Our team is ready to meet you – so why not meet them below!

Shareholders

Richard K. Poulson - CPA

Richard is the kind of man everyone likes to have around. He is totally committed to whatever he is doing whether it is working on a client’s estate plan, business valuations or vacationing with …

Kirk Eck - CPA

Kirk has been on the CMP team since 2000. He is a Shareholder and the Director of Operations for our Logan, UT Office. Kirk serves clients in the medical, retail, manufacturing, service and …

Cody Webb - CPA, MAcc

Cody is a complete #GirlDad. He has four little sisters and now FIVE daughters. Between chasing his daughters to soccer and basketball games he tries to …

Jared Ripplinger - CPA, MBA, CFP®, CVA

Jared has been preparing tax returns and helping clients with various accounting and tax needs since 2001. He started his career in public …

John Kane - CPA

John enjoys interacting with clients and proactively working with them to create solutions to problems. John is a native of Logan and earned both a bachelor's and a master's degree …

Herschel Hugie - CPA, MAcc

Herschel Hugie is a senior accountant in the tax department of the Logan Office. A native of Kaysville, Utah, Herschel earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration …

Dustin Wood - CPA

Dustin is our audit partner and has been with our firm since 2005. He specializes in compilations, reviews, and audits of financial statements and the preparation of not-for-profit information …

Managers

Matt Jensen – CPA, CVA

Matt Jensen is a CPA in the Logan office of CMP Matt is a Cache Valley native and earned both is bachelors and masters decree in accounting from Utah State University. He has …

Jessica Filippi-Ludlow

Jessica has worked in the Salt Lake office of CMP since 2011 working in areas such as pension administration, payroll, sales tax, and bookkeeping. Jessica also worked as a Paralegal …

Taylor Peery - MAcc, CPA

Taylor Peery is a Manager in the Logan office of CMP. Taylor is a Cache Valley native from Smithfield and graduated with both her bachelor and master’s degrees in...

Elise Faucette - CPA, QBPro, CVA, MAcc

Elise Faucette is a CPA specializing in business and individual taxes. She has an advanced knowledge of QuickBooks and loves helping people …

Braxton Godderidge - CPA

Braxton is a CPA in the St. George office of CMP. Before coming to CMP in 2021, he worked for an accounting firm in Phoenix, AZ, for two years. …

Josh Liechty - CPA, Estate Planning Council, QBPro, NACVA, CVA

Josh Liechty is a Manger in our Tax Department in the Logan office of CMP. Josh was born and raised …

Nicole Robinson

I am excited to be joining the CMP Bookkeeping team. I have had 8 years’ experience doing bookkeeping, payroll, accounts payable, insurance billing, monthly and quarterly taxes …

Emeritus Shareholder

Bruce M. Cook - CPA

As one of the original founders Bruce helped develop a culture of personalized service with the quality and technical expertise only found in larger firms. Bruce is a perfectionist. He demanded …

David Cash - CPA, MAcc

David, or Dave as he is more commonly known, started his career at a smaller firm in Casper, Wyoming. Being at a small firm gave him the opportunity to immediately start working …

Auditors

Tyson Strong

Tyson started with CMP in 2022 as part of the auditing team. He graduated with a bachelor’s in Accounting from Western Governors University and is currently pursuing his masters in the same field. …

Dustin Wood - CPA

Dustin is our audit partner and has been with our firm since 2005. He specializes in compilations, reviews, and audits of financial statements and the preparation of not-for-profit information …

Tara Williams - MAcc, Assurance Director

Tara Williams, CPA, is an Assurance Director in the firm’s Logan office and has been with the firm since 2010. She specializes in compilations, reviews, …

Jonathon Tonioli

Jonathon was born and raised in Utah. He is a staff accountant in the audit department at CMP. Having worked in his own family’s business while growing up, he has learned the value of hard work, dedication …

Associates

Emily Brazell

Emily Brazell loves COFFEE and has been with CMP since 2006. Before coming to Cook Martin, she was an Office Manager/Assistant for a Salt Lake appliance company for 8 years. Since …

Ashlyn Rodeback

As a Cache Valley native from Smithfield, Ashlyn graduated with both her bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting with a specialization in taxation from Utah State University. …

Quinn Johnson - CPA, MAcc

Quinn Johnson is a Senior Associate in the Logan office at CMP. He graduated in December 2022 with his Master’s in Accounting from Utah State University and has been at CMP since 2022. …

Woody Udy - QBPro, MAcc Student

Woody Udy is a Senior Associate in the CMP Logan office. He is a Cache Valley native from Smithfield and graduated with his master’s degree in accounting spring of 2023 from Utah State …

Becca Park - MAcc

Becca Park is a Tax Associate in the Logan office of CMP and has been a part of the team since 2020. She was born and raised in Cache Valley and earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree ...

Zach Blotter - CPA, MAcc

Zach Blotter is a Senior Associate in the CMP Logan office. He graduated in May 2023 with his master’s in accounting from Utah State University. As a Cache Valley native ...

Richard Agadjanian

Richard is a Staff Accountant at the CMP Salt Lake office. He graduated from the U of U David Eccles School of Business in 2022 and currently does everything from bookkeeping ...

Carter Green - Associate

Carter Green is a Tax Associate in the Logan Office. He is from Pleasant View, Utah, and graduated with his master’s degree in accounting from Utah State University. ...

Tyler Robinson - Associate

Tyler Robinson is a Tax Associate in the Logan Office. He completed his both his bachelor’s and master’s degree in accounting at Utah State University in 2024. ...

Amanda Johnson

Amanda was born and raised in Cache Valley and attended Utah State University. Her primary focus is on individual and business taxation. She is passionate about building relationships …

Megan McMurdie - Professional Associate

Megan joined the CMP team in 2024. With experience in accounting, business operations, and the construction industry. …

Josh McKenna - Professional Associate

Josh is an associate at CMP with a Finance degree from Utah State University. He has gained valuable experience with the several businesses …

Zach Kimball - Professional Associate

Zach Kimball is a Tax Associate in the Logan Office. He is currently completing his master’s degree in accounting at Southern Utah University …

Michael Bussiere - CPA

Mike is a Senior Associate at the CMP Logan office, having joined in 2025. He began his career with CMP Salt Lake in 2022 before spending …

Bookkeepers

Connie Ward - Bookkeeper

My first love for numbers came in high school. I worked at a fast food restaurant and at the end of every shift we had to reconcile the sales with the money. My goal became to make the money balance …

Paula Anderson - Bookkeeper

Paula has worked as a bookkeeper for 12 years and 8 years in payroll, sales tax, accounts payable and receivable, monthly and quarterly taxes, and bookkeeping. She enjoys working with clients and …

Melanie Checketts - Bookkeeper

Melanie joined the CMP team in 2022. She has a bachelor’s degree in business finance from Utah State University. When she first graduated from USU, she chose to stay home with her babies …

Lyn Phillips - Bookkeeper

Lyn moved back to Cache Valley in 2023 to join the team at CMP. Though she is a transplant to the area, she feels right at home. Most recently, she worked in bookkeeping and tax …

Amie Mallory - Bookkeeper

Amie joined our team at CMP in 2024. She is following in her father’s footsteps and joined the accounting world. …

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