Alisa Sparks, CPA
With more than 30 years of experience serving small businesses, Alisa specializes in tax planning, tax preparation, and accounting services. She is passionate about helping business owners gain confidence in their finances so they can focus on growing their businesses.
Alisa has been a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) since 2013 and is a QuickBooks Online Advanced ProAdvisor with expertise in both QuickBooks Online and QuickBooks Desktop. She enjoys building lasting relationships with her clients and in providing timely communication, practical guidance, and organized financial records. Seeing clients gain clarity and peace of mind is one of the most rewarding parts of her work.
Alisa lives in the foothills of Yosemite with her husband, John. She is active in her church and enjoys spending time with family, hiking, mountain biking, and seeking out new adventures.
Lynn Do, CPA
Lynn obtained her California Certification of Public Accounting in 2021. Lynn has twelve years of experience in the accounting field. She has worked for start-ups in the Bay Area as a corporate accountant, small CPA firms assisting individuals, small businesses with tax returns and bookkeeping, and for Intuit as a tax expert.
In her free time, Lynn likes to watch movies, make succulent arrangements, and play ping pong.
Carrie Jenkins
Client Accountant
Carrie moved to the mountains in 1989 and is very involved in our community. Being of service is a priority both personally and professionally.
Pursuing her college degree in English, Carrie was surprised to discover how much she enjoyed bookkeeping and accounting work. She pursued the field for 10 years with Sierra Tel, taking college Accounting classes along the way. Carrie really appreciates the relationship she has built with our clients and is most excited when she is able to find the missing transaction or solve the missing piece. She likes the structure and rules of accounting, which makes every day interesting for her.
A fan of the ocean, Carrie spent 8 years on the Big Island of Hawaii. She now lives in Ahwahnee with her menagerie of pets and her daughters are both in college at Fresno State. She enjoys time with her family, photography and gardening.
Kristina Chapman
Client Accountant
A Hanford, California native, Kristina discovered her passion for accounting through a combination of early office experience at her local gymnastics gym and a natural talent for organization. The discipline she gained as a competitive gymnast and her experience assisting in an office environment planted the seed for a career in accounting.
Having lived in Texas, Arizona, and California and having worked in both the private and public accounting realms, Kristina has had the opportunity to work with a wide range of businesses and finds fulfillment in building relationships and supporting clients' success. She earned her Master's degree in Accounting and is currently pursuing her CPA license.
When she's away from the office, Kristina enjoys spending quality time with her husband and son, traveling in search of great food, exploring the outdoors, and tending to her family's homestead.
Julie Fullmer
Accounting Associate
Julie moved to Oakhurst in 2007 and started a career in tourism which included bookkeeping, payroll and managing the tourism bureau. She got involved in community events, including being a board director of the Oakhurst Chamber of Commerce, and organizing the Oakhurst Fall Festival for 2 years.
Julie made a switch in 2017 to manage all aspects of Fullmer’s Appliance Repair until they closed the business in 2024. During her time with Fullmer’s she had the privilege of meeting Alisa while she attended two of her Oakhurst Alisa CPA workshops. Julie and her husband, Lynn, retired in 2024 and headed to Custer, SD.
She went to college in her home state, Nebraska, to get an art degree. During that time she also found she loved numbers and was super organized. While not completing her art degree, she was able to use her talents in different office jobs in every state she moved to from Nebraska to Texas to Ohio back Nebraska then California where her parents retired in 1981. Two of her favorite long-term jobs were with a mortgage company in Texas for 10 years and working for Avon Products in the communication and training departments for 8 years.
Why a move to the Black Hills? This beautiful area is so close to Julie's old stomping grounds and has great Midwest memories. Her only daughter, Elle, lives in Norway with her daughter, Lilly. Julie loves to travel with her husband and two energetic border collie pups - Rebecca Blue (Becca) and Amazing Grace (Mazie). When not working, she is busy as a ‘Daughter of the American Revolution' (DAR) volunteer for both the local and national events, takes Hillsdale on-line history and political classes, reads and loves to dabble in her art.