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Do you ever wonder, what is a Board of Directors (B of D)? What does it mean to serve on a board? What exactly do board members do? Here’s a bit of insight to brighten your day. According to Investopedia, “a board of directors is an elected group of individuals that represent shareholders. The board … Read more

ADKF Audit Partner Susan Valdez, and Audit Staff Paula Heredia, attend the San Antonio Council on Alcohol & Drug Awareness (SACADA) Red Ribbon Luncheon today. This year’s keynote speaker is Sam Quinones, author of Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic. SACADA’s mission is to empower our community to live healthy lives; by providing … Read more

Vanessa Velazquez Photography Sponsoring San Antonio’s Light the Night Walk by Katherine Deck-PortilloOn a crisp, October evening, many will gather at Hemisfair Park to celebrate, honor, and remember loved ones who have been touched by cancer. Cancer is something that has affected many, and ADKF takes pride in being a sponsor of this year’s Leukemia … Read more

ADKF hosted it’s very first Fiesta Medal design contest and we were blown away by the results. ADKF is extremely proud and appreciative of our very artistic team members who submitted Fiesta Medal drawings for the contest. Congratulations to our audit team member won the contest! The artist’s creativity was inspired by Dia de Los … Read more

Drumroll for the winners ADKF’s annual Cardboard Kid decorating contest. First place, Kelsie Burdett, second place, John Berryman, and third place, Nick Parenteau. All three contestants won cash prizes and bragging rights until next year’s Cardboard Kid Campaign. Kelsie Burdett, who won first place for Sully, will donate her contest winnings back to ChildSafe. ADKF … Read more

Happy Heart Month! In honor of Heart Month, we wanted to update on our fall 2018 fundraising activities we participated in for the American Heart Associations Heart Walk this past November. It was no brainer to participate in a fundraiser for heart and stroke research since we lost a member of our ADKF family. Our … Read more

This year for ADKF’s holiday volunteer activity, the team spent the morning at the Haven for Hope Donation Center. Our annual holiday volunteer activities provide staff the opportunity to give back to the community, work together across multiple departments, and deepens the relationship with our nonprofit clients. The team gathered early in the morning to … Read more

Kelly Boswell, CPA and Tax Manager at ADKF, has served as Treasurer on the board for the San Antonio Independent School District Foundation since July 2016. Kelly moved to Texas from Ohio in 2013 and is excited to be a part of the community especially working with an organization that is instrumental in shaping the … Read more

If you have ever worked at an accounting firm or in a local accounting department you have probably heard of the Funlympics. The San Antonio CPA Society has been hosting the Funlympics for the past 35 years. SACPAS coordinates over a hundred volunteers and hundreds of children in local programs or agencies for the one-day … Read more

Twenty-five ADKF volunteers spent their day as Mad Scientist at the Boysville Camp Wildbeast this summer. Countless hours were spent by “lead scientists” to prepare activities for the children at Boysville ranging in ages from 4-12. Several of the activities involved our accountants conducting mini-experiments before the big day. The children had the opportunity to … Read more