Memphis Chapter January Meeting

Kelly Crow, CPA, began her career as an intern with RBG and became one of the firm’s first full-time tax staff hires after graduating from Christian Brothers University (CBU). Over her 15 years at RBG, she advanced through roles such as tax senior, manager, senior manager, and now partner. She focuses on compliance, consulting, and planning for various clients, including private clients, real estate partnerships, auto dealerships, nonprofits, private foundations, and employee benefit plans. She also has extensive experience with IRS and state representation.

Kelly is actively involved in TSCPA, serving as the 2024-25 TSCPA Chair. She has also served as President of the Memphis Chapter of TSCPA. At the national level, she is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and serves on the AICPA Council. In 2019, she was selected for the AICPA Leadership Academy. Locally, Kelly has volunteered with the CBU Alumni Association Board, the Community Foundation of Greater Memphis, and the Greater Memphis Chamber Young Professionals Council.

With over 40 years' experience in public accounting, Mark Puckett comes to ATA with ample understanding of how to serve clients well. Puckett spent the last 36 years working for BDO USA, LLP in their Memphis office where he held many top leadership positions including Office Managing Partner (Tax), Regional Managing Partner (Tax), and Managing Director (Tax). Additionally, Puckett recruited, led and nurtured young partners and professionals within the offices he managed during his time at BDO. Puckett has spent the majority of his career serving as a key tax and business advisor to growing large and medium-sized, closely-held and family-owned business and high income, high net worth individuals and families. Puckett also taught for ten years as an adjunct tax professor at Rhodes College, two years at the University of Memphis, and currently presents at tax conferences and educational venues in the southeastern U.S.