Meet Our Team

Kevin Tochtrop
Kevin TochtropCPA
Kevin Tochtrop is a Graduate of Truman State University with a BS degree majoring in Accounting and Mathematics.  He received his CPA certificate from Missouri in November 1979.  He has spent his entire career in public accounting, starting his own practice in 1994.  His duties with the firm include tax return preparation, tax planning, business formation, and review of tax returns and financial statements.  Kevin is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Missouri Society of CPAs (MSCPA).
Sherry Stahl
Sherry StahlAudit Manager
Sherry Stahl is a Graduate of the University of Missouri with a BS degree in Accounting.  She received her CPA certificate from Missouri in August 2001.  Sherry is the firm’s audit manager.  Her career in public accounting has been primarily devoted to auditing government, not-for-profit, and business entities.  Sherry is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Missouri Society of CPAs (MSCPA) and the Saint Louis Society of Women Certified Public Accountants (STSWCPA).  She also serves on the Governmental Financial Officers Association Special Review Committee which decides if a government should be awarded a Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting.
Anita Brinker
Anita BrinkerSenior Accountant
Anita Brinker is a senior accountant with the firm. Her primary duties include preparing compiled and reviewed financial statements, computer support, and preparing business and individual income tax returns. She is a Certified QuickBooks Proadvisor, and completed the Enrolled Agent Exam in September 2003. Anita is a Graduate of Hickey College at St. Louis with an Accounting degree.
Debbie Kampschroeder
Debbie KampschroederSenior Accountant
Debbie Kampschroeder is a senior accountant with the firm. Her primary duties include preparing compiled and reviewed financial statements, computer support, and preparing business and individual income tax returns. She also assists with government and not-for-profit audits. She is a Certified QuickBooks Proadvisor, and completed the Enrolled Agent Exam in September 2002. She is a Graduate of East Central College at Union with an Associate’s degree in Business Management.
Tina DeClue
Tina DeClueSenior Accountant
Tina DeClue is a senior accountant with the firm. Her primary duties include preparing compiled and reviewed financial statements, computer support, and preparing business and individual income tax returns. She is an Advanced Certified QuickBooks Proadvisor, and completed the Enrolled Agent Exam in September 2002. Tina is a Graduate of East Central College at Union with an Associate’s degree in Accounting and a 2-Year Accounting Clerk Certificate.
Lynn Tochtrop
Lynn TochtropAccountant/Administrative Assistant
Lynn Tochtrop is an accountant and administrative assistant with the firm. Her duties with the firm include preparing payrolls, payroll tax returns, sales tax returns, individual income tax returns, and administrative duties. She is a Graduate of East Central College at Union with an Associate’s degree in Business Management and Retailing. She completed a course in individual income tax preparation and participates in annual continuing education on individual income tax preparation.
Diane Rucker
Diane RuckerExecutive Assistant
Diane Rucker is the firm’s executive assistant. Her duties include corporate and limited liability company registrations, payroll and payroll tax preparation, computer system administration, and other administrative duties. She is a Graduate of Hickey College at St Louis with an Administrative Assistant degree. Prior to joining the firm in June 1996 she had eight years’ experience as an Administrative Assistant.
Laurie Walde
Laurie WaldeStaff Accountant
Laurie Walde is a staff accountant.  Her duties with the firm include preparing payrolls, payroll tax returns, sales tax returns, processing individual tax returns, and performing billing and accounts payable services for clients.  She worked in the accounting office of a large retail company for 18 years.
Michael Tochtrop
Michael TochtropStaff Accountant
Michael Tochtrop is a Graduate of Missouri State University with a BS degree in Administrative Management. He received his CPA certificate from Missouri in May 2023. He has worked at Tochtrop & Associates since 2017. His duties include business and individual tax return preparation, tax planning, and financial statement preparation. He is also a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and the Missouri Society of CPAs (MSCPA).
Brianna Hofstetter
Brianna HofstetterStaff Accountant
Brianna Hofstetter is an accountant with the firm. Her duties with the firm include preparing business and individual income tax returns, preparing compiled and reviewed financial statements, preparing payrolls, payroll tax returns, and sales tax returns. She is a Certified QuickBooks ProAdvisor. She is a Graduate of Missouri State University in Springfield with a Bachelor’s degree in Finance with an emphasis in Accounting.
Michele Steever
Michele SteeverExecutive Assistant
Michele Steever is the firm’s executive assistant. She has over 15 years of professional administrative experience. As the first point of contact, she provides transactional support to staff and clients.

 

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