Profiles
Brad Williams
“Anything worth doing is worth overdoing”
Brad began his career with the “Big 4” accounting firms. Fist working for KPMG in Billings then for Coopers and Lybrand in Spokane. Brad has been in Sandpoint since 1991. Brad grew up in Libby, Montana and has spent his life in the northwest.
Brad specializes in providing planning, tax and accounting services to business and their owners. In addition to being a CPA, he also holds the Personal Financial Planning Specialist designation.
He is active in the profession and the community. Brad is a peer reviewer (providing other CPA firms with assistance regarding quality control in their accounting practices). Brad is past chairman of the Peer Review committee of the Idaho Society of CPAs and is currently a member of the Idaho board of Accountancy’s peer Review oversight committee. Brad is a past president of the Sandpoint Soccer Association and is the treasurer of the Panhandle Alliance for Education.
Brad’s wife Carol is also a CPA. She was formerly the controller of Coldwater Creek. They have three children, two in college and one attending Sandpoint High School.
Paula Parsons
Paula Parsons moved to Sandpoint, Idaho in May 1993 after working as a CPA and managing partner in a local firm in Paradise, California. Paula and Brad Williams merged their Sandpoint practices in 1995 to create Williams Parsons CPA.
Paula specializes in taxation and business consulting and has extensive knowledge in real estate, estate and fiduciary, and multi-state issues. She is active in the arts community, serving as Treasurer and Past President of the Festival at Sandpoint, and is also active in Sandpoint Rotary. She has three grown daughters and three grandchildren. She enjoys hiking, skiing and travel.
Mark Schiller
Mark is a CPA licensed in Idaho and Minnesota and specializes in tax planning, business consulting, estate planning, comprehensive financial planning, and business valuations. In addition to being a CPA, Mark also holds the CFP® (Certified Financial Planner) and ABV (Accredited in Business Valuation) credentials.
Mark grew up in northern Minnesota and received his B.A. in Accounting from Concordia College, Moorhead, MN. He also holds graduate certificates in Estate Planning and Financial Analysis from the College for Financial Planning. He has been in public accounting since 2001 and worked for CPA and investment advisory firms in Minnesota before settling in Sandpoint in 2006.
Mark enjoys all things outdoors and resides in Sandpoint with his wife, Kristi, and their two children.
Affiliations: AICPA, Idaho Society of CPAs
Lou MacAfee
Lou is a principal at Williams, Parsons & Schiller CPA firm and has been with the company for 15 years. She has over 30 years experience in accounting, payroll, banking, and taxation. She is an Enrolled Agent, a small business consultant, and has been a Certified QuickBooks Professional Advisor since 1999. Lou teaches QuickBooks accounting software classes and seminars on non-profit taxation.
Lou is active with various non-profit organizations and is currently the Treasurer of Community Cancer Services. She has lived in Dover with her husband, Terence, for the better part of 30 years.
