and compliance and in transaction advisory consulting for clients in the real estate and financial service industries. Paul co-leads the Firm’s Cost Segregation team and is a member of the Firm’s Real Estate & Construction and Financial Services teams. Outside of work he leads philanthropic efforts as a member of the VCU Massey Alliance.
About Keiter
Keiter was founded in 1978 and provides a full range of financial services to businesses and their owners. The Keiter team is always focused on providing fresh insights and creating new opportunities to help businesses grow. The Firm has over 180 employees in its Richmond office and is the third largest accounting firm in Richmond with 86 CPAs and is recognized as the 125th largest CPA firm in the U.S. Keiter has developed specialized expertise in serving the real estate, construction, manufacturing, and financial services industries, as well as nonprofit entities. For more information on the Firm, please visit www.keitercpa.com.