Our Staff

Leadership Team

Priscilla Perkins 

President and CEO

Priscilla was named President and CEO of Accounting Aid Society in January 2022. Priscilla brings more than 20 years of volunteer and professional experience in fundraising, leading teams and managing efforts supporting underserved populations. She came to the agency from her role as Senior Director of Development at Beaumont Health Foundation, where she guided major donors and family foundations in support of women’s and children’s programs and capital projects at Beaumont, Royal Oak. Priscilla and her team established a network of relationships that raised more than $20 million in major gifts annually, which supported new vital healthcare programs for vulnerable women and children. Prior to Beaumont Health Foundation, she was the Chief Development Officer for Lighthouse of Oakland County, an organization that strives to build equitable communities that alleviate poverty. She holds both an MBA and BA from Louisiana State University. 

Harry Cook, CPA

Senior Director of Finance and Administration

Harry joined the agency in 2014 after 15 years of experience handling accounting and property management for several small businesses. As director of finance and administration, Harry handles operations and HR, bookkeeping, facilities, technology, and oversees the call center. He has a BA in economics from the University of Detroit, and a master of science in accountancy from Walsh College. A Certified Public Accountant, Harry is also an adjunct instructor in accounting at Walsh College.

Matt H. Hetherwick, MBA

Director, Individual Tax Programs

Matt began his career at Accounting Aid Society in January of 2018 as a tax site coordinator and was promoted to the role of Director of Individual Tax Programs in 2019. He is a mission-driven finance and accounting leader with over 12 years of experience in the realms of finance, business and operations. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in finance from Michigan State University, Matt earned both his masters degree in finance and MBA from the University of Michigan – Dearborn.

Gabrielle Thomas, MBA

Chief Operating Officer

Gabrielle became chief operating officer in 2015. She joined the agency’s development staff in 2005 and was promoted to director of development a year later. In 2012, she became director of operations and process improvement. In addition to development experience and business planning, Gabrielle has nine years of private sector experience in production supervision, project management and program development. She earned an MBA from University of Detroit-Mercy and a BS in Food Science from Michigan State University.

 

Team

Lamis Alnajjar
Tax Site Coordinator
lalnajjar@accountingaidsociety.org

Rayan Alsayedali
Tax Site Coordinator
ralasayedali@accountingaidsociety.org

Hugo Aguinaga
Tax Site Coordinator
haguinaga@accountingaidsociety.org

Frances Bayer, CPA
LITC Associate
fbayer@accountingaidsociety.org

Dorthea Brown
Call Center Representative
dbrown@accountingaidsociety.org

Karen Bryant
Call Center Supervisor
kbryant@accountingaidsociety.org
Rachel Campbell, EA
Small Business Financial Analyst
rcampbell@accountingaidsociety.org

Priscilla Copney
Tax Preparer
pcopney@accountingaidsociety.org

Amina Choudhry
Tax Preparer
achoudhry@accountingaidsociety.org

Priyanka Das
Tax Preparer
pdas@accountingaidsociety.org

Lisa M. Day
Small Business Accountant
lday@accountingaidsociety.org
Michelle Denton
Tax Site Coordinator
mdenton@accountingaidsociety.org
Dennis T. Dolbee, CPA
Director, LITC Clinic
ddolbee@accountingaidsociety.org

Amber Edwards
Call Center Representative 
aedwards@accountingaidsociety.org

Batoul Fardous
Tax Site Coordinator
bfardous@accountingaidsociety.org

Viviana Galvan
Accounting & Human Resource Assistant
vgalvan@accountingaidsociety.org

Shawn Goodwin
Call Center Representative
sgoodwin@accountingaidsociety.org
Sa Harris
Tax Site Coordinator
sharris@accountingaidsociety.org
Kathy Holka
Senior Tax Policy Analyst and Homebound Program Manager
kholka@accountingaidsociety.org
Marshall J. Hunt, CPA
Certifying Acceptance Agent
mjhunt@accountingaidsociety.org

Ousama Ismail
Tax Preparer
oismail@accountingaidsociety.org

Virginia Jackson
Administrative Assistant
vjackson@accountingaidsociety.org
Kelly Lepper
Volunteer Program Manager
klepper@accountingaidsociety.org

Rhonda Lodish 
Operations and Human Resources Manager
rmccleese@accountingaidsociety.org

Bob Maguire
Tax Site Coordinator
rmaguire@accountingaidsociety.org

Miranda S. Marras
Development Associate
mmarras@accountingaidsociety.org

Katie Migliazzo
Marketing and Communications Strategist
kmigliazzo@accountingaidsociety.org
Maria Mendez, EA
Small Business Accountant
mmendez@accountingaidsociety.org
Austin O’Neil
Tax Site Coordinator
aoneil@accountingaidsociety.org

Tiffany Pierce 
Executive Assistant
pierce@accountingaidsociety.org

Maysaa Rahal
VITA Supervisor
mrahal@accountingaidsociety.org
Maria Rybachek
VITA Supervisor
mrybachek@accountingaidsociety.org

Weronika Solecka
Tax Site Coordinator
wsolecka@accountingaidsociety.org

Samantha Spolarich
VITA Supervisor
sspolarich@accountingaidsociety.org
Mary Travier
Tax Site Coordinator
mtravier@accountingaidsociety.org
Chelsea Vitale
VITA Supervisor
cvitale@accountingaidsociety.org
Kassie Ward
Information Technology Coordinator
kward@accountingaidsociety.org

Shirley Witherspoon
Call Center Representative 
switherspoon@accountingaidsociety.org

Betsy Zobl-Tar
Grants Strategist
ezobltar@accountingaidsociety.org

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