Meet the Team

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

A 18-year veteran of the Cook Martin team, Kirk is a Shareholder and the Director of Operations for our Logan, UT Office. Kirk serves clients in the medical, retail, manufacturing, service and …

Shane Roberts - CPA, MBA

Shane Roberts is a native of Cache Valley and graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and an MBA. He joined CMP, PC in 2005 and became a …

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 accounting at a CPA firm in California before returning to …

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 for 15 years. 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 solve accounting problems …

Braxton Godderidge - CPA

Braxton is a CPA in the Logan 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

Josh Liechty is a Tax Associate in the Logan office of CMP. Josh was born and raised in Cache Valley, and he earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Accounting from Utah State University in 2020. …

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 directly with clients …

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. …

Brooks Bodily - MAcc, CPA

Brooks Bodily is a native of Cache Valley and graduated from Idaho State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting and a Master of Accountancy degree. He has multiple years of experience …

Dustin Wood - CPA

Dustin is our audit partner and has been with our firm for 15 years. He specializes in compilations, reviews, and audits of financial statements and the preparation of not-for-profit information …

Tara Williams - MAcc, CPA

Tara Williams, CPA, is a Senior Manager in the firm’s Logan office and has been with the firm since 2010. She specializes in compilations, reviews, and audits of financial statements. She also prepares tax …

Susie Risher

Susie is from St. George originally and has been in Cache Valley for 5 years. Although she misses the warmth in the winter, she does enjoy Cache Valley summers. She has worked in business and banking …

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. …

Jared Stevens

Growing up overseas, Jared learned early to connect with a wide variety of people from different cultures and backgrounds. He enjoys learning not only about the person as they are now, but the why behind …

Quinn Johnson - MAcc

Quinn Johnson is a new Tax Associate in the Logan office at CMP. He graduated in December 2022 with his Master’s in Accounting from Utah State University after working part-time at CMP for the last 2 years …

Woody Udy - QBPro, MAcc Student

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

Becca Park - MAcc

Becca Park is a Tax Associate in the Logan office of CMP. She was born and raised in Cache Valley and earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Accounting with a specialization in ...

Zach Blotter - MAcc

Zach Blotter is a Tax Associate in the CMP Logan office. He graduated in May 2023 with his master’s in accounting from Utah State University. He is currently studying for the ...

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 will graduate with his master’s degree in accounting from Utah State University in the ...

Tyler Robinson - Associate

Tyler Robinson is a Tax Associate in the Logan Office. He is currently completing his master’s degree in accounting at Utah State University and will graduate in the Spring ...

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 …

Bookkeepers

Inken Christensen - Bookkeeper

Inken Christensen has been employed by CMP for 24 years and has worked with some of her clients since her first day. She works in the Write-Up Department as a …

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 …

Katy Murdock - Bookkeeper

Katy is excited to be part of the team at CMP and eager to work with clients to provide the services they need to build their dreams. When Katie was young, her favorite toy was the adding …

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 Branvold - Bookkeeper

Lyn recently moved back to Cache Valley 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 …