Who

Joanne Montagner-Hull, CPA

Joanne has over 40 years of extensive experience improving the profitability and effectiveness of organizations large and small through business process improvement. Her focus is enhancing the connections between soft skills and the expertise of technical and management professionals. Having worked with various types of organizations, from Fortune 500 high-tech firms to the creative staffs of entertainment firms such as Motown Records and Disney, Joanne has established a track record of success through staff and team development, combined with cost control and process effectiveness.

Joanne is a CPA / Consultant, who has owned and operated a firm here in Ohio since 1996.

Before that, she had a similar firm in Southern California, for five years. Previously, she spent six years as a corporate tax specialist, and then branched into private industry as a controller and chief financial officer for another six years. Her training and organizational development programs range from various management topics, to team building, to staff and board development topics, to extensive financial management topics.

Joanne is a CPA in Ohio, and was a CPA in California as well. Joanne has a Bachelors Degree in Accounting from Cleveland State University. Joanne has taught both undergraduate and Master’s level college classes. She has spoken to technical and professional groups, regionally and nationally. Some of her clients are listed on a “Clients Include” page.

Josh Cowling
Staff Accountant

Josh has four years accounting and bookkeeping experience in a closely held group of manufacturing companies where he worked on cost accounting of inventory, customer invoicing, and vendor transactions. He also worked on business agreements, such as vendor contracts and workflow matters. Before that, he worked in the restaurant service industry where his responsibilities included accounting and inventory operations, as well as process planning to optimize the operations’ performance. He has an Associate’s Degree from Lorain County Community College and is about to complete his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance Management from Hiram College.