Meet Our Team

Partner, Tax & Software Consulting

Alida Dwyer

What was your first car?
Pontiac LeMans

What is your favorite band/singer/music artist?
John Angotti

What is one thing that instantly makes your day better?
Seeing or talking with my grandchildren

What is your funniest work story to date?
Chasing a possum out of a client’s house

Partner, Tax & Accounting Services

Daryl Feige

What is your favorite song?
I still turn the radio up for Free Bird

Do you have any phobias? If so, what are they?
Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia – fear of long words

Why did you pick this profession?
I always loved solving math problems

What is the biggest risk you ever took?
Starting a business from scratch

Partner, Tax & Accounting Services

David Heeter

What was your first car?
Red 1952 Chevrolet Convertible 

Do you have a nickname?
The Heet

What is your favorite song?
“Let the Music Play” by Barry White

If money were no object, how would you spend your time?
Serving children

Partner, Audit

Matthew Stewart

What was your first car?
Green 90’s Dodge Caravan

What is your favorite sports team?
Auburn, Braves, and Packers

What is your go-to karaoke song?
Can’t Smile Without You by Barry Manilow

What is one thing that instantly makes your day better?
Seeing my wife and children anywhere

Partner, Tax & Accounting Services

Monty Waites

Do you have any interesting hobbies?
I foster dogs through a local rescue until they can find their permanent home and love it!

What is your dream vacation or favorite vacation?
A week at one of those beautiful huts that sit on the water, like Bora Bora or the Maldives

What is one thing that instantly makes your day better?
Definitely that first cup of coffee!

If money were no object, how would you spend your time?
Volunteering with some type of animal rescue, or in some capacity serving and helping people in need

Partner, Tax

Tim Carlisle

What is your favorite band/singer/music artist?
The Doors

What is your coffee order?
Iced skinny vanilla latte

What is your favorite movie?
The Breakfast Club

What is one thing that instantly makes your day better?
Watching “Sanford and Son”

Founding Partner

Di DiPiazza

After graduating from the University of Alabama with a Masters Degree in Accounting, Di served in the United States Air Force in Virginia and Germany, working with the Air Force Audit Agency for five years. He began his public accounting career over 30 years ago with an international accounting firm, working for ten years exclusively in business and individual tax areas. His specialties included the taxation of closely held businesses, partnerships, S-corporations, estates and trusts planning and matters, and the taxation of not-for-profit organizations. Di is currently the Chairman of the Tax Department of DiPiazza LaRocca Heeter & Co, LLC.

Di has been consistently referenced in national publications such as Money Magazine, Tax Advisors and other publications as a leader and industry specialist in individual and estate tax planning matters as well as  recognized for his expertise locally.

Tax

Haley Mitchell

What is your favorite song?
Signed, Sealed, Delivered by Stevie Wonder

What is your Kryptonite?
Quick Grill’s cheese fries

What is your useless talent?
I can fold fitted sheets

What career advice would you give to your younger self?
Enjoy the ride

Tax

Morgan Hill

What is your favorite band/singer/music artist?
The Jonas Brothers

What was your first car?
My older brother’s 2005 Chevy Colorado

What is one thing that instantly makes your day better?
My dog, Strudel

What is one thing on your bucket list?
Traveling Europe

Tax

Mike Worrell

Bio coming soon!

Audit

Joey LaRosa

Do you have any interesting hobbies?
Cooking

What is your useless talent?
Being able to solve a Rubik’s Cube

What is your coffee order?
A shot of espresso

Aside from necessities, what one thing could you not go a day without?
Making a joke

Audit

Nancy Shealy

What was your first car?
Datsun

What was the first album you ever bought?
Chicago Transit Authority

If you did not work in this industry, what field would you pursue?
Trial Lawyer

What career advice would you give to your younger self?
Learn to say “no” without feeling guilty and don’t be the last one to leave the office

Accounting

Angela Ferguson

Do you have any phobias? If so, what are they?
Sinkholes!

What is one thing that instantly makes your day better?
My husband and daughter :-)

What is your funniest work story to date?
Office Pranks

If you did not work in this industry, what field would you pursue?
Pharmacist

Bookkeeping

Shannon Williams

What is your coffee order?
Caramel Macchiato

What is your go-to fun fact?
You lose 30 % of your taste buds while in flight

What is one thing that instantly makes your day better?
My Grandson

What career advice would you give to your younger self?
If you do what you love, it’s not really work.