Partners
Marianne E. DeVries, CPA, Managing Partner is responsible for the technical performance on all accounting and auditing done by our firm. She has been in public accounting for over 20 years. Her experience in public practice includes a significant number of audits, reviews and compilations for nonprofit entities, financial institutions, service and retail companies as well as litigation support services and tax returns. In 1995, she created the Non-Profit Organizations’ - Financial Administrators’ Network (NPO-FAN) group which holds quarterly luncheons for educational and networking benefits for accounting personnel in nonprofit organizations throughout Southern Arizona. In 2004 she established the NPO-FAN Phoenix Chapter. In 2003, she was appointed to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ NPO Expert Panel, which addresses key concerns of exempt organizations nationally. In July 2004, Governor Napolitano appointed Mari to the Arizona State Board of Accountancy (ASBA) (where she currently serves as President 2007-2008). ASBA is responsible for licensing and regulating CPAs in Arizona. After having served seven years on the Board’s Accounting and Auditing Standards Committee and three years as an Investigative Reviewer for the Board; Ms. DeVries is regularly asked to speak both locally and nationally on a variety of topics affecting nonprofit organizations. In 2006, Mari joined the AICPA’s Task Force to revise the Audit Guide for Nonprofit Organizations. Mari and her former partner, the late John Girvin, founded the firm in June 1996.
Michael J. DeVries, CPA, Tax Advisory Partner is responsible for our firm’s tax practice. Mike has over 25 years of experience in taxes and accounting. He has been a partner in a CPA firm in Texas for the past 15 years. Mike joined DeVries CPAs in July 2007.
Jennifer Phillips, CPA, CFE, is our Audit Partner with extensive expertise in audits of nonprofit organizations and performance of Single Audits in accordance with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133. Ms. Phillips has over eight years of experience in accounting and auditing, including three years in governmental auditing. In May of 2004, she obtained the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) designation from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. She was promoted to partner in July 2007.