Kirstin Reeder

Kirstin is passionate about the role of the 21st Century Bookkeeper. She believes wholeheartedly in the mission of the DBA: connecting, supporting, and inspiring her fellow bookkeeping professionals. Her goal is to build a thriving community of digital bookkeepers.

Kirstin fell in love with bookkeeping in high school and it’s always been her goal to serve small businesses. She has a Bachelor of Science degree from Liberty University with concentrations in business, accounting, and education. She is a graduate of Bookkeeper Launch.

In 2015 she founded her company, Purple Sapphire Business Solutions, offering virtual bookkeeping services. She added tax preparation in 2018 when she earned her Enrolled Agent (EA) designation. Her primary niche is small businesses in the travel and tourism industry.

Kirstin currently homeschools six of her nine children. Oddly enough, Kirstin doesn’t have much free time, but with the little she does have, she enjoys spending time with friends and traveling. Her happy place is the beach – a stark contrast to her home in Colorado.

Gabrielle Fontaine

Gabrielle is the founder and manager of BookkeepingDirect, a bookkeeping firm which has been running 100% virtually since 2003. She is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor and Accredited Small Business Consultant, as well as a sought-after speaker, author, and consultant in the bookkeeping profession. Gabrielle is known for her practical online training programs and live webinars surrounding topics such as bookkeeping workflow, pricing, marketing, cybersecurity, and business growth strategy. She also works with bookkeeping technology providers to spark win-win synergy that benefits the profession, software vendors, and ultimately, small business clients.

A.T. Wilson

A.T.  possesses over 30 years of leadership experience in active duty and reserve military service as an enlisted U.S. Marine and a Marine Officer.  Within his career he has honorably served within Marine Corps major mission support components; Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Logistics Group, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, and Marine Forces Reserve. He currently serves as a federal employee possessing over 10 years of experience. He served in law enforcement and retired from state government. He has been a community leader, active volunteer, and board member for multiple organizations since 1991.  A.T.’s volunteer involvement includes promoting and supporting youth activities as well as coaching athletics.  He has been heavily involved with the Toys For Tots program since 2003 where he managed the Atlanta Toys For Tots campaign to become the largest and most successful in the nation and in the history of the program. Starting in 2014 he directed his efforts to assisting the Marine Toys For Tots Foundation and to date has successfully contributed to millions of disadvantaged children receiving toys, personally raised over $3 million dollars in donations, and directly assists coordinators across the country to collect millions of toys annually.

A.T. developed an extensive background in marketing and fundraising strategy during his years coordinating directly with many corporate industry leaders and non-profit organizations.  His achievements in cause- marketing strategies have been leveraged to create successful partnership opportunities and long-lasting relationships with numerous Fortune 500 companies.  

A.T. is a graduate of Saint Leo University.  He has a specialized background within the federal U.S. Government and possesses numerous advanced certifications.

Kevin Sterling

Kevin has always been an entrepreneur, starting his first business at the age of 16. After a successful exit, Kevin returned to school and completed his MBA in 2016.  He believes that the secret to success is continued self-growth and having the ability to focus on the areas that you’re good at, these being the aspects that ‘add value’ to your business, enabling it to grow whilst having the confidence to let other people take care of the rest. He enjoys working with small business owners and serves as a mentor with a variety of groups. Kevin owns and operates a successful bookkeeping and IT business, Centrosome Inc. and recently opened a coworking space in Canada’s capital called Sterling Spaces, which focuses on helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses. 

Kevin will help establish the DBA as an international organization focusing on the awareness and expansion into Canada. 

Christopher Aborqui

Chris is a 24-year Navy veteran.  He earned his Associates in Business Administration from Columbia College.  He is the founder and owner of Light the Way Business Services, offering Bookkeeping, Payroll, and Tax services to those in the health profession.

Kanika Redd

Kanika is the owner of Primary Focus Bookkeeping, LLC, with over 15 years of experience working in corporate accounting before starting her company. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s in accounting from Mississippi State University. She is most passionate about helping small businesses succeed and grow through accuracy and transparency of their books and records. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her son, reading, cooking, and binge-watching Christmas movies.

Jan Haugo

Ben Robinson

Ben is the founder and CEO of bookkeepers.com. He has helped thousands of Bookkeeping Professionals to start, grow and transform their practices into true businesses. Ben used his background as a CPA for small businesses to formulate a blueprint that helps our profession deliver more value to our clients and earn more money. Ben was an air-traffic controller in the Air Force before graduating from the University of Central Arkansas. He proudly supports Bookkeeping Professionals around the globe through a partnership with Charity Water. Ben lives in Atlanta and has three grown children, one in college and two who work with him.