THE PENCIL TEAM
Meet our team of accountants, bookkeepers and consultants.
We collaborate to serve our clients in an all-hands-on-deck approach!
We draw on each other’s strengths and expertise to provide the advice and services that our clients need.
Laura Allen
Laura Allen is the manager of Allen & Co. and lives in Dallas, Texas. Laura is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and brings over 15 years of accounting management experience to the Pencil Team. She oversees the administration of all client engagements, with a special focus on forensic accounting and fraud examination case work. Laura is a coffee nerd (read: addict), and a patron of the fine arts, with hobbies such as creating music, reading and spending time with her twins.
License:
-Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) #1048213
Education:
-Southern Methodist University, Masters of Science in Accounting (MSA)
-Dallas Baptist University, Bachelors of Science in Business Administration (BBA)
Affiliations:
-Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
-Dallas Chapter of the ACFE
-American Institute of CPA’s (AICPA)
Her motto: “It's not the load that breaks you down; it's the way you carry it.”
Ron Allen
Ron has been a CPA for over 40 years with experience in both for and nonprofit entities alike. A graduate of the University of Houston and former tax partner in the KPMG Peat Marwick accounting firm, his business acumen also extends to real estate development and funding with experience reaching all the way back to the real estate crisis in the 80’s where he managed clients with $1.5 billion in debt.
Ron’s current and former business interests include local, national, and international entities, and he still serves as an officer, director, and investor in many private and public companies. He has served on a number of nonprofit boards as a financial and business advisor, and has helped numerous nonprofits in their formation process. He has counseled over 1,500 individuals out of debt and is an invaluable asset to the Pencil Team.