Who We Are
Here for All of Life's Moments.
When it comes to scaling life’s mountain, we want to be your guide. No matter where you’re headed or what you want to accomplish–from the small daily questions to life’s biggest milestones–we’re here for you. At Black Mountain, you won’t find a big corporation or an empty list of services, just a small group of friends and partners who have dedicated their lives to making yours better.
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Larry Skolds
Director
Larry has been practicing public accounting for 30 years and has held various positions, including owning his own practice for eight years. Originally from Joliet, IL he received his degree in Accounting from Lewis University in Romeoville, IL. He specializes in working with small businesses and individuals and helping them achieve success through effective tax preparation & planning, IRS representation and general business consulting. After coming to Fort Collins in 2001, he has fallen in love with Colorado and is proud to call Northern Colorado home. Larry enjoys playing his guitar, golf, and cooking for his family.
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Ben Reynolds
Director
Ben Reynolds attended Montana State University in Bozeman Montana where he received a Master’s in Accounting and obtained his CPA license shortly after graduation. Ben has 10 years of tax and business consulting experience, which includes two years at the national public accounting firm Grant Thornton and over six years at EKS&H in Denver Colorado, which is the largest public accounting firm in Colorado. Ben enjoys working with clients with all types of businesses and takes a special interest in learning about his client’s stories of entrepreneurship. In his free time, he enjoys playing golf, a game he has played since he was 10 years old.
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Janine Jaech
Director
Janine brings about 30 years of tax and accounting experience with her to Olympic Point Tax & Consulting. Her goal is, and always has been, to bring professional knowledge and traditional service to all her clients so as to assist them in being financially successful in their personal and professional matters. Not long after her undergraduate studies, Janine co-founded and managed a tax preparation and accounting firm in Oakland, CA. During her years with that firm, she was also able to obtain her Ph.D. and raise two children. Eventually, drawing on additional entrepreneurial spirit, she solely founded another firm in Oakland which focused on comprehensive tax and accounting consultancy for individuals, small businesses of many types, and non-profits. Her move to the Seattle area arose out of a desire to be closer to her two adult children. In her spare time, she enjoys time with family, friends, and her two dogs. She also has been known to approach her recreational life with the same intensity as her professional career, as can be corroborated by a number of orthopedists. Her favorite outdoor activity involves (to the chagrin of the orthopedists) careening down mountainsides on a snowboard!
Janine’s credentials include:
- University of California, Berkeley – Bachelor – French Language & Literature
- California Southern University – Ph.D. – Business Administration
- University of California, Berkeley – Certificate – Human Resource and Compensation Management
- Internal Revenue Service – Enrolled Agent
- CA Department of Real Estate – Real Estate Agent
- Trilingual in English, Vietnamese, and French
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Matt Gardner
Senior Tax Manager
Matt Gardner is a licensed attorney and certified public accountant, attending the University of Utah for his accounting degree and Brigham Young University for law school. Matt has twenty-seven years of experience in tax, finance and accounting, financial reporting, and tax/accounting operations, including an extensive background in tax credits.
Matt has experience across multiple industries with companies from small start-up to international corporation. Matt performed tax planning and compliance work at KPMG and Ernst & Young. He was the Tax Director of UPS Freight, a North American division of UPS, the multi-billion dollar Fortune 100 global transportation company. He has built several start-up companies, and as CFO led the financial team that took Clene Inc., a start-up biopharmaceutical company, public in December 2020. Matt is experienced with private equity. He has worked on fundraising rounds at start-up companies. He has also provided tax return preparation services to investors, fund organizers, and venture capitalists.
Matt loves to spend time with his family and enjoys hiking with their dogs. He also enjoys skiing, playing tennis, and golfing whenever he can.
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Wesley Bevington
Tax Manager
Wesley has spent years learning about real estate tax strategies along with a special focus in Ecommerce and small businesses startups. With a decade of experience working in tax, he’s learned how to best help people maximize their after-tax wealth. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and giving back to his community.
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Richard W. Dewey
Tax Manager
Richard is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Utah and has been assisting business owners, individuals, and the internationally mobile community with their US income tax planning and compliance since 2003. Most of Richard’s experience has been working with serial entrepreneurs, restauranteurs, contractors, real estate moguls, and individuals working internationally. Countries of combined expatriate and inpatriate experience include Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, and Uruguay. Richard obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Utah Valley University, summa cum laude, and a Master of Accountancy from Brigham Young University. Richard enjoys all things outdoors and visits Yellowstone once or twice each year.
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Dana Cole
Senior Tax Advisor
Dana is a MBA graduate from University of Phoenix. Dana has worked with Platform since 2020 and has seen the company grow into who they are today. Dana comes from a rural mountain town in CA and now lives in what feels like large city of Pocatello. Her favorite place currently is Yellowstone National Park where she takes her husband, four kids and ST Bernard to vacation. On her down time Dana enjoys experimenting a recipe in the kitchen or playing a board game with friends and family.
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Iris He
Senior Tax Advisor
Iris has worked in a public accounting firm for several years specifically in the tax space. In 2021, she moved to the Seattle area from Kansas. She is bilingual in both English and Chinese. In her spare time, Iris enjoys time with her family, hiking and reading.
Iris’ credentials include:
- University of Missouri-Kansas City, Master-Accounting
- CPA License
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Mary Osborn
Senior Tax Advisor
Mary has over 40 years of experience in accounting, auditing, tax and payroll work for closely held businesses. In 2016, she retired from a firm in the Midwest where she had been a partner for over 15 years. She is enjoying building relationships with new clients in the Pacific Northwest.
In her spare time, Mary enjoys spending time with her extended family, urban hikes, reading and cooking.
Mary’s credentials include:
- Augustana College, Bachelor – Accounting and Business Administration
- CPA License 1990
- Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
- Member Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Member Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants
- Member Illinois CPA Society
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Germain Leahy
Senior Business Advisor
Germain has worked in the bookkeeping area for several years, and also has expertise in payroll and payroll tax reporting. She has specifically concentrated on public accounting for the past eight years.
In her spare time, she enjoys time with her family and friends.
Germain’s credentials include:
- Highline College, Associate – Marketing
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Danielle Bird
Office Manager
Dani began her career with a predecessor EA firm that joined Black Mountain in 2015. She has over eight years of managing the day-to-day doings of independent accounting firms. She currently oversees multiple internal processes and workflows and handles all Accounts Payable for the Salt Lake City office. Her and her family reside in Herriman, Utah.
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Nino Jokhadze
Administrative Assistant
Nino is originally from the Republic of Georgia but has lived in Fort Collins for over 20 years. She graduated from CSU with a degree in Sociology/Criminal Justice. Before joining the Black Mountain Tax & Consulting team Nino previously worked at Dye & Whitcomb. She loves spending time with her husband and daughter, traveling, learning about different cultures and cooking.
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Lacey Hayes
Administrative Assistant
Lacey opens the line of communication between clients, customers, and businesses to get projects done. She is obsessed with staying organized and making everyone’s life easier. She brings an extensive background of over 20 years in customer service from the restaurant, retail, and corporate environments. She is excited to bring these experiences and enthusiasm to the team at Black Mountain and our clients. Lacey loves spending time with her family, friends & creating art that lives around the world.