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STAFF PROFILES

The public accounting firm of James & Springgate, PLC was formed January 1, 1995 to serve as individual financial advisors and business consultants.

 

James & Springgate, PLC works effectively with individuals and businesses to successfully identify and address present and future challenges and opportunities.

 

Our clients have our commitment that our team at James & Springgate, PLC will demonstrate initiative, anticipate problems, propose solutions and communicate effectively throughout the year. Our clients have our commitment that there will be timely coordination of tax and accounting planning and strategy needs.

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James & Springgate, PLC is a full-service Certified Public Accounting firm licensed in Michigan.
All of our CPAs hold valid state CPA Certificates.

Meet the James & Springgate, PLC
Members, Professional Staff and Administrative Staff

Members

Amy L. Taylor; James & Springgate, PLC

Amy L. Taylor

Member

BBA, MST, CPA

Amy has over 25 years of public accounting experience and has been a Partner in the firm since 2013. Originally from Hudsonville, Michigan, Amy now lives in Portage with her husband, Bob, and sons Austin and Grant.


Expertise

  • Tax Services:

    • Individual

    • Business

    • Nonprofit

    • Trust

    • Estate

  • QuickBooks training/consulting

  • Accounting assistance

 

Professional Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

 

Education

  • Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Accountancy; Western Michigan University

  • Master of Science, Taxation; Grand Valley State University

 

Professional Memberships

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

  • Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants

 

Community Involvement

  • Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan; past Board Member, past President and Treasurer

  • Southridge Reformed Church, Finance Committee, past Treasurer

  • Hospital Hospitality House of Southwest Michigan, past Board Member and Treasurer

Lisa Anspaugh; James & Springgate, PLC

Lisa Anspaugh

Member

BBA, CPA

Lisa has over 35 years of public accounting experience which includes three years in the bank industry as a portfolio manager and private lender.  Lisa is a Mattawan High School and Western Michigan University graduate, and now lives in Schoolcraft with her husband Bob.  Her family also includes her daughter, Faith, son-in-law Nic, grandsons Beckham, Graham & Jett, along with  twin sons, Nolan and Caleb.

Expertise

  • Tax Services:

    • Individual

    • Business

    • Nonprofit

    • Trust

  • Small to medium size business consulting

  • Interim controller services

  • Internal control analysis

  • Financial projections and forecasts

  • Compilation and Reviews

  • QuickBooks training/consulting

 

Professional Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

 

Education

  • Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Accountancy; Western Michigan University

 

Professional Memberships

  • AICPA

  • MACPA

 

Community Involvement

  • Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes, Finance Committee

  • Senior Services, Board Member

  • Valley Family Church, Kids Ministry Volunteer

  • Southwest Michigan Miracle League, Volunteer, past Treasurer

  • Kalamazoo Rotary Club, Past Treasurer

  • Society of Financial Service Professionals, past President, past Board Member

  • Parent Advisory Council of Schoolcraft High School, past member

  • Kalamazoo Area Academic Achievement Program, past Mentor

  • Mattawan Little League, former softball coach

Professional Staff

Mindy Allwardt; James & Springgate, PLC

Mindy Allwardt
BSC, CPA

Mindy has over 30 years of public accounting experience, including15 years as an owner in a small local firm. Mindy joined James & Springgate, PLC in January of 2020. Originally from Chicago where she graduated from DePaul University, Mindy now lives in Kalamazoo where she receives visits from her son Brooks, who lives in Boston, and her son Mark, who lives in Seattle.

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Expertise

  • Tax services:

    • Individual

    • Business

    • Nonprofit

    • Trust

  • Homeowner associations

  • Small-to-medium size business consulting

  • Compilations and reviews

  • QuickBooks training and consulting

 

Professional Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

 

Education

  • Bachelor of Science in Commerce, DePaul University

 

Professional Memberships

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

  • Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants

 

Community Involvement

  • Senior Services, Board Vice-Chair

  • Cherry Knoll Condominium Association, Treasurer

  • Crescendo Academy of Music, past Treasurer

  • St. Augustine Cathedral School, School Board Member, Past President

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Susan Chrisman

BBA, MSA, CPA

Susan has over 25 years of public accounting experience including 14 years of employment with BDO USA.   Susan, originally from Midland, now resides in Gull Lake with her husband John. Her family also includes daughter, Elena and son, Kiley.

