David C. Hergesheimer, CPA
Managing Partner

Education

Graduate of the University of Montana - 1985

Employment

Ernst & Whinney 1985 - 1987
Jordahl & Sliter 1987 - present

Professional Membership

Certified Public Accountant - Montana
Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member of the Montana Society of Certified Public Accountants

Areas of Concentration

Accounting and auditing
Construction contractors
Individual, corporate, and partnership taxation
Small business consulting

Don E. Kisler, CPA/ABV, CBA, CFFA, CFF
Partner

Education

Graduate of the University of Montana (with honors) - 1975

Employment

Jordahl & Sliter, PLLC 1983 - present
Schulze & Kisler, CPAs 1978 - 1983
Dalby, Wendland, & Jensen, CPAs 1975 - 1978

Professional Licenses & Designations

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Accredited in Business Valudation (ABV)
Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF)
Certified Business Appraiser (CBA)
Certified Forensic Financial Analyst (CFFA)

Professional Memberships and Associations

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Montana Society of Certified Public Accountants
Institute of Business Appraisers
National Association of Certified Valuations Analysts
AICPA Consulting Services Section
AICPA Tax Section

Area of Concentration

Litigation support
Business valuations
Individual, corporate, and partnership taxation
Estate and gift tax planning and preparation
Small Business Consulting

David J. Schultz, CPA
Partner

Education

Graduate of Eastern Montana College - 1986

Employment

Internal Revenue Service 1986 - 1987
KPMG Peat Marwick 1987 - 1990
Jordahl & Sliter 1990 - present

Professional Membership

Certified Public Accountant - Montana
Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member of the Montana Society of Certified Public Accountants

Areas of Concentration

Individual, corporate, partnership, and trust taxation
Estate and gift tax planning and preparation
Financial institution taxation

Justin P. Sliter, CPA
Partner

Education

Graduate of the University of Montana - 1997
Masters of Accounting, University of Montana - 1998

Employment

KPMG Peat Marwick 1998-1999
Jordahl & Sliter 1999 - present

Professional Membership

Certified Public Accountant - Montana
Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member of the Montana Society of Certified Public Accountants

Areas of Concentration

Individual, corporate, partnership, and trust taxation
Non-profit taxation and governance
Employee benefit plan audit

Everit A. Sliter, CPA

Education

Graduate of the University of Montana - 1966

Employment

Jordahl & Sliter 1960 - present
Glacier Bank of Kalispell Board of Directors  1973 to present
Sliters Ace Hardware and Building Supply, V.P. & Secretary   1987 to present

Professional Membership
Certified Public Accountant - Montana
Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member of the Montana Society of Certified Public Accountants

Areas of Concentration

Individual, corporate, and partnership taxation

Estate and gift tax planning and preparation
Financial planning

Todd M. Tonjum, CPA

Education

Graduate of Montana State University - 1997

Employment

Symonds, Evans & Larson 1997 - 2000
Jordahl & Sliter 2000 - present

Professional Membership

Certified Public Accountant - Montana
Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Areas of Concentration

Accounting and auditing 
Individual, corporate and partnership taxation

Peggy Demming, CPA

Education

Graduate of Stetson University (with honors) - 1982

Employment

Arthur Anderson & Co. 1983-1987
National Medical Enterprises, Inc. 1987 - 1994
Radio 2000, Inc. 1996 - 2005
Jordahl & Sliter, PLLC 2005 -present

Professional Memberships

Certified Public Accountant - Montana and Florida
Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Areas of Concentration

Individual, Corporate and Partnership Taxation

Ian Todd, MBA, CPA

Education

Graduate of Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts - Arizona State University
Master of Business Administration - Arizona State University
Master of Tax - Arizona State University

Employment

Deloitte & Touche 1989 - 2004
TSM McGladrey 2004 - 2006
Jordahl & Sliter 2008 - Present

Professional Membership

Certified Public Accountant - Montana
Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Member of the Montana Society of Certified Public Accountants

Areas of Concentration

Partnership taxation, Sec. 1031 exchanges, and real estate development, operation and disposition.

Josh Schroeder, CPA

Education

Master of Accountancy – The University of Montana - 2002
Bachelor of Science – The University of Iowa - 1998

Employment

Jordahl & Sliter, PLLC - 2009 - present
Wegner, LLP – 2005 - 2009
KPMG, LLP – 2002 - 2004

Professional Memberships

Montana Society of Certified Public Accountants
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Areas of Concentration

Accounting and auditing
Individual, corporate, and partnership taxation

Dan Chisholm, CPA

Education

Graduate of the University of Notre Dame
Masters in Professional Accounting in Tax, University of Texas at Austin

Employment

Jordahl & Sliter 2010 - Present
BeachFleischman 2002-2005, 2007-2010
Galusha Higgins & Galusha 1994-2002
Coopers & Lybrand 1992-1994

Professional Membership

Certified Public Accountant – Montana and Oregon
Member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Areas of Concentration

Individual, corporate, and partnership taxation
Real estate development, operation, and disposition

Ed Ostiguy, CPA

In 2011 he and his wife came to Montana for a hiking vacation to Glacier National Park and fell in love with the area and took the big step of relocating from Florida to Kalispell where he was fortunate enough to join Jordahl & Sliter.

Education

Graduated with honors from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1980.

Employment

Employed by Jimmy C. Fischer & Company in Tampa, Florida, and worked there for 31 years where he had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of tax and accounting clients and engagements.

Professional Membership

Ed is a CPA and a member of the American Institute of CPAs, the Florida Institute of CPAs and the Flathead Chapter of CPAs.

Deonne Bennett
Bookkeeper / Payroll Administrator

Deonne joined Jordahl & Sliter in February 2011.   She has over 30 years’ experience in various financial and management positions, including accounting for not-for-profits, payroll and audits.

Deonne and her husband Dave have 2 grown children.  She enjoys spending time with family, especially her 2 grandchildren.

Kellie Danielson
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Business Management, University of Montana

Experience:

Kellie’s background is in the accounting and legal fields, including payroll, tax preparation, retirement plan design and administration, commercial litigation, and business and banking transactions.

Jennifer Vickstrom
Bookkeeper/Payroll Administrator

Alyssa graduated from the University of Montana with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration with a undergraduate in Accounting.  She worked for Jordahl & Sliter for two years as a bookkeeper/payroll administrator and took the last two years off to stay home with her young daughter.  She now works for us from home part-time.  Her and her husband moved from Missoula four years ago and have been enjoying living in the Flathead Valley.