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Expertise

  • Tax Services

    • Individual

    • Business

    • Nonprofit

    • Trust

  • Small-to-medium size business consulting

  • QuickBooks training and consulting

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Education

  • Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Finance, Michigan State University

  • Master of Science in Accountancy Degree, Western Michigan University

 

Professional Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

 

Professional Memberships

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

  • Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants

 

Community Involvement

  • Habitat for Humanity of Kalamazoo – past Board Member, Family Selection Committee

  • Richland Area Community Center - past Treasurer, current President

  • Gull Lake Community Schools – Grad Bash Treasurer

  • Gull Lake Community Schools – PTO Treasurer

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Josh Schoiber

BBA, MST, MSA, CPA

Josh has over 10 years of public accounting experience. Josh joined James & Springgate, PLC in 2012 as an intern for two tax seasons and has been on staff fulltime since January 2014. Originally from Colon, Michigan, Josh now lives in Portage with his wife Alexis and daughters Maeve & Nora.

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Expertise

  • Tax Services

    • Individual

    • Business

    • Nonprofit

    • Trust

  • QuickBooks training/consulting

  • Accounting assistance

  • Compilation and review
     

Education

  • Bachelor of Business Administration Degree, Accountancy; Western Michigan University

  • Master of Science in Accountancy Degree; Western Michigan University

  • Master of Science in Taxation Degree; Grand Valley State University

 

Professional Certifications

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

 

Professional Memberships

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

  • Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants

 

Community Involvement

  • Habitat for Humanity, Finance Committee member, Board Treasurer

  • Leadership Kalamazoo

 

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Maggie Sikkema

BBA, MST, EA

Maggie has over 10 years of experience and joined James & Springgate, PLC in 2015.  Maggie was raised in Kalamazoo and graduated from Loy Norrix High School.  She currently lives in Kalamazoo with her dog Daisy.

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Expertise

  • Tax Services

    • Individual

    • Business

    • Nonprofit

    • Trust

  • QuickBooks training and consulting

  • Accounting assistance

  • Compilation and Reviews

 

Education

  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Accountancy; Western Michigan University​

  • Master of Science, Taxation; Grand Valley State University

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Professional Certifications

  • Enrolled Agent (EA)

 

Professional Memberships

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

  • Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants

 
Community Involvement

  • SPCA of Southwest Michigan, past volunteer

  • Colleagues International, past treasurer and board member

Jennasee Norman; James & Springgate, PLC

Jennasee Norman

BBA, MSA

Jennasee has experience with bookkeeping and preparing individual tax returns. She joined James & Springgate, PLC in 2023. She enjoys riding her horses and spending time with her dog and cats. In the summer, she likes to go fishing with her boyfriend Calvin.

 

Education

  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Accountancy; Western Michigan University

  • Master of Science, Accountancy; Western Michigan University

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Expertise

  • Tax Services

    • Individual​

    • Business

    • Trust

  • Quickbooks

    • Booking​

    • Payroll

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Professional Certifications

  • Currently preparing for the CPA exam

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Professional Memberships

  • American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

  • Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants

Administrative Staff

Katherine Hard; James & Springgate, PLC

Katherine Hard

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Katherine joined James & Springgate, PLC in 2012 as an intern while attending Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Upon completion of her Associate Degree, Katherine joined the firm permanently in 2013.  Born in Kalamazoo, Katherine grew up in Lawton, Michigan. She currently resides in Kalamazoo with her husband, Shelby, and their two children Michael and Ella.


Professional Profile

Katherine supports the office staff as an Administrative Assistant performing various tasks. She records and distributes meeting minutes, schedules client meetings, and is responsible for scanning and filing of documents.

 

Education

  • Associate of Applied Science, Business Administration; Kalamazoo Valley Community College

    • Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Jennifer Wagner; James & Springgate, PLC

Jennifer Wagner

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Jennifer joined James & Springgate, PLC in 2022 as an intern while attending Kalamazoo Valley Community College. Upon completion of her Associate Degree she joined the firm permanently in the Fall of 2022. Jennifer was raised in Parchment and graduated from Parchment High School. She resides in Parchment with Adam, and son Asher. Her family includes her son Brandon, and her daughters Alexis and Brooke.

 

 

Professional Profile

Jennifer supports our entire team by overseeing all report and return processing, scheduling client meetings, scanning and filing of documents, and various administrative tasks.

 

 

Education

Associate of Applied Science, Administrative Assistant; Kalamazoo Valley Community College

OUR MISSION

James & Springgate, PLC will provide quality accounting, consulting and tax services.

 

OUR CORE VALUES

Fulfillment of our Mission is enhanced through constant adherence to our culture as defined by our strongly held beliefs:

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  • We are a team and everyone makes a vital contribution to our success

  • Our primary goal is to guide our clients to success

  • We provide high quality and timely accounting, tax and consulting services

  • We honor our responsibilities to our clients, our community and each other

  • We will not compromise our honesty, integrity or reputation

  • We have a duty to foster each other’s professional growth

  • We recognize the importance of balance between our personal and professional lives

  • We applaud each other’s successes

  • We are proud of our history and culture; we are confident of our future

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